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 Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:12 am
froggymama89 xLady Tsukiyox froggymama89 faretheewell I think the biggest challenge to coexistence is the fact that so many religious practices (not faiths, practices) are based on right thinking. You can see this even in this thread. Everyone is convinced that they are thinking about their religion in the correct, most holy way. And there are often disagreements about how to think about religion, and only one way can be the right way to think. All others are heresy, and you must jump in to "defend your Lord" from the heretical ways of thinking that you are seeing in others. My own faith practice went through many, many disagreements and splits because of disagreements in the right way to think. One of these even stemmed (I'm not making this up) from a disagreement in a community about whether to plant a field or allow it to lie fallow in one growing season. It was a matter of which group had the correct God-given philosophy, and they couldn't come to an agreement. The community split over this disagreement. (I believe the Summerfallower Mennonites still exist.) This was one small, insular community consisting of one small denomination of one religion. All these people believed the same thing and they couldn't coexist. Not only that, but all these people believed the same thing and were each other's only social network in a strange, new land with strange, new people all around who distrusted them. And they couldn't coexist. This is even a faith practice that bases itself around pacifism, acceptance and choice. And the church split over these kinds of disagreements in the right thinking. If we can't get people to coexist within one denomination, how can we try to get them to coexist within one religion, let alone across the faith boundaries? And that's just looking at religious difference. What happens when we add in the complication of ethnicity in the mix? How do we build peace? How can we make sure that peace will break out in troubled areas? How do we make sure it stays?I am open to suggestions. you hit the nail on the head hon. One of the things I love about my church is that we preach that its not details that matter its the heart and loving Jesus but there are many churches who disagree with that. my hubbys grandmother thinks it is sin to dance. While i have no problem with people who don't dance or even sing during worship. To say I am sinning because I am just so overflowing with the joy my Lord gives me that I have to move ticks me off. *cough* I will become even more undignified than this...david dancing in his underwear *cough* Tell her that in many cultures dancing is a way of worshipping a deity. And that she's being ignorant to your culture. razz its not that simple. You see, you are outside the religion so it seems like it would be. Like reason would work. But religion is a profound, deep thing and some people go overboard. SHe thinks that dancing it church is a sin hands down. I pointed the passage in 2 samual (or 1 sam) where david burst out dancing in his undergarments because he was so happy to be carrying the ark of the covenent and she just said that he wasn't perfect. She doesn't care about culture she says whats holy is holy and whats not is not. But I can be pretty stuborn too. If someone claims to be a Christian but they are judging and telling people how they are going to burn in hell I will jump down their throat and the bible with me. Then I won't back down till they do. It offends me. Like really you worship this diety and claim these things about him but you portaying him opposite of how you holy book does. Judgement is THE LORD'S. but some people just don't get it. So I can see where she is coming from in that perhaps she is offended at the idea anyone would dance and call it worship. Within religion there is a certain culture. Religion is it's own society in a sense. Different sects believe different things. Different sects worship different. Some are more orthopraxic, others are more orthodoxic. Some are both orthopraxic and orthodoxic making it a orthoproxy. Reason can still work in religion. It is quite possible because not everything in black and white. People are not dogs, we see things in shades, colors, hues, and there is a such thing as a gray area with humanity. What someone views as unholy is merely subjective not absolute. In other words, I'll quote from Macbeth (boring play but good movie and I'm talking about Roman Polanski's version): "What fair is foul, foul is fair". To put it in simpler terms, remember the old addage, One man's trash is another man's treasure. What someone views as "trash" can be seen as "treasure" to the person sitting next to him. Our views are subjective and very from religion to religion, person to person, culture to culture. To bring all this full circle, just because your stepmother views dancing as unholy doesn't make it as such. It's her subjective opinion, nor should it matter what she says. If that's how it works for her then fine. But to you and other people dancing for God is a good way of showing devotion to him. It's showing a possible gift that he may have given you and it shows how you adore that gift and thank him for giving it to him. In other words Sociology can be applied to religion as it's not only a culture all on it's own, but also a society. biggrin
