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  • jesus coming signs May 21, 2012 @ 2:45 pm | delete
    24 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

    2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

    3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

    4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

    5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

    6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

    7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

    8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

    9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

    10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

    11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

    12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

    13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

    14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

    15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

    16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

    17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

    18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

    19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

    20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

    21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

    22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

    23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

    24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

    25 Behold, I have told you before.

    26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

    27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

    28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

    29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

    30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

    31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

    32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

    33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

    34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

    35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

    36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

    37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

    38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

    39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

    40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

    41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

    42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

    43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

    44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

    45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

    46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

    47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

    48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

    49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

    50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

    51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth
  • love May 20, 2012 @ 3:20 pm | delete
    christians the same the very first book religon the reasion why it an lot of mulslim becaus the belive in taking over the world and high place but the bible foretell the future in is very true like our tells us to focus on one religion and not get the prophets out other religion as muslim there religion talks about killing christians ours just tells us to focus on jesus the bible says not one thing about islam but just the truth thier religion says kill christians but ours say things like love those that hate you .but the main reson why most christians today or mean because they dont read the bible but trust me thier an lot of bible readers out thier in its allready signs from heven
  • wahid khan May 15, 2012 @ 8:40 am | delete
    islam
  • sujan May 26, 2012 @ 6:24 pm | delete
    terirost religion are muslim they are still in jungle men cam merry with 10 lady but women can not walk alone in the street you can see big thif in the world are muslim moroco and algeriya and big drog diller are pakistani all muslim are crizy for religion they know about kuran only they are blind really never trust muslim they are fake
  • HUMAN May 11, 2012 @ 9:14 am | delete
    Dont get me wrong here...I respect all religions... but should we all focus on "Humanity"... a Single religion for all of us.. Think about it.. It might can solve lot of problems in our society.
  • wonderbook May 5, 2012 @ 9:21 am | delete
    Islam is the best religion. The holy Quran is the best Book on the earth. However fanatic mullahs corrupted great islamic religion and makes it a tyranical religion in many instances.
  • Jairaj May 26, 2012 @ 3:30 am | delete
    Every religious book has good thing written in it. However, when you look at the followers, you abor them and their religion.
  • Steven Singh Apr 23, 2012 @ 10:54 pm | delete
    Sikhism is the best. its the youngest religion too. Hundreds of white people have converted to Sikhism( such as me). search it up on google images and google itself. the holy book was written by our prophet, unlike any other religion. the bible was written by a random person (he colud have made half of the stuff up). Sikhism is a true religion. well it depends on you if you want to be sikh, sikhism is a open religion anyone can join. Search Sikhism up on google and you will learn everything.
  • cynthia-ann-leighton Apr 15, 2012 @ 12:41 am | delete
    Christianity. Focus on the Lord!
  • muhhammad farhan Apr 12, 2012 @ 4:50 pm | delete
    ISLAM...
  • Saif Apr 4, 2012 @ 3:20 am | delete
    Islam is best in this Universe........
  • tessie Mar 29, 2012 @ 10:05 pm | delete
    Islam has been the door for so many to a new clean life. It teaches to keep clean, physically and spiritually. Every day before praying, five times a day a Muslim must clean themselves. They must not smoke, drink alcohol, or tattoo themselves. This all leads to an unhealthy life. If you are wondering tattoos are in fact unhealthy. Muslims are not to eat pork due to it being a dirty, fatty, and unhealthy animal. It teaches to be peaceful to one another. It teaches to not fight with others and instead resolve the conflict peacefully. Islam teaches to respect one another. It teaches to not use fowl language or speak of a person behind their back. It teaches to care for family, friends, neighbors, and even those who dislike you. In Islam the greeting most commonly used is “Assalamualaikum”, meaning peace be upon you. The response to it is “Wallaikum Assalam”, meaning peace be upon you to.
  • Steven Singh Apr 23, 2012 @ 10:55 pm | delete
    What happened to halal meat? Muslims eat that.
  • dilipkumar May 4, 2012 @ 2:15 am | delete
    hindu & buddism are the best religion in the worid & famous for the respect to other also.Never kills others like islam & chirchians each others
  • CarlittoDunaway Mar 3, 2012 @ 8:53 am | delete
    I dont think we can decide on the best religion. As well as the worst religion. Some things are not to be compared.
  • sarahrk Feb 17, 2012 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    I think in the end, all worship to the same god.
  • Zut_Moon Feb 17, 2012 @ 12:29 pm | delete
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  • mihgasper Feb 14, 2012 @ 1:48 pm | delete
    I don't think there is best religion. All have pros and cons.
  • GodlessHeathen Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:48 pm | delete
    Is God Just pretend?

