and does your religion define by whom you hate or by whom you love
2007-11-09 04:41:34 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
People who hate aren't following Jesus.
Of course all people struggle with feelings of anger and hate. But the point is to struggle against them and to decide to love the best you can, even if you do feel animosity towards a person or people.
The people I mean, who are not following Jesus, are the ones who make hate a core motivator or tenet of their denomination. Even if it is that awful cliche of "I hate the sin but love the sinner," which as far as I can tell is nothing but a way to justify hatred of the "sinner."
2007-11-09 04:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by Acorn 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Buddhism is not a religion but it does teach to love everyone and everything. Hate is destructive to our self, others and our environment. If we find ourselves having difficultly with someone we are encouraged to pray/chant/meditate for their happiness.
If we hate, we are taught to take personal responsibility for our feelings ~ see it as a personal weakness ~ seek the cause of our feeling(s) and work on that personal fault.
I could say that 'Hate is against my religion' if Buddhism were religion. It is something that is really hammered in Buddhist teaching.
2007-11-09 04:46:39 · answer #2 · answered by Peace Yo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Imagine that. A religion based on hate. The human race has sunk so low that hate is acquainted with religion. They never used to be in the same sentence.
2007-11-09 04:46:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You ultimately get to decide. When are people going to realize that the choice: Believe everything to be in this group or don't be in the group at all, is just propaganda!
I like the religious people filled with love. They are the ones benefiting anyways!
2007-11-09 04:44:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If someone was truly religious (and not just following some organized religious dogma - which is not really "being religious" the way I see it), then they would not be able to feel hate towards everyone.
2007-11-09 05:20:03 · answer #5 · answered by pstottmfc 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only with love - hate acts like a mirror and is not good for everyone. religious or not.
2007-11-09 04:51:42 · answer #6 · answered by Tifi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
John 15
9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
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17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
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19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
2007-11-09 04:47:39 · answer #7 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love everyone. In my opinion, religion per se is a personal and harmonious relationship with God.
2007-11-09 04:50:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously love. As should any non-religious person.
2007-11-09 04:44:22 · answer #9 · answered by Celestian Vega 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My religions says to love everyone. Hard to do that, but it's what we should do.
2007-11-09 04:45:09 · answer #10 · answered by . 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