Are all religions about loving one another?

Answer 1

Clearly no. They are about converting more people. Religions do rely on emotional hooks to play on human insecurities. One of those insecurities is "being loved", so religions will frequently love bomb potential converts, and tell the converts how much their god loves them. This fills an emotional hole in many people and it effective as a tactic.

In practice, though, "Love thy neighbor" seems to extent only to the point of being able to convert someone, which supports my previous point. After that, it turns into the usual "don't throw pearls before swine", "don't be unequally yoked", and "an eye for an eye", and other such nastiness.

The overall effect of religion is to amplify hatred of any out-group, frequently to violence.

Answer 2

Apparently not. Catholics will kill other Catholics, Baptists will kill Baptists...the list goes on.... There's really only one religion I can think of that won't kill one another. Jehovah's Witnesses. I guess mainly because they don't serve in the military, but, if you're around them, you can just tell they have a real love for each other. They live by Jesus' words. John 13:34,35 - " 34 I am giving YOU a new commandment, that YOU love one another; just as I have loved YOU, that YOU also love one another. 35 By this all will know that YOU are my disciples, if YOU have love among yourselves.”

Peace.
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Answer 3

Nope. They're about power and subjugation of other people, if you look at today's religious agenda.

Religions about love and peace get crushed by religions who aren't so concerned with those sterling virtues.

Answer 4

AH..If only that were the case.Clearly that is not the condition we
see in the world today.(War)-Christians killing Christians?But!
would TRUE Christians kill their brothers?Or for that matter, anyone?
In the Bible Jesus Christ tells us how we can recognize true
Christians.By the love they show for one another.(John.13:35)
In our reality Muslims hate christians and visa versa,The whole
world is full of hate.Obviously the religions of the world do not
promote love.That is why at Rev.18:4.We are told to "GET OUT
OF HER MY PEOPLE More..... www.watchtower.org

Answer 5

The Golden Rule in many forms is available in all religions. This indicates a notion of brotherhood. Putting theory into practice isn't always the way it goes.

Answer 6

They are supposed to be but Krishna says in the Gita "When ever there is a decline in religious principals and the truth appears to be lost, I appear again and again or send my representative to reestablish the truth." Go to www.stephen-knapp.com The united relief network... Universal truths

Answer 7

Satanism (and by satanism, I mean variations based upon the writings of Anton LaVey) is not about love. It is about respect.

Answer 8

Islamic (or at least some Islams) show us that not all religions are about loving one another.

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

THE END OF FALSE RELIGION IS NEAR!

A WORLDWIDE MESSAGE

■What is false religion?

■How will it end?

■How will you be affected?


What is false religion?

Are you distressed about crimes committed in the name of religion? Do the warfare, terrorism, and corruption perpetrated by those who claim to serve God offend your sense of justice? Why does religion seem to be at the root of so many problems?

The fault lies, not with all religion, but with false religion. A widely respected religious figure, Jesus Christ, indicated that false religion produces bad works, just as a “rotten tree produces worthless fruit.” (Matthew 7:15-17) What fruit does false religion yield?

False Religion ...

■MEDDLES IN WAR AND POLITICS: “Across Asia and beyond,” says the journal Asiaweek, “power-hungry leaders are cynically manipulating people’s religious sentiments for their own needs.” As a result, the journal warns: “The world threatens to sink into madness.” A prominent religious leader in the United States declared: “You’ve got to kill the terrorists before the killing stops.” His solution? “Blow them all away in the name of the Lord.” By contrast, the Bible says: “If anyone makes the statement: ‘I love God,’ and yet is hating his brother, he is a liar.” (1 John 4:20) Jesus even said: “Continue to love your enemies.” (Matthew 5:44) How many religions can you think of whose members engage in war?

■SPREADS FALSE DOCTRINE: Most religions teach that the soul or spirit is some invisible part of a human that survives the death of the physical body. By means of this teaching, many of these religions exploit their members, charging money to pray for departed souls. However, the Bible teaches a different doctrine: “The soul that is sinning–it itself will die.” (Ezekiel 18:4) “The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5 - Jesus taught that the dead will be resurrected–an unnecessary action if humans had an immortal soul. (John 11:11-25 - Does your religion teach that the soul does not die?