    http://www.squidoo.com/god-is-just-pretend
  • FoundationOfHumanUnderstanding Jan 17, 2012 @ 2:02 am | delete
    Christianity
  • Noor-e-hidayah Jan 4, 2012 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    According to Muslim's holy book,Quran,
    "There is no compulsion in the matter of religion"
    As a practicing Muslim,I find myself unable to impose upon others that my religion is better or superior to any other religion.
    But its a humble request that in this age of independent media,when we cant be sure of reliability of any info presented to us,kindly spare some time n energy to explore Islam yourself....before u draw any negative conclusions:). And the best way to know more about Islam is to just give a read to an AUTHENTIC translation of Holy Quran.
    May we all be led to the straight path(Ameen)!!!
  • Vallygems1 Dec 30, 2011 @ 6:41 am | delete
    If I was forced to choose I would say Buddhism
  • daveframer Dec 14, 2011 @ 2:17 pm | delete
    This is a question that the indivdual themselves can only answer, and makes them a better person for it.
  • john Dec 10, 2011 @ 5:26 pm | delete
    the religion who belives in piece, unity in diversity, respect other religion,
    and as studied above content i can say that two religion i will prefer
    1) hinduism & 2) buddhism , as they well tested by time.
  • Hussain Nov 22, 2011 @ 3:55 am | delete
    Best religion in the world is which makes peace in you.. Its different for everyone.
  • suneclipsea Nov 21, 2011 @ 2:31 am | delete
    Islam!
  • OldStones Oct 31, 2011 @ 6:15 am | delete
    I don't think this is a question that can really be answered. If you are going to do something religiously it should be learning. Spirituality is a personal journey I think best pursued outside the confines of religion and religious dogma.
  • syed Sep 13, 2011 @ 12:58 pm | delete
    Islam is an uncomparable the best and universal religion not only for this world but for this whole universe whereever the mankind is there..
  • easy16 Sep 3, 2011 @ 3:06 am | delete
    Sikhisim is the simple and pure religion... No believe in superstitious activities, tantarik mantras etc. Only holy book named Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji containing 1430 pages. Sikhisim respects all regions in world. Great saints like Ram, Krishna, baba fareed Ji is also the part of Sikh Granth.
    Sikhs recite the words written is adi Granth and remember god through guru Granth sahib Ji.
  • rangiiria Aug 10, 2011 @ 7:02 pm | delete
    Christianity worls for me. thanks for this lens.
  • MissAnastasia Jul 27, 2011 @ 5:06 pm | delete
    islam of course for those who dont believe y dont u become a muslim and then judge
  • ISLAM ISLAM ISLAM. It is the perfect way of life and where all the humankinds questions answered perfectly logically. Jun 29, 2011 @ 6:15 am | delete
    ISLAM ISLAM ISLAM
  • writer_cb Jun 3, 2011 @ 1:34 am | delete
    The best religion is that which leads one to love God purely and unconditionally, and thus return back to live in the spiritual world with Him.
  • Felipe May 20, 2011 @ 11:31 pm | delete
    The best religion is the one that guides somebody to live in peace with everyone, to share good and lovely things. The one that fits this conditions for somebody is the best religion, and this change from person to person.
  • Joakim Acosta May 16, 2011 @ 5:42 pm | delete
    The word muslim means submitting oneself to the One and Only God, Allah, so anyone who submits him/herself to God and believes in all of he's Prophets is a muslim, so Islam is nothing new, its actually the oldest religion and only religion that was ever sent by Allah, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (may peace and the blessing of Allah be upon them) preached the same of word, the word of the Almighty Creator, it was the people after them that changed the names of the revelations, its a shame that the old scriptures has been altered but still, there are some where you can see they mentioned a last prophet would come and on some, from what i have seen with my own eyes, the Hindu scriptures and the Torah, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is mentioned my name :), so please brothers and sisters in humanity, stop listening the lies that the media tell you and stop judging Islam cause of a few so-called muslims, and look into the Quran and the Sunnah of the last and final Prophet.

