what good is religion??

Question

aren't we better off just to adopt a wait and see policy....rather than wasting our lives, destroying each other by following a religion??? Altmatley wars have been caused by religion.... c,mon guys, What GOOD does religion do this world???
It might ease your troubled mind, but utimatley it's a very selfish path to follow!!!
if you really believed in your god, doesn't there come a point where you have to say...hey! this religion it sucks, look at all the blood baths, look at all this misinterpretation, look at all the fighting, pain, suffering, my religion, and other religion has created, perhaps god, much as i love ya, I should, keep my thoughts to myself, believe what i believe, without forcing it or arguing the toss with other people who don't believe in you...you wanted this world to be a safe happy place, you gave us all the gift of life, and here we are, wasting it away. Is this what you wanted? surely not!!!????

Moral guidlines???? more like common sense!!!!

Answer 1

some people need a social group that gives them answers on things and gives them reason not to think on things. It can lead both towards being afraid of not worshiping some form of the divine and then being judged likewise for denying its existance. Or it can be that they want a social group that also helps perpetuate the "group think" ideal so they have a set of ideals to push on their children so they can think that they have done "the right thing" in raising their children religious.

Theres also the perpetuated idea that those that are religious are more "moral and upstanding citizens" where very simple polling and statistics show quite the opposite. in a poll that was done a few short years ago it was found that atheists only made up .02% of inmates on a poll of over 280k inmates. Whereas in the US about 7-10% (the polls change a bit from one to another, but its conservativly under 10%) of people in the USA are atheist.

Answer 2

faith:- faith is a device of ideals and worships which includes a code of ethics and a philosophy of existence. there are various faiths interior the international in the present day. a number of those religions are of recent beginning yet maximum of them are very previous. in certainty all of us understand from historic previous that guy has constantly had a faith. Even the primitive men residing in caves or jungles had some kind of religion. The techniques and rituals in guy's faith have constantly more desirable and alter into extra rational and state-of-the-paintings as time went on. The primitive religions of the Cave guy and the Bush guy gave upward push to the fashionable religions of the previous 3 thousand years. in the present day, the main religions of the international incorporate: international faith ----- Originated in Zoroastrianism ----- Iran Confucianism ----- China Hinduism ------ India Taoism ------ China Jainism ------ India Judaism ------ Neat East Christianity ------ close to East Islam ------ close to East Buddhism ------- India Shinto ------- Japan those are the super religions of the international that are actually not in straight forward terms to blame for all our accumulated wealth of expertise, philosophy, ethics, and social and ethical codes, yet have inspired the subculture, the language and the moral attitudes of purely approximately each individual residing in the present day. distinction between religious and Non religious Peoples. a million. The religious human beings have faith in something at the same time as the others do no longer. 2. The religious human beings carry out specific acts of worship at the same time as the others do no longer. 3. The religious human beings seem to stick to a definite code for his or her social and ethical behaviour at the same time as the others do no longer. 4. The religious human beings detect a purpose of existence and have a diverse philosophy in direction of it, at the same time as the others do no longer.

Answer 3

The original, unchanged revelations given to Abraham and other prophets(like Moses and Jesus ) reaching back to Adam all came from the One True God(The Creator). This common origin explains their similarities in many beliefs and values


However, over time the teachings of the various religions, due to a variety of reasons, have become distorted and mixed with made-man ideas.


The last Prophet and Messenger of God, Muhammad , who is a direct descendant of Abraham through his first born son, Ishmael, was sent with the Last Guidance, Revelation and Testament, the Holy Qur'an(koran) to amend and correct the changes and corruption made to the the "Torah" which was sent to Moses and theTrue Gospel of Jesus.To say the truth ,God preserved all the other Holy Books plainly by preserving His Last Book the Holy Qur'an(koran)which contains the right and the truth of all that was changed in those other Books.


This is why this last Revelation which was sent 1423 years ago has remained unchanged, not even a word or a letter has been altered.


There is not even one word of difference between two Arabic Qur'ans, anywhere in the world. There has been no disagreements in history among Muslims as to what should and should not be in the Qur'an. However, in the case of the Bible, even the most ancient manuscripts conflict with one another so that no two are identical. Footnotes in all modern versions of the Bible prove this fact.


These revisions serve as concrete proofs that all the Biblical books are not at all divinely inspired. This is because it is beyond man's ability to correct the work of his Creator, who alone is Almighty and perfect



It was only natural for Almighty God to preserve the scripture revealed to Prophet Muhammad, because he was the last Prophet and Final Messenger of God.


Islam teaches us that we must pray directly to God without an intermediary and no soul can bear the burden of another and that the nature of humanity is good, and we did not inherit sin from Adam. Each soul comes into being free of sin.in Islam there are no priests or clergy -- each worshipper, man or woman, has a direct relationship with their Merciful Creator -- Almighty God. Since God is the Owner and Sustainer of everything, as well as the only one who can provide true and complete forgiveness, it is completely futile to try to approach Him through anyone else.


The oneness and universality of God's message requires that people accept all the messengers of God. Rejecting one of them amounts to rejecting them all. The Jews reject Jesus's mission and Muhammad's mission; the Christians reject Muhammad's mission; whereas the Muslims accept them all, but reject incorrect historical interpretations and human elements in these missions.


As the Qur'an is the final revelation and Muhammad is the final prophet, humanity is obligated to accept it: "If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost all spiritual good" (3:86).


The Final Prophet Muhammad said: "Whoever believes there is no god but God, alone without partner, that Muhammad is His messenger, that Jesus is messenger of God, and that Paradise and Hell are true, shall be received by God into Heaven."


you can do that now as you are reading these lines is to pronounce the two confirmations and attestations of faith, here it is




I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH ( ARABIC WORD MEANS ONE GOD-THE CREATOR). AND I BEAR WITNESS THAT MUHAMMAD IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER. I BEAR WITNESS THAT JESUS IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER.



The right picture of lslam is conveyed in the Qur'an, which is exemplified by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. The reality is that it is not fair to judge a religion by the actions of its followers alone because there are good and bad followers in every religion. The correct thing to do is to judge a religion by its documented revelation from God and the prophet who brought that revelation.

I encourage Christians and other religions to learn about Islam from Muslim sources and The Basis Of The Muslim Belief and not rely on second hand information which in many cases is distorted or contains a deep seated anti Muslim agenda. This is indeed a more scholarly approach


For more info


http://www.islamdoor.com

http://www.thetruereligion.org


BestWishes

Your brother in humanity

Answer 4

Well religion does give people a set of moral guidelines, how is that bad?

Answer 5

I have said this a few times. It is not about religion it is about relationship. Relationship with Jesus Christ.