How do you know your religion is the "right" religion?
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You ask a VERY good question...  While some of the religions you mention say there is no right or wrong path so long as you are a "good person", the three Semetic most widely accepted and growing doctrines say there is a right and wrong way/path.  Gomer, SOMEBODY is wrong.  I choose to follow a faith that I have been lead to by God.  I would recommend a couple of books to anyone who was interested.  These books DO NOT ask you to take faith on faith, but to examine the evidence... A Case for Faith and A Case for Christ by Lee Strobel.\n\nAs for your add on question... those who have never heard the Good News.  There is scripture that says if you have never heard the Good News of Jesus Christ and live a Godly life without knowing the Word there is a place for you with the Lord.  Though once you have heard, you are out of excuses.  You can't "la la la I can't hear you" out of that.\n\nAgain, you seem to ask a valid question... be open to the answers and you may learn something that you didn't know before.  Like I said, look at something that makes a case, evidence.  Be a jury that weighs evidence... not just someones slick words on yahoo.  Don't even believe me... if you make an honest effort to learn you should come away with something
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To believe in one God doesn't mean it should become a part of any religion or the "Creator" meant in each religion is not the same.\nMost of people think that their religion is the right one only because of their FANATICISM to their own faith. and most of them so intolerant to the other religions is only because of their EGO. That is a human characteristic.\n\nI came from Arabian family, my father,a Palestinian is Christian and my mom, a Lebanese is Moslem but we live so tolerant and respect to the difference of our faith. We belive that we pray to the only one same GOD, the creator of this universe.
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Religion is what you want it to be. Islam focuses on the death and doom, Christianity on the false hope. In the end you get to decide what religion is.
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You have to find out how to believe in God\nJust decide and hence you will see,Just ask god to show you the right way,if you do not believe totally You should search for the best honest true religion which did not wrote by any one,You finnally will find that Jewish people wrote them bible"book' and also Christeans lost alot of the original papers of them book,also they have a lot of papers in different languages which has a lot of different meannings,If you looked to Quran"but a wise look" just ask how it came from?who wrote it? is it changed since it came to prophet Mohammed or not? also ask about if there is a man called Mohammed or not? you have to search and verify every thing.also you should look to the traditions and habits of moslims and islam?do not look to the terrorists because they are not  moslims...Just search for all of that and i am sure that you will see the right way\nGod help you,Good luck
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There is NO correct religion. all the religions of the world are highly manipulated. just be yourself dont follow any religion.
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Faith is what you believe in and have a "sense" that it sits squarely with you.\n\nReligion is however you act out your worship of God; which denomination fits the most closely to how you think is the correct way to worship Him.\n\nSome Christians think you MUST be baptised by immersion.\n\nSome Christians think you MUST be able to speak in tongues.\n\nSome Christians think you MUST follow a certain code of ethics.\n\nSome Christians are so liberal you can't separate what they believe is right from what non-Christians believe is right.\n\nI believe a person must find the "religious" practices they most closely feel right about and go for it.....because:\n\nThe Bible says all Christians are a different part of the body of Chirst. The hands, the feet, the eyes, the ears.....we all serve a very different and very important purpose. \n\nHope this helps.
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You go girl! You believe in whatever you want to, whatever feels right to you. And dont ever let anyone try and tell you your beliefs are wrong, just because they may be different than others.\n\nMe, personally, i believe in GOD. But i dont go to church, or preach, or all that stuff. I believe, and thats all that matters to me. I dont need to put on an 'act' for people to think i am a good Christian or anything. I am who i am.
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The important thing is not whether religions or Gods are right.  It is that people have the freedom to believe and worship what and how they wish.\n\nSadly most religions then spoil this freedom by trying to preach and dictate to those who do not share their beliefs.   The day cannot be far away when this practice may be made unlawful.\n\nIn the UK there is a law of harassment which could conceivably be used against persistent religious pushers.
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In short, most religions say that other religions are wrong. So if you really believed in one of them, you would not be able to believe in any other ones.
