The Importance Of Religion., For EVERYONE - Athiests, Catholics, Whatever. |
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The Importance Of Religion., For EVERYONE - Athiests, Catholics, Whatever. |
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![]() Hilary ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 11 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 546,249 ![]() |
I've always questioned the whole religion thing, ever since I was very young. No religion ever seemed to speak to me. Not any of the Eastern religions, like Buddhism or Taoism, and certainly not any of the Western religions - Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
My father is Catholic (he comes from a strict Filipino family), and I was babtized (SP?) Catholic, but he's never really been a big part of our lives. My problem with the entire spectrum of Christian religions is this: they're not accepting of people at all. Some of my best friends are gay, black, whatever...and I don't know what I'd do without them. So if Catholisism was a part of my life...I don't know where I'd be. I've always said I'd find my own religion, eventually. But lately it's been too hard, with everything that's been going on. So my question is this: how important is religion? Is it really something someone needs in their life? Or is it something somebody makes up to be able to cope with the tolls life takes on them? P.S. This IS NOT An "Is God Real" Topic. Kthanks :] |
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*Michelle* |
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The importance is up to the individual.
Some people like the comfort of knowing some greater person is out there controlling their lives. And some just don't care. |
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![]() Photoartist ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 ![]() |
The importance is up to the individual. Yeah.Some people like the comfort of knowing some greater person is out there controlling their lives. And some just don't care. There are also other people out there who actually just pick and choose what they like. Maybe an element from Christianity, and then something from Islam, or something from the spaghetti monster. They just filter the "morals" on their own. Not like they're separate teams and they have to choose one or anything like that. |
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*Uronacid* |
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Yeah. There are also other people out there who actually just pick and choose what they like. Maybe an element from Christianity, and then something from Islam, or something from the spaghetti monster. They just filter the "morals" on their own. Not like they're separate teams and they have to choose one or anything like that. If you believe in something you have to believe the who thing. You can't just take 50% or your not believing in it. |
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![]() Photoartist ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 ![]() |
If you believe in something you have to believe the who thing. You can't just take 50% or your not believing in it. Not exactly. That's stepping back to the concept that religions or whatever are like teams. Simply, if you agree with something from a foreign religion, it's not like you have to practice the whole religion.Wait, who was joking? |
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