I hear so many people talk as if they know what another faith is all about. But most times they don't really know any more than what they randomly heard and have no real knowledge, experience, or studies about that other faith.
2007-07-19 11:56:43 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I do. I've studied all kinds of Religions execpt the minor ones that are too small to consider. I've studied the non-Christian as well as the secular.
2007-07-19 12:01:18 · answer #1 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wonder if a person can ever have that great of knowledge about a religion if they haven't actually practiced it.
I know a lot *about* other religions as I was a religion major in school. I have visited houses of worship of many other religions and participated in some of their practices, received of their hospitality, and heard them teach. But I don't know if that counts for much.
This is a big reason why, I think, Christianity gets attacked on this site so much. Few people seem to really have an understanding of what Christianity is all about. They're understanding seems to have come from watching TV Evangelists...which is not Christianity at all.
The dialog must continue...All religions have so much to offer.
2007-07-19 12:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by Casey C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've taken several World Religions courses, as well as having done some study on my own; and I have some history books that also discuss the origin of more religions than the Big 3. I've also known people of various faiths, been to many churches, and read various Scriptures.
Maybe I don't know what they're ALL about, but I know quite a bit.
2007-07-19 12:04:32 · answer #3 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, love the hat!
I was born and raised Christian. Never felt comfortable with all of it though. Studied a lot of other religions. Converted to Islam. Continued to study and search.
Then I realized that I honestly could not belong to any religion because I would always be skeptical of at least MOST of what they believe.
I am now religion free and have never felt healthier in my life. I am however deeply spiritual and pray and do other stuff like that everyday. I also respect others religions and beliefs and believe that every religions has great things to offer.
But in general, people just need to relax, listen to more Bob Marley, and if brave enough, light up their spliff.
2007-07-19 12:05:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I arrived at atheism-humanism, by studying and reading about as many religions (not all christian based), that I possibly could.
I admit I am not all-knowing, but I have a basic understanding of many different faith groups. There is still so much to learn. But how could 1 person be an expert in all religions. When we can barely find 1 person who is an expert in their one religion.
2007-07-19 12:15:07 · answer #5 · answered by Sapere Aude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know more about other religions than I do about my own(mostly because I have an odd hodge-podge personal faith I make up as I go along). But you have a valid observation.
Myself, I've noticed that most people know depressingly little about their -own- religion, particularly the history.
How many Christians can you think of that know that the Bible was designed by a committee?
How many Mormons know that their founder was arrested for religious cons before he went west?
It's sad really.
2007-07-19 12:02:42 · answer #6 · answered by juicy_wishun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised in a Pentecostal church from age 1 till i was 21. Became Catholic when i was 21 and started to study about Islam. I am now Muslim and will be till the day i die. Inshallah. Im not sure who said this but, someone said in one of their answers, " Are we not all the same or looking for the same thing"? I coundnt agree more. Maybe if we all talked more about it and shared our knowledge with each other and stopped trying to be the judge of every one else, this world might be a lil better place to live in.
2007-07-19 12:22:09 · answer #7 · answered by queenofghas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lets see. I was raised catholic, learned about mormonism from my morman father, learned about the luthren thing from my luthren great aunt, studied and practicied levayan satanisim for three years, have read severl books on buddisim and toaisim, learned the basic history of voodoo ( though by no means am an expert) attened a nondenominational chruch for a while as well. all of that befor deciding that I would follow a pagan path at the age of 24. so that means t hat I have looked into either by way of asking practiciners , by studing books about, or being raised with in them, 8 religions other then the one I curently practic
2007-07-19 12:03:40 · answer #8 · answered by slo18 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before I became a Calvinist I was searching other Religions to find the true faith and this is were He led me. In order to Know your own religion then it is very wise to formulate a knowledge of others.
2007-07-19 12:02:33 · answer #9 · answered by Lundy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You ask me about my wisdom of other religions. i admit to you that I have no understanding of my own, besides hearsay.
The only thing I am interested in about religion is the common idea of the existence of God and the afterlife.
I would have a smart answer, but I know too little about my own religion to speak of someone elses. I think this is the problem in the world today. people have no knowlegde about what they are saying they just saying because it is in the media (from some supposed expert); especially when it comes to matters of race and religion.
2007-07-19 12:04:32 · answer #10 · answered by Time For Better 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