What are your thoughts on this statement...?
"Religion is largely a matter of geography. Not many kids in Toledo, grow up to be Muslim and not many in Tehran grow up as Baptists."
— unknown
2007-07-06 10:57:23 · 18 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
pjerry2: Yes it is an obvious statement, but you need to look at what the ramifications of the statement are implying. Ones religion that is supposedly God's divine truth is a random fluke of where you happened to born into and nothing more, yet people base their whole belief system on it
2007-07-07 21:30:21 · update #1
That sure is the truth. Most kids grow up being whatever their parents tell them to be.
2007-07-06 11:00:53 · answer #1 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
especially if you refer to your family dwelling as a geographical unit, then you can apply your statement to countries where there are people of many faiths (or no faiths) living side by side.
personally i remember the entire school chasing me and almost crucifying me when i said "i dont need jesus in my life" or something to that effect (i was 11, so i dont remember the exact words)
2007-07-06 18:03:58 · answer #2 · answered by joe the man 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
And none of them grasp a true sense of God, whoever He actually is. Religions are created and administered by people who are innately fallibile, so too then are their creations and actions. Does that discredit all about them?
2007-07-06 18:05:24 · answer #3 · answered by randyken 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm from Iraq and I'm a Catholic.
So... he doesn't really prove anything here.
The Middle East was once mostly Christian, anyway, thanks to the Babylonian and Roman influences around it. Muhammad came to the Middle East, which is why now it is mostly a Muslim culture there.
2007-07-06 18:01:36 · answer #4 · answered by pamiekins 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Largely true, unfortunately. Too many people are afraid to look beyond their own religion, usually because their own religion forbids it as "evil".
2007-07-06 18:01:03 · answer #5 · answered by Nandina (Bunny Slipper Goddess) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting...I have one for you."No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than those of the United States. "
GEORGE WASHINGTON
God bless!!
2007-07-06 18:03:05 · answer #6 · answered by BERT 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good point.
And the more focus there is on religion, the less that anything of importance gets done.
2007-07-06 18:02:19 · answer #7 · answered by nora22000 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
"Religion" has many faces and areas in the world, but there is only one God. No matter where you live, God is the largest!
2007-07-06 18:02:07 · answer #8 · answered by yeppers 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sounds to me like somebody is just stating the obvious.
2007-07-06 18:00:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yea! So what pinhead made this statement.
2007-07-06 18:01:45 · answer #10 · answered by Dark Angel 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