can someone tell me about other religions besides Christianity/Islam/Hinduism/Buddhis
You can provide a link, but I want a more personal description if you don't mind...
I guess I'm wanting to know from a believers standpoint, not a textbook description
Like the Berreans, you will need to make a journey on your own and not rely on what others tell you.
I would offer a suggestion though -
As you walk through your studies and stumble upon religious belief on after another, try and see the ones that pro tray wrong teachings and then you can cross them off for need of further study.
The bible, God, Jesus never spoke of killing one another in war so that can chop a lot of work from your chore right there, including the Mormons that believe it;s OK to kill some bad people.
Tenrikyo. It is Japanese and has been around for some 120years. A young religion. Why I bring this one up is that the founder is a woman. I think it is the only religion at the moment where the there is a Goddess. Tenri is a place in Nara in Japan and Kyo means religion. They have churches in many parts of the world USA, UK, Brazil, China to name a few. Their way of praying is quite unique, using what might be called, 'hand dancing' also there is a stand-up one with movements. I studied this religion for a while. They welcome everybody. Check out their HP.
There are two kind of religion in world one is mono God one and other is poly God one.
Jew/christian/Islam are in mono God category. They are called religions with God books.
other poly God religions are numerous like Hindu, Budh , Jane, Sikhism. list is endless.
Taoism...
it's like philosophy.. i like it.. it's somehow .... can't be explained in words...
there once was a monkey keeper who fed his monkeys nuts. One day when he said, 'I'll feed you three in the morning, and four in the afternoon', the monkeys became furious.
"Well, then," he said, 'I'll feed you four in the morning, and three in the afternoon'sNDhe monkeys were delighted.
Chuang-Tzu once dreamed he was a butterfly. When he awoke, he no longer knew if he was a butterfly dreaming he was a man, or a man who had dreamed he was a butterfly.
there's also Tao of Pooh..
"Lots of people talk to animals," said Pooh.
"Not that many listen though."
"That's the problem."
" Not like Pooh, the most effortless Bear we've ever seen."
"Just How do you do it, Pooh?"
"Do What?" asked Pooh.
"Become so Effortless."
"I don't do much of anything," he said.
"But all those things of yours get done."
"They just sort of happen," he said"
"Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind, "Pooh!," he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?"
"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you."
"Rabbit's clever," said Pooh thoughtfully.
"Yes,"said Piglet, "Rabit's clever."
"And he has Brain."
"Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit has Brain."
There was a long silence.
"I suppose," said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything."
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New Age..
it's kinda more spirituality.. i guess..
Astrology.. Tarot..
Wiccan- it is a belief that many witches use. But it is more of a way of life than a religion. In this religion the main rule is harm no one. And you can believe in whoever you want. If you want to believe in god believe in him, if you don't well that's fine too. It is a nature religion, their holidays are based on the different seasons and phases of the moon. And October 31st is the end of their year. It also involves magic. Everything is very precise. You can do all of this alone or in a group that has a coven leader. They also believe that a coven leader (I think it is called the high priestess or something like that) is not an interpreter. She is a guide. You are your own medium (which means no one will interpret what the divine says , it goes only to you). The holidays are yule-21 of DEC, umbel-2 of Feb, estuary-21 of march, Beltane-1 or may, lit ha- 21 of June, lam mas- 1 of Aug, madron- 21 of sep, and samhain- 31 of oct. This religion has a lot to do with herbs and looking out for nature.
A book I found really helpful was THE REAL WITCHES' HANDBOOK A COMPLETE INTRODUCTION TO THE CRAFT by Kate West
It has all the holidays and how they are celebrated. About how things are done, and what the belief is all about. It also has much more info than that. I hope you read it. Oh something I found really interesting, it has all the myths of the wiccan religion and the truth about it.
My husband and I practice a Celtic Reconstructionist religion. We worship and honor some of the deities that were worshiped in the Celtic areas in the Iron Age. We pray and give offering of food or drink at our altar every day and give praise through song and poetry. We have four yearly religious holidays. Two of our deities are associated with storms, one is associated with horses, one is associated with the hearth, and there are others. We look to archeology, history, and mythology for inspiration. We also honor our ancestors with simple offerings and prayers. We give prayers and offerings to local land and water spirits. Although we try to incorporate as much as possible of the known elements of Iron Age worship, there are elements that simply would not work in to days modern world---and that is fine with us.
Our deities are not all-powerful. We do not believe that an all-powerful deity exists. Our deities are neither all positive nor all negative but a mixture of both just as we are a mixture. We do not proselytize and we do not feel that our religion (or any other religion) is the "one true way" for everyone. For more information: http://paganachd.com/faq/index.html
Jainism is a religion that teaches nonviolence, meditation.
Eckancar teaches us to see god through sight and sound.
Toltec teaches that fear is the poison that keeps us from fullness.
Gnosticism is a mystical sect of Christianity.
Sufi Muslim is a meditative and mindful version of Islam.
Hare Krishna is a form of Hinduism.
Quaker is a christian sect with personal experience of god as a central tenet.
can someone tell me about other religions besides Christianity/Islam/Hinduism/Buddhis
