Is reilgion can harm a person?
140522
orrnancy and WT&WJ have it right.  Religion can be detrimental to a person.  In "religion" one can get so caught up in trying to "do all the right things" and such that they get burned out.  Religion was not what we were intended to have.  We were intended to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, not to think that we have to serve people all the time.\n\nDon't get me wrong - serving is a great thing, but if that's all you focus on, then you're going to be hurt one of these days.  It's the same with anything else that you feel you are required to do to get into heaven.  All that's required of you is to accept Jesus as your Savior, and the rest of the things in "relgion" are simply perks that you can do to show the rest of the world how much they need Jesus.
248714
There's no scripture to support this idea one way or another.  People are affected in different ways when in the spirit.  There was a man at my church who would run around the pews (admittedly it freaked me out a bit when he first did it) and a woman who would wail.  I think you'll find the most about the issue in Paul's stuff, but don't quote me on that.
273495
Absolutely.\n\nReligion (EVERY religion) is designed to make the stupid stay stupid, the poor staying poor, the suppressed staying suppressed.\n\nReligion is about telling you what you should think to keep you from thinking for yourself.
858661
No offence taken :) \n\nThere are a lot of rumours about things like this.  The truth is, people from all religions can be abusive, but it's certainly not supported in any way by the Mormon church.  There is a pamphlet published by the church that you might be interested in peering at, called 'The Family' which actually touches on this.  It says that it's a terrible thing to do to beat your partner, and that God looks down on it.  It also says that anyone who does this will lose their blessings from God, and may have their membership in the church suspended.  There is even a brief suggestion that you will not get to continue your marriage after death (there is an idea in the Mormon church that if you get married in the temple, the marriage continues after you die, for all eternity) if you abuse your spouse.  \n\nHope this helps! \n\nAmaya \nxXx
1165734
When you say someone is sinning or not following your gods way , are you not judging them ? And if so are you not (by your own religious laws) then condemned ? \nIf no one is being harm let them be and treat them as you wish yourself treated... that's your right as a human being regardless of whatever religion you subscribe to.
435862
Only if they want to be ridiculed.\n\nThe religious person says "If I'm wrong, I have nothing to lose.  If you're wrong, you'll burn in hell" (or some such nonsense).  Sadly for that person, this is wrong.  If you believe in the Christian god, and it's actually the Muslim god who exists, you're going to burn in hell for all eternity - the Quran says so.  If you believe in the Christian god and he's an evil sadist rather than a benevolent god (a reasonable assumption, considering the incalculable suffering that he - supposedly - presides over in the world), then he will take great delight in sending the most fervent believers to eternal torture and keeping us atheists in paradise, just to make your torment that much the worse.  If there is a god and he values reason over blind faith, he will reward atheists and punish believers (since they have no justifiable reason to believe that any gods exist).  \n\nAny genuinely religious person would spend their lives eternally tormented by the possibility of believing in the wrong god and ending up in some other hell, or offending the Christian god and ending up in his.  If you don't feel this way, then you can't be a genuine believer.\n\nAtheists, of course, have no such worries, since we know that when we die, we cease to exist.  You spend your life sweating over the prospect of burning in hell, and we'll live comfortable lives without fear of what might happen in the next life, because we know there is no such thing.
722825
If you believe this to be a moral issue, then you should just wait.  What's the harm?  If your beliefs are that strong, you should not be bothered by ridicule or shame or whatever is making you so angry.  Refer to the purpose of suffering (ask a priest). Also, what's good for you may not be good for others and your question is more multi-layered than you realize.  Cultures change; not always for the better.
1009029
<Rape, molestation, vandalism, causing physical harm to someone (short of death), arson, spousal abuse, taking drugs, selling drugs, incest, drunk and disorderly, indecent exposure, prostitution . . . ?>\n\nAccording to the catholic religion, you can do any of those things (and things against the commandments for that matter) and all you have to do is chant a few "Hail Marys" and everything is all better again!\n\nAlso, look at how the commandments are  - according to them, saying "Oh god! What happned?" , which harms NOBODY is WORSE than cold-blooded murder.
356632
Absolutly not!! I have spent a good part of my life reserching all the different religions, and one of the many things ALL religions have in common is "YOU SHOULD NOT KILL"!!!\n\nA person who kills in the name of God is one with serious mental problems. God in every religion teaches NOT to kill, so their is no justice in murder.
426943
Yes. Dangerous to the person and the committed relations if U have any.
954739
No, no, NO!\n\nWe hear about some poor person who died horribly after being tortured, or after suffering painfully from disease such as cancer or AIDS, or a baby who dies painfully, and any decent human being says "They didn't deserve that..."  But God, according to the Scriptures of various religions, thinks they did.  According to the scriptures and Christian/Jewish/Muslim belief, He knew about it, He could have prevented it, but He chose not to.  Disagreeing with God might be evil, but speaking for myself, I would have if I could have.  If that's evil, so be it.\n\nSo it seems that God is not as caring about humans as we were led to believe - assuming you accept a literal interpretation of the Bible.  So perhaps that is why He (and some of his followers) are so insensitive to the suffering of humanity, and would condemn even good people to eternity in hell.  In His viewpoint, apparently, they do deserve hell.\n\nI do not believe that anyone, let alone loving, charitable people who have not followed a particular religion's doctrine (such as saying the "sinner's prayer") deserves an eternity of torment.  That is one of the reasons that while I remain a spiritual person, I no longer identify myself with organized religion, including Christianity.
140908
No.  Doing or saying anything that is insulting to another person's religion is a line that should not be crossed. I think the words "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" are very appropriate here.
1088877
OK I think he would and I'm about to post my first question to yahoo answers  ill give you a preview..  If according to your religion the body is a temple and you should do no harm to the temple do you...\nEat fat?? \nEat sugar?\neat bad cholesterol??\nMaintain a perfectly balanced diet?\nDrink nothing but water?  \nDo you fly?  Can be very dangerous to the temple.\nAre you overweight?  Underweight?\nDrink Alcohol?\nSmoke Weed?
1014423
"Religion is an insult to human dignity. without it good people do good things and evil people do evil things. Only with religion do good people do evil things"\n\nTo do something so vile as to kill another person, because of your faith (a belief based on the absence of proof or inspite of proof to the contrary), is absolutely abhorent.  The issue here is that as long as the person thinks he's doing it 'in gods name' he can rationalize something that is evil in the name of something that is 'good'.
605339
This came from the documentary called Soldiers in the Army of God, about the anti-abortion extremists.  The guy was talking about how he found God while serving time in San Quentin prison for manslaughter and that God told him to circumcise himself with a razor blade, which he did.  The word NUTJOB comes to mind when you hear this garbage.  But what is scary about this is people actually BELIEVE stuff people like they say and back them.  Sorry, my first thought when someone says something like that isn't that it is a true conversion nor that God touched him the words DELUSIONAL DISORDER come to mind.  Followed closely by we are in SERIOUS trouble if people believe these things.
870839
all relgion is bad to me because they restrict a person's right to be who they are. there are too many mixed messages which are unrealistic  for people to try to follow.
530641
Based on your name, it would seem that your relationship with God is the most important thing to you. So if a friend did anything to harm your relationship to God, that would be grounds for ending the friendship. \nI'd also add that you should not associate with anyone who knowingly exposes you to physical harm or continually makes you feel bad about yourself.