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:54 pm
xLady Tsukiyox froggymama89 xLady Tsukiyox froggymama89 faretheewell I think the biggest challenge to coexistence is the fact that so many religious practices (not faiths, practices) are based on right thinking. You can see this even in this thread. Everyone is convinced that they are thinking about their religion in the correct, most holy way. And there are often disagreements about how to think about religion, and only one way can be the right way to think. All others are heresy, and you must jump in to "defend your Lord" from the heretical ways of thinking that you are seeing in others. My own faith practice went through many, many disagreements and splits because of disagreements in the right way to think. One of these even stemmed (I'm not making this up) from a disagreement in a community about whether to plant a field or allow it to lie fallow in one growing season. It was a matter of which group had the correct God-given philosophy, and they couldn't come to an agreement. The community split over this disagreement. (I believe the Summerfallower Mennonites still exist.) This was one small, insular community consisting of one small denomination of one religion. All these people believed the same thing and they couldn't coexist. Not only that, but all these people believed the same thing and were each other's only social network in a strange, new land with strange, new people all around who distrusted them. And they couldn't coexist. This is even a faith practice that bases itself around pacifism, acceptance and choice. And the church split over these kinds of disagreements in the right thinking. If we can't get people to coexist within one denomination, how can we try to get them to coexist within one religion, let alone across the faith boundaries? And that's just looking at religious difference. What happens when we add in the complication of ethnicity in the mix? How do we build peace? How can we make sure that peace will break out in troubled areas? How do we make sure it stays?I am open to suggestions. you hit the nail on the head hon. One of the things I love about my church is that we preach that its not details that matter its the heart and loving Jesus but there are many churches who disagree with that. my hubbys grandmother thinks it is sin to dance. While i have no problem with people who don't dance or even sing during worship. To say I am sinning because I am just so overflowing with the joy my Lord gives me that I have to move ticks me off. *cough* I will become even more undignified than this...david dancing in his underwear *cough* Tell her that in many cultures dancing is a way of worshipping a deity. And that she's being ignorant to your culture. razz its not that simple. You see, you are outside the religion so it seems like it would be. Like reason would work. But religion is a profound, deep thing and some people go overboard. SHe thinks that dancing it church is a sin hands down. I pointed the passage in 2 samual (or 1 sam) where david burst out dancing in his undergarments because he was so happy to be carrying the ark of the covenent and she just said that he wasn't perfect. She doesn't care about culture she says whats holy is holy and whats not is not. But I can be pretty stuborn too. If someone claims to be a Christian but they are judging and telling people how they are going to burn in hell I will jump down their throat and the bible with me. Then I won't back down till they do. It offends me. Like really you worship this diety and claim these things about him but you portaying him opposite of how you holy book does. Judgement is THE LORD'S. but some people just don't get it. So I can see where she is coming from in that perhaps she is offended at the idea anyone would dance and call it worship. Within religion there is a certain culture. Religion is it's own society in a sense. Different sects believe different things. Different sects worship different. Some are more orthopraxic, others are more orthodoxic. Some are both orthopraxic and orthodoxic making it a orthoproxy. Reason can still work in religion. It is quite possible because not everything in black and white. People are not dogs, we see things in shades, colors, hues, and there is a such thing as a gray area with humanity. What someone views as unholy is merely subjective not absolute. In other words, I'll quote from Macbeth (boring play but good movie and I'm talking about Roman Polanski's version): "What fair is foul, foul is fair". To put it in simpler terms, remember the old addage, One man's trash is another man's treasure. What someone views as "trash" can be seen as "treasure" to the person sitting next to him. Our views are subjective and very from religion to religion, person to person, culture to culture. To bring all this full circle, just because your stepmother views dancing as unholy doesn't make it as such. It's her subjective opinion, nor should it matter what she says. If that's how it works for her then fine. But to you and other people dancing for God is a good way of showing devotion to him. It's showing a possible gift that he may have given you