isthe religion is responsable for bloodshade in world?
612671
Nope.\n\nBut man using religion as an excuse sure is.
110303
yes it should evry one respect the others religions...bcs all the religions came from ONE GOD
14187
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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"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'.
726641
Blood transfusion is for saving lives. lts like a person donating one of his organs to help someone live a normal life. l know all about the belief of Jehovah's Witness since my husband has relatives belonging to that religion. No amount of persuasion is good for them to change their mind. Better accept that we are all different and just respect other's belief.
1141676
What about the marriages performed by a judge? And it can't just be Christian ceremonies, there's Jewish, Catholic, and many other ceremonies performed everyday, freedom of religion. Is the person performing the Wiccan hand fasting acknowledged by the court systems?
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Are those folks still around? Kentucky had a real huge problem with religious snake handlers back in the seventies, and I have slept since then, but the snake handlers took their views to the supreme court I think, but like I said I have slept since then. \n\nFreedom of religion ends when it is life threatening. Jehovah's Witness have had children taken away from them because they would not allow blood transfusion to save the child's life. \n\nIn the seventies in this same state of Kentucky people went to jail for snake handling and the snakes killed people. \n\nJudges have sent people to prison for refusing to take their children to the doctor when the child died because their religion does not believe in doctors, but miraculous healing. \n\nI am all for freedom of religion, but I am also all for the authorities stepping in to save lives when the religion gets out of hand. \n\nIf it does not harm anyone, then I am all for freedom of religion.
937418
Any war in the name of religion is a Holy War
758283
Yes, they have every right to condemn such a law. What a person wants to wear is up to a person's personal choices, as long as it levels to decency. That country is violating rights to religious freedom. No one has any right to interfere into other people's faith's.
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Whether or not I agree with your position on this issue, I do have to comment that your question is simply begging for nasty replies and attack responses.  Hardly the action of a man "Doing God's work" (that is what your profile reads)\n\nSo, that said:\n1.  You are the only fool here.\n2.  That picture looks like it's from the 1800's (very coincidental considering you DO look like a vampire)\n3.  God tells us that we are not here to judge and that 'ye who passes judgement shall be judged yourself'\n4.  Take the Word and live by it.  The doorsteps of others are not for your sweeping.
765950
I am not concerned about the survival of religions. I wouldn't worry if none of them survived. But I am concerned about the survival of humankind. Will these religions let it survive?
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Very interesting question indeed!  I believe that the knee-jerk reaction to this question would be "no", however, when thinking about it more broadly--I guess ultimately the answer is "yes".  Perhaps this is the basis of "justified war" that religious organizations speak about.  A good example from recent history would be the horrific events of Nazi Germany, Rwanda & currently in Darfur & Congo.  Since  genocide was (is) happening, violence may be necessary--and then acceptable to put an end to the problem.
785350
some religions may not accept such beliefs.
207028
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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Hell Yes!\n\nREAD:\n\nKill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God\n\n    Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods.  In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully.  If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock.  Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it.  Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God.  That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt.  Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction.  Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you.  He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors.  "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him."  (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)\n\n\n======================\n\n\nKill Nonbelievers\n\n    They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.  (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)\n\n\n===============================\n\n\nKill Followers of Other Religions.\n\n    1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him.  Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you.  You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.  And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst.  (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)\n\n \n\n    2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden.  When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death.  (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)
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It's a no brainer, who cares where the blood comes from?  If you had to look at it morally then you could press the argument that taking their blood isn't actually doing them any favours is it?  In terms of Osama's blood, the amount of pork I eat, alcohol I drink etc. would guarantee that with his blood coursing through my veins he doesn't make it to paradise to sit at the left hand of Allah being served milk by male virgins or whatever the hell it is those extremists beleive.
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In the name of Religion man will: set another human being on fire, hang, torture, rape, starve, torture, set fire to homes, take over small villages and kill their live-stock, wipe out an entire people.  But it is in the name of God.  That makes it ok.  AMEN.   ahem.