    Peace from Norway :)
  • tiff0315 Apr 18, 2011 @ 10:13 am | delete
    To categorize each religion as good, better, and best is not something that I'm comfortable doing. I know what my faith is and love my religion to the core of my being. I am happy for others who find religion and have peace in their lives because of it, no matter which religion it is.
  • FreeThink Apr 6, 2011 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    Its Christianity. The true Christianity
  • My thinking Apr 6, 2011 @ 12:46 pm | delete
    There may be so many religions.But there is only one truth.Where is it.Is it still hidden or everyone of us has overlooked it? What are the oldest written religions?Irrespective of the fact that we do not want to know it we have come on to this earth either by evolution or by creation.which do you think would be the truth?But there could be only one and only one.
  • DougHouse Apr 6, 2011 @ 9:06 am | delete
    there is NONE......
  • karmicchristian Apr 6, 2011 @ 12:54 am | delete
    Religion is a people divider. The moment a person speaks about religion and the '-isms', it spells TROUBLE. The root of Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Hinduism etc. is Sanatana Dharma - It only teaches the way of life and is considered higher IMO. God is ONE for all living.
  • tiff0315 Apr 18, 2011 @ 10:15 am | delete
    I wish I had a like button. I agree that it tends to be a people divider. I choose to keep my religion out of the online world because of biases and misunderstandings about my faith. I would hate to be judged by my religion, rather than my merits.
  • SAMI Nov 11, 2011 @ 2:11 am | delete
    If Sanatana Dharma teaches God is only one then why Hinduism worships unlimited idols. In the same way, Sikhism prays at graves, Buddhists pray Bhuddh's idol which is an open mistake.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Apr 1, 2011 @ 3:35 am | delete
    Angel Blessed and lensrolled to Born to Be Angelic
  • pirmsi Feb 26, 2011 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    piram

    all religions are equal but Sikhism is best . because they had fight to save other religions . in Sikhi all religions are being respected and Sikhs believe in one god. our ninth guru sri guru teg bahadur ji gave his own life for kashmiri pandits with five other Sikhs . in Sikhism there are no beliefs of differentiation in poor people and rich ones we all ate including poor in "guru ka langar" and men and women are equal which is a big point in this world and no practices for woman like sati e.c.t. . so i am proud to be a Sikh
  • KingSingh May 8, 2011 @ 4:18 pm | delete
    I completely agree (I am Sikh).
  • kay Feb 17, 2011 @ 5:37 pm | delete
    The best religion is one that can prove to you by direct experience in this birth
    the existence of god by following whatever spiritual practice they preach.
    I was born a sikh but there are no more sikh gurus alive that can teach the "practice".
    So one has to find (or be found ;-) a perfect teacher/prophet/guru whatever you want to call him or her . He could be born in any part of the world to be frank and their are usually never more than 1 or 2 in the world at any one time ;-)
    All religions teach one how to live a moral life so in that respect their all good. Some people are happy with that others want to experience a mystical experience of "god". So its all about what your comfortable with. Personally i think most religions create confusion now. but i guess if your looking then its a sign that your seeking something higher which is good. A few points to following on selecting a religion or whatever mystical-spiritual school you want to try:-
    1) if they ask for you to give up your family , wealth then its bullshit..run a mile
    2) if its a mystical school with a guru and the guru does not earn his own livelihood but instead lives off the donations of disciples..run aways its bullshit...not matter how spiritual its adherents are
    3) if they spend half there time slagging of other religions and how they are the best and last religion of the world...run a mile..no matter how kind, good etc its followers appear.
    4) if all they can teach is how to live a moral life then run a mile..you dont need a religon for that.