and it shows how you adore that gift and thank him for giving it to him. In other words Sociology can be applied to religion as it's not only a culture all on it's own, but also a society. biggrin I see what you are saying and I agree. I just wish some people weren;t so caught up in the details. Before religion in general can coexist the denominations within them have to and just speaking in terms of the Christian church that's hard. Numbers aside many churches believe that their denomination is the way and if you are say Baptist you have the same fate as muslim. I do not agree with this but some people are so stuborn about these things reason escapes them. Anytime my mom doesn't agree with someone she says "well thats just the devil whispering in your ear." You'd be amazed at how common that line is.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:12 pm
froggymama89 faretheewell I think the biggest challenge to coexistence is the fact that so many religious practices (not faiths, practices) are based on right thinking. You can see this even in this thread. Everyone is convinced that they are thinking about their religion in the correct, most holy way. And there are often disagreements about how to think about religion, and only one way can be the right way to think. All others are heresy, and you must jump in to "defend your Lord" from the heretical ways of thinking that you are seeing in others. My own faith practice went through many, many disagreements and splits because of disagreements in the right way to think. One of these even stemmed (I'm not making this up) from a disagreement in a community about whether to plant a field or allow it to lie fallow in one growing season. It was a matter of which group had the correct God-given philosophy, and they couldn't come to an agreement. The community split over this disagreement. (I believe the Summerfallower Mennonites still exist.) This was one small, insular community consisting of one small denomination of one religion. All these people believed the same thing and they couldn't coexist. Not only that, but all these people believed the same thing and were each other's only social network in a strange, new land with strange, new people all around who distrusted them. And they couldn't coexist. This is even a faith practice that bases itself around pacifism, acceptance and choice. And the church split over these kinds of disagreements in the right thinking. If we can't get people to coexist within one denomination, how can we try to get them to coexist within one religion, let alone across the faith boundaries? And that's just looking at religious difference. What happens when we add in the complication of ethnicity in the mix? How do we build peace? How can we make sure that peace will break out in troubled areas? How do we make sure it stays?I am open to suggestions. you hit the nail on the head hon. One of the things I love about my church is that we preach that its not details that matter its the heart and loving Jesus but there are many churches who disagree with that. my hubbys grandmother thinks it is sin to dance. While i have no problem with people who don't dance or even sing during worship. To say I am sinning because I am just so overflowing with the joy my Lord gives me that I have to move ticks me off. *cough* I will become even more undignified than this...david dancing in his underwear *cough* I think you just missed what I was getting at.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:25 am
froggymama89 xLady Tsukiyox froggymama89 xLady Tsukiyox froggymama89 faretheewell I think the biggest challenge to coexistence is the fact that so many religious practices (not faiths, practices) are based on right thinking. You can see this even in this thread. Everyone is convinced that they are thinking about their religion in the correct, most holy way. And there are often disagreements about how to think about religion, and only one way can be the right way to think. All others are heresy, and you must jump in to "defend your Lord" from the heretical ways of thinking that you are seeing in others. My own faith practice went through many, many disagreements and splits because of disagreements in the right way to think. One of these even stemmed (I'm not making this up) from a disagreement in a community about whether to plant a field or allow it to lie fallow in one growing season. It was a matter of which group had the correct God-given philosophy, and they couldn't come to an agreement. The community split over this disagreement. (I believe the Summerfallower Mennonites still exist.) This was one small, insular community consisting of one small denomination of one religion. All these people believed the same thing and they couldn't coexist. Not only that, but all these people believed the same thing and were each other's only social network in a strange, new land with strange, new people all around who distrusted them. And they couldn't coexist. This is even a faith practice that bases itself around pacifism, acceptance and choice. And the church split over these kinds of disagreements in the right thinking. If we can't get people to coexist within one denomination, how can we try to get them to coexist within one religion, let alone across the faith boundaries? And