How much do you know about respective religions?
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Good question... but remember... usually the first thing that ANY religion teaches during their instructional classes is the fact that... they are the ONE - AND ONLY TRUE - RELIGION!  Then they will go into teaching you their dogmas and beliefs.  But yes, I was raised Catholic, went to Catholic grade school, high school and nursing school.  But after 18 years of marriage, and a divorce, this same Catholic Church granted an annulment of the 18 year marriage... and that action by the Catholic Church violated all they stood for... and then in the 1960, the Catholic Church made changes to the liturgy of the mass and some of the sacraments... which removed the "spiritual" aspects to be replace with "social" actions to make these liturgies more in keeping with the Protestant celebrations.  That is when I left the church... never to return... and I started to read all I could find about the different religions in the US... I even invited the Mormon Missionaries in to teach me about the Mormon Church, which I told them I had no intentions of joining, but wanted to know all about it.  They taught me for six weeks.  So, after about 6 years of study during the 1970's, I decided that I knew most of the other religions to arrive at my own personal beliefs... which are...God is our Father, Jesus Christ is His Son, and the Divine Holy Spirit is the influence that engenders the strength of my mind and soul.  One very important thing that I learned... is that I am in NO way to JUDGE another's beliefs and religion.  If a person's religion helps them to live a good life... then that religion must be respected as much as that PERSON must be respected.  Do I believe what they believe... NO... but I do not "put-them-down" for their beliefs either.  I do not find it my responsibility to JUDGE... or to LIKE or DISLIKE another religion or a person's belief.  My only responsibility is to make MY BELIEFs WORK in my life... to be positive in my association with others... and to give praise and love to my God.  Thank you for asking this question... hope my answer helps.  :-)
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I don't necessarily discard all others as truths for anyone else, just for myself.  I did a lot of studying on religions before I settled on one that was right for me in every way.  I felt disconnected to the religion I was raised in, so I began a spiritual journey that led me to the religion I am happy in today.  I hope that everyone can be as happy in their religion.
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Don't obsses over your religions. To me it's not a big deal at all. Just love eachother for who you are. And realize that there is more than just your religion. It takes many different people to shape the world.
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I know a little bit about them.  Do you have a specific question?
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*Muttering for some of my better answers this last week got caught in those deletions*\nI myself am a rather strange mixture of eastern (mostly Buddhist), druidic and shamanistic beliefs. As to information sources, this one seems pretty good for a one stop comparison of most major religions including wicca. http://www.religionfacts.com
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i have not yet but i would like to i find study different belief systems help[s me to understand mine more and makes it easier to understand where people are coming form why they think a certain way.  also when i have a better understanding of there Religion it make s it easier for me to open up my heart and talk to them about the Love God has for them sorry i kind of got away form the question. no i haven't study the koran but i intend to for the reasons stated above\n\nas i read the anwswers above mine i apologize for other Christian  insulting you , that is not right
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It is important to look at a variety of sources.  If you are wanting to study Hinduism, for example, it is very important that you not rely on just one book or website, because misinformation abounds about Hinduism (because a lot of the information is old and based on old colonial biases).  What is ideal is if you can read books by an adherent of the religion, AND by those who are NOT adherents of the religion.  This will help you get a balanced view.  There are some things about a religion that non-believers can not ever totally grasp, and that is why an insider's view is so valuable.  On the other hand, there are some things that an insider may not be willing to admit or not able to accept about his or her own religion.  So reading from both adherents and non-adherents might give you an idea of such issues.\n\nIf you can go to a place of worship, that is wonderful.  There is usually someone you can find there that will be happy to answer any questions you have about their religion.  Some religions of course see this as an opportunity to try to convert you.  But others will respect that you are just trying to learn, and do not generally seek converts, although they may welcome them.\n\nJust seeing the atmosphere in a place of worship can tell you a lot.  But of course, you must remember that one church/mosque/temple/synagogue/gurudwara, etc does not necessarily represent them all.\n\nI have been to 4 or 5 synagogues, and every one of them was unique and left different impressions on me.\n\nReading primary sources is extremely important.  By primary sources, I mean things like Holy Scriptures, prayer books, etc.  Usually a look at a Scripture will give you a pretty good idea, but not always.  There are a few cases where reading a holy Scripture of a religion may actually give you the WRONG idea about a religion.  Just as an example, if you are wanting to know about Christianity, you may naturally think a good place to start would be the Bible.  But the first things you read in the Bible actually have very little to do with Christianity, because they are about the Laws of Israel, the Temple of Jerusalem, etc.\n\nAnother example may be the Rig Veda.  This is often said to be the holiest Scripture of Hinduism, but reading it will tell you very little about most modern-day Hindus.  Most of the gods of the Rig Veda are not the most important Gods worshiped by Hindus today.  You could probably get a better idea of Hinduism by reading the Bhagavad Gita, which is actually not usually listed as one of the primary sacred texts.\n\nA great book about World Religions is by Huston Smith's "The World Religions."  It is a delight to read, and it really gets to the heart and soul of each religion that it deals with.
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FOLKS, LISTEN UP!!!!\n\nThere are 10,000 religions practiced on Earth today!!!  TEN THOUSAND!!!  You would "die" for your beliefs in just ONE of them?  Have you even studied any of the others?  What if you got it WRONG?  What if you're dying for the WRONG belief system.  Can you really say, TRULY, that you've studied all of the belief systems and that yours is THE ONE?\n\nMy goodness, there are almost 34,000 DENOMINATIONS OF CHRISTIANITY!!!  Have you studied ALL OF THEM?  It would be a shame to lose your life over one belief system out of TENS OF THOUSANDS...when you've only studied one.  It's like saying, "Carrots are the one true vegetable!", when there are thousands of vegetables, and you've only eaten one.  I would invite you to go back to the "religious salad bar" and eat from more than one tray.  Then, you get to pick from experience, not from blind acceptance.\n\nI wish you Peace.
