This lesson explores what religious items you will find in the homes
of religious people from the 6 different religions.
It seemed to him necessary to distinguish the immediate «acquaintance with» God
of the religious person from the indirect «knowledge about» to which at best scientific knowledge could lead.
Not exact matches
A wide variety
of crimes fall under this umbrella term,
from attacks against gay
people to vandalism
of religious sites.
To put things in context, Bell followed that quote up by expressing his disappointment when communities
of faith discourage
people from asking questions about
religious texts or beliefs.
Supporters
of the measure say it will protect
people and business owners with strong
religious convictions
from government intrusion.
But a consideration
of medical issues brings up the point that the somewhat - rich MREs could easily overwhelm the digestive system
of a
person suffering
from severe malnutrition, and a consideration
of the population's unique characteristics leads to the concern that the MREs may be incompatible with ethnic and
religious dietary restrictions.
Since its founding in 1967, the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has made some impressive achievements: it has doubled its membership
from five countries to 10, now comprising a combined population
of 625 million
people; and, it has reached a level
of cohesion and integration that is impressive in light
of the economic,
religious, cultural, and political diversity among its members.
To think that some bunch
of people,
from one particular
religious sect, can unilaterally decide to say some dead
person is «baptised», and to think that such a declaration means anything at all for the spirit (if any)
of the deceased, is bizarre.
They managed to deliver tax breaks for the rich and oil companies, that's indisputable, but not on any
of the «moral» issues they've used since the early 70s to get votes
from religious people.
The only restriction I believe is appropriate on
religious belief is to stop them
from hurting other
people or ritualistic abuse
of animals.
Dawkins argues that while there appear to be plenty
of individuals that would place themselves as «1» due to the strictness
of religious doctrine against doubt, most atheists do not consider themselves «7» because atheism arises
from a lack
of evidence and evidence can always change a thinking
person's mind.
Mr. Hawking wins easy battles against uneducated (in science)
religious persons, but taking his statement on perspective, He is based on assumptions with serious underlying problems, basically everything
from mathematics, to the incompatibility
of quantum mechanics and relativity, and the lack
of proof and evidence for string theories, he is launching a very aggressive statement, probably his last effort on life to counter the anthropomorphic ideas
of God, and this is very common in all scientists.
The more educated one becomes the less
religious one is... when you see educated politicians and professional
people of all kinds talking religiousness it's lip service for the ignorant... it's part
of their job... other wise there's trouble
from the little
people.
Of course some religious groups and persons like that will also mock, but they speak from places of personal interest, and so what they think doesn't matter, we all know where those opinions originat
Of course some
religious groups and
persons like that will also mock, but they speak
from places
of personal interest, and so what they think doesn't matter, we all know where those opinions originat
of personal interest, and so what they think doesn't matter, we all know where those opinions originate.
But
of course and
religious quotings you consider as poison because you want to be deafening and blinding your self
from recognizing the existence
of GOD the Creator
of the universe...!?! Where ever you head you will find GOD and GOD loving
people so get used to it... You are running and running away but you can't run away
from your self...!
IMHO... I think «their obsession with religion» is about the sometimes crazy actions and outcomes that follow
from people of religious beliefs... especially the fundamentalists.
I will no longer temper my understanding
of truth in order to pretend that I have even a tiny smidgen
of respect for the appalling negativity that continues to emanate
from religious circles where the church has for centuries conveniently perfumed its ongoing prejudices against blacks, Jews, women and homosexual
persons with what it assumes is «high - sounding, pious rhetoric.»
Zeus, Venus, Satan, Sheva, Krisna, Jesus, Allah... all embraceable man - made myths for
people too mentally conditioned to honestly consider their own
religious brainwashing, too lazy and / or stupid to actually confront and learn the science
of mother nature, and too empowered / deluded by sectarian association to relocate their nose an inch away
from the ass end
of the sheep they follow in single file.
Religious people are however delusional, which is very different
from a matter
of intelligence.
Religious leaders free themselves
from the obligation
of talking about evil, by pretending that it's only a matter
of free will and
people can choose what they want and the consequences are only personal («between you and God»).
Christ, as time has many different names
from many different cultures and the christians forcibly converted
people to stop them
from celebrating THEIR OWN
religious holidays that fell at the same time
of years millenia ago.
This
person is obviously suffering
from mental illness and yet this irrational respect that is given to «
religious faith» blinds CNN to the point where they post this as «Belief» instead
of on the medical page where it belongs.
And then, most crucially: «But rescuers did differ
from others in their interpretation
of religious teaching and
religious commitment, which emphasized the common humanity
of all
people and therefore supported efforts to help Jews» (emphasis added).
