What Has Your Religion Done for the Good of Humanity?

You're right, the Christian's ultimate goal is to server God and to share the "Good News" with the world so they can know the saving grace of God. I also know that Jesus taught us how we are to behave toward our fellow man. "When you did it to the least of these, you did it to Me (Jesus)." If we want to have any influence in someone's life, we need to treat them as we'd like to be treated and do it with love.

Absolutly true...

You know what happens when you say "pagans" and "Wiccans." People conger up all sorts of negatives, but it sounds from you response that they do some really good works. I was especially pleased to find out that they pick up litter along the highways. I've not heard of any other group doing that, except the "adopt a highway" program.

That's not cause to avoid calling ourselves Pagans and Wiccans, it's cause for "people" to conjure up images more in line with reality.

I appreciate your comments. I know nothing about these religions and it's good to know that, as I mistakenly believed, it's not all about rituals and meditation.

Buddhism just like with other religions, all promotes peace and compassion for mankind and living things. It is all good and positive thoughts and actions for all of human beings if we want everyone and everything to be in order, noble and in righteousness. And, just like with others also, Buddhism has also the tendencies of opposite, disorder or negative thoughts and actions as being humans. Positive can not be define by humans intelligence and emotions if there are no so called as negatives. China, Vietnam, Cambodia and so on is not a Christian country in general. Mostly are in Buddhism in concepts and principle for more than a thousand years. Historically until presently these nations didn't endure peace and compassions for mankind especially to its very own people. Example is the Tiananmen Square Massacre in China, the Khmer Rouge Killing Fields and so on. Additionally in World War 2, Japanese armies trained as Zen Warriors who invaded nations like China, Philippines, Singapore, and Korea. They massacred, robbed, raped, doing the art of beheading people with their samurais, killing a lot babies (like throwing them up and down to kill with their rifles with a knife on it - "Nanking Massacre") Being humans are not always be holy nor unholy. And we are all just human beings. Can we just love more our all humanities.

Thank you so much for your response. I think people need to know the good that religions do for mankind and too often all we hear is the negative. It's good to know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is on the scene in times of emergencies.