All major religions have failed to bring peace or enlightenment to the world -What lessons should be drawn?
Q. Christianity --- a religon of peace and love - The US likes to call itself a Christian nation --- It has been at war since the end of world war 2 against someone somewhere for some reason Vietnam Korea Nicaragua Chad Libya and a dozen more I can not remember ( please do not list them all -- there is no point) The Jewish religions from what I have read make up about 2 % of the worlds population --- The nation of Israel has been in a constant state of war or war preparations The other Semitic religions including Muslim and others have been at war against someone somewhere for as long as I can remember ( mostly against Israel ) Buddhism Toaisim and the other religons have been around for a long time --- The world is still at… [cont.]
Asked by Trout - Tue May 19 00:13:04 2009 - - 19 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Religion served an evolutionary purpose of giving sense of community, explaining the world thousands and millions of years ago. That role is over. Today and the last hundreds of years religions are reactionary tools to oppress people, attack science and slow down progress. It serves power on every side in misdirecting people's justified anger and discontent into nonsensical rituals and ideas, sometimes even bloody actions The lesson should be we don't need religion but and that's very important people should arrive at that conclusion voluntary because outlawing religion is not only unlawful but also leads people to cling to these outdated superstitions more than they already do. Religious distress is at the same time the expression… [cont.]
Answered by justgoodfolk - Tue May 19 13:18:57 2009

Are you sure That the Quran was given all at once by a prophet? No 2 (NY Times, March 2, 2002)?
Q. a) Christoph Luxenberg, a scholar of ancient Semitic languages in Germany, argues that the Koran has been misread and mistranslated for centuries. His work, based on the earliest copies of the Koran, maintains that parts of Islam's holy book are derived from pre-existing Christian Aramaic texts that were misinterpreted by later Islamic scholars who prepared the editions of the Koran commonly read today. b) Salman Rushdie's "Satanic Verses" received a fatwa because it appeared to mock Muhammad. The Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz was stabbed because one of his books was thought to be irreligious. And when the Arab scholar Suliman Bashear argued that Islam developed as a religion gradually rather than emerging fully formed from the mouth of… [cont.]
Asked by prayer3 - Sun May 14 16:45:31 2006 - - 7 Answers - 1 Comments

A. It has been a well known fact within the Christian community that the Quran contained many parts of the Christian faith, it came from the christians in the area where he overtook. They were following many false christian ideas not accepted by main line christians of that time. Though his wife and from other informatoin he gained from these aeas, he adapted parts for his new religion.
Answered by fr_chuck - Sun May 14 18:38:40 2006

What is the difference between a Sanyasi and a Rishi ? (perhaps Saint and Sage in English)?
Q. Sanyasi Cult perhaps started with Semitic Religions like Jainism or Buddhism, later propagated very much by Christianity, with the Catholic Cult Version perhaps. Sri Sankaracharyar and Swami Vivekanada also perhaps used this tradition of Cult of Saints perhaps to give Hinudism a religious structure. Whereas the Gurus / Teachers / Masters of ancient Bharat were called Rishies. Sage Veda Vyas, the Guru of Sankaracharyar or Sri Ramakrishna Devan, the Guru of Swami Vivekananda, Sage Parasar, the Father of Sage Veda Vyas were perhaps Rishies. Late Sri. Kunjunni Master used to say that he would like to be called himself a Rishi, not a Sanyasi. Can we say the Sanyasi Cult is a part of an Age old, Ancient Rishi Culture with some structure… [cont.]
Asked by jayakrishnaathmavidya - Tue May 13 06:06:12 2008 - - 11 Answers - 7 Comments

A. In Sanskrit there are Two words--"Sanyastha" and "Grahastha"(Please see sri.Bhagavad Geetha) Graha Hastha(Grahanam=Tigtly holding--Hastha=in the hand) is one who has an attachment(Paasam=tied with a rope) in wordly life with an wife,children,grandchildr en and other relatives-Love/ hate/ gealous/ possessive etc.One has to earn wealth(Vittham) to run the family. Sanyasta is one who has relinquished all attachments-so not married- to maintain celebacy(Brahmacharyam)-H e is a Sanyaasi.Only persons who have a Parivraajaka Yogam(from Ascending sign9Lagnam) in the 7 th place(Kalathra Sthaanam) in the Horescope,having certain combinations of planets-Yogam- not conducive for married life--even Vedham Says "Hey Sanyaasa Yogaan") will be selected… [cont.]
Answered by ssrvj - Tue May 13 08:48:20 2008