Sentences with phrase «religion as beliefs»

I lump all of those things in with religion as beliefs that are not supported by evidence.

religion as a belief is fine..

Yet so entrenched is the concept of religion as belief in authoritative, ready - made doctrines that when that notion is challenged the whole edifice of religion may be rejected, as in traditional naturalistic humanism or the more bizarre «radical theologies» currently in vogue.

Religion as identity T Jeremy Gunn, in the Harvard Human Rights Journal (Volume 16, Spring 2003) remarked that religion may take three forms: «religion as belief... identity... [or] way of life.»

Not exact matches

The corporation, they say, is «merely an inanimate vessel,» and as such it can not have beliefs or exercise a religion.

«Émile Durkheim understood religion not as belief in the supernatural (as the popular conception would have it), but as a system of beliefs and practices relating to sacred things.

It also means that morality provisions can not prevent employees from supporting a political party or practicing a specific religion, for example (although some employers, such as denominational school boards, have argued successfully that their religious beliefs allow them to hold employees to a different moral standards).

@Yakobi try again,... how about 1/3 fallen angels (now called demons) making up religions / as well as belief of atheism to be worshiped directly / indirectly as God?

Pretty sad when a society allows religion and god beliefs to be taught as facts.

true but atheist never killed anyone or started wars or try to make laws restricting rights based on their beliefs as all the other stupid religions do... thats the problem.

Most Atheists would argue that they do not fall into either of those definitions, as they reject religion and they generally demand that belief is based on proof.

What I have a problem with is a leader who preaches his faith to me, and expects me to have similar beliefs as him, and follow the rules of his religion.

Explaining religion as a mental illness relies on your belief in science.

We will need shared beliefs and values, whether or not they qualify as religion.

Science is not influenced by belief as you suggest because many scientists with different beliefs validate the experiments, unlike religion which is pure belief with no evidence.

Well that's an ironic claim seeing as half of the Christian belief system was taken from other earlier religions.

So don't say that religion is dumb, enjoy your own mind and beliefs as we all do who worship him and Thank him everyday for anything and everything that he has given us.

Admittedly this particular thread is relatively tame compared to some I've seen, but I'm always amazed at the degree to which those who practice the religion known as «Atheism» feel a compulsion to foist their beliefs on others.

Get over your militant crusade to enforce your own religion (the belief that there is no God is a belief, and therefore the foundation of the atheist religion) on everyone and let them choose to believe as they wish.

So, using simple logic that I assume you would be able to perform (since you feel you are superior), atheism can be defined as a religion, in that it is a belief system and worldview (i.e: a religion).

Perhaps you can disprove certain beliefs, such as the «young earth» idea, but at the core level science and religion are not in conflict.

They have no tolerance for any other belief or religion and will kill anyone who does not believe as they do.

My father is Catholic as well as my husband so I have respect for that specific religion but have my own beliefs in certain aspects of the religion.

A belief in God does not prove or disprove one's intelligence, just as being a member of any particular religion does not prove or disprove intelligence.

As intelligence increases, belief in religion decreases.

There are some who think they must stick to literal beliefs based on ancient text and those who think their religion is as pliable as silly puddy.

You might not understand that non-Mormons do not believe in your religion and are OFFENDED by your beliefs and your practices of trying to Mormanize the dead, particularly those who were killed for not being Christian such as Anne Frank.

Well none, because the pursuit of money, more broadly understood as Materialism, and religion, the belief in the Immaterial, is really all there is.

Circular religious logic will still never fully justify the fact that religion asks for special rights and protections, which it gets, and then turns those rights and protections on other groups as a defense mechanism for when they are accused of discriminating... i.e. «We can choose who we accept and who we don't because of our beliefs... wait, what... how can you say you will not accept our religious organization, that's religious discrimination!»

one of the definitions of religion: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith» As noted above Atheism is none of these things.

This media trap pits us against each other for the sake of race, religion, and beliefs as a distraction from whats really going on.

As more and more children get removed from the old ways of indoctrinating them all with religious belief from an early age, then atheism will become the norm, and religion the refuge of the minorities of the mentally ill and the lame seekers of cargo cults.

Could just as well replace «religion» with any set of beliefs / ideas you disagree with.

they are both religions, as religions are described as people sharing a common belief system.

then you use faith in your beliefs the same as any religion and yes you do have a belief it is that there is no god, that is not absence of believing that is the presence of a belief system

Your «Americaness» isn't defined by your religion — and part of being American as you so frequently harp on, is democracy, freedom of speech and belief.

Beliefs should be kept personal, but he goes out of his publicize his beliefs which are insubstantial as any reBeliefs should be kept personal, but he goes out of his publicize his beliefs which are insubstantial as any rebeliefs which are insubstantial as any religion.

Kevin, they need new adherents so thier religion doesn» y die outThey would hate being the last of a cult that uses myth as a belief syste for their salvation, whatever that is.

CNN's religion blog seems to be a humanist's attempt at dismantling every religion especially christianity as America's most prevalent belief system.

Michael «As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the furthest thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.»

«Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time.»

Neither qualify as a belief system, though in the sense of western religions.

I am for the elimination of hate, fear and control, religion is just the catalyst that people use to hate, fear and control, getting rid of religion won't solve the problem, its like putting a band aid on a severe cut, its temporary, and it just hits the surface, instead we need to go deeper than that to the root cause, I know lots of religious people who don't hate, fear or control, there are also many beliefs such as paganism, Buddism, Taoism, which doesn't use hate fear, and self righteousness to condemn others, I think if maybe more of the most major religions followed there teachings then we wouldn't have as much problems as we do.

Dismissing religion as fairy tales doesn't address the fact that millions of people take their religious beliefs very seriously and make decisions and take action based upon those beliefs.

Funny, Brian, that seems to be the underlying belief of several other major religions as well.

Neither requires any belief and it would be difficult to call Taoism as a whole a religion although there are some who have made it into that as well.

Details of belief as taught or discussed — when the school first opened they taught only religion, Italian, and mathematics

This hypocritical belief applies to all lovers of the self, lovers of self - will, lovers of self - interest, lovers of self - rights...... lovers of the belief in freedom of rights and religion... making Christ into a «faith» of the same validity as any other man - made «religion».

So many people who advocate or speak publicly for political or personal reasons aren't acknowledged as much when it comes to religion when someone is wanting to speak out about there faith a light bulb goes off and says we don't want to hear, or talk, or, air any thing that has to do with the mentioning of God but because of the high profile story and because this is the President of the United States it's ok hats off to them for not being ashamed to speak about there faith I agree with Richard some people just because they profess there faith doesn't mean there trying to push there beliefs on anyone people of faith have a right to free speech also.

Extremists in any religion may interpret their holy doctrines to produce the suffering, torture and murder of others as a mechanism to coerce them into adopting their ways of life and their beliefs.