    5) if all the above are satisfied then you you should consider the following questions.
    6) if the religion or mystical school concentrates calming you mind to allow your soul to be free via spiritual excercise that even a young child can follow then its worth investigating further. above all treat it like a scientific experment..i.e it can be proved by conducting the experiment in the quiteness of your own head. ;-)

    my hands are getting tired now...
    remember one thing though.... dont use the power of NUMBERS to decide which religion/path is the current best one to follow. Only a few are ever ready to follow/experience the TRUTH in each partical time period.[most religons now are just used to control and its human instinct to feel a belonging to something anyway .

    If you dont find it then just lead a good clean moral life and do no harm to others by deed , thought or instigation under whatever religion/path you have been culturally born into..
    eventuall the universe will answer your call in a future life or lives ;-)
    respect all peoples choices.

    good luck.

    kay[London]
  • hamza Jan 30, 2011 @ 10:20 am | delete
    I will say thousand times that the Islam,a true religion is the best!
  • a muslim May 1, 2011 @ 11:21 pm | delete
    i totally agree with you brother
  • hibib isa musa Sep 6, 2011 @ 4:36 am | delete
    islam the best
  • miaponzo Jan 8, 2011 @ 12:57 am | delete
    The best religion is that which worships the One True Creator God. Whatever you want to call it, doesn't matter... Some call it Islam, some call it whatever....
  • SyEkojJbrJl Jan 5, 2011 @ 5:18 am | delete
    hei Katinka Hesselink, are you sure you talk about god? are you sure we talk about the same god right now, right here? AND ARE YOU SURE YOU ARE ALREADY FASCINATED BY RELIGION AND THEOSOPHI? Open your mind, my dear.. and to all the commentators; are you sure you all talk about god? what i see here is just your egoism and your stupidity... and to all of you; i want tell you something. There's a man said a really beautiful words long time ago before He died, a peaceful words. he said, "For you is what you believe, and For me is what i believe".. IF YOU ALL REALLY KNOW WHO AND WHAT GOD IS, WHY DO YOU STILL THINK THAT YOU ARE THE BEST???? IF YOU KNOW IT; JUST BELIEVE IT. BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE BECOME BAD OR GOOD; IT'S ALL JUST BECAUSE OF YOU; NOT BECAUSE YOU ARE CHRISTIAN, HINDU, BUDDHA, MOSLEM, JEWS, OR ELSE!!! I think that I have to believe F. Nietzsche now that GOD IS DEAD.
  • Shriya Dec 26, 2010 @ 4:21 am | delete
    @trepazz Hinduism is not idol worship. It's deity worship. Mind your words. Hinduism is the best religion in the entire universe. God is one and that's only Lord Sri Krishna(Lord Vishnu).
  • trezpazz Dec 8, 2010 @ 12:49 am | delete
    Hinduism sans idol woship. It is purely scientific based and is very relevant even to this day. Mysticicm unlike other religions are incorporated to get a point across which is very scientifically relevant.
    If one deep into the hindu philosophy its nothing but science.
  • A Hindu Dec 26, 2010 @ 4:22 am | delete
    It's not idol worship. it's deity worship. mind your words trepazz!
  • JziE Nov 17, 2010 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    Islam of course. The only religion accepted by God. Proven authentic with The Holy Quran and the messages from the prophet Muhammad are real. Becoz God protect them from deviation.

