Do you feel isolated from other cultures and societies because of religion?

Answer 1

no because I am spirtual and I don't let other cultures isolate me beacuse I learn about all of the great qualities that each one has about it. I am an open minded person who is interested in learning about many cultures and religions.

Answer 2

You just have to have an open mind. That doesn't mean you need to change religions, just be open to learning from them. Just remember that other people have a different way of doing things and accept it. Share what you believe and don't obligate anyone to accept it, and likewise don't feel obligated to accept anyone else's beliefs and culture. If you do this, you won't feel isolated.

Answer 3

I'd like to set the record straight about this one. It's really pissed me off for quite some time. Religion is exclusiveness. It's the "we have it you don't" attitude. It was actually MEANT to separate us as people. All of you Christians trying to defend "Christianity", please stop and ask yourselves the following questions.

1. If Jesus was God, why would the devil have tempted him in the desert?

2. If God is infinite, how can he have any characteristics at all, wouldn't he rather take on ALL characteristics, making the point moot?

3. Is it possible that a church building is more of a place for you to be pushed away, rather than speaking of God openly and theoretically in life? (<- that one pretty much nails the question)

Not to answer a question with a question, but every preacher I have met I have stumped and/or pissed off. For example, why did Jesus say "be not like them that go unto the temple to be seen as men of God."? He said it because his words were on point. All of your "I am holier than thou" and that you are going to heaven while other denominations & perfectly kind, caring people with no religions burn in "hell" is the first step to priding yourself over others & also the same reason for religious warfare and even terrorism. I admit that I know nothing of God. How could I? He/She/It/whatever's infinite. Christians seem to think they have God as a friend. What have you done for him lately? Let's take a look.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/curr_war.htm

If you scroll down to about the middle of the page you will see a yellow table.. This is all of the current religious conflicts known (at least by this site). That alone says something about you humans who think you are special and better than others & know God while people who lead honest, simple lives burn and rot in your apparent "hell". To say that you have found the key to salvation is for you to say that you have saved yourself from your sins and that you are divine. not only does this make you a cocky, pretentious, & stuck up person to be around, but it makes you feel isolated and a special little magical unicorn of God's kingdom. Ever read much about lucifer? Pride cometh before the fall. We are all human and we don't know $hit. Period. Deal with it, and stop trying to convert me because unlike you I can back up my word with reality and death toll numbers.

I know there is a organizational "christian" reading this wanting to flame me. I just hope you realize that when you do, you are the being the conflict instigator you have always been & are also going directly, and knowingly against the precepts of your established doctrine. -

Luk 6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.

True faith lies in the heart, not in a building or your finest sunday suits. It's time we stopped fighting and killing over who is right and started helping eachother fix problems regardless of belief.

Answer 4

I do. I'm an atheist. I don't go to church, play on the church softball team, go to the church car wash, fondle little church girls in Sunday school class. I don't get to do any of that. Atheists don't get together to celebrate ourselves. We just exist. It's kind of dull sometimes. But it's the truth that I'm after. And religion has shown me nothing in the way of proof. To the contrary. Religion teaches people to take things on faith without any proof at all. My brain isn't wired that way. Show me the money!

Answer 5

yes...religions have a tendance to be exclusive rather than inclusive. If we want to survive as a soiciety we need to lern more about other religions, if for no other reason than to understand each other better

Answer 6

No. Then again...my first conversation with an idividual I do not know usually has nothing to do with religion.

Answer 7

I'm a hillbilly in a city. I don't feel isolated. *wink*

Answer 8

No because I stick true to Christianity..
I'm Lutheran
HERE I STAND

Answer 9

Not at all...life is a many-course meal, not a snack.

Answer 10

yes when i lived in the south if you weren't Baptist in my experiences ppl looked at me strange