Yeah, that's great for Jesus, but too bad the rest of Catholosism doesn't have that view and they INSIST on being F**CKING HYPOCRITES!!!! ...sorry, i loathe the Catholic religion. Not the people, so don't take anything personal, just the whole structure of how they do things makes me wanna vomit, hence agnostic lol.

Realize though, that sure that was Jesus' teachings, but it was the teaching of just about every other religous figure. I hate to break it to you, but Jesus wasn't the only one with a good idea.

Regards,
TheYoda

1) What did the Catholics do to you?!?

2) The Catholics don't have a monopoly on Jesus' teachings.

3) The Catholics don't have a monopoly on hypocrisy, either.

1) They put me through hell (no pun intended) every sunday. Besides that though, it was always forced down my throat as a child and i hate when things are forced on to me. I like to do my own thing, and Catholisism isn't one of em.

2) I didn't say they did

3) Didn't say that either, but it doesn't mean they're not hypocrites. I'm sure there are plenty of other religions that are hypocritical and I'm sure that if they were shoved down my throat by the respective teachers of that religion, i'd hate it just as much as i hate the catholic religion. I just hate religion in general, which is why i don't practice any.

Regards,
TheYoda

As I've said many times, religion is entirely an opinion. There is no scientific proof for any of them, and they all require you to blindly follow.

I think it's from the book "Bible".

Its funny that the "Do onto others as you would have them do unto you" came up. We just talked about that at church this past week. In every other culture and religion it is stated as Do not do to others what you do not wish to have done for you, or something of the similar, in the negative form. It is only stated in the Bible that us christians not only are excepected to not do evil to people but to also do what good we can for them.

Just to point that out.

-Steve

Have found you can't talk religion with fanatics because their minds are already made up.
When you are brainwashed for years, it is impossible to discuss in a reasonable matter.
Christians can't convert Muslims, Muslims can't convert Christians, etc.

Agree the everyone thinks their religion is the only true religion.

Many people can't accept others might have a different opinion.

Live and let live is my attitude.

This post has been edited by zbd: Sep 21 2007, 07:36 AM

I never discuss Religion or Politics
I have learn that those two subjects cause the most flaming on forums

However without Religion i believe the world might be a better place ..

Or,

with only one?

Not a hope of ever having a one World Religion.You would have a 100yrs war over which Religion is the right one.
I am thinking of starting a new Religious order. I want to make a tax free fortune in a hurry,and Time is not on my side.
What the bet, I can't get some Wood Ducks, to empty their wallets?

No, he's got it right.

I've been thinking of trying something like that, myself. If something as bizarre as "Scientology" could make a has-been SF writer rich, then I should be able to come up with something at least as bizarre, if not more so.

Perhaps we can corroborate? The key, I think, lies in promising people the world without requiring any real effort on their part.

If one flips through a book on world history, one is struck by the disastrous effects of religious wars in which one religion was pitted against another. But even worse has been the suffering caused by internecine wars against heretics, where one interpretation seeks to destroy any other interpretations of the "true faith."
Human nature being what it is, having one world religion would perhaps eliminate religious wars in the first sense, but certainly not sectarian violence in the second---consider what happened after the Protestant Reformation in Europe but extend this period of destruction to the face of the planet.
Z

Z makes a good point about inner-religious despute still being dominant with a one-religion world. I think above all the crazy notions of no religion or one religion, would just be that each religion respects the beleifs of every other religion and we just leave in peace. Imagine all the people... (John Lennon moment).

Regards,
TheYoda

according to that lot I am a Hindu

as to any one religion having all the answers?

no one call tell you which tradition etc to follow; it is what brings YOU close to God that matters