in like almost every religion book it says something like love your neighbor or something like that & yet nobody listens to it & claim to hate one another. Also why do some people try to convert others like try & make them believe something that they believe?i mean sure not all religions are good but why force some people into your religion?
2007-12-06 16:47:54 · 6 answers · asked by ☮ 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
sorry i said 'like' a lot, i'm just really tired from a long day :)
2007-12-06 16:48:34 · update #1
No one is ever forced to do anything - whether related to religion or not.
An idea is simply presented by someone and the other person can decide on whether or not they accept. The decision is purely voluntary.
When you get to be a little older, you'll stop seeing your fellow human beings as "like," being like Mommies and Daddies telling you what to do.
Also, you should avoid making absolute statements because nobody and everybody never fall into one specific category. SOME people might not follow the "love thy neighbor," rule while SOME others do.
2007-12-06 16:54:09 · answer #1 · answered by CurlySue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The purpose of life is to perpetuate. Not only procreation, but also to perpetuate our own ideas. That's why we are a social species. We believe things, and we want other people to share our beliefs so that after we are gone, our beliefs in what is true, or what is real, will live on after we die. It is human nature to try and communicate our beliefs for this reason, but some people have different sets of moral values based on their beliefs, which is why some people are fine with letting others have their own beliefs, and why other people think it is ok to try and force others into believing.
2007-12-07 00:56:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like it depends on the person, their religion and beliefs and their surroundings.
I don't try to push anything on anyone.
As for why people don't listen to the "love thy neighbor"?
simple...every bible or holy book has loopholes...like christians are okay to dislike gays etc because it is not "godly"...
Again, I try my best to go by the rule treat others as you want to be treated...
2007-12-07 00:53:07 · answer #3 · answered by Star 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well... all that being said you've never met my neighbors... anyone with confederate flag mud flaps, shotguns in the gun rack of the back window, and a bumper sticker that says,"The south shall rise again"... I'm just a lil bit leary of...
2007-12-07 00:52:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I see you (my neighbor) walking into the street, and I really believe that you're about to be killed by a car... is it more loving to ignore it and let you get hit, or to try and stop you?
If I see you (my neighbor) walking without God, and I really believe that you're about to end up in hell..... is it more loving to ignore it and let you go to hell, or try and stop you?
2007-12-07 01:05:58 · answer #5 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jews don't.
We just want to be be left alone.
You want to convert to Judaism, ok...but we don't make it easy for you. One thing for sure is that we're not gonna talk you into it.
2007-12-07 00:56:50 · answer #6 · answered by Izzy_Cool 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