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I would not say we don't have a clue.\nBut I will say we do not know everything and wont ever know everything.\nI think if most believers didn't try to push there beliefs down other peoples throat's we would all live better and get along better.\nI never claim to know everything.\nI know what I believe and don't believe but I dont push it off on people and if someone ask I tell them but I dont think I should sit and preach.
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How can a person know which religion is right?\n\n(1) On what are its teachings based? Are they from God, or are they largely from men? (2 Tim. 3:16; Mark 7:7) Ask, for example: Where does the Bible teach that God is a Trinity? Where does it say that the human soul is immortal?\n\n(2) Consider whether it is making known the name of God. Jesus said in prayer to God: “I have made your name manifest to the men you gave me out of the world.” (John 17:6) He declared: “It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.” (Matt. 4:10) Has your religion taught you that ‘it is Jehovah you must worship’? Have you come to know the Person identified by that name—his purposes, his activities, his qualities—so that you feel you can confidently draw close to him?\n\n(3) Is true faith in Jesus Christ being demonstrated? This involves appreciation of the value of the sacrifice of Jesus’ human life and of his position today as heavenly King. (John 3:36; Ps. 2:6-8) Such appreciation is shown by obeying Jesus—sharing personally and zealously in the work that he assigned to his followers. True religion has such faith that is accompanied by works.—Jas. 2:26.\n\n(4) Is it largely ritualistic, a formality, or is it a way of life? God strongly disapproves of religion that is merely a formalism. (Isa. 1:15-17) True religion upholds the Bible’s standard of morality and clean speech instead of weakly going along with popular trends. (1 Cor. 5:9-13; Eph. 5:3-5) Its members reflect the fruits of God’s spirit in their lives. (Gal. 5:22, 23) So, those who adhere to true worship can be identified because they sincerely endeavor to apply Bible standards in their lives not only at their places of meeting but in their family life, at their secular work, in school, and in recreation.\n\n(5) Do its members truly love one another? Jesus said: “By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves.” (John 13:35) Such love reaches across racial, social, and national boundaries, drawing people together in genuine brotherhood. So strong is this love that it sets them apart as being truly different. When the nations go to war, who have enough love for their Christian brothers in other lands that they refuse to take up arms and kill them? That is what early Christians did.\n\n(6) Is it truly separate from the world? Jesus said that his true followers would be “no part of the world.” (John 15:19) To worship God in a manner that he approves requires that we keep ourselves “without spot from the world.” (Jas. 1:27) Can that be said of those whose clergy and other members are involved in politics, or whose lives are largely built around materialistic and fleshly desires?—1 John 2:15-17.\n\n(7) Are its members active witnesses concerning God’s Kingdom? Jesus foretold: “This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.” (Matt. 24:14) What religion is really proclaiming God’s Kingdom as the hope of mankind instead of encouraging people to look to human rulership to solve their problems? Has your religion equipped you to share in this activity, and to do it from house to house as Jesus taught his apostles to do?—Matt. 10:7, 11-13; Acts 5:42; 20:20.
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What do you know about it?
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I was born and raised Christian. After studying the Bahai Faith while in high  school, I became a Bahai.  Because Baha' u'llah often quotes from the Quran, I studied Islam. My fascination with religion led me to take two college courses on world religions, so I have studied some forms of paganism, Hinduism, Sikhism,  Judaism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism and Taoism.   My participation in forums such as this one -- and the violent attacks on Islam - have  led to more study of the Quran. And when the Jehovah's Witnesses dropped by, I studied  with them for awhile until they give up on me and stopped dropping by.  Since I have lived in Ohio, I became interested in the Amish religion and studied that for awhile. Online discussions and the behavior of some of its followers drove me to read up on Scientology. Basically, I find the variety of beliefs fascinating and love reading about them. I find that understanding religion makes it easier to understand people. More understanding, IMHO, would lead to fewer wars.
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I don't know.\n\nI've learned more about what other's think and why they believe as they do.  I've been challenged to think about and answer questions I hadn't considered.  But my faith remains.
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learning about real life-in theory! bit of an oxymoron me thinks. still awareness only hurts the ignorant, when they bother to think that is. Understanding each other. and do we need that-more than psychopathic religions.....go for it. give 'em heaps -your tutors/lecturers I mean.
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I think religions are the means people use to try to connect to God or a higher power or some sort of original state from which they feel separated. All religions hold elements of truth, but because the teachings come through people, they are going to be influenced by the personality, experiences, culture, etc. of the person. I think lots of people get revelations or insights from a higher power, although not everyone feels compelled to shout them from the mountaintop. The wisest religious people I know are humble about what they know and open to achieving deeper understanding. If God is omnipresent and omniscient, how can we possibly think we know everything there is to know about Him/Her/Whatever? Like the blind men and the elephant, we get hold of one part and think we know the whole creature. When we start to appreciate what is universal in all religions and in all people, we begin to get a glimmer of real truth.
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No.  I ask the questions to which I want to know the answer.  I ask them once.  My questions have nothing to do with my own faith/religion or lack thereof.  They mostly have to do with my ignorance of other religions.
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Not one single fact so far.  Surprise, surprise.  What a particular writing or book claims is irrelevant.  What are the facts that can point out any one religion as the "True" one?\n\nHint:  There are none.  All religions and their validity are matters of opinion.  Facts do not enter into them in the slightest.