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from what you are describing I would recommend Buddhism but I could be wrong \n\ntry out this web site and see what your religion should be\n\nhttp://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html
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None!! \n\nReligion is dead \nChristianity isn't a religion it's a relationship with Jesus our saviour. Religion as stated b4 in another question. Right or wrong isn't defined by us humans it's defined by God. Think about it \nIf we got to decide everything morally ourselves. look at other countries who do that who have never heard of Jesus, They die!!!\n\nMost commonly cause they were never introduced to ideas like marriage. \nWhat would America do without marriage. people sleep around with no responsibility. \nPeople wonder why we have aids epidemic  it's because of lack of morals about sex\n\nif we follow Gods commands we live. The bible teaches these things and it brings LIFE!! God's word is LIFE. \n\nReligion is dead relationship is what we need \n\nChristians aren't part of a religion They are those in relationship with christ Jesus.
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It is seldom that we find a religion that gives us all the right answers. This is true with most everthing.  Remeber true religion is in your heart, and in the way that you and your maker comunicate.  Religion is NOT in the church you attend.  We try to find a Church that is closest to our beliefs so that we can associate with others who believe as we do.  No church or Religion should believe that theirs is the only way.  If we call our greater power GOD and they call Theirs UNCLE BUBBY its ok.  Think of the different words spoken internationally for every work in the english language,  is our word the right word for that item, or just one of your choices.\n\nHope this helps,  Have a Great Day
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(Note: I was raised Catholic and now consider myself agnostic.)My observations of religion throughout history:  Religion has always been there.  All religions give guidelines for how to live life.  Many people have died for the sake of religious beliefs.\n\nReligion has always been there...  How many religions (including all of the "extinct" religions) have there been?  How many do you worship?  Do you really have reason to believe that yours is the right religion?  Haven't you noticed that most children worship the same religion as their parents?\n\nAll religions give guidelines as how to live life...  the 10 commandments: dont kill, dont steal...   Yup that these types of things sound good to me.  Did I really need a list of things I should not do?  What about torture?  Why isn't that on the list?  Through education I developed a moral compass and a concious.  A way of knowing what is right and wrong.\n\nMany people have died for the sake of religious beliefs... This is my beef with religion.  It unites those within it, but it divides those of the different religions.  If its such a good thing why do so many die in its name?\n\nSo why am I not atheist?  I honestly don't know if there is a God or not.  Maybe God did create everything and is now on the sidelines.  I hope their is a God.  I really do.  My dad's passing was one of the hardest experiences of my life.  I hope he was not reduced to nothingness.  Still I must be honest with myself.  I DONT KNOW.  Anyone who says they do is lieing in my opinion.  If they did really know then it is no longer a question of faith.  Sure if I met God I'd worship him/her/it/them.  But I'm not going to blindly follow ANYTHING, much less something as powerful as religion.\n\nIf there is a God and they stand in judgement upon a person's death I do not believe that God will care if we went to church on Sunday, gave money to the church, or repented before our death.  They will care how we lived our life.  Did we try to improve the lives of the people around us?  Did we try to do the right thing?  Did we treat others as we wish to be treated?  And if there is this judgement followed by a heaven/hell, I believe I will be meeting my dad in heaven.  Until then I will try to do the right thing, not because of religion, but because ITS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
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the one that makes sense to you ...\nwe shouldnt fit ourself around a religion ...\nbut fit the religion around our own beliefs
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I think that God's teachings tell you what is right and if you truly follow the heart of say the 10 commandments, and love everybody, you will choose to do what is right. Your conscience is God's gift to us to help us in our free will. People will always be tested and will not always pass their tests with the "best" answer or response. Your belief in God and your faith is a matter between you and God. The outward appearances that people put forth are a reflection of what they want other people to think, and cannot accurately show what is in somebody's heart. That is between a person and God. You can live a good life and lose it all in the last breath, or live a terrible life and realize Faith at the last moment. Who are we to judge people's characters?
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I believe in God and I believe in Jesus and his works...the bible was written by man and had hidden agendas of the age. I believe there are many many many religions and theyre all "right" for the person choosing to believe them. The answers lie within your heart. Every person has the right to believe what they feel is best for them. People who try to change others beliefs are often insecure about thier own.
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Try finding out what religion you most identify with by putting together what you believe is true (void of influence from any ideas other people put in your head), and their relative importance. This test can let you do that: http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION/\n\nOtherwise, I'd suggest a Neopagan religion. Many Neopagans take an eclectic take on faith, and piece together ideals from many different religious philosophies to define for themselves what is reasonable, rational, logical and sensible. I, myself, am an eclectic solitary Wiccan. Here is a site full of various Pagans of various paths from all around the world: http://www.witchvox.com/