My religion is science: The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena.
2007-03-22 02:35:33
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answered by Jenn 2
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ok...as far as "religion" goes, I'm not for it, personally.
I see religion (and I do mean any of them) has become too much of a control issue (have and have nots.)
1) While much younger, I attended a Church that had a real nice youth group. Some of those youths had a Christian band that became popular, cut a few albums and whent on your. (I joined the church with a friend who was a regular just short of the band's return from tour.) When they got back, they were so full of themselves and eating up the attention that they snubbed their noses at their fellow teens (most of whom they had grown up with and were good friends). That....was the last time I attended that church.
2) Later on in years, While in Alabama, I started going to church again.. most of what I saw proir to service was a much of people being judgemental and spreading nasty rumors (IN CHURCH) and then being all sweet to that same person when they happened to walk in the church.
3) Recently, I was attending a Nature Church (group of like minded Pagans where any and ALL were welcomed) and I witnessed backstabbing to the point that a group of members actually "took over" when the group founder had to be out of town for a few months. All they did was bash her, others who liked the way she ran things, and did what they wanted taking over everything and it never recovered. It and the group still exist, some are friends of mine but needless to say, I don't do church anymore in ANY religion.
I meet with a few like minded friends and we talk, laugh and have fun. Other than that, what I have is "spiritual" and between the God, The Goddess and myself......We get along just fine and there is no hurt being caused for us in the name of "Religion". Thank you for asking.
2007-03-22 09:51:30
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answered by mom tree 5
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I was brought up attending two churches. Mom's father was a Baptist preacher, and Dad's family were Methodists. When I was age 7 or 8 i began to doubt the family religions. I could read some when II was age 2. When I strted to school, I was reading books no 6th grade pupil could comprehend. My dinosaur books said Earth is 4,700,000,000 years old and sjhowed much evidence to support it. Grandpa had a book that said creation was in 4004BC. I later learned that Bishop James Ussher saaid that from his Bi9ble study in the 17th Century. That made no sense to me even then, for many books I had read said Earth was much older than that, and Ge3nesis did not explain the geological and historical evidence. As I learned more, I saw many conmnmtradictions in the Bible as well as many more scientific errors. I saw that many intelligent men were atheists, e.g. Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Asimov. That is logical to me when religion is filled with errors. I studied Hinduism, Buddhism, jainismm, Charvaka, Taoism, Shintoism, Confucianism, etc. As a result, my religfion is none at all. Some Christians say atheism is a religion, but they are lying. They redefine words to suit themselves and say Evolution and atheism are religions to try to have thier naive beliefs taught in science classes.
2007-03-22 09:50:10
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answered by miyuki & kyojin 7
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I am jewish
the main idea is that G-d created us and in return we are grateful, so in return we follow the 613 laws of the torah and also we treat other human being well
everybody sins sometimes and so every year we have Yom Kippur where we spend 25 hours without eating or drinking. we then spend the whole day praying to be forgiven for what we did over the year. then we are forgiven for what we did and try to stay good as much as possible.
another thing is that we wear kippot or sometimes hats to remind us that G-d is above us and watching so we have to be nice to everyone all the time
also we are commanded to give at least ten percent of our money to the poor if we can
i think it is beautiful and it has really good values
i hope this was interesting : )
2014-08-01 14:58:24
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answered by bob 1
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I'm Mormon and something interesting that a lot of people who aren't Mormon may not know is that this year in Sunday School all 12.5+ million of us are studying the the New Testement, and last year we studied the Old Testement. I think many non-Mormons think all we do is study the Book of Mormon. We rotate every year, next year we'll study the Book of Mormon, the year after that the Doctrine and Covenants, and Church History, then it's back to the Old Testement, then the New Testement again, and the circle continues.
2007-03-22 09:54:02
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answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6
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My "religion" is a relationship with the creator of heaven and earth, with a God who sacrificed Himself so that I might live. Jesus Christ was born of the Spirit, He is God, He lived a perfect life, and so He choose to become the lamb, which was slain for our inequities, and He rose from the grave and defeated death, and now He sits in heaven and awaits the day that He will come back to judge those that are alive and those that have died, that day everyones sins (even the ones done in secret) will be shown, and you will either be guilty or innocent, all will be guilty but those that accept Jesus now, before they die or before He returns, will be found innocent and will receive paridise.
2007-03-22 09:40:44
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answered by JesusFreak 4
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I'm LDS too (Mormon). The full name of the church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which is why we tend to say we're LDS (latter day saint). We are first and foremost Christians, and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. Some folks don't believe we are, and I think that may stem from the fact that we don't believe in the Trinity; that all 3 members of the Godhead - God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit - are one being. We believe they are three individuals but are one in purpose. Mormon.org has lots of good information.
