2007-02-17 08:36:23 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
America is a religion now?
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2007-02-17 08:39:59 · answer #1 · answered by abetterfate 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
America is based on dualistic philosophy... it's so ingrained within the Western mind, because it's so much a part of everything we do now and we don't even realize it. When you have a religion that taught that ONLY one way is best and is best for all and anybody else is evil, governed how science formed in it's earliest stages, told people how to think keeping the only book of the time chained OUT of the hands of people so they didn't think for themselves... and this mentality evolved as is for centuries, you can't expect much. If you look deeply, this mentality is Western philosophy. Western science, philosophical approaches to the humanities and so on all evolved via this mentality and it's so much a part of the Western mind that you don't even really realize it until someone points it out.
I have the benefit of understanding this more deeply by having an education in both Western and Eastern philosophical approaches to thinking. When you combine dualistic thinking with natural human arrogance... it doesn't matter what part of the world you come from, what religion you practice it comes up "intolerance".
May all beings find freedom from suffering and the causes of suffering and find happiness and the cause of happiness.
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2007-02-17 16:45:35 · answer #2 · answered by vinslave 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That doesnt make any sense, since we have people of all religons here. and actually have many different types of temples synagogs, churches etc.. more so than the rest of the world.
I live on an east coast city .. just driving around ive seen
Christian Churches
Muslim Temples
Shrine to Budda
There are Hindu temples
Jewish temples
I saw a news broadcast on a Pagan ceramony (New age Druids)
...and thats just the tip of the Iceburg
2007-02-17 16:47:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why are some other religions so intolerant of America?
2007-02-17 16:40:04 · answer #4 · answered by buckstopshere27 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Blame the Evangilicals preaching hellfire brimstone & hate There is some hatred of jews creeping into this website & I am not popular I'm Catholic There is some atheism but I don't think its very popular in the rest of the country Some people simply see religion as a threat too bad
2007-02-17 16:47:14 · answer #5 · answered by hobo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
America is the most tolerant of any country,Where have you been in a cave for the last 50 years.?
Try carrying Bible thru Sauda Arabia,or any other Arab-Muslim
state, Try teaching the Second Comming in China.
Try Preaching Romans ch 1 in Canada.
2007-02-17 16:59:18 · answer #6 · answered by section hand 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
America is the melting pot of cultures so there are many many religions here, some people are just very judgemental and not just Americans other countries act the same way
2007-02-17 16:44:21 · answer #7 · answered by SQ 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Considering I recently found out people have started a "religion" based off of Lucas films Star Wars. That is right folks. There are people out there who claim Jedi-ism as a religion and are petitioning for it to be legalized.
Scientology is also considered a religion now as well. Wicca is making a come back too. So if you ask me America is too tolerant of other religions.
2007-02-17 16:47:56 · answer #8 · answered by crimthann69 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
America is tolerant of all religions. Our government must allow free exercise of religion here. People an worship as they please. Within a couple of miles of me there are churches of every Christian denomination, there are synagogues, mosques and temples. People follow pagan religions and even worship satan. Where is the alleged intolerance? It's certainly not happening around here.
2007-02-17 16:44:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The people who are intolerant lack education.
2007-02-17 16:49:49 · answer #10 · answered by BMW M5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