The very existence
of the Jewish
people as a
religious community separate
from Christianity was regarded as a fundamental affront to the new
religious community with whom Cod had now made his permanent covenant.
Well it is true that some
people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow
of his business income... In such case it is either you are
religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out
of you with tales and stories... There is another type
of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment
of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you
from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents
of public toilets and market places... Some
of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one
of them or possessed by one
of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...
IT wasn't Christians, but rather the Catholic Church that murdered thousands
of people and this was largely in response to the Muslim movement which was converting
people by the sword and killing
people, so it became a
religious war, but this was far
from what Christ taught or envisioned.
I think a fast
from verbosity about religion may help the
religious people to see how religion - free
people may indeed lack nothing, but instead, their «envelope» is just a particular sort
of clothing — not necessary but fun for them perhaps.
Many
of the ruined buildings that are visible today and which are visited by thousands
of people every year, were constructed by Aelred, abbot
from 1147 to 1167, who became the most prominent
religious figure
of his day in England.
Home Secretary Theresa May said: «Many British
people of different faiths follow
religious codes and practices, and benefit a great deal
from the guidance they offer.
My experience has been those believers that listen among any
of these: the ex-ex-gay departing
religious «therapy programs», the believers departing
from religious belief, and those leaving church - sponsored patriarchy,... in time, these
people see the commonality
of humanity....
Regardless
of what you believe, you can not deny the fact forming
religious groups only distances
people from those who do not share the same beliefs.
How about all lbg
people and especially athiests just stop eating anywhere that has a history or management that is
from a
religious faith that means almost no grocery stores no restaurants 98 %
of the world believes in a religion the other 2 % can just not interact with the rest
of us if thats what they want no skin off our backs make the world a better place just become reclusive your already hateful, distrustful and judgmental
Likewise, it would appear
from the comments that both Christian and Moslem take offense at having their
religious artifacts burned — in this particular situation by
persons who are not
of Moslem faith.
However, I do not think that a
person's religion or lack
of religious belief should exclude him or her
from political office.
If you pay attention to what I wrote, I accuse both the atheist and the
religious person in that «intelligent design» conversation
of anthropomorphizing intelligence and debating the point
from the wrong perspective in the first place.
Religious people the world over are great at picking and choosing what they want
from their various books
of magic spells.
Ultimately, much
of this is a result
of the modern «competitive» paradigm
of religious communities: being right, having the truth, drawing
people into the light
from the dark, etc. all becomes about feeling good about ones own membership and being part
of those who are «right».
Religious people tend to believe humans are a separate form
of life created a few thousand years ago totally apart
from all other life.
The thing that makes me uneasy about having elected officails
from certain
religious groups is that, being female, I'm not sure a
person who suscribes to a set
of beliefs that does not permit a woman to occupy the highest leadership posts in the organization is going to promote policies in my best interests.
if you look into any religion one
of the first things is not to judge other
people, and yet some how it happens that most judging comes
from super
religious folks.
I can't believe the lunacy I read
from people defending the actions
of the
religious.
Amazing how many
of our elected officials and
people in high power who are screwing the general population over in this country are graduates or attendies
from some
of those major, least
religious colleges and universities.
Aside
from the
religious aspect, this is a spontaneous artifact that had a lot
of meaning for some
people.
Confession time here: although I don't usually end up at places such as drunken parties, stripper bars and porn shops while hanging out with friends, since those activities and places hold little appeal for me, I know I need to stay away
from certain «
religious»
people, those who seem to love only themselves and who seem hell - bent on being nasty to
people they describe as «sinners», supposedly in the name
of truth - telling.
Those who hold this view believe that if
people from different
religious groups attend separate schools, our society may fly apart as has that
of the Balkans, where Catholic Croatians, Orthodox Serbs and Bosnian Muslims slaughter each other.
This is a rather important ethical point, because the worst
religious charlatans have exploited
people's gullibility and desire to believe in miracles and especially miraculous cures in order to take vast sums
of money
from people who really can't afford to be giving any away, least
of all to con - artists like faith healers.
In my 23 years
of sobriety I have seen all kinds
of people make it and have seen very very spiritual and
religious people die
from this disease.
If we pay attention to the insight
of what Jesus said, it may have different meaning
from what in which the
religious people have believed.
Her false
religious teachings that vary
from A to Z, has cause the nations to be like a drunken
person, with the «harlot» able to take advantage
of them.
The Church has authority
from Jesus to «bind and loose» disciplines which govern the public
religious practice
of the God's
people on earth — this is not the same as the Divine Law
of God's Word and natural moral law.