    Islam teaches everything but the most important thing is Faith in Allah. The One.
  • Supreme Personality of Godhead's true follower Dec 26, 2010 @ 4:24 am | delete
    Islam doesn't seem holy. It seems evil. war. What is all that Jihad movements. It's something so mean. Islam is the cause of all bad things on Earth.
  • gjh Feb 26, 2011 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    you are 101% correct
  • a muslim May 1, 2011 @ 11:19 pm | delete
    you both are totally wrong, and what are your true reasons for saying such a thing . You are just judging Islam like a book maybe you should read deeply about it.
  • momin007 May 4, 2011 @ 7:01 am | delete
    ohh.......tell me what ur religion tell u to do .....is ur religion allow u to burn the holy book of other religion , kill innocent people for the luxury and when they went against u call them terrorist.....it is mention in quran sharif killing an innocent person means killing the whole humanity..,,, people condemned 9/11 and 26/11 even i.but what about the iraq war and afganistan war where thousand of innocent people were killed ...............
  • momin007 May 4, 2011 @ 7:28 am | delete
    ohh... tell me what ur religion teaches..is ur religion allow to burn the oly book of other religion,, kill innocent people for ur luxury and comfort and when they went against u call them terrorist ......people condemn 9/11,26/11 even i also but what about the the iraq war ,afganistan war where thousand of innocent people were killed .....i saw most of the people don't know about there own religion so how can they get aware of islam when they dont know about there own one...............and whichever religion u follow ...i don;t think it allow u to use bad and oily word for other religion
  • ThatSinghThing May 8, 2011 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    NO, those people are not true Muslims. Islam is an extremely peaceful religion, you can google lines that directly say not to hurt others. Nothing causes all evil, so THINK before you speak. Oh and just for the record, I'm not even a Muslim.
  • newbizmau Sep 8, 2010 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    We all follow our own path on our journey here to experience for the Divine. I myself am a Gnostic Christian. Gnostic meaning Seeker of Knowledge.
  • prosperity66 Aug 11, 2010 @ 4:26 am | delete
    Hard question, Katinka. As Christian by fact and not by faith and as protective of my culture, I'd say Christianity is the best religion in the world as I'm not that arrogant to pretend it's the best in the Universe as some do.

    However, I don't believe or at least, I'm not sure God would exist as whenever if he did, there wouldn't be as many wars, violence nor he would allow people to kill in his name; whatever name he has.

    If such a subject wasn't that hot and wouldn't make me to protect my own culture and religion, I'd say that no religion is the best, the best religion is what you do with it, the way you understand it, the way you act in its name.

    Therefore, the best you do, the more positive and the more love you bring, the less violence, and the more you protect life and individual freedom, the best you do of your religion.
  • WordCustard Aug 4, 2010 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    Fantastic debate, perhaps the best I've seen on Squidoo. Angel Blessed!

    There are a lot of people here defending their own religions. I suppose that's only natural, but love that you took an open-minded approach. You certainly got people talking!
  • ven.aggavamsa(s.p.s.u) Aug 1, 2010 @ 7:41 am | delete
    I can say that Buddhism is the best of in the world.
  • fatima shirazi Apr 13, 2011 @ 5:16 pm | delete
    a religion should not only in believes and way of worship.................but islam is the one religion which tells the way of life as a citizen,in economy,in social matters...there are many laws in islam if you are adocter,a lawyer or other posts ..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
  • kab Jul 27, 2010 @ 11:22 pm | delete
    I think they are all the same thing. I think there is one God and that we know very little of him. We are given little hints. Each area of the world has been given little hints, and has spread them by word of mouth and later through the written word. Different parts of the world have interpreted those hints differently and that has lead to different religions.
  • Mujeeb Jul 20, 2010 @ 11:47 am | delete
    Definitely Only ISLAM is the Best and true religion in the world
  • someone nice Feb 26, 2011 @ 12:13 pm | delete
    you are absolutely wrong men
    all the religions in the world are equal and there is only one god in the world but people has given him many names like we use to have our friends call us from a different name are family calls from a different one our wife/husband calls from another ( if ).
  • David Apr 28, 2010 @ 7:55 pm | delete
    Judaism for SURE¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ I mean, to whom else in the world God spoke directly?
    Its okay to believe i n statues and images created by men??
    But after all religion does not save anybody, believing and loving with all your heart and force to the ONE and ONLY God does.......
  • therealtouch Mar 16, 2010 @ 12:37 am | delete
    It's my opinion that religions are based on the exact same concept...finding peace within yourself and trying to explain what happens after death...nobody really knows. The great Thomas Aquinas said it best "We Don't See God Because We Think We Know Too Much About Him. God Is Unknowable."

