Religious Folks: Can't We All Get Along?

Johnny Kilroy

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Now I know there's A LOT of ignant muhfukkas up in HL. :comeon:
People who think all religious people wanna kill everybody, even though they work with, sit next to on the train, talk to, are family members of, etc to religious people who clearly aren't trying to kill them.

But that doesn't change the fact there is a lot of hostility towards people with different beliefs. Why is that?

Especially among the Abrahamic faiths. I had the pleasure (cough, cough) and reading the posts of a gentleman who thinks Jews, Christians and Muslims don't worship the same God. Like, his brain simply couldn't comprehend that. Now I'm not excusing this nameless idiot's idiocy, but yall sure don't make it easy for morons like him.

If you're worshiping the same God but in different ways, why is it imperative that the next man worship exactly like you?

To quote my man Lupe: "The books that take you to heaven and let you meet the Lord there, have become misinterpreted reasons for warfare..."


And I'm not talking about any individuals in here (although I have seen a little bit of it here), but just in general. I understand a lot of it is politics globally. But for my religious brehs, how do you feel about other religious folks who don't believe exactly as you do. And what makes you right and them wrong?
 

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Not at all possible when every religion claims to have the only true divine revelation from God at the exclusion of all other theories/philosophies/religions.
 

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I think the entire point of religion is to be divisive about your differences and NOT get along, tho.
 

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I get along with everyone. I also am pretty open with my practice of Islam i.e. I'll take a couple of hours to go to Friday prayer at work, I'll pray during the day at work, they saw me fast during Ramadan, no pork, don't really go to happy hours cause i dont drink, etc. I'm not in anyone's face and I don't really ask for intense accommodations from anyone either.

And if people don't like my religion and I'm sure there's many, they ain't going to say it to my face.
 

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Especially among the Abrahamic faiths. I had the pleasure (cough, cough) and reading the posts of a gentleman who thinks Jews, Christians and Muslims don't worship the same God.

I'm not buying this, for a lot of people they only pull that "We're all People of the Book :obama:" stuff when it's convenient. Some customs and conventions (marriage, for instance for SOME people..for others it's a no-go, still). I've heard the exact same people, particularly Muslims and Christians, talk about other people of these faiths terribly. Talk about how they're going to hell and how *insert insult* their religion is. Then when it's some multi-faith event brought about by whatever issue is going on or some issue with a group outside of those religions they pretend like, "oh we're all one, we just practice our faith differently :troll:", then right back to their previous stance afterward.

Like I said, for some. Plenty of people of different faiths and non-faiths get along just fine. But you know what I'm getting at here.
 

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:heh: at this clown throwin subliminals

what i was sayin was, i dont get how it can be the same god if he either has a son or he doesnt.
 

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:heh: at this clown throwin subliminals

what i was sayin was, i dont get how it can be the same god if he either has a son or he doesnt.

Old testament still the base for Chritiantiy, Islam, Judaism.

One of my closest friends is Muslim, we talk about doctrine and religion all the time. He understands my faith, i understand his.

I respect all religion, while still believing in mine. I don't see Jesus as a reason to accost or attack anyone. You think all the people Jesus preached to or helped were Jews or believers in his same God? Nah.

I personally think humans screwed up so many messages that we might not even know WHO God really is anymore, but I rep my beliefs and i won't be surprised to see some Muslims, Jews or what ever in heaven.
 

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Old testament still the base for Chritiantiy, Islam, Judaism.

One of my closest friends is Muslim, we talk about doctrine and religion all the time. He understands my faith, i understand his.

I respect all religion, while still believing in mine. I don't see Jesus as a reason to accost or attack anyone. You think all the people Jesus preached to or helped were Jews or believers in his same God? Nah.

I personally think humans screwed up so many messages that we might not even know WHO God really is anymore, but I rep my beliefs and i won't be surprised to see some Muslims, Jews or what ever in heaven.

good post breh. i gotta say tho, shyt like this just sounds silly. its a nice thought and all but :rudy:
 

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Old testament still the base for Chritiantiy, Islam, Judaism.

One of my closest friends is Muslim, we talk about doctrine and religion all the time. He understands my faith, i understand his.

I respect all religion, while still believing in mine. I don't see Jesus as a reason to accost or attack anyone. You think all the people Jesus preached to or helped were Jews or believers in his same God? Nah.

I personally think humans screwed up so many messages that we might not even know WHO God really is anymore, but I rep my beliefs and i won't be surprised to see some Muslims, Jews or what ever in heaven.

Atheists?
 

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Old testament still the base for Chritiantiy, Islam, Judaism.

One of my closest friends is Muslim, we talk about doctrine and religion all the time. He understands my faith, i understand his.

I respect all religion, while still believing in mine. I don't see Jesus as a reason to accost or attack anyone. You think all the people Jesus preached to or helped were Jews or believers in his same God? Nah.

I personally think humans screwed up so many messages that we might not even know WHO God really is anymore, but I rep my beliefs and i won't be surprised to see some Muslims, Jews or what ever in heaven.

without getting overly technical about it, the old testament alone isn't much of a barometer

its comes down to things like believing in the holy trinity, the salvation of man blah blah blah
 

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I was walking home the other say and some Muslim on the corner caught my attention and tried telling me why I should convert to Islam. Started with how its foundations are essentially of Judaism and Christianity but through the Prophet Muhammed, the last and final revelation from God was given to mankind in the form of the Quran.
I listened to him speak and agreed with everything he said except one thing and thats their view on the deity of Jesus. To them hes a prophet; to us he is God; a part of the holy trinity. He was a cool dude though, I respected what he had to say and shook his hand before dipping. If a dude cant get accept beliefs that go against his own then somebody needs to grow up
 
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