There are so many religions in the world that it can make ones head spin out of control into a black hole of insanity. On top of that, there are almost an infinite amount of sects that make up the entire religion. It is hard to keep track of it all. And whats more the differences between the different sects can be from very minor things and people will argue the that to the other sects that believe them to be completely wrong. Also some religions will go to war with the other sects.
I know that I can not go out there and change everyone's mind about how religion is supposed to be done. I can only tell my opinions in the hopes of someone considering it.
I believe the sects of any religion with only minor differences should consider coming together as one so that they can stop all the arguing as to who is right and who is wrong. Those who have major differences can not possibly come to an agreement. These sects I believe are best left to being their own religion. The only reason that I say this is for the fact that minor differences are easier to come to an agreement to then major ones.
I know that this will never happen due to the fact that people can be very stubborn with there religion. So all that I have to say is this. Know what you are. It makes things a whole lot simpler. Also don't push your religion onto others. It's not very polite.
You bring up an intersting point. I know that many people feel divided even within Christianity. For example, it ticks me off when another denomination tells me I've got it all wrong. I want to say, " I know Christ: you should be happy. End of story". I think the goal of non-denominational churches is to bring Christianity together and let people have their own interpretations.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I believe that 'little' differences such as in baptism and communion can actually be 'big' differences when examined more closely. Therefore, I think it is necessary to have denominations. I do think that we need to be respectful of religious differences and embrace what we have in common rather than what we do not.