how much does your religious beliefs impact your every-day-life?

Question

I am doing a research project in school on how religion impacts every-day-life-decisons like who to marry, how to raise children (schools, friends), social and community life, morals... Please tell me in what situations you consider religion. Also, let me know some details about your ethnical and educational background, what religion you belong to and where you life. Thank you! You could help me sooo much!

Answer 1

Religion impacts every minute of my life. I get up in the morning, say ''In the name of God'' and then pray. I get dressed saying ''In the name of God. I seek protection in Thee'' and then go to work and so on and so on. As for major decisions in life, like marriage, I'm absolutely influenced by my religious choices. To me it would be impossible to marry anyone but a Muslim man. Before any decision, I say a prayer asking God to guide me to the right decision. I also have a 4-year-old-son who sees me praying 5 times a day, sometimes even more, and who is gradually adopting my habits. Whenever I'm not sure about certain actions, I turn to Qur'an for advice or to Hadith (recorded sayings of Prophet Muhammed - pbuh). In the end, I always find my answers there. I try to do as many good deeds a day as possible and do them all in the name of God, hoping that they will be accepted and that my sins will be erased or replaced by them. Islam influences my life because it is my life. It's hard to put it into few words here, you'd have to spend a few days talking to me to know what I mean. As for my ethnical background, I come from Bosnia&Herzegovina (Europe) and am a professor of English literature. Not sure if this will help you, but at least I tried :)

Answer 2

WIDE! I have a bigger pool of diversity here. In the real world, I don't think I even know an Atheist. I only know 1 homosexual and he's 17 so it's not like I talk to that youngin (that there is country slang for "a youth:) a lot. I've become very tolerant of others...maybe tolerant isn't the best word. It's better said this way, I've come to realize that there are people associated with the labels. That may sound weird, but when I first started posting on Y!A, I was one of those who went around saying Agnostics are fence post sitters, and saying that the Bible was very clear about homosexual behavior. It wasn't until my dear friend BEANO posted a question a long time ago. It was something like this: Don't you know that when you put down a belief, you are actually putting down that person. It was a light bulb moment for me. I began seeing us all in a different life. We are all striving to be the best people we can be. The path I've chosen may not fit that of another. Even though I may not believe in what some say, I can still respect and form TRUE FRIENDSHIPS with them. P/S....This last part is strictly for EAGLE WOMAN Love ya, sistah.... ( I'm a one God ..... ) It's me!!!!! `

Answer 3

Very interesting project!
I'm a 22 year old white South African and was raised in the Dutch Reformed Church.
The effect of religion on my life is mostly seen in moral decisions that I have to make everyday. Should I, or shouldn't I tell a lie today, Am I going to swear today.....
It also influences bigger decisions in my life. I will never marry an athiest for instance and my children will one day grow up to be Christian too. I do enjoy going to parties and clubs, but when I go it's not with the aim to get smashed. When I drink something it's usually just one or 2 drinks, although I have had my bad experiences with to much drinking.
I attend chuch every Sunday, and at times try to help out with some events. Our church also sponsors about 20 orphans at a nearby orphanage, so twice a year they come and visit for a weekend and we try to spoil them a bit. I suppose it really comes down to wanting to help those who are less fortunate than yourself. I wish I was financially better off, I would love to help those kids out more.
If God was not a part of my life I might not even have cared.
Scary thought.

Answer 4

for me as an atheist now, religion is a matter of self experiences relate to everything divine (not just god or gods). if it is so what you mean, then i can say that all aspects of my life are affected by my belief. for now i am studying buddhism, and trying to implement buddhists point of views in my life as much as possible. as one of buddhist theachings, it's about arising an cessation generated by cause-effect law, so i think my future life will be dynamic until the time to cease arrives.
some detail about me: i am ethnically chinese, university graduate, living in indonesia. glad to help you.

Answer 5

Islam is present in every facet of my life. In the Qur'an, particularly the 2nd and 4th surahs, rules are laid regarding many transactions (marriage, inheritance, so on and so forth) made between humans. It's very community oriented, where if one Muslim is hurt, all Muslims are hurt (please don't take this to mean we start fighting!!!!!).
Native New Yorker, Black with some college.

Answer 6

You might want to ask some people face-to-face. It sure is easy to post something and then cut and paste the replies. However, you're cheating yourself out of some real discoveries. If you ask people face to face, you can ask as much as you want to. If you depend on postings here, you can't really go for a follow-up.

Answer 7

Being one of Jehovah's Witnesses is not just a religion - it is a way of life.
It impacts every facet of our lives.
Homelife - wives need to be in subjection to their husbands.Husbands need to show their wives respect and love them as they do their own bodies.Children need to be obedient to parents.
There is no sex outside of marriage.
Drunkedness is out as is going to nightclubs,pubs.These places are not considered as wholesome.
We do not swear,smoke,take illicit drugs.
We are admonished to marry only within our faith.Our children too are taught to be careful who they associate with as 1Cor15:33 states:"Do not be misled,bad association spoil useful habits."
These are just some from the top of my head.As I already said,it is a way of life.Our foremost desire is to bring honor and praise to Jehovah God.
I am in Australia and used to be a Catholic.

Answer 8

* Im an atheist , and ir doesnt affect me much *