that's just looking at religious difference. What happens when we add in the complication of ethnicity in the mix? How do we build peace? How can we make sure that peace will break out in troubled areas? How do we make sure it stays?I am open to suggestions. you hit the nail on the head hon. One of the things I love about my church is that we preach that its not details that matter its the heart and loving Jesus but there are many churches who disagree with that. my hubbys grandmother thinks it is sin to dance. While i have no problem with people who don't dance or even sing during worship. To say I am sinning because I am just so overflowing with the joy my Lord gives me that I have to move ticks me off. *cough* I will become even more undignified than this...david dancing in his underwear *cough* Tell her that in many cultures dancing is a way of worshipping a deity. And that she's being ignorant to your culture. razz its not that simple. You see, you are outside the religion so it seems like it would be. Like reason would work. But religion is a profound, deep thing and some people go overboard. SHe thinks that dancing it church is a sin hands down. I pointed the passage in 2 samual (or 1 sam) where david burst out dancing in his undergarments because he was so happy to be carrying the ark of the covenent and she just said that he wasn't perfect. She doesn't care about culture she says whats holy is holy and whats not is not. But I can be pretty stuborn too. If someone claims to be a Christian but they are judging and telling people how they are going to burn in hell I will jump down their throat and the bible with me. Then I won't back down till they do. It offends me. Like really you worship this diety and claim these things about him but you portaying him opposite of how you holy book does. Judgement is THE LORD'S. but some people just don't get it. So I can see where she is coming from in that perhaps she is offended at the idea anyone would dance and call it worship. Within religion there is a certain culture. Religion is it's own society in a sense. Different sects believe different things. Different sects worship different. Some are more orthopraxic, others are more orthodoxic. Some are both orthopraxic and orthodoxic making it a orthoproxy. Reason can still work in religion. It is quite possible because not everything in black and white. People are not dogs, we see things in shades, colors, hues, and there is a such thing as a gray area with humanity. What someone views as unholy is merely subjective not absolute. In other words, I'll quote from Macbeth (boring play but good movie and I'm talking about Roman Polanski's version): "What fair is foul, foul is fair". To put it in simpler terms, remember the old addage, One man's trash is another man's treasure. What someone views as "trash" can be seen as "treasure" to the person sitting next to him. Our views are subjective and very from religion to religion, person to person, culture to culture. To bring all this full circle, just because your stepmother views dancing as unholy doesn't make it as such. It's her subjective opinion, nor should it matter what she says. If that's how it works for her then fine. But to you and other people dancing for God is a good way of showing devotion to him. It's showing a possible gift that he may have given you and it shows how you adore that gift and thank him for giving it to him. In other words Sociology can be applied to religion as it's not only a culture all on it's own, but also a society. biggrin I see what you are saying and I agree. I just wish some people weren;t so caught up in the details. Before religion in general can coexist the denominations within them have to and just speaking in terms of the Christian church that's hard. Numbers aside many churches believe that their denomination is the way and if you are say Baptist you have the same fate as muslim. I do not agree with this but some people are so stuborn about these things reason escapes them. Anytime my mom doesn't agree with someone she says "well thats just the devil whispering in your ear." You'd be amazed at how common that line is. I wouldn't let it bug you. If that's how they think then fine. They're going to have to sit aat St. Peter's Gates and explain to God their way of thinking, and get smacked with judgment because what they say or do isn't in line with Law of Agape.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:20 pm
xLady Tsukiyox froggymama89 xLady Tsukiyox froggymama89 xLady Tsukiyox Tell her that in many cultures dancing is a way of worshipping a deity. And that she's being ignorant to your culture. razz its not that simple. You see, you are outside the religion so it seems like it would be. Like reason would work. But religion is a profound, deep thing and some people go overboard. SHe thinks that dancing it church is a sin hands down. I pointed the passage in 2 samual (or 1 sam) where david burst out dancing in his undergarments because he was so happy to be carrying the ark of the covenent and she just said that he wasn't perfect. She doesn't care about culture she says whats holy is holy and whats not is not. But I can be pretty stuborn too. If someone claims to be a Christian but they are judging and telling people how they are going to burn