Do you beleive that we could eliminate alot of the worlds problems if people of every religion came together and stopped arguing over others beleifs? If people in every religion came to recognize that other people have different beleifs, and that they themselves are not responsible for other's salvation, only the individual is. Can you imagine a world where everyone respected one anothers beleifs as something that they choose to beleive in, and not judge them for it? Of course it wouldn't keep people from sharing their own beleifs with others, but to only do it when another individual came to them with interest about it. If everyone stopped arguing about who's beleif was the "only way to salvation", do you think that alot of the worlds problems such as war, discrimination, arguments in schools about God, (or arguments about God being placed in any public place), etc. would be solved, or at least be improved?
2007-02-17 05:57:17 · 14 answers · asked by Lindsey H 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yea, very much so. Im not a fan of organized religion to begin with...tho I am very spritual. I dont think any religion or science knows real truth.
2007-02-17 06:01:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi Lindsey, I think that your question is a very good one and I believe thoroughly what you say, so rather than answering it, I'm going to try something that might help you out in some way. What I'm going to do is filter in my own thoughts at specific points of your statement so you can see how my mind works out and responds to your own thoughts. Here it goes.
"responsible for other's salvation, only the individual is." -Yes but Christians believe Jesus is the only savior.
"and not judge them for it?" -It's called real friendship.
"came to them with interest about it." -I call it an actual interest.
"If everyone stopped arguing about who's beleif was the "only way to salvation", -Yes but Christians think theirs is the only way.
"God, (or arguments about God being placed in any public place), etc. would be solved, or at least be improved?" -In a nutshell, yes.
Hope that helps!
2007-02-17 14:07:00 · answer #2 · answered by Julian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are naive. Are you unaware of what is taking place in Iraq? These are 2 branches of Islam, the Sunnis and the Shiites, murdering one another by the thousands. I read a recent testimony from Iraq of a 14 year old Christian boy who was crucified for sharing his faith. Not all religions are the same, but the real issue is that so few are able to discern the nature of the spirit that motivates them. Satan is real, and he has most of the world, the religious world included, completely hoodwinked.
2007-02-17 14:08:28 · answer #3 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus never felt the necessity to stop advocating the truth just to solve many of the world's problems. Religious people DO know they have different beliefs, so this is not something that needs to be "recognized." Jesus said that He is the only way to God the Father, so it's reasonable for us who know Jesus to point others in His direction. There's no need to stop doing this while we simultaneously help the poor, hungry, depressed, addicted, uneducated, etc.
2007-02-17 14:04:35 · answer #4 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is too bad we did not chose that path. However, at the time we are in I would be very cautious about joining a religion that wants to unite the religions of the world. Stay close to the written Word, let the Holy Spirit guide you in Truth.
2007-02-17 14:04:29 · answer #5 · answered by rezany 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that. I don't believe that because I don't think religion is the root cause of conflict. Religion is like the rally flag. People use it to justify their positions, but the conflict is always poltically based. If the conflict wasn't religious, it would be something else.
I think conflict is part of who we are. It's almost instictual. Animals are territorial, we are too. We fight over limited resources. The fight is over resources, and we add the religion part to make it more palatable. Instead of..."we will fight because we want access to this river" it becomes "we will fight because God told us that this river is our's". Which statement has more oomph behind it?
I will never tolerate certain beliefs or customs. I don't care what anthropological relatavists say, it's wrong to beat up women. It's wrong to beat children. It's wrong to let people starve if you ahve the resources to feed them. Those beliefs are unaccaptable to me.
2007-02-17 14:04:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would sure help Yahoo Answers. That's for sure. And our nation as a whole would be a nicer place to live. Politically, religion is used as a propaganda and motivation tool. It is very rarely looked at on the surface as a motivation for war. I believe you will find pride, power and greed leading the way when it comes to governments and war.
Shalom!
2007-02-17 14:03:09 · answer #7 · answered by Bye Bye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not going to happen.
Been going on for a very long time.
Will continue until the end.
There are a lot of denominations.
Why is that?
One to meet your personality.
I for one don't care what you believe. I only care what I believe.
You believe like me, good. You don't, go your way I don't care to try to convert you. It's not my job man. If you try to impose your belief on me however--you're going to have a problem.
Like the Muslim, believe my way or I'll kill you.
I say no you won't. If it gets really tough and it seems like they will carry their threats out. I take on the Samson complex. If I'm going I'm taking you with me. It is a last resort way of thinking.
What gives them the right to kill another over a belief system?
Heaven will solve everything..
2007-02-17 14:12:20 · answer #8 · answered by chris p 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like George Orwell's "1984"
2007-02-17 14:00:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of the trouble is political not religious and many in every religion are trouble makers no matter what their own religion teaches.
2007-02-17 14:03:34 · answer #10 · answered by beek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