Post by clusium on Apr 20, 2017 13:40:01 GMT
I just thought of 2 polar opposite religions, myself:
Jehovah's Witnesses vs the Druze.
The only thing they have in common with one another is their strict monotheism. Other than that, everything both religions believe in, oppose one another.
JWs do not believe in patriotism to one's own country, believing that it breaks the First Commandment: Druze emphasize being loyal & patriotic to one's own nation.
In relation to this, JWs do not serve in the Military. Druze will serve in the Military of their particular countries, precisely because their faith emphasize loyalty & patriotism to one's own country.
JWs only believe in the Afterlife for only 144,000 people (all of whom are JWs, btw), whereas the souls of all other people die along with the bodies. They do not believe in reincarnation; Druze believe all people are reincarnated.
JWs, a breakaway from Christianity, run heretical to Christian beliefs, by rejecting the Trinity. That means they do not believe that Christ Is God Incarnate; Druze, a breakaway from Islam, run heretical to Muslim beliefs, by believing that Al-Hakim bin-amr Allah was Allah Incarnate. In fact, they believe that there may have been as many as 70 incarnations of Allah.
JWs, believe in proselytizing & bringing people into the faith (as everyone who has ever had the friendly-neighbourhood JW come knocking on their door, knows); Druze do not accept any converts.