Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I think that religions( Judaism, Christianity, Islam ,.... ) as personel beliefs should be respected . It is good to discuss and express our points of view, but we should do it without hurting the others feelings.
I feel no obligation to respect or pay any attention at all to the religious beliefs of others unless they impact my life in some way.
Then I have the right to resist and protect myself by any means necessary.
This holds true regardless who they are, who their gods are, or what their beliefs are.
The bottom line for me is: "Believe anything you want, but leave me out of it."
It is a perverse aspect of our nature that we are incapable of tolerating the religious beliefs of others. Jews, Christians, Muslims - all exist in mutual exclusive intolerance of one another. It seems incongruous that these three great religions - all sharing the same origins and cultural heritage, the same monotheistic basis of belief, and even having many of the same prophets - should be so totally antagonistic. Is not the one true God by any other name the same? Is not the God of Abraham of the Old Testament the same God the Father of Christ’s Gospels, and the one God, save Allah, bespoke to the prophet Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel in the Koran? Of all of God’s peoples, can any one of them claim an exclusive right to Him? It is a sad commentary on the history of civilization that the world is too small a place for one Jew, one Christian and one Muslim to live together in peace.
At the risk of hurting your feelings, this sentiment is just plain silly. How on earth is it possible to debate ideas-- any ideas, not just religious-- being hamstrung by the dictate that one should never hurt anyone's feelings? And how is it that people's subjective "feelings", their extraordinary thin-skinnedness, have gained such a privileged position? You hurt my feelings and the debate is off. Such nonsense. Religious beliefs should not, in my opinion, have protected status. They involve claims about truth and reality, and as such, they are fair game for the kind of aggressive questioning and criticism that we give, and thank "God" for it, any and all truth claims. This is America. You get to believe whatever you want. But you don't get to believe it without having those beliefs questioned, scrutinized, and yes, sometimes mocked.
I think that religions( Judaism, Christianity, Islam ,.... ) as personel beliefs should be respected . It is good to discuss and express our points of view, but we should do it without hurting the others feelings.
And if.. or when.. these personal beliefs infringe on the freedom of others..
What then.. ?
----
"No one can doubt that the wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the diverse energies of free nations and free men."
John F. Kennedy
-
"One is never free alone, but only in the context of free and meaningful society"
This is America. You get to believe whatever you want. But you don't get to believe it without having those beliefs questioned, scrutinized, and yes, sometimes mocked.
I understand basically what you are saying but I don't agree with the 'sometimes mocked' portion.
If you can't hold a conversation with someone without mocking them, don't bother. Mocking isn't even in the same league with scrutinizing and questioning.
Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one...
This isn't the Christianity forum, but I would like to ask...did Jesus and the Apostles 'respect' the ungodly religions of their day ?
Absolutely they did.
They didn't condone them but they did respect them.
I think it's in Acts (16, 17, or 18) where Paul used the pagan gods and idols as a springboard for the gospel message. But he didn't mock or ridicule the folks in the process.
I can't remember the exact location, Marian but it's where he talks about them having an inscription 'to an unknown god', do you remember the story I'm thinking of?
This isn't the Christianity forum, but I would like to ask...did Jesus and the Apostles 'respect' the ungodly religions of their day ?
Considering the fact that nearly all religions (including Christianity) borrow ideas and concepts from other, I would say they weren't as closed-minded towards other religions as many try to make it seem (Assuming they did exist. I don't believe they did.).
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
