aquapub
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If you were to list off the religions along with point values, determined by tabulating 1 point per tenant that you agree with, which religion would come out closest to your philosophy? I ask that you give this serious thought, then vote, then rank the religions. Be ready to defend your logic.
Also, you don't have to present all of your tabulations and reasoning, just your results.
Here's an example for Islam:
+1: No glorification of men.
+1: The enemy of the people-theologians, bigots.
+1: Singing is more for man than it is for God, so singing is not a substantive part of the religion.
+1: Charity is best done in private both to remove temptation of ego and to prevent ego from entering into the spiritual rewards one receives for giving charity (3rd Pillar).
+1: Total submission to infinitely superior, divine forces.
+1: Every moment of life is a test.
+1: Man cannot have unlimited numbers of wives.
+: Man must keep focused on his “spec of dust” status in the universe and resist the temptation to put himself at the center of the world (2nd Pillar).
+1: There can only be one God for the world to have any meaning.
+1: God’s work is great, next to perfection, even, therefore science is to be embraced as the engagement of God’s masterful craftsmanship.
+1: Women can marry based on their own will and divorce.
+1: Women can own and inherit property.
+1: All men are of equal worth, deeds aside, in the eyes of God.
+1: Women are innately prone to weakness of character and wickedness.
+1: Placing great value on the unseen.
-1: The abolition of interest; no man shall lend money for the purposes of personal gain.
-1: Every moment of life is a morality test, with rules that do not necessarily pertain to individual intentions and are non-negotiable.
-1: Eye for an eye.
-1: Freedom is merely the right to do the wrong thing, so why bother having it at all?
-1: Women are incapable of overcoming their tendency towards weakness of character and wickedness.
-1: Worshipping God.
-1: Congregationalism.
-1: Young adults and women must be shielded from perversion, obscenity, and temptation.
-1: Women must be “protected” to keep them from inadvertently tempting men.
-1: Ritualism (the Haaj, Kaaba-the 7 circuits, Ramadan, etc.).
-1: There can be no more legitimate prophets; the notion that Islam is the fulfillment of Judaism and Christianty’s lacking specificity for daily practical applications of their taught principles; the final, most correct testament of God.
-1: The material world matters.
-1: Fixating on conversion.
-1: Conversion at the tip of a sword.
Total Score for Islam: +1.
Also, you don't have to present all of your tabulations and reasoning, just your results.
Here's an example for Islam:
+1: No glorification of men.
+1: The enemy of the people-theologians, bigots.
+1: Singing is more for man than it is for God, so singing is not a substantive part of the religion.
+1: Charity is best done in private both to remove temptation of ego and to prevent ego from entering into the spiritual rewards one receives for giving charity (3rd Pillar).
+1: Total submission to infinitely superior, divine forces.
+1: Every moment of life is a test.
+1: Man cannot have unlimited numbers of wives.
+: Man must keep focused on his “spec of dust” status in the universe and resist the temptation to put himself at the center of the world (2nd Pillar).
+1: There can only be one God for the world to have any meaning.
+1: God’s work is great, next to perfection, even, therefore science is to be embraced as the engagement of God’s masterful craftsmanship.
+1: Women can marry based on their own will and divorce.
+1: Women can own and inherit property.
+1: All men are of equal worth, deeds aside, in the eyes of God.
+1: Women are innately prone to weakness of character and wickedness.
+1: Placing great value on the unseen.
-1: The abolition of interest; no man shall lend money for the purposes of personal gain.
-1: Every moment of life is a morality test, with rules that do not necessarily pertain to individual intentions and are non-negotiable.
-1: Eye for an eye.
-1: Freedom is merely the right to do the wrong thing, so why bother having it at all?
-1: Women are incapable of overcoming their tendency towards weakness of character and wickedness.
-1: Worshipping God.
-1: Congregationalism.
-1: Young adults and women must be shielded from perversion, obscenity, and temptation.
-1: Women must be “protected” to keep them from inadvertently tempting men.
-1: Ritualism (the Haaj, Kaaba-the 7 circuits, Ramadan, etc.).
-1: There can be no more legitimate prophets; the notion that Islam is the fulfillment of Judaism and Christianty’s lacking specificity for daily practical applications of their taught principles; the final, most correct testament of God.
-1: The material world matters.
-1: Fixating on conversion.
-1: Conversion at the tip of a sword.
Total Score for Islam: +1.
