Why is there such a dichotomy between religious guidance and personal insticts?
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If there exists considerable doubt, ask for reasoning. If still in doubt, try a change.\nhttp://watchtower.org In many languages
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You've listed things that are fudamental to religion.  \n\nReligions are guides to help people live good lives.  In order to do that they must include rules to live by and guidelines for living a good life.  That's just what religion is.  (That doesn't mean that you have to have a religion to lead a good life.)\n\nDeities arise because the masses tend to need consequences for not following the rules.  It helps if you say "Hey, if you play with yourself in the shower, then God's gonna get you and burn you to a crisp."\n\nReligion also helps answer fundamental questions like "Why are we here, what's our purpose?"  People look to this God and think "well, he must know the answer." Badda-Bing origin stories.\n\nAs for an afterlife, well, you can't burn in hell for being bad, or live in peace and love for eternity for being good if there's not one.
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Christians are given lots of contradictory advice in their scripture.  They can pick and choose what to follow and what to disregard depending upon the prevailing politics.  All religion is essentially political in nature- not spiritual.
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It could be that the person they are planning to marry may be of another religion.  Such as catholics are only supposed to marry catholics.  It could also be that they had a bad experience with their prior religion and looked into different religions and found one they felt was more "in tune" with their personal beliefs.
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Ahh, religion is full of guilt and rewards... A little too conveinient wouldn't you say...  Religion is man made, so it is full of the wildest dreams that man can have...
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IT IS a common thing today to see people who profess to believe the tenets of a religion, but who fail to follow these teachings in their everyday life. Often people consider religion as something to which to “belong,” but not as something to influence their actions in homelife, in business, in dealing with others.\n\n However, true Christianity is not a matter of outward appearance. In fact, in Christianity’s early days it was called “The Way,” because it was more than formal worship. (Acts 19:9, 23) It was a WAY OF LIFE permeated by the worship of God, guided by his spirit. (John 4:23, 24) Throughout the Christian Scriptures we find strong expressions that allow for no halfhearted service to God. The person wishing to be a real Christian is told: ‘Make your mind over,’ “be made new in the force actuating your mind” and “put on the new personality.” (Rom. 12:2; Eph.) Along with zealous witnessing, good conduct is continually emphasized.—1 Pet. 1:15; 2:12.\n\n Accordingly, true Christianity reaches into every aspect of life, of the individual and of the family. The Christian must love and serve God ‘with his whole heart and whole soul and whole mind and whole strength.’ (Mark 12:30) This leaves out no part of his body, his life or his personality.—Matt. 22:37-39.
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i am catholic and love my faith...but i do not believe that any RELIGION has the golden key to heaven...religion is the practicing of a faith....SPIRITUALITY is what you feel inside.....as long as you abide by loving, kind standards in your life, it doesn't matter what your religion is.....what matters is where YOUR HEART IS AT....
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The answer to this question is difficult because humans tend to interpret things differently and then when you add religion to the mix it just gets that much more difficult.  Christianity comes in many "flavors" Not all believe exactly the same and some may allow for more personal interpretation of their doctrine than others.  One sect for example may view premarital or extramarital sex as a sin, but view abortion as an even worse sin because it is the shedding of innocent blood.  Others may view both acts as equal on the sin level.  In any case each person has their agency to do as they wish and it sounds like she made the decisions that she was comfortable with at the time.
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This question not only makes good sense but deserves to receive some thoughtful answers. \nYes. A person can be truly religious and pro freedom by not imposing their ideals on others.  It is when a person crosses this line from individual religious beliefs to imposing them on others, are when rights of others are violated.\nLike the people who want to chose who somebody else can love...as the case with gay marriage.
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Religion attempts to formulate our relationships with one another and with God.  Relationships are real.  Prophets are concerned about how we treat one another and get along with one another.  People come closer to God by coming closer to one another.\n\nChurches are big on preaching what to do, but churches (all of them) are human institutions and flawed.  Churches are often the worst when it comes to practicing what is preached.\n\nSo a true prophet is interested in our relationships, and in people.  Churchs are interested in the business side, the money, the rules, the restrictions.  God never intended to start any business.
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That is a simplistic view. I think there are more dynamics involved with there beleifs however. I think with any organized religion.....it cannot be defined with just one sentance.
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The One is the "one" you were raised;but this does not mean its THE ONE. The basic message of all religions is the suppression of the ego and to serve  the others."Be what you are meant to be",circumstances and biology aside.
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Cause humans are mostly insecure and conformistic.\nThey thus need an easy way out of their dilemmas as well as the relief of afterlife and the feeling of low responsibility adhered by religions(even if their dogma claims otherwise).\nMoreover there is a natural tendency in humans to belong in groups. A strongly structured group requires an opposing group. Religious groups provide both these features in abundance.
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I believe it comes from a lack of understanding others.  People tend to hate that which they cannot understand.  Combine that with spiritual insecurity and it leads them to try to convince others that their path is the only righteous way towards God.  People speaking of religious tolerance have it all wrong.  To say that you tolerate someone else's religion means that you have pasted judgment on them.  This is something only God can do.  In the end, each person would be a better off if they lead by example and found the place that best allows them to worship and work on their relationship with God.
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For me, I am a Christian, so the answer I am going to give you is from what I believe. According to my faith, God does everything He can to help other cultures in their needs. He does respect the aspect of free will, but does answer to the calls of help. He does this for the sake of having a true and beneficial relationship. For many relgions, they consider God for supreme and distant, which is true, but they fail to acknowledge the personalable ways of Him. So what does God to to help cultures and relgions? It first matters on what people are asking. Just remember, our ways are not God's ways.
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but but ... you list social woes while most religious folks clutch onto religion as a personal life raft.  whatever heinous actions are made in the name of their religion matters not.  it's the personal comfort they get from believing they're safe from their deity's wrath and the feeling of being special and a part of something bigger than themselves that cements their dependence on their religion. besides, the woes of the world created by religion are always blamed on an Evil One and evil doers.
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It is a personal choice and everyone has the right to take action independently. If somebody feel that the thoughts of another religion more comfortable and sensible, then he or she can do it, there is nothing wrong with that. However, it should not be with an aim for material benefit, to insult or to harm others. All of the religions teaches to respect the entire world. So, according to my view there is nothing wrong with it.