Bible Banter and religion

jupiter23 · Post by **jupiter23** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 12:24 pm

Ni-ban Neko wrote: I agree. One's religious beliefs don't automatically make them a good person.

I think respect for other people's beliefs is very important. I might not agree with someone about what they believe, but I respect that they believe it, and wouldn't attack them for it. Unfortunately, Christians have gotten a bad reputation for not having much respect for other religions - primarily because of the very vocal minority that doesn't do this. It's sad that this is the case, because most Christians I know aren't like that at all.

Ni-Ban Neko-san, I'm using your quote here because you pretty much summed up the way I feel on this. You say Christians have a bad rep because many of them have a lack of respect for other's religions, and the same is true of Islam and many other world religions. None of them are the most absolute perfect religion, yet there are fanatics who would say otherwise, therefore causing said fanatic of that particular religion to start giving the religion a bad name. The Bible is not perfect either, and neither is the Torah, the Koran, or any other document written in the name of a certain religion. The only way a religion is perfect is if you feel it is the right one for you.

DreamEmpress · Post by **DreamEmpress** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:39 am

The Bible and religion.....there's a topic that sparks many feelings in many people.

I think AnimeGuru0's words reflected my feelings perfectly. Thank you for getting to those things before I did. I tend to ramble.

Actually it doesn't hurt to know a little about the history, language and even some of the culture before studying any part of the Bible. I learned that when I took the Old Testament class this last year in Institute. Just learning that alone helped me to understand what the blazes people were talking about. Especially in Isaiah.

What's actually always annoyed me is how religions will hurt each other. Supposively all Christianity is suppose to be about love, but yet they don't show it towards "outsiders". It's something to this very day I don't understand. This kind of ridicule seems to be targeted a lot at my religion. I just wish that everyone would do like in Article of Faith 11. It basically states that we will worship God in our own way and that we allow others the same privilege.

Another interesting course I took at the institute this last year was the Gospel and World Religions. In it, we learned about other religions and how we are similar to them. It actually made me think alot of how much we all have in common. The questions we have and the ways we view life and death. It made me start to understand and have a greater respect for other beliefs.

Jusenkyo no Pikachu · Post by **Jusenkyo no Pikachu** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 8:49 am

RoastedTwinkies wrote:I have to agree with what was said. I believe that religion has no place in the law. Not everyone agrees with the same things, so it will only cause problems. Take the controversial abortion issue for example. I do find it offensive, but it is a necessary evil in society. I believe that the government has no right to tell someone that they're not allowed to have an abortion. If a girl was raped and a pregnancy resulted from that, then most likely she would want to have an abortion because if she gave birth to the child, he or she would always remind her of what happened to her. The same goes with people who had tests done which say that their child will be born with birth defects. Personally, I'd rather be dead than to be born with down syndrome, or some other crippling birth defect. It would save me from having to deal with it all my life and it would also take the burden off society.

You forgot the other big good that can come out of abortion: Stem cell research. I'm sure Christopher Reeve would absolutely love to get out of that wheelchair.

Post by **Tiff** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 12:45 pm

Jusenkyo no Pikachu wrote:
You forgot the other big good that can come out of abortion: Stem cell research. I'm sure Christopher Reeve would absolutely love to get out of that wheelchair.

That's a bit crass. I understand where you're going with that, but that's really a horrible, horrible way to say it. Please watch how you say things.

jupiter23 · Post by **jupiter23** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 12:55 pm

What a lot of people don't seem to know is that there are stem cells in the umbilical cord, which can be gathered from the afterbirth of a newborn child. An embryo would not need to be sacrificed this way. (I saw this on the Discovery Channel.)

ParaKiss_Groupie · Post by **ParaKiss_Groupie** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 12:56 pm

Return to the topic of religion, please.