re: To the devoutly religious, how do you view the other religions of our world?

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if he has a plan for a no matter what happens to us, why do people pray?

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Because the devil walks the earth

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I was always taught that God has a divine plan, so it really doesn’t matter what we do, including praying

if he has a plan for a no matter what happens to us, why do people pray?

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"The fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" We have Biblical evidence of a man persuading God to change his mind.

Western Non denominational Christian. Although both my grandfathers all but one uncle my father every cousin older than me except one all became ministers in the Assembly of God or Pentecostal. VERY Conservative

My dad had a church in California Next to the Bay Area in the early to late 60s then we came back to Texas joined a New church.....Jesus freak ..70s commune in the city
hippies living with our family, drug addicts sleeping on the porch. We had a collective farm a mile from Downtown Houston

So my introduction is very broad in the style of church but very strict and very conservative throughout. Had a couple of uncles that were theologians and got their doctorates. They introduced me to a lot of writing in the church from great religious thinkers, and I became a big fan of CS Lewis. some of the hippies that we had in our church were students at Rice University studying theology,, Since I was a bit of a prodigy, I attended Adult Bible classes.


In high school they drifted away a little bit but never left it in college in my deejaying days I continued to make church once a month. As I started to travel Florida, Washington DC, CA, Wyoming, and Washington state my attendance fell off, but when I moved back to Texas, living in Fort Worth and in Austin, I was a regular member of a church.


I have been an adult Sunday school teacher for years in my 40s I still read the Bible, study theology, and have discussions with pastors and priests about the deep mysteries and the wonderful revelations in the Bible



I think your all going to to hell cept maybe GreenRock

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I don't believe in God and I have more morals than the Catholic Chruch.

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Well, the Catholic church is the apostate church, so that's no surprise.

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I hate to break it to you bubba, but you have no say in that. God judges

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But what does God judge? See, having faith in God doesn't just mean believing in Him, it means believing Him. We have assurance through His Word that we can know we are saved.

As a Christian, I view all other religions as manmade, and therefore false, for one very simple reason.

Without distinction, "Salvation" or the equivalent is based on human effort

For Christians, yes even catholics, salvation is based on the merit of Christ founded in the love of God for us. This is truly unique. It makes no sense, which is why I find it so compelling.

Properly understood, there is no score keeping.

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I've never had issues with other religions of the world. When they think it's okay to kill others that don't follow their own beliefs. That's were punishment comes in.

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I have a similar issue with Christians , not necessarily in re to murder like in your example- but when they try to pass laws and legislation based on their own personal beliefs .

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Who decides what “the right thing to do” is?

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The creator who designed and prescribed human flourishing.

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Catholicism is the fullness of truth

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Eh, I think that's a dangerous position to take, and I am pretty orthodox. There was but one absolute authority on God who ever walked this earth...

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As a Christian, I view all other religions as manmade, and therefore false, for one very simple reason.

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Do you think that God intended Jesus to be for everyone on Earth? Sincere question.

I struggle to answer yes. Placing His son on Earth where He did (by definition not in any other place on Earth) and when He did (when Human communication was dependent on people movement and migration, req’d multiple language translations, when information capture and memorialization was inefficient, when half the population (women) voice minimal part of the process, seems impossible to say yes.

Thoughts?