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    What religions of the world do you admire and why? Even tho it may not be your religion.

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    Sawali, or anyone that has an answer, why is it that there are no efforts from people like sawali and/or from other genuinely good muslims against the muslim (fundamentalists according to politically correctness terminology) wacko/extremist/terrorist noisy minority?

    sawali

    Thank you vaIR. Everyone knows that some BAD elements doing harm to others and inocent people are in the minority amongst muslims and christian.Unfortunately they get the headlines. These minorities DO NOT represent the teachings of the faiths. To paint an entire body of muslims or christians with the same brush is unfair and shows ignorance. Everyone is free to practice their beliefs as they wish - there is no compulsion imposed on others BUT to be knowledeable about any faith, one has to make an effort to learn about it before smearing it. IF An American or Canadian or whoever from IS A THIEF. That does NOT make the entire country full of thieves (analogy). However, in one to one dealings, one must deal in honesty, with integrity, tolerance,peace and be trustworthy. Fundamentalist who damage the world and religions will have to be forcefully removed because their agendas are more political than religious AND do no good to anyone.
    valR

    I agree and thank you, nevertheles since you didn't answer my answer/question I will post it as a new question. Iy will give you (and anyone for that matter) another opportunity to answer it.
    tabber

    valR thank you for this answer. i hope you do post it as a question. i have asked myself this many times. why don't the good muslims do something. if people of the same culture have a strong dislike regarding something there people are doing. they can help to stop the nonsense. look at mothers and drunk drivers in this country. they have saved thousands of lives by working to stop the crap, through laws, legislation, frowns, etc.
    valR

    Suzie, I followed your suggestion and posted my "good muslims" questions. Why are you not answering it?
    Colleen

    Moderator
    Suzie?
    valR

    Colleen, Suzie is TABBER's real name according to TABBER akaQA profile.
    Colleen

    Moderator
    Thanks Val.

    All religions of the world deserve respect and tolerance. There should be no mine is better than yours response because we all see the Devine in our own particular way. The world would be a better place if we could accept each others differences and not force our beliefs onto others.

    itsmee

    I'm not going to even read any more. Great answer witchway.

    In junior college, I studied "world religions"; at the time, that included Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Taoism, and Islam.
    In each, I found elements that were extraordinary and beautiful.  My personal preference is Christianity.  You won't find me "congratulating", condemning or chastising anyone for his faith, be it the same or different than mine, or lack thereof.  
    I would appreciate the same consideration. 

    Buddhism......I love the Buddhist Principles and the Meditations.

    Tommyh

    I guess that would be the closest thing to a religion that I could admire as well.If practiced honestly.Do no harm to any living thing.

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    Buddhism. A very peaceful religion. .

    Other than my religion, I do like Buddhism. My husband and I did a 6 weeks meditation with the Buddhist temple in Wollongong.

    Jehovahs Witnesses for their dedication and the Amish for their firm belief, neither of which is my religion.

    I agee with Ed 1530, the American Indians were a great and noble race who had a respect for the natural order.


    Buddhist are on the right track, do no harm to anyone.

    ISLAM.


    Because it is a religion of peace (ignore the fundamentalist who give it a bad name) and respects All other religions. It grows fast because of its teachings. Of course one has to choose between the two branches - the shias and the sunnis.  The former is more dominent on the esoteric. 

    eggplant

    The only trouble with Islam is that they say that their religion cancels out all other religions. You can't tell me anything else because I have read about half of the Koran and their catechism for study. You are no different from the Christians who say they are the only ones. I don't mean that Islam is bad, it is beautiful and I love the way the Koran is written.
    sawali

    eggplant, who is they. The Koran itself respects all religions,judaism,christianity and others,AND says Everyone to his religion ie stay with your faith. No Muslim can say my religion is better than yours because it will be contrary to koranic teachings. However some ignorants do say this and have tobe I G N O R E D. Stay with truth and never go wrong.

    Curious why my answer does not have thumbs up or down icon!
    ed shank

    Riiight. Delusional.
    valR

    Sawali
    Read the Q again...One always has the option to not answer any Q. Had you answered this Q with “none except my own religion - Islam” I might had given you 15 KPs. The "why" portion is for other religion that you would admire. Instead you started prozelitizing again. This is note the place to do it. More to come... heep checking the new answers to this Q...
    Colleen

    Moderator
    "Curious why my answer does not have thumbs up or down icon!"

    You do not see these on your own answers because you can not thumbs up or thumbs down yourself!

    The Shakers are interesting, they made beautiful things out of wood.


    I also like Zoroastraianism. The basis of this religion is the conflict between good and evil personified in the deities Ahura Mazda ( good) and Angra Mainyu (bad). Sadly this religion has almost been wiped out in Iran, its country of origin but survives in India as Parsee.

