Religions other than christianity

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Religions other than christianity

I was wondering if any one here has looked into any other religions than christtianity? [i]ie[/i]

Buddhism
Wicca
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Pagan & Earth-Based
Scientology
Sikhism
Taoism
Zoroastrianism
Mormon
Protestant
Quaker
Falun Gong
Juche
Jainism
Orthodox
Baha'i
Tenrikyo
Rastafarian
Neo-Paganism
Vodoun
Confucianism
Roma
Unitarian Universalism

those are all of the ones i have read up on or see something about through out the years of my readings.

Just wondering if anyone here has read up on any of them as well.


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I was a buddhist for a few

I was a buddhist for a few years... of the theravadin and zen variety,

I am part roma in the cultural and not religious sense.


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I havn't look as deep into

I havn't look as deep into the other religions, but I don't have buddhist bitching at me...


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thats a really odd

thats a really odd statement... " but I don't have buddhist bitching at me" doesnt seem like a very buddhist thing to do lol.

I was just asking because everyone debates over christianity but rarely mentions other religions.


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Its because christianity is

Its because christianity is one of the most "door to door" (there is a fancy word for it, but forgot what it was...) friendly religions and is the largest in the US. If Islam was the largest religion in the US we would know all about that. The Jewish faith doesn't go out and convert as much if at all. All the other religions are pretty small and aren't noticed as much.


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lol i think the Jehovah

lol i think the Jehovah witness's are most know for going door to door


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I feel bad for the JW's, I

I feel bad for the JW's, I mean only 144,000 of um can get into heaven.. You'd think they wouldn't want to recruit competion.

((the others are given eternal life on earth))


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Jehovah Witness's are

Jehovah Witness's are christian


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One of the kids i grew up

One of the kids i grew up with is a JW but the best part is that he is color blind, the only colors he cant see though are red and green such great irony.

JW are christian? I know the story of how there books were written but i didnt think they were a sub-religion of christianity.


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I guess they are about as

I guess they are about as christian as mormons, but they all believe in jesus and get most things from the bible.


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Not true with JW there

Not true with JW there teachings do not come out of the bible...

Jehovah had golden plates that "god" sent him, but only Jehovah could read what was written on them. He read the plates and wrote the book of Jehavah.


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mormons have story like

mormons have story like that, but the stole versus out of the bible and said it came off of the plates.

edit: I think that is the mormon story...


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Yep, the JW's use the Bible,

Yep, the JW's use the Bible, they just have their own interpretation.

The mormons have an additional book (Book of Mormon).


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I didnt realize that the

I didnt realize that the JW's used the bible i thought that it all came from the plates of Jahovah.


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Thats the mormons. Both

Thats the mormons.

Both groups believe some whacky things, though no less whacky than the average religion in general.


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What about scientology? that

What about scientology? that is by far the most out there one to date, that i know of atleast.


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Yeppers... I mean shit,

Yeppers... I mean shit, alien ghosts!

Its like a very poorly written SciFi novel/


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true that...the best part

true that...the best part about it is that South Park gave the best explination of it that i have yet to find.


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Oh hell yes. That shit was

Oh hell yes. That shit was hilarious and they didn't even have to change it any.

I love how they mde Xenu look... Awesome.


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that was awesome...gotta

that was awesome...gotta love south park


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actually, i have looked into

actually, i have looked into all of those religions. i love theology. its what i do. any religion i havent looked up i immediately go to learn about it and study it :)


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i love some of the

i love some of the sub-religions of christinanity...we dont like this rule so screw you pope im making my own religion...hahahahaha


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YES!!! they are fun to read

YES!!! they are fun to read up on


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Its very funny how similiar

Its very funny how similiar they all are too its like people took 1 idea and ran with it.


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fefe

[quote=Bryan T]lol i think the Jehovah witness's are most know for going door to door[/quote]
When I was younger..
My dad and I memorized the days that the jehovah witness would show up.

When we saw the car and heard the doorbell we'd drop to the floor and hide


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I talk to the JWs

I talk to the JWs occasionally.

We get alot of Mormon missionaries because my dad left the church but hasn't officially left the church (I know that sounds weird but there is this process and he doesn't feel the need to deal with it).

I like the mormons, they ride bikes!


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The monk that owns the

The monk that owns the church scares me. He cheats though.
He changes into normal clothes when he's mowing the lawn.
That cheater.


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God ul' send him to hell for

God ul' send him to hell for improper underpants!

(I don't have a hard time picturing that)


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Eastern religions (Buddhism,

Eastern religions (Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism) for philosophy, Paganism for sex, Others for mocking :P


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I heard there are

I heard there are missonaries at my college, I'm coming up with lines for them already.

"Uh no sorry can't talk now I'm late for the sacrifice, can we talk after I clean up?"


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wow, lmao. can you imagine

wow, lmao. can you imagine the look on their faces


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pagin

[quote=Derevirn]Eastern religions (Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism) for philosophy, Paganism for sex, Others for mocking :P[/quote]

my gf loves pagin religions for that reason. She actually has a wiccin bible its really cool.


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Well, they somehow managed

Well, they somehow managed not to demonize sex, unlike abrahamic religions :)


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You forgot Jedi. I'm a Jedi.

You forgot Jedi. I'm a Jedi. *Vzzzswum!*

But why is owning a Wiccan Bible cool and owning a Christian Bible is not? Aren't all holy books simply just misleading falsities in the eyes of an athiest?


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Well... owning any ancient

Well... owning any ancient text is cool if you don't take it too seriously...


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i think the wiccan bible is

i think the wiccan bible is cool because its something diffrent than you normaly get to see.


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i was Buddhist for a few

i was Buddhist for a few months...lol Chan Buddhist...that's one of the theism ones with like 2000 gods. I just sort of realized that I agreed with most of it..other than the god part =P


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i like the fact that you can

i like the fact that you can be buddhist and catholic but not catholic and buddhist


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you cant because according

you cant because according to both religions it would contradict itself.


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I used to hang with some

I used to hang with some Chan buddhists from the order of Hsu Yun... thats kinduh cool.

BTW one can't be a buddhist and catholic, since one holds that there is an eternal heaven which is impossible according to buddhism.


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started my own religion

haha i started my own religion
its called: DUCKISM!!!! u basically blame a small lonely rubber ducky for all your problems =D
it was actually meant to be a joke but i dont think ppl on this earth are sane cause im getting way to many converts 0_0

well i dont know about all those religions but around here(in sa) new churches are as thick as flies and none of them belive the same thing lol


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ha duckism that is very....

ha duckism that is very.... sweet?