in hell I will jump down their throat and the bible with me. Then I won't back down till they do. It offends me. Like really you worship this diety and claim these things about him but you portaying him opposite of how you holy book does. Judgement is THE LORD'S. but some people just don't get it. So I can see where she is coming from in that perhaps she is offended at the idea anyone would dance and call it worship. Within religion there is a certain culture. Religion is it's own society in a sense. Different sects believe different things. Different sects worship different. Some are more orthopraxic, others are more orthodoxic. Some are both orthopraxic and orthodoxic making it a orthoproxy. Reason can still work in religion. It is quite possible because not everything in black and white. People are not dogs, we see things in shades, colors, hues, and there is a such thing as a gray area with humanity. What someone views as unholy is merely subjective not absolute. In other words, I'll quote from Macbeth (boring play but good movie and I'm talking about Roman Polanski's version): "What fair is foul, foul is fair". To put it in simpler terms, remember the old addage, One man's trash is another man's treasure. What someone views as "trash" can be seen as "treasure" to the person sitting next to him. Our views are subjective and very from religion to religion, person to person, culture to culture. To bring all this full circle, just because your stepmother views dancing as unholy doesn't make it as such. It's her subjective opinion, nor should it matter what she says. If that's how it works for her then fine. But to you and other people dancing for God is a good way of showing devotion to him. It's showing a possible gift that he may have given you and it shows how you adore that gift and thank him for giving it to him. In other words Sociology can be applied to religion as it's not only a culture all on it's own, but also a society. biggrin I see what you are saying and I agree. I just wish some people weren;t so caught up in the details. Before religion in general can coexist the denominations within them have to and just speaking in terms of the Christian church that's hard. Numbers aside many churches believe that their denomination is the way and if you are say Baptist you have the same fate as muslim. I do not agree with this but some people are so stuborn about these things reason escapes them. Anytime my mom doesn't agree with someone she says "well thats just the devil whispering in your ear." You'd be amazed at how common that line is. I wouldn't let it bug you. If that's how they think then fine. They're going to have to sit aat St. Peter's Gates and explain to God their way of thinking, and get smacked with judgment because what they say or do isn't in line with Law of Agape. whatever all that means....I think you were speaking roman catholic for a second there...are you saying that they will face the judgement of the almighty Lord?
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:21 pm
isnt ironic that all these religions teach peace and goodwill to others yet they breed so much conflict?
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:10 am
froggymama89 xLady Tsukiyox froggymama89 xLady Tsukiyox froggymama89 xLady Tsukiyox Tell her that in many cultures dancing is a way of worshipping a deity. And that she's being ignorant to your culture. razz its not that simple. You see, you are outside the religion so it seems like it would be. Like reason would work. But religion is a profound, deep thing and some people go overboard. SHe thinks that dancing it church is a sin hands down. I pointed the passage in 2 samual (or 1 sam) where david burst out dancing in his undergarments because he was so happy to be carrying the ark of the covenent and she just said that he wasn't perfect. She doesn't care about culture she says whats holy is holy and whats not is not. But I can be pretty stuborn too. If someone claims to be a Christian but they are judging and telling people how they are going to burn in hell I will jump down their throat and the bible with me. Then I won't back down till they do. It offends me. Like really you worship this diety and claim these things about him but you portaying him opposite of how you holy book does. Judgement is THE LORD'S. but some people just don't get it. So I can see where she is coming from in that perhaps she is offended at the idea anyone would dance and call it worship. Within religion there is a certain culture. Religion is it's own society in a sense. Different sects believe different things. Different sects worship different. Some are more orthopraxic, others are more orthodoxic. Some are both orthopraxic and orthodoxic making it a orthoproxy. Reason can still work in religion. It is quite possible because not everything in black and white. People are not dogs, we see things in shades, colors, hues, and there is a such thing as a gray area with humanity. What someone views as unholy is merely subjective not absolute. In other words, I'll quote from Macbeth (boring play but good movie and I'm talking about Roman Polanski's version): "What fair is foul, foul is fair". To put it in simpler terms, remember the old addage, One man's trash is another man's treasure. What someone views