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For many religious people, morality and religion are the same or inseparable; for them either morality is part of religion or their religion is their morality. For others, especially for nonreligious people, morality and religion are distinct and separable; religion may be immoral or nonmoral, and morality may or should be nonreligious.
The IFYC was started to bring students of different religions "together not just to talk, but to work together to feed the hungry, tutor children or build housing". The IFYC builds religious pluralism by "respect for people's diverse religious and non-religious identities" and "common action for the common good". [65]
Religious studies scholar and activist Simran Jeet Singh said the meeting "aligns with the pope's view that faith has the power to bring people together – especially in response to violence and hate, and it's also especially meaningful for those in the minority community, such as Sikhs, for whom 9/11 was a watershed moment in more than one way".
For instance, on their view, war might be justified if the indigenous people refused free transit and commerce to the Europeans; if they forced converts to return to idolatry; if there come to be a sufficient number of Christians in the newly discovered land that they wish to receive from the Pope a Christian government; if the indigenous ...
This quote by Max Lucado is sure to bring some hope: “The story of Christmas is the story of God's relentless love for us.” There are also a bunch of inspirational quotes on here as well, for ...
Religion is the substance, the ground, and the depth of man's spiritual life." [83] When religion is seen in terms of sacred, divine, intensive valuing, or ultimate concern, then it is possible to understand why scientific findings and philosophical criticisms (e.g., those made by Richard Dawkins) do not necessarily disturb its adherents. [84]
Judaism is the source-religion for the notion of a Messianic Age, a theological term referring to a future time of universal peace and brotherhood on the earth, without crime, war and poverty. Many religions have come to believe and await such an age; some refer to it as the " Kingdom of God ".
The god Hermanubis, an example of Greco-Egyptian syncretism The god Taranis-Jupiter, an example of Romano-Celtic syncretism. Religious syncretism is the blending of two or more religious belief systems into a new system, or the incorporation into a religious tradition of beliefs from unrelated traditions. This can occur for many reasons, and ...