Religion and hatred

[light upon light]

How do we escape the cycle of religious hatred and blame? How do we stop seeing people of different faiths as misled, evil, or even as followers of Satan?

As human beings on a single small planet, we can no longer afford hatred, antipathy and violence anymore. Our technology has become far too powerful. How do we let go of our tribalism and embrace our common humanity?

 

[MehGuy]

Genetic engineering.

 

[awitch]

How do we escape the cycle of religious hatred and blame? How do we stop seeing people of different faiths as misled, evil, or even as followers of Satan?

As human beings on a single small planet, we can no longer afford hatred, antipathy and violence anymore. Our technology has become far too powerful. How do we let go of our tribalism and embrace our common humanity?

We don't.
Not as long as people still subscribe to the "I have the one true path and everyone else is wrong and/or evil" mentality.

 

[light upon light]

We don't.
Not as long as people still subscribe to the "I have the one true path and everyone else is wrong and/or evil" mentality.

Agreed.

 

[Winken]

How do we escape the cycle of religious hatred and blame?

Become a Christian.
John 14:6, John 3:16-17, John 3:3, John 5:24, and then top that off with Romans 10:8-13.

p.s. Christianity is not a religion.

 

[awitch]

Become a Christian.
John 14:6, John 3:16-17, John 3:3, John 5:24, and then top that off with Romans 10:8-13.

p.s. Christianity is not a religion.

I can't. I'm just going to let it go.

 

[Winken]

I can't. I'm just going to let it go.

What you can't do He will do.

 

[Cearbhall]

Become a Christian.

That doesn't automatically solve the problem. Many Christians are part of the problem. Become a good person and a Christian, sure. The two aren't mutually exclusive by any means, but nor would they form a single circle if you drew a Venn diagram.

 

[LoAmmi]

Become a Christian.
John 14:6, John 3:16-17, John 3:3, John 5:24, and then top that off with Romans 10:8-13.

p.s. Christianity is not a religion.

Awesome! Judaism isn't a religion either!

 

[awitch]

What you can't do He will do.

I wish He would

 

[Cearbhall]

p.s. Christianity is not a religion.

Then religion doesn't exist at all. Christianity is no different than any other. What term would you prefer that people use to describe the belief systems that are currently known as religions?

 

[Winken]

I wish He would

Read those scriptures I sent. If you don't have a Bible, there's lots of them online. Try the NASB.

 

[awitch]

Then religion doesn't exist at all. Christianity is no different than any other. What term would prefer people use to describe the belief systems that are currently known as religions?

Predicting "personal relationship" in 3..2..1...
(Even though it's the exact same "relationship" that's expected from every human being for the rest of time.

 

[Winken]

Then religion doesn't exist at all. Christianity is no different than any other. What term would you prefer that people use to describe the belief systems that are currently known as religions?

Non-believers.

6-6-2015 OOPS.......... as noted later in this thread, I should have typed "religionists." See additional posts "along the way" to supplement the Truth that "Christianity is not a religion."

 

[Cearbhall]

Non-believers.

Why would I call anyone that when I'm not a Christian? That wouldn't make sense.

You are absolutely under no obligation to identify as religious, and you are free to think of other people as "non-believers" in the context of your beliefs. But don't pretend that there's anything objective about that or expect your terminology to be universal.

 

[LoAmmi]

Predicting "personal relationship" in 3..2..1...
(Even though it's the exact same "relationship" that's expected from every human being for the rest of time.

Like I said, Judaism isn't a religion either. I've decided never to argue with people who say they don't follow a religion; I just declare that I also don't follow one.

 

[Winken]

Like I said, Judaism isn't a religion either. I've decided never to argue with people who say they don't follow a religion; I just declare that I also don't follow one.

On the contrary, Judaism is a perfect example of organized religion. Christianity is not.

 

[LoAmmi]

On the contrary, Judaism is a perfect example of organized religion. Christianity is not.

Sorry. It's not a religion. It's a relationship with G-d.

 

[Winken]

Gotta take the dog to the vet for annual updates. I'll be "out" for a couple of hours.
Read those scriptures!!!!

 

[Cearbhall]

Like I said, Judaism isn't a religion either. I've decided never to argue with people who say they don't follow a religion; I just declare that I also don't follow one.

I have no problem with people saying they don't identify as religious. It's when they insist that everything else is still a religion that it becomes a problem. How could any research ever get done if everyone decided to agree with that? And why would anyone make that concession for just one particular religion in the first place? It's like when someone says "I don't have a race! I'm just WHITE. That's different. They have race."

Yes, I've heard people say this.