The good things about religions - lets discuss them

I am a practicing muslim bt I am not able to practise it like how it should be. the zakat part, I need to correct it, it is 2.55 of our savings. I need to pay if I have more money than what is needed to live. Gold more than 85.5gm, silver more than 1/2kg...i pay 2.5% of the value of the metal I have. It is applicable to property, cattle,grains, everything. but the calculation for that, I am not sure of it.... Even we celebrate, Id, we slaughter animals and it is divided in three portions of whihc one is for poor, one is for self and one is for friends and relatives. I like the fact that Islam is scientific, many things we follow are scientific like in the hadhis it is sadi not to drink water after eating oily food, take this one for another example : eat only upto 1/3rd your stomach capacity. there are many other things, like personal hygiene, etiquettes.

what a beautifull discussion,yes lets talk religion,the teachings i am apart of focuses on the aspect of soul,and traveling out of the body,a lovely experience,it gives direct proof that life still continues after the of the body,it is an ancient teachings that was only on the eastern part of the planet,until in 1965 a westerner name paul twitchell from america was initiated in the teachings by the eckmaster,rebazar tarzs,thats how it came on this side,Eckankar teachings are very very ancient,the teachings is on all the planets at the golden wisdom temples and on all the spiritual universes,the holy scriptures of eckankar are guarded by the eckmasters also known as guardians of the Shariyat-ki-Sugmad,there are 12 volumes of these holy sciptures,only books 1 and 2 are in this universe the others are on the spiritual universes in the golden temples,the higher u travel to the temples the more powerfull the books become,lights start shinning from them and u see no words u only listen to the music coming from it,the teachings of soul travel for me as been the greatest thing to happen in my life,i could never ask for a better gift,because of this teachings i can visit past,present,future,u live in the knowledge of it all,may the blessings be,(baraka bashad)

I personally do not know of any religion that does not have good things about it. Treating others with respect, caring for those less fortunate, being guardians of our planet and it's resources, etc. The problems in the world are not caused by religion; but, by it's practitioners.

In Christianity, Jesus' sermon on the mount, found in chapters 5,6 and 7 of the book of Matthew, is an excellent guide to how we should relate to God and our fellow man.

hi vandana madam, each and every religion say the same thing,all religions wish peace among the people,but where is the peace,people are doing crime in the mask of religion,every body is here for their lively hood,they are selfish and they are only on their joy only,they might be put you in trouble for their benefit only,that is the thing going now in the world,but some people are their for good things though they may any caste or any religion they wont hurt any people for their selfish,hats of to those people,have a nice day

Hi vandana, well I'm a good atheist which isn't and should never be tagged as a religion. I'd define it as common sense and good ethics, usually misunderstood by those who follow religions. It doesn't cause wars and it is less hyproctritical than any actual religion I can think of. Contrary to belief it isn't misguided and we don't go round rampaging in the name of it. We are also a pretty tolerant bunch considering we are surrounded by all the religions who regularly go out on their conversion trips and can't just keep their thoughts to themselves. And let's just clear up the biggest misconception of all about atheism - it does not mean that we are in secret denial that there is some higher power in the world.

In Hinduism it is mentioned that 'Out of all types of charities like food, clothes, shelter etc., food is the best charity. When a person is hungry, if you give food to that person, God will be very much pleased.

There is only one goal in religion. And that is salvation. There is nothing more than salvation, moksha, nirvana, or liberation. That's one common goal which every religion preaches. Only the selfish fools, and religious fanatics change the interpretation of their scriptures for their own greed of money, and to create enmity between people and convert them to their own faith, so they can have a large gathering, and make as much money as possible. Every religion preaches, love, peace and compassion. Every religion preaches universal brotherhood, and respect for other faiths and beliefs. Every religion preaches service to mankind. Every religion preaches non-violence, non-stealing, non-covetousness and keeping the mind pure all the time. These are common teachings of all religions, but the methods and rituals may differ, but the goal is only one, that's Salvation.

I don't have a holy book, but I think the thing that people should take from my religion to make life better is that we are all interconnected, like we are points on a great web. our every action affects everyone else. we are part of the same great web as all other people, all animals, all plants, all rocks. we are all a part of the Earth, and not separate from it. if people remember this in their lives, then they will show more respect for others, and respect the planet that sustains them.

Hi Vandana! You ask a very interesting question, at least to me. I've always suspected that the main tenants of the major religions are more similar than different. Some deal directly with worship of whatever the diety is, but others are based around lifestyle. Respecting family, not stealings, taking care of the poor, etc. Religions teach us not only how to worship, but also how to live. Probably the differences, except for the more extreme sects, are shades of grey and not really all that different. I wish you had included your religion in your summary, to teach those of us may not know much about it.

Hi Vandana. Many religions do have things in common: belief in a power higher than themselves, love, care for the needy or sick, worship, prayer. Karen

Though the world has been divided into various religions---all of they have holy books which resemble the same that is to love each other and help others and i dont think their ancestors have passed on any message which includes killings or hurting other to acheive their goals but unfortunately some people are involved in those unwanted activities despite having complete knowledge of their prayers.its unfortunate that they do all in disguise of their principles they are meant to follow strictly.good day.

I think do unto others and charity for the poor are sentiments we already had before religion formed it's basis. I think these phrases in religious text are just products of what we already knew and wrote them into practice. We lived for years and years without writing and strictly verbal story telling etc. so I think, how would we have survived as a race if we didn't already have these qualities?

well in every religion it is written that believe in a holy spirit pwer and trust it and do as it is written and i am 100% agrred with this point becoz in our holy quran it is written that a day of judgement is goin to happened wen all this people will die !!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi vandana7 I am a Christian, belong to the Methodist church but seldom go however I do practice my beliefs, and the Golden rule is one of them that I believe most all religions practice. Also most Christians do tithe each month,that is I think shared by a lot of religions. Also the practice of helping poor and sick people I do believe is done by most religions of any sort. So I hope I have unveiled a few of the things I think are looked on with pleasure by most people in most relegions. Merry Christmas and a most Joyful New Year, vandy. hugs from hatley.

too me there is so many different religions out there these days, and i know many will claim that their is better then others, and so on. too me it dont matter what you belive but i do belive no matter religions you are dont push it off on me, but i dont judge others what religion you are but how you treat and respect me. it should be you treat and respect others how you would want them to treat and respect you. if you dont want to be judge then you dont judge others i have many friends from many walks of life and religions we respect each other for who we are and not what we beive. i think until all man kind can except this and not everyone can or dont want to be like them or belife in what they belive in we can never have world peace.

we must be remain in contact with our religion it helps us to know our about great mythologies...it helps us to about our great gods ..how they fight with demons and maintain peace on earth..........

All religions teaches good thing that is to serve the deserving. But in practice we do not practice.

As I know there is common in every religion that is DANA & DHARMA (as a Indian you should know what is dana & dharma), If you observe even the hindus give something to the poor, Muslims at the ramjan time has to offer something to the poorer and even the christians has to offer some money to the beggers so I think this is the common in all the religions. what is your opinion on this?

Dear Vandana, As you are a hindu I think you heard about the great holy book SRIMADBHAGAVADGITHA, even foreign researches says that is the first book in this world (I am sorry guys my intenions is not to hurt any religion or anybody's feelings/centiments), as a hindu you what it says, the main thing is "DO YOUR WORK WITH HARDWORK PUTTING YOUR COMPLETE EFFORTS AND LEAVE THE RESULTS"