Dalip Singh Wasan asked:


Religion be a concern of individual.

Dalip Singh Wasan, Advocate.

Time has come when we all should decide that our religion is our individual concern and we have got no right to talk to others on this subject. Religions had been created and established by man on this earth just to find out the methods of talking to God and in fact, originally all the religions were talking of prayers to God and nothing more. And when we consider the case of prayer, we come to the conclusion that prayer is our individual concern and it has got nothing to do with others. When we pray before God, we have got our own problems and we are praying for the solution of those problems and at rare case we are really paying for others. The people we hire to pray for us are not having any interest in our demands, they themselves are under troubles and therefore, they are not praying for the person who has hired them, but they are praying for the solution of their own problems and that is the reason the people who do not pray themselves and hire people are not successful people and their prayers do not reach God.

Religion had been a good concept till it had been an individual’s concern, but when it came out of the individual-bounds, it started playing havoc with the life of the people around them. We have seen that one group relating to one religion had been fighting against the other group of people having another religion and they had been killing each other. If we go deep in history, we find that people had been fighting on the basis of religions and it is on record that the winners had been converting the new subjects to their own religions and the people who were not agreeing were killed or forced to convert. We have seen in history that religious places of one religions had been demolished and the new rulers had been constructing religions places of their own religion and at times all the religious books of one religion had been destroyed. As and when religion came out of individual bounds, it played havoc with the life of those who were not following the religion of others.

Religions gave us instructions for conducting prayer and that is the reason in each region there are different methods of conducting prayers and that is the reason each religion has got its own name and its own religious books. Even religious places and religious books are different and even methods prescribed are different. All the religions have got something common, but even then people of each religion are trying to establish that their religion stands at a better place. God is one, we are sent by God, we all live life as per directions of God and as and when He recalls us, we go back and after our death we are called upon to explain our work and conduct following during life time and then the decision lies with God who may send us to Hell and Heaven. These principles are one and same in all the religious books, but even then people of one religion are trying to establish that their religion is better.

We are sorry to note that religions have come out of the individual bounds and now these are touching our social life too and because of these extra-entries, we are being divided into different religions and at present some of the religions are at fight and they are trying to establish their supremacy. Some are turning terrorists, some are starting committing riots and some are trying to establish their supremacy through wars and use of war-heads and thus a new type of imperialism is coming down on earth. In spite of all efforts, none could establish a common religion and it seems there is no chance to establish a common religion. Here history shall repeat and there are chances the next world war could be on religion based war and people of one religion shall try to finish the people in other religion, because conversion is not possible now.

There is no one who can stop the fundamentalists to think over the matter and should once again take back the religions to the individual concern and all entries in other fields of life should be banned by law. Religion should remain an individual concern and it should not be allowed to go out and all competitions on the basis of religions must stop. We must accept that all religions are good and there is no religion who is better than the other religions.

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DougEfresh asked:


Back in ancient times people were out of control and had no reason to listen to anybody. So is it possible that a group of the smartest thinkers of the time developed religion as a way to somewhat control people’s actions by making them believe there would be consequences after you die for the actions you take in life. I am one of those people that just doesnt know whats up there and this is one of the possiblilites that I think sounds quite reasonable.

Emeka Esogbue asked:


According to Gbola Aderibigbe of the Department of Religion, Lagos State University, Lagos Nigeria “defining religion has never been a straightforward and uncomplicated task in fact, and strangely enough, it might be said that attempts to define religion have thrived on more controversies than those of the so-called “worldly” subjects.

Hue continued “The problems associated with defining religion are not by any means as a result of lack attempted definitions. Indeed there are hundreds of these (a situation which in itself constitutes a considerable problem). Rather and most probably, the real puzzle here has to do with ambiguity as well as the real triviality that the multiplicity of definitions has to bear on the subject.

However, because the major aim of this work is to view religion from the moral standpoint especially as it affects the life style of Africans in the African continent. It is therefore as a result of this that we consider the definition of religion from moral standpoint as given by Immanuel Kant.

“Religion is the law in us, insofar as it obtains emphasis from lawgiver and judge over us. It is a morality directed to the recognition of God.”

Religion is a common practice globally which has one way or the other impacted on the life of man but how this translate to morality on Africans in the sub-Saharan is another question entirely. With numerous and unaccountable number of churches and mosques springing up everywhere in this continent, what gains are being derived such that can lead to man as a peaceful being or the continent as a developed one.

All forms of religion except the Africa traditional Religion were introduced to Africans today, however, churches and mosques are scattered all over the countries of Africa. In Nigeria alone, for instance, the government of that country has lost count of the number of churches. Every month, a church is springing up somewhere in Africa but the lives of the adherents are not in any known way transforming.

On Fridays and Sundays, worshippers are seen either departing or arriving from worship centres but it remains a sad development that in spite of this ritualistic development, we continue see corruption, sit-tight leaders, mismanagement, bad leadership and generally under-development thriving even more in the continent.

The Europeans brought religions to Africa now we are taking it them back to them but with different back-handed values. Religion leaders, clergy and institutions should see to it that Africa utilizes these sacred institutions to advance the continent.

uglynannan asked:


Okay so at work today a guy told us that there would be another saviour you know like Mary to give birth to another jesus but not jesus well you know what i mean !
iS THIS TRUE ?
to give birth to another saviour (like Jesus) ?
So a girl >baby>another Jesus (get it )

Y asked:


Dear God:
I know that I’m a sinner. I deserve Hell. But You sent Jesus to die for my sins. I believe that He died and rose again. I ask you now to forgive my sins, once an for all. I now receive Jesus Christ as my Lord and Personal Saviour. Please come into my heart and save me, Help me to know I am saved and live for You, the rest of my life. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

ALLGloryToG0D asked:


I love reggae but I don’t believe in smoking marijuana or that Hailie Salasie was divine, he himself was a devouted Christian tehres even some intervies with him saying that he shouldn’t be worshiped because he was only a man serving Christ Jesus.

Hammy asked:


I want something that’s unbiased and presents both sides of the argument. One that presents the most arguments and criticisms and covers all areas, like arguments for and against the existence of god and the religious belief system and stuff like that. I read Peter Vardy’s ‘The Thinkers Guide to God’ and couldn’t help thinking it was a little bias towards religion.

Yes, I’m aware I already asked this on the Religion and Spirituality section but I didn’t get any helpful answers and I hope I will get it here. After all, it is to do with philosophy.