Bahá'í Faith

Religion is a flower. There is a wide-range of diverse flowers in the ecosystem; all equally important because each individual organism contributes to the biodiversity of this planet. Akin to these intensely hued plants, each religion, although alike in several aspects, hold its own individual characteristics that make each peculiar and rare. As lovely as flowers may be, not everyone can enjoy the grace within these delicate buds of nature; whether it be allergies or pure distaste, those who…

A number of elements helped pave the way for religious toleration such as diverse settlements, colonial unification, and mass movements such as Reformation, The Enlightenment, and The Great Awakening. Democratic practices and desire for freedom gave American colonist more choice of religion than any other group in the world. The movements fostered a feeling of unity among the colonists by narrowing the gap between different denominations, and creating similarities between them, which led to…

(Mahatma Gandhi). This quote is important because it tells us how everyone should read about the world’s religions because it would create a better understanding of the world’s cultures (Alex Gorge).Faithism is when someone’s language,culture,religion,faith,etc. is being disrespected. People usually think their religion is the best, therefore other religions should be ignored. Due to Sikhs and their religious beliefs, they are discriminated for the following reasons. Sikhs VS Hindu’s Sikhs…

his one and only son and who believes in him will not die but rise in heaven, and also ask them to pray for one month straight for a minute every hour and then ask them to come back and tell you what has changed in their lives. 2) The way I know my faith is right is that I know that I am so blessed with good education and with an amazing family,…

Religious Tolerance Freedom to worship is the most important freedom that our traditions and values endure. Religion was often bloody back in the day. They eventually passed a law or rule that you couldn't kill people because of religion anymore. There are traditions done that families and other religions do also. Religion was a big deal way back then and that is why religions protected now. “The real story religion in America's past is an often awkward, frequently embarrassing and occasionally…

I can’t recall when I myself specifically decided what religion I was going to practice. I am Catholic but that’s because I grew up Catholic. Now learning about all these different religions I can agree with a state that Dr.Howard my professor told us. That although one might practice a certain religion everyone can always pick up different concepts from each religion. Although each religion can be similar as far as to what they believe and what they practice. They are all generally the same in…

The word “religion” is nearly always controversial in the secular world. Immediate there is concern about what is “politically correct” or if the discussion will make another party feel uneasy. If you are among believers of a faith, however, the topic can become hostile. Where one group’s system of belief ostracizes all who question them. Religion is a word that can have a different meaning to many people. The study of that word, however, can help us bridge some of the misunderstandings that…

Introduction Mark McMinn begins the chapter on confession in the therapy session by explaining or suggesting that maybe one of the reasons that therapy works so well for some people is that during therapy they are able to confess or reveal things that they have neve told anyone else. According to McMinn, there are some therapist that believe that it is beneficial for therapy to have a confessional aspect to it. However, some therapists have forgotten their place as a therapist and try to be…

within their own religion can be fixed with the help of another religion which addresses those issues. Inter-religious dialogue we have with people of other faiths can help us grow and develop our own beliefs on what the truth is. However, some people like himself find that they find their religious identities connected to two separate faiths and this is often called dual-belonging. Such people may feel like they are more on religion than the other but they claim parts of more than one belief…

For this reflection paper, I chose the reading from Deliverance from Error titled “The Ways of Mysticism.” For the most part I had a negative reaction to the reading. Though it is a significant part of most religions, I am deterred by the “guilt-trip” aspect of this reading. I don’t understand how living a comfortable life detracts from one’s personal relationship with God, why must people suffer to have their quality of belief made valid? The narrator in this reading was a scholar and he…