as "trash" can be seen as "treasure" to the person sitting next to him. Our views are subjective and very from religion to religion, person to person, culture to culture. To bring all this full circle, just because your stepmother views dancing as unholy doesn't make it as such. It's her subjective opinion, nor should it matter what she says. If that's how it works for her then fine. But to you and other people dancing for God is a good way of showing devotion to him. It's showing a possible gift that he may have given you and it shows how you adore that gift and thank him for giving it to him. In other words Sociology can be applied to religion as it's not only a culture all on it's own, but also a society. biggrin I see what you are saying and I agree. I just wish some people weren;t so caught up in the details. Before religion in general can coexist the denominations within them have to and just speaking in terms of the Christian church that's hard. Numbers aside many churches believe that their denomination is the way and if you are say Baptist you have the same fate as muslim. I do not agree with this but some people are so stuborn about these things reason escapes them. Anytime my mom doesn't agree with someone she says "well thats just the devil whispering in your ear." You'd be amazed at how common that line is. I wouldn't let it bug you. If that's how they think then fine. They're going to have to sit aat St. Peter's Gates and explain to God their way of thinking, and get smacked with judgment because what they say or do isn't in line with Law of Agape. whatever all that means....I think you were speaking roman catholic for a second there...are you saying that they will face the judgement of the almighty Lord? Heh I do that from time to time. I was raised Catholic as a kid but never went through my confirmation. I've done everything else but that. But Catholics do believe that when we die we all face the final "Judgment" and we go before God and are judged for our sins. Even though you have things like reconciliation where you try and reconcile for your sins. People forget that just because you accept God and Jesus doesn't make you invunerable to sin. In fact it makes you more vunerable. Which is why I look at life as one big test. When I was Christian, I looked at everyone who challeneged me as a test be them Atheist, or Christian. If I overcome them then my faith was strong. I stopped believing because I've come to terms with my impaitence with people and the fact that well...Christianity isn't for me and it never really was. :3
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:11 am
froggymama89 isnt ironic that all these religions teach peace and goodwill to others yet they breed so much conflict? It's not religion that breeds conflict but the people who are incharge of religion. In other words the so called holy men. Humanity is a corrupt species. If you put a holy book in their hands, they're going to take whatever chance they get and pervert it by putting their own feelings into it. Which is why most people only take holy books with a grain of salt.
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:33 am
Indy1969 Lady: You´re totally right, the "I" of this word is somewhat failed. The Bah´ai is a monotheistic religion, while the Wicca believe in two deities (a Goddess and a God) and Pagans believe in no god at all. The graphic is somewhat failed in this point...well, I have not made it. I only wanted to talk about the basic idea of it. Shotgun: I don´t want to missionize you, I´ve asked for your opinion about it. Baha'i can technically be classified with Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc. It's an Abrahamic faith. Same god, different beliefs and prophets. COMPLETE EQUALITY FOR WOMEN, WHOOOOO!!! My friend is Baha'i. It needs to be more widespread. Because unlike Christianity, where everyone is NOT equal (damn church. LISTEN TO JESUS, NOT THE ******** WHO PUT IT IN HIS OWN WORDS), Baha'i does not consider males to be superior.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:42 am
Konayuki_ko Indy1969 Lady: You´re totally right, the "I" of this word is somewhat failed. The Bah´ai is a monotheistic religion, while the Wicca believe in two deities (a Goddess and a God) and Pagans believe in no god at all. The graphic is somewhat failed in this point...well, I have not made it. I only wanted to talk about the basic idea of it. Shotgun: I don´t want to missionize you, I´ve asked for your opinion about it. Baha'i can technically be classified with Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc. It's an Abrahamic faith. Same god, different beliefs and prophets. COMPLETE EQUALITY FOR WOMEN, WHOOOOO!!! My friend is Baha'i. It needs to be more widespread. Because unlike Christianity, where everyone is NOT equal (damn church. LISTEN TO JESUS, NOT THE ******** WHO PUT IT IN HIS OWN WORDS), Baha'i does not consider males to be superior. Christianity itself is not sexist, nor does it see women as inferior. Though some denominations do. I simply wanted to clarify that. Oh and yes Paul did say some pretty sexist things...not a lot but a few. One has to remember that Paul was mearly the leader of the early church and still 100% human. So one has to take into account culture when reading his writings.
