Through studies, observing events and news, and conversations, I have concluded that most people have similar faith, ideaology, and what they want most in the world. The differences come, when you bring religion into the picture. Everyone believes that their top-most deity or God is one of love, peace, and understanding, but then they turn towards their religion that tells them that others must convert to their religion, that certain places are holy and must be retained, or that they must do certain things to please their deity or God. An example and just my opinion, but going down to the core beliefs of what the Isreal's and the palestinian's believe God is all about, shouldn't they both be offering these partials of land, because...it is land, and their ideas of the essense of God is peace, love and understanding...not land. Yes, special things happend at these places, but God would probably want them to love one another first before wanting a peice of land.
2006-12-20 03:27:02 · 7 answers · asked by Robert C 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes! religion cause conflict because of the different doctrines of every religion. They are insisting that they are in the true church /religion, how ever they are not, because they are fighting physically(flesh and Blood) like the Palestine and Israelites, also other religion uses physical contact to defend their religion. It is true and biblical speaking, religion has a fight but not by physical means to attack other religion. ( Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.) In Eph 6.12 you notice that there is a fight of true Christian. it is also written in the bible that Jesus prohibited or prohibit christian to harm physically their oppressors. Jesus stop Peter to used his sword (Mat 26:51-52 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. ) It is understood that Jesus teach real Christian to love their enemies. In the bible not all man are Christian so it is understood that there are other religion who do not believe and accept the doctrines of Christ. It is biblical that there is only one and true religion , and man should seek the true religion where there is peace and harmony .
2006-12-20 05:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by jun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometime people use good things,for purposes.You could use a knife to make a peanut butter sandwich.Or to kill someone.Just because people pervert something good to make it bad.Doesn't mean that true faith isn't correct.
An answer the other question.In the big picture.There is only one Church,the body of Christ.The church made of everyone who believes in the free gift of salvation.Again some people pervert the way to their own gain.Working their way home.Trying to sneak their way in through the gate.
The Israel thing people.People again.
2006-12-20 11:46:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enlighten yourself, and visit the source at the bottom of the page!
The everyday Christian. -- If the Christian dogmas of a revengeful God, universal sinfulness, election by divine grace and the danger of eternal damnation were true, it would be a sign of weak-mindedness and lack of character not to become a priest, apostle or hermit and, in fear and trembling, to work solely on one's own salvation; it would be senseless to lose sight of ones eternal advantage for the sake of temporal comfort. If we may assume that these things are at any rate believed true, then the everyday Christian cuts a miserable figure; he is a man who really cannot count to three, and who precisely on account of his spiritual imbecility does not deserve to be punished so harshly as Christianity promises to punish him.
from Nietzsche's Human, all too Human, s.116, R.J. Hollingdale transl
2006-12-20 11:33:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. No religion tells followers to force others to convert. It is the people who misinterpret it. If I hate you just because of your religion, then I need help. I only hate the ones who hurt others. Why should decide who is better than the other. God is the one who knows us all, more than we know ourselves.
2006-12-20 11:42:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, usuall it is .I realised it too.And the bottles ,quarrels are so hard that people cant forget these awful days.Before religion there is two important major showing off power(especially at 13th century, and the most important topic is economy
2006-12-20 11:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by curious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion + Ignorance.
2006-12-20 11:49:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes when people tell you something, they are not being honest (duh). They say that they believe in a loving God when, in thruth, they believe in a hateful God or they are a violent breed of materialist pretending to be religious in order to recruit allies.
2006-12-20 11:35:08 · answer #7 · answered by Zeek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