Does God have a religion?

[naomi24]

This question was prompted by something Cassa333 said. All religions claim they are right and the others wrong. If you have a religion, are you sure it's the one God recognises - and if so, why?

[sandyRoe]

I think John 14:2 can be read as showing there are many paths to God. As long as ones religion doesn't involve human sacrifice there's probably a place for you in Heaven.

[Davethedog]

Truely the next best question after why do you believe in God.

If you get any replies, from the Theists I expect lots of quotes from books and answers of the I do variety.

Good Luck?

[Davethedog]

DING!

[Canary42]

Yes.

Because I'm gullible.

[10ClarionSt]

I make no excuses for saying this again. All religion should be officially classed as a pastime/hobby.The same as going to watch football or cricket, playing golf, tennis or anything else that interests you. You do it in your own time without any special favours or treatment. I would have no problem with that.

[Ankou]

religion generally is the belief in a divine power, so if god is around then i supose it would be some form of primary narccisism or egotisitical individualism. unless he's a buddhist.

[jomifl]

Ankou, you are surely not implying that god is an atheist are you?

[ll_billym]

I don't think God is bothered about a silly little thing like religion, too busy making universes and that.

[ll_billym]

@10 Clarion - I love this quote:

Religion is like a penis. It's fine to have one and it's fine to be proud of it, but please don't whip it out in public and start waving it around... and PLEASE don't try to shove it down my child's throat.

[grasscarp]

I have my beliefs. I dont really care about whether it is the "one" or what others believe it to be honest. Your question all depends on who each person sees as God, and since this is not the same for everybody there is no real answer to your question.

[naomi24]

Grasscarp, I understand what you're saying, but if you thought yours wasn't the 'right' one you wouldn't believe it.

[birdie1971]

Gasscarp - “... Your question all depends on who each person sees as God, and since this is not the same for everybody there is no real answer to your question.”

I do not believe in God but assuming for a second that He does exist, I agree with your statement. It nicely sums up the absurdity of organised religion which explicitly states that it knows precisely what God is and how He should be worshipped. The conceit of organised religion beggars belief. If God exists, no one knows that He is, let alone what He wants of the people of this planet.

[mibn2cweus]

When it comes to the various religions, God's in a win/win situation . . . at the expense of believers and non-believers alike. Religions, all of them, are the enemy of agreement upon and coexistence within a common reality.

[naomi24]

It doesn't appear that many are sure they have the right one, does it? They trumpet their 'faith', but when it comes to the nitty gritty, it seems they have their doubts.

[RATTER15]

Which God are we talking about?

According to Wikipedia, the definition of a god is: "supernatural creator and overseer of the universe". Included in this definition are all deities, goddesses and supernatural beings. Arbitrary distinction between old mythological gods and modern gods is unneccessary for this answer. This answer is intended to represent gods and goddesses from multiple cultures giving no creedance to any particular diety.

Since the beginning of recorded history, which is defined by the invention of writing by the Sumerians around 6000 years ago, historians have cataloged over 3700 supernatural beings, of which 2870 can be considered deities. Those numbers are probably a very conservative estimate because we have no accurate information before 4000 B.C. This means any dieties worshipped by man before this period are unaccounted for.
In truth, the possibilities are nearly infinite. For example, in Hindu the entire living universe is merely a unique manifestation of Ishvara. This leads to the fact that there are 330 million "gods or goddesses."
Some examples of the different dieties documented are:

Monotheism:

Judaism: Yahweh
Christianity: God
Islam: Allah

Polytheism:

Greek: Zeus, Hermes, Hades, Hera, Aphrodite, etc...
Roman: Iuppiter, Mors, Terra, etc...
Norse: Odin, Thor, Loki, Njordr, etc...
Hindu: Krishna, Vishnu, Kali, Ishvara, etc...
Chinese Folk (Simple): Shangdi, Mazu, Shou Xing, Tu Di Gong, etc...
Shinto (Japanese): Izanagi-no-Mikoto, Izanami-no-Mikoto, etc...
Celtic: Cernunnos, Damona, Epona, etc...
Egyptian: Ra, Isis, Anubis, Osiris, etc...
Summerian: An, Ki, Enlil, Enki, etc...
Babylonian: Sin, Marduk, Ishtar, Nabu, etc...
Persian: Simurgh, Rostam, Gaokerena, etc...

[Ankou]

well i dunno about everyone esle, but iwas talking about glooscap.

[mibn2cweus]

It would appear God is way to busy playing 'hide & seek' to be bothered with choosing a religion, although it seems He plays the game rather . . . religiously!

http://images.memegen...ces/400x/10231816.jpg

[Ankou]

they're all at it.

http://1.bp.blogspot....600/hiding_jesus2.gif

[Old_Geezer]

Why wouldn't a God recognise them all ?
I'm sure one would allow you to dabble in anything that helps you get by.

[jomifl]

OG, you may think that but I doubt that a true believer would, too much to lose.