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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 19, 2017 3:37:31 GMT
I have no problems with religions if religions are not forced on me
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Post by clusium on Mar 19, 2017 4:00:06 GMT
I define religion as: A culture centred upon the worship of God or gods. I don't think religion needs culture. That's the great thing about Christianity. You can keep your culture while being a part of it only discarding the portions of it that contradict the doctrine. I think of religion much more like an organization of like mind people who share similar goals, values, & hopes while adhering to the tenets of the organization. A good religion has much more in common with a corporate or government structure than it does a society since it is, by its very nature, discriminatory towards those who wish to practice it or be a part of it. That always sounds worse than it is but it is perfectly normal. Nobody says you cannot keep your own culture, while following a particular religion. There are all kinds of cultures. There are national cultures; cultures centred on race; even cultures centred on languages. You can belong to more than one culture at the same time. As a Christian, & more specifically a Catholic, I belong to the same religious culture as Maya. However, Maya is an American, while I am a Canadian. Skyhawke is a Canadian, but, he is both a Buddhist & an atheist. But, we belong to the same NATIONAL culture. |
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Post by MooseNugget on Mar 19, 2017 4:16:00 GMT
Number 8
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Post by awhina on Mar 19, 2017 4:31:23 GMT
The results so far are very enlightening! The majority of votes on the RFS board come from those "opposed to religion".  That raises the question of why those who hate religion hang around a religion board? |
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Post by MooseNugget on Mar 19, 2017 4:35:23 GMT
The results so far are very enlightening! The majority of votes on the RFS board come from those "opposed to religion". That raises the question of why those who hate religion hang around a religion board? I just pop in here. I can't watch too many movies while I'm away from home working at a mine.  |
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Mar 19, 2017 4:49:17 GMT
I don't think religion needs culture. That's the great thing about Christianity. You can keep your culture while being a part of it only discarding the portions of it that contradict the doctrine. I think of religion much more like an organization of like mind people who share similar goals, values, & hopes while adhering to the tenets of the organization. A good religion has much more in common with a corporate or government structure than it does a society since it is, by its very nature, discriminatory towards those who wish to practice it or be a part of it. That always sounds worse than it is but it is perfectly normal. Nobody says you cannot keep your own culture, while following a particular religion. There are all kinds of cultures. There are national cultures; cultures centred on race; even cultures centred on languages. You can belong to more than one culture at the same time. As a Christian, & more specifically a Catholic, I belong to the same religious culture as Maya. However, Maya is an American, while I am a Canadian. Skyhawke is a Canadian, but, he is both a Buddhist & an atheist. But, we belong to the same NATIONAL culture. All I'm saying is religion doesn't need a culture and isn't necessarily a culture depending on how integrated it is to others. I don;t think there is any doubt that individuals can be multi-cultural. |
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Post by clusium on Mar 19, 2017 4:53:38 GMT
Nobody says you cannot keep your own culture, while following a particular religion. There are all kinds of cultures. There are national cultures; cultures centred on race; even cultures centred on languages. You can belong to more than one culture at the same time. As a Christian, & more specifically a Catholic, I belong to the same religious culture as Maya. However, Maya is an American, while I am a Canadian. Skyhawke is a Canadian, but, he is both a Buddhist & an atheist. But, we belong to the same NATIONAL culture. All I'm saying is religion doesn't need a culture and isn't necessarily a culture depending on how integrated it is to others. I don;t think there is any doubt that individuals can be multi-cultural. Perhaps not, but, that is how I define religion. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 4:54:22 GMT
The results so far are very enlightening! The majority of votes on the RFS board come from those "opposed to religion". That raises the question of why those who hate religion hang around a religion board? I would say the opposite - it raises questions about why theists don't have staying power. It's not a very active board, so I would say that instead of being too many atheists it is more a case of too few theists. Could be that having their beliefs consistently challenged elicits feelings of existential terror.  |
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Post by awhina on Mar 19, 2017 6:16:00 GMT
The results so far are very enlightening! The majority of votes on the RFS board come from those "opposed to religion". That raises the question of why those who hate religion hang around a religion board? I would say the opposite - it raises questions about why theists don't have staying power. It's not a very active board, so I would say that instead of being too many atheists it is more a case of too few theists. Could be that having their beliefs consistently challenged elicits feelings of existential terror. No but being mocked, bullied banned and deleted makes maintaining a presence difficult. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 9:19:01 GMT
The results so far are very enlightening! The majority of votes on the RFS board come from those "opposed to religion". That raises the question of why those who hate religion hang around a religion board? I would think that those people tick 6 as well as 8 if it were a multiple vote. Opposing something takes some degree of knowing and understanding it. To oppose something without engaging in discussion and learning is just stupid. Personally, I'm in the 'opposed' camp but I find it interesting to hear from people who have the opposite view. I also have no problem with religious people as individuals, just religion itself. I'm interested in what people believe and why. Religion can't be ignored just because I personally oppose it. It's a massive part of the world, society and people and I find it an interesting topic. |
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Post by nausea on Mar 19, 2017 9:39:34 GMT
The Kardashian hoe is filled with satanic imagery.
They are really into this stuff.They are really into the occult
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Post by awhina on Mar 19, 2017 9:40:14 GMT
The results so far are very enlightening! The majority of votes on the RFS board come from those "opposed to religion". That raises the question of why those who hate religion hang around a religion board? I would think that those people tick 6 as well as 8 if it were a multiple vote. Opposing something takes some degree of knowing and understanding it. To oppose something without engaging in discussion and learning is just stupid. Personally, I'm in the 'opposed' camp but I find it interesting to hear from people who have the opposite view. I also have no problem with religious people as individuals, just religion itself. I'm interested in what people believe and why. Religion can't be ignored just because I personally oppose it. It's a massive part of the world, society and people and I find it an interesting topic. I would like to think that is the case, but from what observe those who oppose religion don't know as much about it as they r think |
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Post by phludowin on Mar 19, 2017 11:36:06 GMT
Only one option is possible?  I would fit in #3 (not religious but going to Church on Christmas' eve) and #7 (not minding religion if it is not forced on me). So, no poll answer from me. |
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Mar 19, 2017 13:58:59 GMT
All I'm saying is religion doesn't need a culture and isn't necessarily a culture depending on how integrated it is to others. I don;t think there is any doubt that individuals can be multi-cultural. Perhaps not, but, that is how I define religion. Cool beans |
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Post by Aj_June on Mar 19, 2017 14:12:34 GMT
A bit of 6 and a bit more of 8. If 7 had read "I have no problems with religions if religions are not forced on me or others", I could have gone with that. Thanks for your response. Yes, I indeed intend to say that but I should have worded it better.  |
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Post by Aj_June on Mar 19, 2017 14:14:16 GMT
Only one option is possible? I would fit in #3 (not religious but going to Church on Christmas' eve) and #7 (not minding religion if it is not forced on me). So, no poll answer from me. That you let both your preferred stances be know by comment is good . Sorry about not opting for multiple answers. Will be careful next time. |
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Post by Aj_June on Mar 19, 2017 18:18:05 GMT
religions have done nothing to bring any sort of enlightenment to mankind. proclaiming ultimate truth has always been a money making proposition and religions have that science down to a tee. unless you define 'burning in eternal torment' as enlightenment. At what age did you come to this realisation? |
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Post by thefleetsin on Mar 20, 2017 16:22:17 GMT
in my late twenties. after a quarter century of being held captive by christian voodoo.
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