"did you know that most religions are based off of christian beliefs?"?
someone acutally believes that.

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which religions?

bahai and rastafarianism. that's 2.
actually bahai came out of islam.
faith and religion are closely related to another, but there are many differences between them. one of those differences is how they are carried out. religion is more strict and structured than faith is. an example is christianity. this is a I'm seriously looking at covenanting for life to look after and be looked after a faith-based international communal fellowship of Bible-believing people. They live like this to follow the original Way that the first believers in the Son of God lived instead of what became of this Way as it was replaced by elements of other religions and cultures. They only consider marrying the other people in the group who have also covenanted never to leave nor forsake each other the way the Son of God implemented when He told His Disciples He would never leave nor forsake them and to Love each other as He had Loved them. You can check them out here, if you want to:  
  
twelvetribes dot org what are you talking about religious people get mocked frequently and looked down upon by those who either believe differently or don't believe at all. this is why we shouldn't have religious people in power, they have a tendency to make it hard on the other religions. the answer to this question is a.
the hajj was established as an islamic tradition. i mean, eating pork is extremely common in the united states. just about as common as beef and chicken. but it's not like we put it in everything, and you'll know if it's in something. so if you don't want to eat it, you can easily avoid it. and of course, there are practicing jews and muslims in the u. s. that do just that. not to mention people who don't eat meat anyway. although i've never heard of christians or non-religious people who ate other kinds of meat, but specifically not pork. The three civilizations are all greatest in their own way. In some ways they are similar, in some way they are different. Some researchers say Mayan is greater than Aztecs, while others claim that Inca is greater than Aztecs. There are two perspectives to the theme of "karma".   
  
One is a Western view which has an emphasis on shame or "What comes around goes around." In other words if one has done something to hurt or damage another then at some point in the future one will experience a similar injury or embarrassment that somehow "evens the score."  
  
Another perspective comes from the Eastern Hindu and Buddhist faiths which view karma as life presenting constant experiences for "soul growth". Whether "good" or "bad" experiences their purpose is for the eventual acquisition of "enlightenment" and freedom from the wheel of reincarnation. What is this enlightenment? It is living in the consciousness of love and compassion. It's not a philosophy of shame or "comeuppance" for doing wrong to another.   
  
It's really tough to forgive someone if they have hurt or wronged you. And yet, it is by following this difficult path, we eventually earn both a psychological and spiritual freedom that allows us to live a peaceful life. foods don't burn fat, but there are some people trying to sell that idea. our bodies are in balance. if we eat more calories than we use, we gain weight. if we eat fewer calories than we use, we lose weight. people who stay the same weight eat more than they use on some days, and less than they use on other days... but it averages out over time. eating fewer calories than needed, will burn fat. see more... ignorance, poor education, instilled with that from parents, fear of someone who is different, fear of things they don't understand, fear of change, hostility towards people who they perceive are doing better than them, irrational fear of people they believe are trying to take their jobs or worsen their life situation in some way. i could list another dozen. and everybody is a keyboard warrior on social media saying things anonymously they'd never have the guts to say to someone's face.often times, it's a combination but irrational fear and insecurity is usually present. one of the best jokes i've heard that exposes the hypocrisy of racism, fear of immgrants, foreigners etc. is:"if you think immigrants are all criminals, rapists and killers and you think immigrants are all coming to take your jobs, what the hell do you do for a living?" i believe in helping on smaller scales rather than the world at large. it seems to me thst it's the best way make sure you help accordingly and appropriately. i can give the example of wildlife conservation. the way an issue is tackled in one country may not help much in another; the same can be said between regions in the same country. for that you need to analyze the problem in a particular area, with its own conditions and circumstances."helping the world" sounds too large and, in my mind, would be too easy to create one formula and try to apply that everywhere.i believe in helping in your direct environment - family, circle of friends, neighborhood, community - rather than the world at large. you know or would know your immediate environment better than the rest of the world.