All religions lead to God, right?
959233
Yes, although some people worship Him differently and believe there is different ones... bs God is God...theres one.
20734
I understand what you are asking.  This is why all religions can't be true.  There has to be one religion that is true, and teaches God's will.  Otherwise, your thought experiment becomes true and sin becomes subject to YOUR belief weather its a sin or not.
794783
I think all religions want everyone to believe in their religion.
1022992
If religion makes people fear god and do good, then its fine. but if it divides ppl, then we dont need religion. My take is that all religions lead to one god who is one and the same the diff been that we call him by diff names but he is one and the same. But somehow I guess we would have been well off without religions..as they have now become means to divide ppl
898853
of course. Religion is based on morality, and how much you show your love for god, not on what you wear.
414467
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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You're assuming there's only one God.  There might be none, one, or many.  The evidence suggests that religion is society based, and spreads through communication, that's why Muslims are in the Middle East, Christians in America and Europe, and Buddhists in Asia.
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I think all religions are fundamentally the same.  All religions arose out of trying to explain the unexplainable.
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I think it is an excellent theory.  While many different religions may call their god (and goddess) by different names, I think in the end we are all worshipping the same god.  We all just have different ways of worship.  God/dess is not confused - the Divine knows we are speaking to it and loves us all the same.
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I agree!  However, I also see the Bible as the inspired Word of God, thus if we follow it only and don't add or subtract anything, then we are following a religion made up by God himself.  Problem solved.
715060
yup, that's why there are so many different branches of basically the same religion, mormons, jesuit, RC, church of england, jehova's witnesses, ahmish, methodists etc etc. They all follow certain parts of the bible more than others. I've always wondered whether what is written down is accurate or happened at all. A good similie would be chinese whispers on a massive scale. Personally I don't believe in any of it, a massive sceptic here. If there is only one god, why are there so many different religions? Why don't we all believe the same thing?
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It isent. I study all religions. I have a bumper sticker that says: God is big, hes in every religion. Religion is just a foundation for you to seek in the begining of your path and try to get you in the right path of enlightment. But being spiritual and religion really go hand in hand. Believing there is a higher power or god or whatever you choose to call god.. and knowing hes omnipresent is a good start.
276608
Awesome question.  God and his pantheon.  Awesome!
602857
Yes, if had a relationship with Jesus Christ.  Religion gets no one to heaven.  It's faith in Jesus Christ and that personal relationship that gets people to heaven - that and that alone.  Not our works. Not our deeds. Not our good intents and actions.  No, just our faith in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Redeemer, is our way to heaven. Not our loyalty, not our parents, not our words.  No, just our faith in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Redeemer, is our way to heaven.  I just wrote that I was typing - it must have been just for you!
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I believe that the vast majority of religion is based on death.  It's the only time that God apparently has any influence.  Until then, he doesn't do any favours for Christians - he just accepts their adoration.  Without death there would be no religion.
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Every religion thinks that theirs are the one and only way to reach god. God hears all peoples and all religions. I don't believe that there is only one way to reach out and touch god. We all have our own ways to show our love for our god and it should be respected by all.
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in a word: yep\n\nthe whole point of a religion is to get people to buy in on your belief system most likely gaining their obedience and (in the case of some unscrupulous cults and spiritual leaders) access to their piggy bank