If everyone claims that their particular denomination or religion is the only right one, doesn't ... ?
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I'm a Catholic Christian, and this is what the Catechism of the Catholic Church has to say about non-Catholics and non-Christians:\n\n"Outside the Church there is no salvation"\n\n846 How are we to understand this affirmation, often repeated by the Church Fathers? Re-formulated positively, it means that all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church which is his Body:\n\nBasing itself on Scripture and Tradition, the Council teaches that the Church, a pilgrim now on earth, is necessary for salvation: the one Christ is the mediator and the way of salvation; he is present to us in his body which is the Church. He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and Baptism, and thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through Baptism as through a door. Hence they could not be saved who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it or to remain in it.\n\n847 This affirmation is not aimed at those who, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ and his Church:\n\nThose who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation.\n\n848 "Although in ways known to himself God can lead those who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of the Gospel, to that faith without which it is impossible to please him, the Church still has the obligation and also the sacred right to evangelize all men."
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Yes, I have a problem with it too. After all, there can only be one true religion because they are all mutually exclusive. The one that you 'feel comfortable with' could quite easily be one of the false ones.\n\nQuite honestly, if you are immediately comfortable with a religion, it probably isn't the right one because you are not being challenged by God. Before I became a Christian, the last thing I felt about Christianity was comfortable! It was only when I accepted Christ as my personal saviour that I felt comfortable with Christianity.
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I agree and it's foolish where everyone claims they are the right way, "join us and be save"; "no salvation outside this church" and some other lying propaganda to feel superior among the rest of other religions. There's no truth in it because the only truth and way is Jesus Christ (John 14:6). God has religion I believe like it says in James1:\n27 Pure RELIGION and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. \nI think what God wants for us is to follow HIm his way not our own way.
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There is no one true religion.  I'm sure because there are so many religions that teach the same principles.  I'm right because I'm open minded, and think other people have the right to believe what they want to believe.
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Absolutely not. God saves individuals, not organizations.\n\nI think the Bible is pretty clear. Good texts to illustrate your points.\n\nThere IS one faith. That one faith is not necessarily one church. That faith that leads to salvation is faith in Jesus Christ as the redeemer. Can't get to heaven without Jesus.\n\nPEOPLE will always go their own way. That's why there are so many different beliefs and denominations. Why wouldn't there be? Most folks can barely agree on what to put in a salad.
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Message only thing that matters. But all the religiona are too bust fighting over which messenger is right to see that they all taught the same thing.
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Of course -\n\n- but it's not a universal or a constant.\nAt every moment, each individual has to discover or define their own right way.\n\nThat disagrees with all religions, but that's because all religions are wrong: they're mostly the result of one person trying to improse his own "right way" on other people.
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Seems to me that you also believe something blindly and narrowly... that you are right. Isn't that the real problem? That most people have deeply felt beliefs and believe they are right, and have a hard time tolerating others with different views? Your opinion and decisions about religions, our origins, and so on are valid, but so are mine. You speak of religious people being narrow minded, and refer to people like yourself as broad-minded. But, isn't it narrow minded to label any one group of people? You are saying that you don't like having a religious person's views imposed on you. But, in the same breath, you impose your beliefs on us, and label "anyone believing" as unfulfilled, and unintelligent. How exactly does that make sense? Since the group you are speaking of (religious people) is a group I belong to, perhaps I should enlighten you by letting you know that I'm not imposing my beliefs on anyone. I'm am quite ready to talk to those who would listen or have questions, and I am quite ready to listen to others. Do I believe blindly and narrowly? Well, if I didn't believe 100% in my God, that would make me a hypocrite who is wasting my time. If that says to you that I am either blind or narrow, then so be it. But you might consider that our time on earth may be better spent discussing issues without judgment - oh, but wait, Jesus told us not to judge, so I guess that won't work, huh?
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Yes,you're very right to say so.Many religions are wrong but there try is to abuse other religions.Many religions have wrong laws and teachings but they always try to attack on other religion.
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the reasone their is one denomination or another is because most people leave whatever church and start another with a more emphasis on whatever issue they had before.  The message is the same or should be.  God has those that belong to him and he will not lose no one!  Which means they will find their true path in christ.
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If there was any truth behind Christianity (or any other religion for that matter) then it would be reasonable to assume that we would all be able to discern it, so we would all have the same beliefs.  Since there are in fact hundreds or thousands of different beliefs, there's no reason to suppose there is any underlying truth in any of it, including 'Jesus'.  So, the answer is 'No'.
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wrong is wrong and there is no way for a wrong to be a right. but there is an exception. it is when vast majority of people make "commit" that wrong. in this case there is no way to say that the whole community is wrong and you are the only right!
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In the open section? Oh, no. None of that. In the Religion and Spirituality section? Sure, that's perfectly fine. So many people define themselves by their belief, that any answer they give is going to be tinged with it. As long as it's in the proper place, I see no problems with it.
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Christian fundamentalists think that they're right and that everyone else is wrong. Also, they believe that the Bible calls on them to save everyone else from eternal damnation, so they'll use any means possible, no matter how intrusive it may be, to achieve this. If anything, though, their efforts usually seem to have the opposite effect.
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My church is kind of like that. We are a methodist church but with an open policy. Anyone is welcome with no judgement from the church. After all, Christ did say all should come to the temple and worship him. He didn't truly specify.\n\nAnd to whoever says we should make our own decisions, we have. We CHOSE to believe in God. Just because YOU have problems with who you are and where you belong, don't take it out on those who have figured it out.
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There are multitudinous denominations, many of which have long since run their course and died out. After all, how many Puritains do you know today?\n\nGiven the inclinations of human nature, it is theoretically possible to posit an argument that there are as many "denominations" of Christianity as there are Christians. Yes, belief in the divinity of Christ is the central premise of all strains of Christianity, but beyond this, beliefs and values can differ widely. Look at the difference between Baptists and Congregationalists, for example. Within your own church, no doubt you know people who have very different personal values from your own: does that somehow invalidate their belief in Christ?\n\nGiven that the scriptures talk of our personal relationship with Christ, I think it is fair to say that the church is less a building or organization than a structure of faith within our hearts and spirits. Thus, as many Christians as there are, that is as many denominations as you might find.\n\nPeace!
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I have to agree with you. I have argued with my mother in law on countless occasions about this. Everyone believes in something. I do believe there is a superior existence , I do not, however follow any specific religion. In any religion there is always some kind higher existence. There is no TRUE fact proven (in any religion) on what and or who is right. I find people tend to quote things from the bible but don't actually know what they're talking about. And to those who believe that everyone should have a faith, I do. I believe there is something, or someone who will show us our true religion, everyone, as a whole. I apologize if I have offended anyone. That was not my intention.