■TOLERATES IMMORAL SEX: In Western lands, church groups ordain gay and lesbian members of the clergy and urge governments to recognize same-sex marriages. Even churches that condemn immorality have tolerated religious leaders who have sexually abused children. What, though, does the Bible teach? It plainly states: “Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men ... will inherit God’s kingdom.” (1 Corinthians 6:9, 10.) Do you know of religions that condone immoral sex?

What does the future hold for religions that produce rotten fruit? Jesus warned: “Every tree not producing fine fruit gets cut down and thrown into the fire.” (Matthew 7:19) Yes, false religion will be chopped down and destroyed! But how and when will this happen? A prophetic vision recorded in the Bible book of Revelation, Chapters 17 and 18, provides the answer.

False religion exerts influence “over the kings of the earth.” “Get out of her, my people.”

How will false religion end?

Picture the scene. A harlot is sitting on the back of a fearsome beast. The beast has 7 heads and 10 horns. (Revelation 17:1-4) Whom does the harlot represent? She exerts influence “over the kings of the earth.” She dresses in purple, uses incense, and is exceedingly wealthy. In addition, by means of her spiritistic practice, ‘all the nations are misled.’ (Revelation 17:18; 18:12, 13, 23.) The Bible helps us to see that this harlot is a worldwide religious entity. She depicts, not any one religion, but all religions that produce rotten fruit.

The beast that the harlot rides pictures the world’s political powers. (Revelation 17:10-13.) False religion straddles the back of this political beast, attempting to influence its decisions and to control its direction.

Soon, though, an amazing event will take place. “The 10 horns that you saw, and the wild beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her devastated and naked, and will eat up her fleshy parts and will completely burn her with fire.” (Revelation 17:16.) In a sudden, shocking move, the world’s political powers will turn on false religion and completely destroy her! What will prompt this action? The Bible book of Revelation answers: “God put it into their hearts to carry out his thought.” (Revelation 17:17) Yes, God will call false religion to account for all the despicable acts she has committed in his name. In a stroke of perfect justice, he will use her political paramours as his instrument of execution.
What must you do if you do not want to share the fate of false religion? “Get out of her, my people,” urges God’s messenger. (Revelation18:4) Indeed, now is the time to flee from false religion! But to where can you flee? Not into atheism, since its future is also bleak. (2 Thessalonians 1:6-9) The only haven is within true religion. How can you identify true religion?

How to Identify True Religion ...
What good fruit should true religion produce? – Matthew 7:17 True Religion ...

■PRACTICES LOVE: True worshipers are “no part of the world,” are not divided by race or culture, and display ‘love among themselves.’ (John 13:35; 17:16; Acts 10:34, 35 - Rather than killing one another, they are willing to die for one another.–1 John 3:16.

■TRUSTS GOD’S WORD: Instead of teaching “tradition” and “commands of men as doctrines,” true religion bases its doctrine on God’s Word, the Bible. (Matthew 15:6-9) Why? Because “all Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight.”–2 Timothy 3:16.

■STRENGTHENS FAMILIES AND UPHOLDS HIGH MORAL STANDARDS: True religion trains husbands to ‘love their wives as their own bodies,’ helps wives to develop ‘deep respect for their husbands,’ and teaches children to ‘be obedient to their parents.’ (Ephesians 5:28, 33; 6:1) In addition, those entrusted with positions of authority must have exemplary morals.–1 Timothy 3:1-10.

Does any religion meet these standards? The book Holocaust Politics, published in 2001, says: “If more people practiced versions of what the Jehovah’s Witnesses preach and practice, the Holocaust could have been prevented and genocide would scourge the world no more.”

Indeed, in 235 lands, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not just preach the Bible’s moral standards– they live by them. We urge you to ask Jehovah’s Witnesses to help you learn what God requires of you so that you can worship him acceptably. Now is the time to act. Do not delay. The end of false religion is near!–Zephaniah 2:2, 3.

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