2007-03-22 11:33:22
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answered by Jennifer M 2
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"religion is Spiritual fraud"; "religion is the Worse invention of humanity" - Jesus Christ, Buddha and any one else with Spiritual intelligence.
Here's HOW you can be beyond religion's BS:
Create a private, personal, direct, divine Relationship with Our Creator and save your Soul from religion.
Only with Our Creator's Love and Peace will we be Truly Free!
Without God, there is No Love; Without religion, there are No Wars!
2007-03-22 09:37:13
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answered by drwooguy 3
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The word "Islam" is an Arabic word which means "submission to the will of God "Allah - SWT". This word comes from the same root as the Arabic word "salam", which means "peace". As such, the religion of Islam teaches that in order to achieve true peace of mind and surety of heart, one must submit to Allah (SWT) and live according to His Divinely revealed Law. The most important truth that Allah (SWT) revealed to mankind is that there is nothing divine or worthy of being worshipped except for Almighty Allah (SWT), thus all human beings should submit to Him. The word "Muslim" means one who submits to the will of Allah (SWT), regardless of their race, nationality or ethnic background.
Being a Muslim entails willful submission and active obedience to Allah (SWT), and living in accordance with His message. Some people mistakenly believe that Islam is just a religion for Arabs, but nothing could be further from the truth. Not only are there converts to Islam in every corner of the world, especially in England and America, but by taking a look at the Muslim World from Bosnia to Nigeria, and from Indonesia to Morocco, one can clearly see that Muslims come from many various races, ethnic groups and nationalities. It is also interesting to note that in actuality, more than 80% of all Muslims are not Arabs - there are more Muslims in Indonesia than in the whole Arab World! So though even though it is true that most Arabs are Muslims, the large majority of Muslims are not Arabs. However, anyone who submits completely to Allah (SWT) and worships Him alone is a Muslim.
2007-03-22 09:35:27
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answered by Anonymous
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Jehovah’s Witnesses are a worldwide Christian society of people who actively bear witness regarding Jehovah God and his purposes affecting mankind. We base their beliefs solely on the Bible.
Beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses set us apart as different from other religions?
(1) Bible: Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God, and instead of adhering to a creed based on human tradition, we hold to the Bible as the standard for all their beliefs.
(2) God: We worship Jehovah as the only true God and freely speak to others about him and his loving purposes toward mankind. Anyone who publicly witnesses about Jehovah is usually identified as belonging to the one group—“Jehovah’s Witnesses.”
(3) Jesus Christ: We believe, not that Jesus Christ is part of a Trinity, but that, as the Bible says, he is the Son of God, the first of God’s creations; that he had a prehuman existence and that his life was transferred from heaven to the womb of a virgin, Mary; that his perfect human life laid down in sacrifice makes possible salvation to eternal life for those who exercise faith; that Christ is actively ruling as King, with God-given authority over all the earth since 1914.
(4) God’s Kingdom: We believe that God’s Kingdom is the only hope for mankind; that it is a real government; that it will soon destroy the present wicked system of things, including all human governments, and that it will produce a new system in which righteousness will prevail.
(5) Heavenly life: We believe that 144,000 spirit-anointed Christians will share with Christ in his heavenly Kingdom, ruling as kings with him. We do not believe that heaven is the reward for everyone who is “good.”
(6) The earth: We believe that God’s original purpose for the earth will be fulfilled; that the earth will be completely populated by worshipers of Jehovah and that these will be able to enjoy eternal life in human perfection; that even the dead will be raised to an opportunity to share in these blessings.
(7) Death: We believe that the dead are conscious of absolutely nothing; that we are experiencing neither pain nor pleasure in some spirit realm; that we do not exist except in God’s memory, so hope for their future life lies in a resurrection from the dead.
(8) Last days: We believe that we are living now, since 1914, in the last days of this wicked system of things; that lovers of righteousness will survive into a cleansed earth.
(9) Separate from the world: We earnestly endeavor to be no part of the world, as Jesus said would be true of his followers. We show genuine Christian love for their neighbors, but we do not share in the politics or the wars of any nation. We provide for the material needs of their families but shun the world’s avid pursuit of material things and personal fame and its excessive indulgence in pleasure.
(10) Apply Bible counsel: We believe that it is important to apply the counsel of God’s Word in everyday life now—at home, in school, in business, in their congregation. Regardless of a person’s past way of life, he may become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses if he abandons practices condemned by God’s Word and applies its godly counsel. But if anyone thereafter makes a practice of adultery, fornication, homosexuality, drug abuse, drunkenness, lying, or stealing, he will be disfellowshipped from the organization.
The above list briefly states some outstanding beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses but by no means all the points on which their beliefs are different from those of other groups.
2014-06-03 06:24:08
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answered by T L 2
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