Just what the question says...I want a variety of perspectives.
2007-10-21 13:01:18 · 9 answers · asked by That Gay Guy for Da Ben Dan 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hundreds of millions of innocent lives needlessly lost.
2007-10-21 13:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jett 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Dogma is one of the best kept secrets of the Catholic Church. In order to get to Catholic Heaven (which beats Hindu Heaven hands down, but loses by a smidgin' to Mormon Heaven) you must believe in dogma.
Here, in a nutshell, is the essence of Catholic dogma:
Sex is bad and should make you feel guilty.
Money is bad and should make you feel guilty.
Altar boys are bad even though they make you feel good
These two dogmas are the entire essence of the Catholic Church's teachings, and explains their position on everything from sex (it costs money) and abortion (it's from sex), and why you should put money in those little baskets they throw at you during Mass.
From this dogma, the Catholic Church has the Catholic Catechism:
Pleasure is bad and should make you feel guilty.
Food is bad and should make you feel guilty.
Being born is bad (called original sin) and should make you feel guilty.
Eating meat on Friday is bad and should make you feel guilty.
The Catholic Church is good and should make you feel happy.
Modern theologians are in full agreement that if St. Paul had gotten laid, the Church today would be very different. And a lot more fun.
2007-10-21 20:08:23 · answer #2 · answered by edwinjoel22 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Religion can be valuable in a number of ways. It can give you guidelines for you life. It can give to you a perspective about how other people believe. For me, it helps me to question my own beliefs.
2007-10-21 20:05:14 · answer #3 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Personally nothing - I just see it as a convenient way someone came up with to control the masses. I walk my own path.
People have the choice to follow it - just don't legislate it.
2007-10-21 20:06:53 · answer #4 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A supernatural belief system with accompanying practices and behaviors.
2007-10-21 20:05:11 · answer #5 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mans words,not mans,so I am spiritual instead.God talks directly to me from within and guides me down the right path
2007-10-21 20:08:53 · answer #6 · answered by woodsonhannon53 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A large group of people believing in things they logically know aren't true.....
2007-10-21 20:05:08 · answer #7 · answered by Adam G 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
peoples rights being unnecessarily oppressed
2007-10-21 20:13:14 · answer #8 · answered by SouthParkRocks 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's a sucker born every minute.
2007-10-21 20:04:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