    Marvelously put.

    Besides,God is merely a word, is it not? The word is not the thing. You're worshiping the word, not God. One must drop their concept...might I add childish concept of God, then one sees Him.

    "I was blind but now I see"

    Remember that phrase.

    "God Does Not Die On The Day We Deny His Existence, But We Die On The Day Our Lives Cease To Be Illumined By A Wonder And A Radiance Of Which Noone Can Describe." former secretary general Mark Hamishir
  • Silver_Lotus Sep 18, 2009 @ 5:06 pm | delete
    John Lennon wrote and sang, "God is a concept by which we measure our pain."

    I'm not aware of any religion that doesn't have at least a little blood on its hands. Don't think there is a "best" one.

    Suggest reading "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" (2007) a critique of religion by author and journalist Christopher Hitchens. It's quite the book.
  • jptanabe Sep 13, 2009 @ 12:02 pm | delete
    Very brave lens! Love your take on this. In my view the ideal religion is that the world is in a state that we don't need religion. In Christian terms, Adam and Eve didn't have a religion, they were just God's children and could communicate directly with the Divine (until they Fell, got kicked out of the Garden of Eden, and needed religion to connected to God). That's how humankind should be - living in harmony and peace together with God and all creation. No need for religion, rituals, doctrinal squabbles. Just human beings true to themselves, living happily in this world and the next.
  • Freethink Apr 6, 2011 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    I honor your view
  • HorseAndPony Sep 13, 2009 @ 11:20 am | delete
    I am going with there is not one. However, I do not think it is because one believes this and another believes that. I have a difficult time with religions. I normally would say that I am of the Christian variety but after reading your post about Theosophists I need to do some reading. My beliefs are not acceptable to the Christian church. They believe that if I do not change I am going to hell. Well, I am not of the opinion that I am the one that needs to change. So what am I? I will be back to read more of your lenses. I am usually very put off by religious discussions but this lens was great. Thanks for the info.
  • Spook Sep 13, 2009 @ 7:00 am | delete
    You are very brave with this one. It's a touchy subject. I hope you find what you are looking for. All the best.
  • dchmelik Sep 13, 2009 @ 5:53 am | delete
    There is not one. Even Bahai has dogma. It also exoterically rejects some/most Theosophy and its ideas that are in Dharma, etc.. Its founders did not have the amount of ahimsa as most farther Eastern religious founders are said/known to have had, but Bahaullah's son may have had. Bahai's idea of accepting all Asian 'great' religions is good, but it would probably reject paganism. Sometimes the statement 'Theosophy is a religion' can be true, and sometimes a statement any religion on this list is not a religion can be true--because they have dogma. Even when Theosophy is a religion--like people accepting most/all HPBs statements (whether they accept them with enough skepticism) including about White Lotus Day--it can still be called 'perennial Philosophy,' i.e. 'eternal law' (a 2nd definition of it after 'Hinduism.') That is the best 'religion.' It occurs in most religions except dogmatic sects. It has a specific set of reasonable ideas common to most religions.
  • spirituality Sep 13, 2009 @ 4:25 am | in reply to spunkyduckling | delete
    Hi, only three people voted so far, so I don't think the poll is very representative just yet. I'm not a Bahai, I'm a theosophist. Theosophy isn't on that list because it's not A religion, it's the essence of all religion. Theosophists are free to believe what they will.
  • spunkyduckling Sep 13, 2009 @ 1:58 am | delete
    The Bahai Faith. Seem A Lot of people voted high in that arena. Are you a Bahai.

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