Religion Reviews

The question of religion is a big one. Does it benefit mankind, or hinder it? Does it cause wars or promote peace? One thing seems to be obvious. Most religious writings of the world, from the Bible to the Koran, all encourage peaceful human relations and tolerance of one another. So, how come that most "Christian" nations ...

I will explore a number of different points of view here, they do not neccessarily represent my own. Any of the religious teachings I mention, either as a way of supporting a certain point or otherwise, I do not consider to be wrong or invalid, I am simply exploring a POSSIBLE interpretation. Well, some may say it is for the weak ...

How a premonition changed my life! That would be the title if this op was in a women's mag instead of on dooyoo.... I've thought long and hard about writing this op. I've read a lot of the other things people have written in this category and there are so many things I want to say to them. Since no-one is going to ...

This is a true personal account of my experience with a non-conformist religion which is accepted in this country without question and yet at this moment is brainwashing and destroying peoples lives. I am writing this in the hope that there are others out there like me that have experienced a similar situation as I would like to know how they have ...

I haven't received my census form yet, but I have discovered that I am expected to tell the Government about my religious beliefs. I thought the census was to help plan future local and national needs, not to pry into our personal lives. The last census, as I recall, had two sections, one of which was compulsory, the other ...

I was never christened – when I was old enough to understand my parents told me that they’d had no wish to enforce any religious faith on to me which in later life I may not have accepted. If I was to follow a certain faith then the choice would be mine, when and if the time was right. My parents are Catholics and my sister is a ...

At the age of about 11 or 12, I decided that I could no longer accept the existence of God. I became an atheist at that time and have been ever since. There have been times when I would have liked to have believed that God existed, but somehow I don’t think I ever will believe it. Thirty-five years is a long time to hold a conviction ...

The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines the word Religion as meaning ‘a system of belief in’ or the worship of, the supernatural, or God. Therefore as I personally do not believe in any Deity, nor worship such, I am defined as an Atheist. However I was not always an unbeliever. Until the age of 16 I ...

Relgion, all it is is a group of believers who worship a different God. Every country has a different belief, Allah, Jesus two different Gods. Every country sticks to their own religion. Some of the time you don't even have to have a religion, even if you are in a religion you don't have to believe in it. Protestants can go to church, but ...

To begin with another quote: "....I don't believe in Jesus Christ, I don't even believe in the Beatles, I just believe in me" John Lennon. Now I'm not strictly a supporter of John Lennon's beliefs per se, but this, I do. If you utilise religion to better your own life without impacting it on ...

~~~~ In The Beginning ~~~~ I was raised as Church of England Christian, and I was 14 years old when I started to question things. I remember it quite vividly. I was singing a hymn in Morning Worship at school, and I suddenly thought to myself, "What am I DOING? Why am I tunelessly singing this pre-written praise to a fantasy of ...

So tenuous is the link that I am about to imply, that I fully expect the Dooyoo police to censer my comments. Religion is a matter of passion. It is what you 'want' to be true, from the very depths of your soul. It is a source of conflict, a wealth of goodness, an excuse for evil, a beautiful story, a boring day, the ...

Religion in my mind should be for the person who chooses to believe. I do not belive in, nor can I stand the kind of religious zealous that sees people having religion force fed to them. Be it door to door or preaching via loud speaker in the city centre. I am quietly religous. By that I believe, I don't force my opinions on others and I admit ...

You're born. You grow up. You die. Facts of life. Whether all this happens because of some omnipotent being (who you may or may not call God) is pretty irrelevant, isn't it? Except it's not that easy, is it? Why are we here? Is there a purpose to our existence? What happens when we die? These are ...

An opinion on religion. Where on earth do you start? There are so many different religions, with many different theories that you can’t possibly cover it in one small opinion. So I shall just cover my general thoughts, if you fall asleep, sorry! My paternal grandparents were atheists; they were hard working, poor down to earth ...

Religion is a crutch. There's no point beating about the bush, let's just all say it together: "Really, how could anyone believe that?" That's better, now let me explain. Have you ever seen a cult on TV? Ever noticed how some of the things in religious ceremonies mirror exactly the things that are set up as ...

I personally do not have much time for religion. Too many people in my church play it, and I have to say that it does not lead to a happy atmosphere. If they were people of Faith then things would be much different. I like rituals - communion and Christmas festivities, but putting the emphasis on these things (which makes it religion) ...

In the beginning as they say………..Well obviously the very first indigenous tribes on the planet worshiped the simple things they need like the sun and the moon, if they didn’t they thought they might not rise in the morning. In the first days of human tribalism, five main continents divided the world, so it makes ...

In a way I was surprised that they didn’t have a speakers corner on the Middle East and the troubles that are going on there. I think it’s extremely sad that in the 21st century there still isn’t global peace. In fact since the last 200 years or so we have seen so many wars, and they are continuing now. We should aim for ...

While I'm not entirely cynical about religion, the largest part of me feels that we, as in people, don't know s**t. A few thousand years ago, during an age void of substantial scientific knowledge, we looked at the world, and our life’s, and demanded there be an explanation for it. It's installed in human nature to ponder ...