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:49 am
froggymama89 Konayuki_ko Indy1969 Lady: You´re totally right, the "I" of this word is somewhat failed. The Bah´ai is a monotheistic religion, while the Wicca believe in two deities (a Goddess and a God) and Pagans believe in no god at all. The graphic is somewhat failed in this point...well, I have not made it. I only wanted to talk about the basic idea of it. Shotgun: I don´t want to missionize you, I´ve asked for your opinion about it. Baha'i can technically be classified with Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc. It's an Abrahamic faith. Same god, different beliefs and prophets. COMPLETE EQUALITY FOR WOMEN, WHOOOOO!!! My friend is Baha'i. It needs to be more widespread. Because unlike Christianity, where everyone is NOT equal (damn church. LISTEN TO JESUS, NOT THE ******** WHO PUT IT IN HIS OWN WORDS), Baha'i does not consider males to be superior. Christianity itself is not sexist, nor does it see women as inferior. Though some denominations do. I simply wanted to clarify that. Oh and yes Paul did say some pretty sexist things...not a lot but a few. One has to remember that Paul was mearly the leader of the early church and still 100% human. So one has to take into account culture when reading his writings. That's why I tell people to take whatever Paul says with a grain of salt. Though other people take what he says literally. neutral
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:59 am
xLady Tsukiyox froggymama89 Konayuki_ko Indy1969 Lady: You´re totally right, the "I" of this word is somewhat failed. The Bah´ai is a monotheistic religion, while the Wicca believe in two deities (a Goddess and a God) and Pagans believe in no god at all. The graphic is somewhat failed in this point...well, I have not made it. I only wanted to talk about the basic idea of it. Shotgun: I don´t want to missionize you, I´ve asked for your opinion about it. Baha'i can technically be classified with Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc. It's an Abrahamic faith. Same god, different beliefs and prophets. COMPLETE EQUALITY FOR WOMEN, WHOOOOO!!! My friend is Baha'i. It needs to be more widespread. Because unlike Christianity, where everyone is NOT equal (damn church. LISTEN TO JESUS, NOT THE ******** WHO PUT IT IN HIS OWN WORDS), Baha'i does not consider males to be superior. Christianity itself is not sexist, nor does it see women as inferior. Though some denominations do. I simply wanted to clarify that. Oh and yes Paul did say some pretty sexist things...not a lot but a few. One has to remember that Paul was mearly the leader of the early church and still 100% human. So one has to take into account culture when reading his writings. That's why I tell people to take whatever Paul says with a grain of salt. Though other people take what he says literally. neutral most of his letters are good like his letter to phillipians. I adore "to die is gain and to live is Christ"
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:58 pm
I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, but that will never be possible. SOMEONE is always going to think that their religion is best. xp
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:15 pm
joe_is_my_hubby I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, but that will never be possible. SOMEONE is always going to think that their religion is best. xp Oh mai gawd, no waaaaayyyyyyy!?
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:18 pm
broken_bleeding_angel joe_is_my_hubby I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, but that will never be possible. SOMEONE is always going to think that their religion is best. xp Oh mai gawd, no waaaaayyyyyyy!? 
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