"I Know More About Your Religion Than You Do"

I know a person that knows a lot about ALL religions, could you be thinking that my friend the Scholar of Religious texts has offended you? As a mechanic, I know electrical schematics, as a student I learned to read and write. I can follow instructions both verbal and written. I can find errors in text with my knowledge I can figure out problems that need to be solved. I'm a truck driver. I can type, and I spent many hours listening to Christian Radio for 10 years. I can and did read the Bible, and then I read the works of Kahlil Gibran and the Solitary practicioner a book about Wicca. My favorite Quote is from Hawk Mountain by Cheif Standing Bear of the Lakota "We did not think of the the Great Open Plains, rolling hills and winding streams with tangled growth as 'Wild.' Only to the white man was nature a wilderness and only to him was the land 'Infested' with 'Wild animals' and 'Savage' people. To us it was tame. Earth was bountiful and we were surrounded with the blessings of the Great Mystery." What more do you need to know?

I definately have been unfairly judged even by my own mother in law actually -she was very worried when she found out I was Pagan but my brother in law who is a Rev and has his doctorate in Religion explained it all too her and now she's not worried anymore LOL..I just adore that woman LOL - Her aside though, sure I've been judged unfairly numerous times....sometimes they would sit down and talk with me and learn the TRUTH and still not agree with my choice but at least they'd have a better understanding and other times there would be no hearing of it cause some ppl are just to afraid and thick in the skull My honest thought about why they dont go right to the 'horse' so to speak is this (and I will use Christians as an example because thats mainly the naysaying religion I'VE had to deal with personally)..... If they were to come to us to find out the truth they would have to accept the idea that #1 the minister/pastor/whatever tht they've believed in, relied on, had trust in etc could be WRONG which in itself gets the ball rolling on numerous other debatable things like homosexuality for example - could he/she be wrong about that too??? and #2 if they come to us for the truth they'd have to realize that for all these yrs (however many depending on the person) they've been cruel, unaccepting, unloving, pestering and so on to ppl who never deserved it in the first place.. make sense

Oh yeah I've seen that happen. I've also had it happen with some claiming to know my religion better then I do. This would be fine if they actually did but most times they take what they have learned from their religion and from tv to make up their own opinion which ususually is no where near what I believe. Makes me wonder how they would feel if the roles were reversed. For myself I talk about the religions I know. Christianity, mainly Romach Catholic, and Paganism. I may know a little bit about others but I admit I know very litte about others. I try to learn more but time isn't always conduscive to that. Now if I do know a fact of some sort I might correct someone but only if I know the fact for sure, that I'm not guessing or trying to remember. However I would never claim to know everything about another religion as I have seen some do. Makes me wonder how they know so much about so many different things :)

This is something I am in 100% agreement with Lecanis. In particular, I have watched Jehovah's Witnesses get bashed for so many years; and in fact, I have known many of them and find them to be some of the most ethical and true to their personal belief systems than most others claim to be. As you know, it is my personal belief that if someone finds their path and follows it, that is something that is blessed and should be respected by all. ~Donna

I've never claimed to know more about someone else's religion based on a bit of information I got from someone who doesn't practice it, and I never would. However, I have a friend who's a Christian. I told her about my beliefs as a Spiritualist and I have to admit that I felt a little hurt when she told me to be careful, because I was tempting the devil with my work on contacting my Guides and my Angels. I told her that its not like that at all, but she had her beliefs and she refused to even listen to me. How can we learn about other peoples views and beliefs if we refuse to at least listen to their views? How can they learn about ours if they refuse to listen to us? There has to be a bit of give and take on both sides. We may believe that our religion is better than theirs, and no doubt they think the same about theirs too, but heck, at least be open with each other. It's not worth the hassle otherwise.

Well, we know where this came from ;o) LOL. I have been the one to unfairly judge someone else's religion based on little morethan my opinion and observations :o( I feel real real bad about it and have been trying to make amends with the person... and part of what I started is trying to figure out if I really was being unfair. So, I am trying to get to the horse's mouth without being confrontational or baised. I am realizing that I have been treating and regarding a particular religion with prejudice and unfair judgement for some time now, not really knowing why, but I had been, and I am trying very hard to be more thoughtful about it. SOOOOOO... I am trying to better understand "them" through "them".... I don't know if I have ever claimed to know more about another person's religion than they do, but I know ALOT of people claim to know more about mine than me ;o) LOL

I am interested in other faiths, so will often quote what I know, but always use the expression that 'I believe' this to be right so that anyone who disagrees can feel invited to comment. As a Christian, I note that there are a lot of posts critisising my faith, mostly because they have misunderstood, or just have a chip on their shoulder. However, I welcome those discussions, because it is only through people airing their veiws that we can provide them with better information. There is a lot of misinformation, about the Wiccan faith and Witchcraft etc.. but I note that there are peoples of all faiths on Mylot so it's a great place to put your view across..

I don't believe it is possible for anyone to know more about any religion then anyone else as there is no way to prove what religion is better . I feel that we all have our own beliefs and that makes everyone right .

that sounds totally stupid.Now who would actually say that.LOL.I would never claim to say something or even think of something like that.

friend I dissagree with you do not knoew more about my religion than i do for one thing i am english and know quite a lot about wiccans i studdied al of it before becoming a christian the reason christians are against your religion is that the bible itself forbids it to us

If you ever study different religions you may be suprised how many of them have just enough in common to be confusing. Christians, espcecially new Christians or ones that have been in the faith for many years but may only have a shallow understanding of what they believe should be careful about getting in conversations about deap subjects they are not familiar with. People who don't give Christians a bad name because they come off like babbling idiots with nothing to offer others who are looking for answers regarding their faith. In my opinion if someone is going to talk to someone else about what they believe, that person should know what they themselves believes first and be able to support it. They should also have a good understanding of what others believe so they can communicate properly.

yup people have weird ideas about catholics. i try not to judge religions i don't know anything about. but i fail when it comes to islam -- i have too much experience with its violant side - though i hear that it is a minority who believe in violance.

When it comes to religion, everyone tends to take other religion he/she doesnt believe as nothing. Well, I'm a christian and I know that religion is simply a way of life. If you follow these religions carefully and study them, you will realize that all these religion almost have thesame focus which is suprimacy. The all believe there is one God. I love christianity and I'm so happy I wasnt raised up in another religion. Believe me some religion sucks but like i said its people's way of life

How can anyone say that? Christians do not have an opinion about Wiccans. Just because we do not believe in what you practice does not mean we are judgemental. Wiccans do not believe in what Christains practice. It is the same with any religion. In christianity however, we are not supposed to judge people.