Morals?! Isn't it the person's choice to decide, I mean, If religion is pushing you to have manner and such

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than.. i mean, what's the point?
Have religion cause of morals?!

Answer 1

No, you should have morals anyway. I know I don't need any religion to tell me not to kill people...

Religion is a way of feeling purpose, that there's something more to life, and the afterlife. It stresses good morals, of course, because it's trying to teach us to be good people in spite of our temptations and mistakes.

And by all means, it IS a personal choice. Religion or No, and whatever Religion...everyone makes the choice whether to be a good person or not.
The devil is a scape-goat in my opinion.

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Answer 2

I think you're sort of missing the point. Having religion doesn't give someone morals or make them superior, and I can't think of anyone close to me that actually believes that. It's a less common belief amongt religious people than you assume.

Religions do have moral codes that tend to line up socially around the world, with additional morays within the culture of that particular religion, but you could say that those are just sprinkles on the cupcake. Religion ought to be used as a tool to aid us on our chosen paths to Heaven, and thusly to God. The Bible is also a gift and a tool to aid us in our journey on our chosen path. That is not to say that if you don't follow the Bible's teachings or a religion that you don't have good morals.

It's people who believe in nothing except themselves and do things for selfish reasons with hate in their hearts who have no morals. They wouldn't have good morals whether they followed a religion or not. Look at Hitler. Look at Hussain. They claimed to be religious men but had NO morals at all. Then look at Richard Hawkins, who is an avid atheist, and has excellent morals.

Answer 3

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If ones religion forces them to behave in a specific way, do they have free choice? Maybe not. Having freedom of choice implies that a person is free to choose. If one does not choose to follow a religion that says people have free choice, are they taking free choice away? Is it immoral to take away a person's freedom of choice by punishing people who choose to do something different?
You had an interesting question. I do not know the answer and maybe there is no definitive answer.

Answer 4

Well, morals and manners aren't the same thing. Organized religion teaches morals (right and wrong), then it teaches you that its okay to be immoral as long as you do it in the name of your God. That is why I dislike organized religion.

Answer 5

One's morality is a natural outcome of who we believe is a higher moral authority than ourselves. For those who believe in God, they look to see the character of God. Christians see morality as this:

To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8)

Morality is meaningless term for those who don't believe in a higher moral authority than themselves.

It is not that religion tells us what to do. Religion points to God as the higher moral authority to Whom we have an obligation to respect.

Answer 6

You do good because you know that Allah is watching u and you expect Him to reward you no body else.
You try your best to be good because God loves good people and bless them.
You will feel good when u know that you are pleasing your creator and that's make one happy and content.
No pushing just looking forward to the promised paradise.
No pushing.. God has given us free will to choose..in the end it is completely our choice whether to go with his advices and be granted his heaven or to reject him and will be granted for hell.

Answer 7

Religions do not cause morals.
They help us to keep them.
It is always our free choice to do the right thing.