There has been an ongoing battle in Sri Lanka between the LTTE (the “Tamil Tigers”) and the government. Apparently, the conflict has worn on for so long that even Buddhist organizations are calling for a military solution. Read on…
I recently saw this bumper sticker on a car while driving:
What a wonderful sticker! (click to see the website)
I’m not big on bumper stickers, but this one I think I might get. It very much represents what I believe.
(Continued from How Did Life Come Into Being?)
One thing about my belief that I don’t generally share with many Christians and Muslims is that of there being static definitions of what is good and evil. Of course, I have known some Christians and Muslims to agree with me on this as well.
What I do believe is that there are general consequences for certain actions: if you step out in front of moving cars, the chance you will get hit by one is greatly increased.
But is this good or bad? Read on…
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Congruent living is best explained as a way of life in which everything is aimed in the same direction. Read on…
Let me first start off by saying that I am not a Muslim nor was I raised in an Islamic environment. That said, I recently read two totally unrelated articles that really clarified the Islamic perspective for me. What is it about Islam that is so powerful and draws so many people to it? Is it that Islam imposes itself on people and shuts out everything else so people have no choice? Read on…
We know Gandhi as a great figure in history. But after having seen the movie “Gandhi” and having learned more about him, there is something about his thinking that is not very often seen today that I see as crucial to harmony between humans. With battles over belief raging on every continent, think about this:
Mohandas Gandhi was born a Hindu—but the way he saw it, all genuine good faith had a place under God. No one belief is superior to the others. Read on…
(Continued from I believe in the existence of an almighty higher power)
The thing about life is that, as much as we know about what is needed to sustain it, we haven’t got a clue as to what led to the quantum leap from inanimate element compounds to microorganisms, plants, and animals. Something (or, if you prefer, somebody) had to have made it happen. Read on…
Some people might call me an agnostic, though, because I don’t profess to know the form of God, or what concept of God is the “right” one. I certainly am doubtful about literal interpretations of the Biblical creation story, and when it comes to human evolution versus Adam and Eve, I would definitely go with the theory of human evolution. Read on…
We live in a world of various beliefs, and even among members of the same faith it is very likely that people will profess different beliefs. When looking at spirituality-centered sites, I have noticed it can be hard to find sites espousing a specific belief that don’t exclude or cut down other faiths. Read on…
Do good, honest people who don’t come to God through Jesus really go to hell? Is jihad a good or a bad thing? Did humans evolve from dust, apes, or anything else? As we get more technologically advanced, these questions are more and more taking center stage, rather than becoming less relevant as some would think. Read on…