    I dont have a religion but actually admire the Jehovahs Witnesses for the fact they have the courage of their convictions and go out door knocking,they must get a lot of abuse. At my previous house we used to regularly have a couple call,they knew we were not going to follow their faith but they always came in for a cup of tea and a biscuit.And didnt sell you religion,nice people

    I'm Christian, this is the only road I walk on.

    ed shank

    Call me what you will, and I know there's many out there that will want to comment on this but, I can't see the peace and love in Islam. All I see is the insanity of it.
    sawali

    so edshank you joined the rank of being ignorant on Islam. What u see are the bad actions of some. You willfind them in IRA too, That does not speak for the whole christianity or Islam. As I said before everyone to his faith and I respect that.
    ed shank

    @sawali. My stepfather was Muslim, the Mosque is no stranger to me. He allowed me to attend a Christian church at age 13 and determine what religion/path I chose to follow. Islam did nothing for me. I would never harm someone for being a Muslim, but I will turn my back to them.
    sawali

    ed shank, I respect your belief and be a good christian. Everyone to his faith because it's teachings are good and makes you a good human being.
    American Indian’s before they learn of Christianity.

    None. They are all variations of condescending rules that many people believe they need in order to be functional citizens.


    I'm fine with that but am resentful when these same people believe that people like me should do likewise.

    I admire all past and current religions.


    The problem is with  the extremism and intolerrance practiced by the members of some religions, not so much in the past - it cannot be changed - but in the present time.

    valR

    Would you decribe your path to atheism?
    PS In case you didn't notice from one of my answers to similar Q, I am an agnostic.
    Poppy3

    I consider myself also agnostic - the thought of a true religion being so spoiled by radicalism and seeing so called religious people not acting in the way that their God would like - yeah I know simple. Also during my career I had to and instinctively felt that regardless of religion this was a human being first and foremost before me and it happens to be here and now.

    I DO NOT FOLLOW ANY RELIGION , I FOLLOW THE HOLY BIBLE


     

    Colleen

    Moderator
    What religion do you admire if any? That is the question, not which religion you might follow. : )
    valR

    Your answer means that you are a member of a branch of a Christian religion which is the only one you practice and admire and this is OK with me.
    Colleen

    Moderator
    Would like to see him open his mind some. I know that's difficult for the extremists.

    All religions that do not encourage their following to murder innocent people. Islam apparently is not on my favorites list. To hell with you all.

    Colleen

    Moderator
    Only the fanatical believe this. Sort of like the Christian soldiers once believed this way. Every religion has it's fanatics. For the Islamic religion, it's the Taliban, no different than the Christ Crusaders. The majority of Muslims believe in peace and non violence.
    ed shank

    Peace and non violence in this country perhaps. While they are the minority they pose no threat. Should that change many will be in deep s***. You admit to a gay lifestyle, how long do you think you would survive in "sandLand'?
    Colleen

    Moderator
    I'm not in their land, I live in the USA and the US will never go back to killing gays. Been there, done that. I'm not worried.

    I study a few religion in my younger day, and found that religion is a form of ways to govern people. So I concluded that I wont take that road, and decide it to read the Bible for myself and behold I was overwhelm,I knew without a doubt that I came across the truth of the word, no other men or women could of said these words that open my mind,and fill me with joy that was beyond my expectation, My conclusion is " The whole duty of mankind is to obey the ten commandment " AND I WOULD ADD " Love your neighbor as yourself"

    PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS,IT IS A TRUE WAY OF LIVING  WHICH CREATES A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD OUR FATHER AND OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

    I love the beautiful stories of Krishna the most of all those I've taken the effort to study!This and the Bauls and their love and dedication to music as a way of life and worship!""

    digger

    I just wish they wouldn't hang out at airports. Nonetheless, they ARE pretty peaceful.

    NONE.

    WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FATHER THAT YOU SHOULD GO ON THE OFFENSIVE? I AM ONLY EXPRESSING MY OPINION.

    Colleen

    Moderator
    This is not opinion. You are preaching. It's none of your business what my relationship with God is. I need no thumper to question my relationship with God. Take your pulpit and go find a Christian forum.
    And yes, I removed your message to witchway. You did not need to put your religion up against her beliefs that all religions deserve respect.

    AND THATS THE TRUTH ,AND IF ANY ONE NEEDS HELP GO TO THE BIBLE.

    Colleen

    Moderator
    Please do not use this forum to preach. Just answer the question without pushing others to go read YOUR bible.

    Islam. The book that muslims follow cannot be changed whereas the bible was written by many poeple so it might have been changed. The muslims worship 1 god (Allah) who can make things happen and has created the world, universe, galaxy and the whole of space whereas religions who pray to a statue, the statue cannot talk, walk oor move in any way (unless you move it).

    Umbriel i see you have a lot of passion for this topic.  me too. 

    Taoism. It promotes the opinions of women :)

    WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FATHER THAT YOU SHOULD GO ON THE OFFENSIVE? I AM ONLY EXPRESSING MY OPINION.

    Well you all know I will say Christian, but the Buddhists I've met seem to be pretty peaceful people. And weather I agree with them or not I respect the peace that they have.



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