How Many Religions Can One Practice at Once?

I think people can study the different religions as a means of seeing which one they want to accept and follow, but to simultaneously adhere to two or more different religions that teach contradictory things (e.g., polytheism versus monotheism, who is a prophet and who is not) isn't possible.

I would say that if he studied all those religions and couldn't decide which one had the true God, then Pi never met God in all of his studies. And Pi would need to know who God is to believe in Him. I don't think you could practice all those religions, whose Gods are very different in nature.

I've read about many religions and I've taken parts of each which make sense to me. Perhaps you couldn't say a person could BE a Muslim and a Hindu and a Christian and whatever else all at once, simply because doing so would, in itself, be a contradiction of the teachings of one or more religion. You can, however, take parts of different religions and practice them in combination. I know, I'm an eclectic witch.

Having read some of the Holy Texts from all three, I have realized one thing for sure - every one of them preaches Love, Universal Brotherhood. I agree, there can be many more things and ways on how to get them accomplished. That said, I will still say, that yes, it is possible. One should use his/her brain to weed out the things that are contradictory (if any) and pick up the ones that are common to all. None of these texts have been written by God Himself. At the end what we get to read, listen, and follow are skewed interpretations that have been passed onto us since generations. This definitely gives me scope to be my own judge, use my own understanding, conscience.

In my opinion , it would be difficult because each religion have their own beliefs , rituals and traditions .

I call myself a Catholic Baptist because I was raised as a Catholic but enjoy Baptist services. Furthermore, Second Pilgrim Church is right in back of my house and St. Francis is 10 blocks away and the on street parking options are terrible. The issue with Second Pilgrim is that if I take time to pray after services people keep asking if I am alright. Catholic churches don't have any problems with private silent prayer and I always feel better when I light several candles. I respect all religions, but find the Pentecostals' exuberance a little scary.

All three have the same roots - hence their collective label as monotheistic religions, and some overlap though Islam rejects much of the New Testament, seeing Jesus as a human prophet - not as the son of God incarnate. Islamic halal food is essentially the same as Jewish kosher and Allah is a harsh angry God in keeping with the older Jewish Yahweh. It is harder to fit Christian doctrine in other than where Jesus pays lip service to the Old Testament. As an atheist, I do give equal belief to all three faiths, namely none.

i heard about that movie. i didn't know there was a book. my parents watched tv programs of other religions and i would hear them discussing what they heard. some they agree with i think because some concepts are universal.

Great novel that.. Its kind of strange to you but Hindus have 300000 god and goddesses and other gods are just one more to count. I have many friends who follow all religions.

I think it is possible. If you separate God out from all the divide and conquer issues, then you've just got -- God!

it a funny thing because in India, there are so many religion that they end up influencing one another for example, during Hindu festival Muslims help out a lot and during Christmas everyone goes to church. BTW, I'm from India and to truly know what I'm talking about, you have to visit this country