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25 Myths About Religions Around the World

source: http://www.mastersindivinity.org/25-myths-about-religions-around-the-world.html

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Something so personal, and sometimes controversial, as religious beliefs lends itself to a
significant amount of misinformation. This article debunks 25 myths about religions from around the world.
:http://www.mastersindivinity.org/25-myths-about-religions-around-the-world.html
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5 comments // 25 Myths About Religions Around the World

  • freecrack
  • BrushwithDeathToothpaste
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      BrushwithDeathToothpaste  

    • What does the Qur'an say about Christians?

      "verses that warn Christians against sliding towards polytheism in their worship of Jesus Christ"

      Interesting viewpoint that I never considered before.

    • 1 year ago
  • freecrack
  • Vierotchka
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      Vierotchka  

    • From that article:

      "Atheism Isn’t a Religion
      This myth depends on what your definition of a religion is. If it is similar to what Dictionary.com calls it: “a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies,” chances are atheism might fall into the religion category. However, this decision from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in 2005 that it was a religion only adds to the myth that atheism isn’t one."

      Most of the atheists I know don't have “a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies,” - absence of such beliefs cannot be considered a religion.

      "Agnostic is the Same as Atheism
      Although they may hold similar beliefs, they are not the same. In an answer from Austin Cline, expert guide for About.com, he responds that many agnostics reject the label of atheism. While agnostics doubt the existence of a god, atheists feel for certain that there is no such thing as a god, making the two different."

      Most of the agnostics I know don't have doubts about the existence of a god, they simply have both the intellectual and spiritual honesty of admitting that they don't know. Agnostic (Greek: ἀ- a-, without + γνῶσις gnōsis, knowledge).

    • 1 year ago
  • Almibry
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