I just went through the community a bit and hooooooly hell are they fucking lost and confused. All of these people keep complaining about very real problems and the only solutions being offered (or even asked for) for are āpray for meā and ātrust in godās plan.ā Not financial advice or any real suggestions on what to do next, just āpray about itā
Speaking as a Hindu, we think God can manifest himself in every and any way. Why he manifests himself in some way is what our mortal minds cannot comprehend. Yet his true form is formless. The tension is when people assume they are his favorite or his chosen ones. Iām curious, what do you mean by anti-pederasty?
Itās insane to me how converting people and forcing ideas on them is mainstream. Donāt get me wrong I love having discussions about religion and learning other peopleās perspectives and beliefs. But If the purpose of religion is to find your way in the world then why force it on others and get āfrustratedā when they donāt find themselves spiritually in the same way as you. Let people love their own spirituality and find it themselves. Its absurd.
Modern Judaism split from 1st century Judaism shortly after Christianity āsplitā off, especially since the destruction of the Temple in 79 AD. Both are different entities than what was around before Jesus. And Islam came ~600 years after Jesus, so a whole different story from both
But they both share some of the same core tenants. Muslims believe in the Bible, Torah, and Quran. They believe that Abraham was a prophet along with Jews. Without Judaism Christianity wouldnāt exist. And without Christianity, Islam wouldnāt exist (since Muslims ābelieveā in the Bible and Jesus is also a prophet in Islam) they are most definitely different, but they couldnāt exist without each other
Thatās true that theyāre not independent. However, they do not share core tenants. Islam, and modern Judaism for that matter, outright reject the Divinity of Jesus. Islam even claims that Jesus didnāt die on the cross, despite its historical credibility (and the Quran is historically wrong a lot). Theyāre different beasts altogether. However, exploring their histories is not feasible on this platform, but searching for Truth, and thus selecting between these for answers, is very important
I suppose I used ācore tenantsā incorrectly, I kinda mean it like at its core theyāre all Abrahamic religions and theyāre more connected to each other than any other religions. They all different in beliefs of the afterlife, prophets, modesty standards, ways of praying, etc. but at the end of the day is it wasnāt for prophet Abraham none of the Abrahamic religions would exist
The alleged pederasty claims Iāve found to be heavily reliant upon the Bible as a static work that had no other usage until our time now. Mainstream Christian bishops and teachers taught that homosexuality was wrong because of its nonconformity with nature, not simply the social practice. Thatās the latest pitfall with the new interpretations on the Pauline passages youāre alluding to
Iāll grant you that, sure. Whatās next, then, is determining which of these are true, and thatās what especially differentiates Islam from Christianity and Judaism. If, for example, some Scientologists claimed that Moses was the first member of their group, that doesnāt make it true (nor would Moses himself agree). Truth matters
I donāt judge religion Iām a firm believer that people need something to believe in sort of like a child needs a teddy bear to sleep at night. I will say this is my biggest problem is this aspect in religion. Everything feels disconnected from free will. ā____ got me through itā itās like anything you do is equated to this higher being. Itās a bit like learned helplessness after a while. My friend told me a story that she needed help from her school because of financial aid reasons.
She didnāt say I went to the financial aid office because I needed help she said God told her to go. I was genuinely confused because why did you need god to tell you to go ask questions ? I think thatās the logical thing to do. Iāve visited my schools financial aid office at least 10 times this semester because they keep messing things up. It ends up feeling like they put signs where there arenāt any. Really like self soothing.
Yeah my bestfriend actually just did this and it really shifted how I felt about her cause itās the last thing I expected. Really told me what I believed in was demonic. Mind you I would never disrespect another persons religion but the people I hear do it the most are Christianās
Yeah, it gets pretty worrisome sometimes. I saw a post there about a girl who was impregnated by her brother (I believe she was raped) and all of the comments were ātrust in gods planā āgod still loves youā ārepent for your sinā ādonāt listen to the opinions of othersā. Like no - go to the police!!!