Saturday, 23 July 2011
Religious Practise
Is it neccessary to practise a religion? can't one believe in God and live righteously/virtously without having to go to church/mosque/synagogue etc. and without prayer and fasting? or should we have to choose a religion (if we believe in a Supreme Being) and follow all the practices that accompany the religion? Does an Athiest have to live a moral life? Why?
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I do not believe that it is necessary to practice a religion because it is an individuals choice. And it is not a basic necessity to live. Many people that do not have any religious beliefs have gone onto to live very prosperous lives.
ReplyDeleteI feel as if it defeats the purpose of taking part of having any religious belief if you do not wish to follow the practices that come with it. That is like me saying I want to be Catholic but I do not want be Baptised, or have First Communion, or Confirmation.
Should an Athiest live a moral life, yes. Do they have to, no. It is their choice, it is anyones choice for that matter wheather or not they wish to live a moral life.
I agree with it not being necessary to practice a religion. I believe religion was created to unite people and groups of them to stop the violence at the time the religion was introduced. But as it is seen in history every time a religion was introduced a large number of people would start following it. As much as religion tried uniting people together that is as much as it started wars as people's beliefs became so strong that they would die for their religion. One can believe in god and make more righteously wrong decisions than one who doesn't believe in god. Aren't practices in religions sometimes placed with more importance than the value of doing good? Believing in god and not believing in religion is like an atheist who doesn't believe in both however can it be said that those who believe in god without a religion have more morality than those who don't believe in nothing? Can't an atheist customize a religion as picking and choosing what to follow as two different people of the same religion would argue with each other of what is right and wrong in their own religion as scholars confuse and try to justify direct translations?
ReplyDeleteDespite the fact there are so many religions, amongst a lot of common factors, they all display a set of rules and guidelines that are mandatory to follow. If you are picking a particular religion then you must follow those guideline that accompany the religion. If you don't like the abide by those guidelines, then there are other options for you to choose from.
ReplyDeleteIf you believe in something, you are making a commitment because you want to live your life according to that belief. Yes, it is always your choice to believe what you want, but that does not mean there isn't a right choice to be made. Also, the actual belief in any religion is that yes, it is necessary to live and live a fully satisfying life at that. I don't mean satisfying as in morals and ethics either.
ReplyDeleteThere is a common pluralistic attitude toward religion associated with this "golden rule" mentality. This way of thinking groups all religions into the same category, but each religion is so fundamentally different and only superficially the same. Therefore all religions cannot be the same, this would be illogical and contradictory. Either one is the truth or none are true. If one is the truth, then that religion would be the way to salvation and therefore yes it is mandatory to abide by those practices.
No, of course it is not necessary to practice a religion. Religion is choice. However an individual should always strive to live a moral life whether they practice a form of religion or not (referring to your cmnt about Atheism). Now if someone were to choose to follow a particular practice they should follow it's beliefs and concepts (church, fasting etc) because after all that is of course what you support and live by. That is like "mbelltate " cmnt on being Catholic but not following particular concepts and guidelines, it doesn't make sense.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure, because i am religious and i try practice it to the best of my abilities. I think its one choice to practice it or not. In my opinion if one is sincere to the religion and cares about it, the religion should be practiced, but if one believes that there is a GOD and doesn’t have a religion they have nothing to practice for. For example atheists have no god and no religion. They have a life with no rules to abide by and live their life with free will. As far as practicing the religion one doesn’t need to go to church, mosque or etc. it can be done at home one needs to be sincere and needs to have the heart in it, if it’s just because you’re getting forced, there is no point in doing so because one being forced and yea.
ReplyDeleteThis question carries the notion, “Who can say she/he isn’t worthy simply because their belief is not my belief?”
ReplyDeleteIt is not necessary for one to practise a religion to develop moral ethics, and this truth is attested to by the very freedom the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms grants to all Canadians.
While many religious folk look down upon atheists, if one believes in God, they should be aware that He, and only He, will persecute those who go against his word. It is not our right, as people, to force our beliefs onto others.
Within a democratic society, such as Canada, we are taught to respect the beliefs of others. One need not live morally to make up for their disbelief in God. As all are enabled with choice, if one chooses not to believe in God, their decision should be respected and seen as not dictating their moral standings or beliefs. One’s actions, not their beliefs, ultimately sanction their virtuosity.
I don't think it is necessary to practise religion. Religion is a choice and opinion. Belief in God is also a choice and opinion, you can choose to believe in God but not go to church, mosques, etc. I personally am an atheist and I don't have to live a moral life, but I choose to because I feel rewarded at the end of the day. If there so happens that there is a God that is presented to me at my death, I will still feel as though I deserve something good at the end of my life because I have lived a moral life.
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