I think that there's one common teaching in most and that is to "to love thy neighbor....," although it seems that most choose to turn a blind eye.
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Yes, many do. For instance, most Christians (Catholic, Baptists, Protestants) believe that Jesus Christ is the Savior and son of God.
Jews and Muslims believe Christ existed, but that he was a teacher and example, but not the son of God.
Satanists worship Satan, but also believe in God because they worship the opposite.
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I remember meeting a man years ago who had taken many years to study about all religions at the time. He said that what he came away with was that they were all after pretty much the same things.
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Most religions have a common need which is to KNOW GOD.
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The existence of an supernatural realm and some sort of continuing out-of-body "self" seems to be one of the few common threads in religions. The role of a god or several gods is a frequent motif but not present in all religions (e.g. Buddhism)
The role of altruism, love, and other positive social interactions is often pointed out as points of commonality for religion but studies indicate this may be due more to genetic inheritance than philosophy (See BBC Human Series: Human Instinct) and so might not be a common point in religion but a common point in being "human"
The role of common iconic figures is apparent in the three interlaced religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) due to the single origin of their traditions until the schisms as Christianity and Islam split off, but not in other religions. ______
Some religions believe that there is an immortal spirit who lives many life times. Many religions believe in some god. Some religions believe in telling someone your sins and that can help one feel better about himself. ______
The beliefs of many religions have a common ground in that they believe that there is a supreme God or Gods. There is the belief that after death, a person goes to a better place or heaven. When you take two religions, and compare them you'll see the similarities. I remember for religious education, my teacher was highlighting the similarities between Christianity and Hinduism. both are very similar. Both have a trinity idea. Two festivals which hindus celebrate, has ties with what Christians celebrate. Divali is the festival of lights. Christmas has lots of light. Divali is a time of giving and sharing, doesn't Christmas do the same thing? Then we have Easter. Hindus have holi. It's around the same time, and the both festivals have the same common thread in it. ______
Food for Thought about Life:
A Message to Every Individual:
"Simply live the Golden Rule in everyday life."
What this involves:
"Treating others as you would like to be treated."
What this is better defined as:
"You should not
force another person to submit their
free will
to yourself for personal desire."
Should we follow this belief?
Something to Ask yourself:
Do you follow this belief?
Can you follow this belief
if you choose to in your mind?
Is Living and Acting for the
"greater good"
of humankind in the long term
the most important aspect of Life?
(The triumph of Good over evil)
Better Defined as:
Or the love of others being
Equal to love of the one's self
Is this what Good and Evil is based on?
Is the golden rule a common belief
between most religions?
This can only be answered by
THINKING ON YOUR OWN!
There are many similarities as well as differences in all religions. Some of the common threads are they all have some sort of symbol or icon that they worship, this represents something they can not see. They all teach non violence and no coercion, they all have their own sacred festivals and rituals. They all worship a god or gods and they all have a final destination. When talking about religions you can not just talk about the monotheistic religions, but must consider all of them, Daoism, Shinto, Buddhism, Jainism and the list goes on. Some do not believe in a god as a creator but still worship icons. Hope this helped.
There are several possible reasons that different religions have common beliefs.
One reason that many ancient religions had beliefs in common is that the forces of nature, that most filled people with awe, were seen as coming from the gods. So, almost every religion in ancient Europe and the Middle East had its sun god or goddess, moon god, sky god and so on. As the religion evolved, the gods may have become more anthropomorphic and lost much of their primitive relationships with the forces of nature, but that evolution often took similar paths in different religions.
Another reason is that religions that have survived the vagaries of politics and persecution to continue until the present day, appear to have emerged from common backgrounds.
The Abrahamic faiths, which include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share many common beliefs, prophets, and historical events.
Judaism, and therefore Christianity and Islam, share many beliefs with Zoroastrianism, the religion of Cyrus the Great, who released the Jews from their Babylonian Exile. Just a few of the beliefs that we know came from Zoroastrianism are the beliefs in angels, Satan, heaven and hell as places of reward and punishment, and the end of times, when the Saoshyant or Jesus will lead humanity in the last battle against evil.
Zoroastrianism shared its origins with Hinduism, so there are even some parallels between all the above religions and Hinduism.
There are also many beliefs that are common to many organised religions simply because they are valuable to the religious experience or to the priesthood.
All religions believe in God, all religions teach us to pray, to be grateful to God, to trust God, to love God. Therefore all religions are good. We need not change our religion, but what we don't realize is that while all religions have many things in common with each other, they are all kindergartens, they only teach us the ABC of God. They don't let us go beyond to the university of spirituality. They don't help us to realize God. They talk of the ultimate goal being Moksha, Nirvana, Salvation, but because we believe in a God with name and form, our religion becomes the bottleneck that stops us from realizing the Truth that God is a power that is within, God is everywhere, in everything - this is what is missing in religions.
As a Muslim, my 2p is: peace, justice. The trouble is not with religions; it's extremist misinterpretations/ misunderstandings by adherents...
The only thing that all religions have in common is that they all worship some sort of higher being or entity.
It is difficult to definitively say who teaches a false doctrine, as beliefs can vary widely among individuals and organizations. Generally, false doctrines are teachings that deviate from widely accepted religious or philosophical principles. It is important to critically evaluate teachings and seek guidance from reputable sources to discern what is true and what is not.
Judaism & Islam are both Abrahamic religions, & both do not allow the eating of pork.
They are not. They all have their own beliefs.
they all have sacred texts and beliefs or laws
They are all Abrahamic religions.
Islam & Christianity have some common beliefs but certainly they have different beliefs including dogmatic ones since they are different religions.
Absolutely not. Every Mason has his own religious beliefs which he naturally believes to be correct. He acknowledges that other people have different beliefs which he may or may not believe to be wrong, but as a matter of politeness Masons do not discuss such issues. Masons focus on the aspects of all (or at least most) religions which they have in common, not on the things which divide them. But that does not mean that Masons do not believe that the things which divide religions do not exist.
There are no two books common to all religions. Actually there is no one book common to all religions. Though many religions do not totally dismiss the writings of other religions, they do not hold them at the core of their belief system.
All religions make up one religion. In Hinduism it iteaches that all religions combined together make Hiduism.
Mystery religions were religions that kept their real beliefs and rites secret from the general public, requiring a secret initiation before all was revealed to a member. Their beliefs often involved the birth, sacrifice and rebirth of a god or godman.
The common goal of most major world religions is to provide a framework for individuals to connect with a higher power or ultimate reality, seek spiritual growth and enlightenment, and promote moral living and compassion towards others.
We recognize all religions. Lutheranism is the most common.