In my case it was my salvation, both physically and spiritually. Physically, my belief in Christ, after 12 years of suffering with Crohn's disease, I received a healing from God. I have not had any more problems with it at all and can eat anything I want, have no pain or weird stuff happening to my body, etc....plus I had lung cancer meta-physically removed from my lung without chemicals or surgery...it was a fascinating experience, plus I had a seven hour healing on my back(due to the damage anti-inflammatory drugs had done to me during Crohn's-steroids) where I could feel my back being repaired very gently - I was awake the entire time....plus since I believe in Christ I'm not going to hell because He died for my sins, something God did for all of us...note: I used to tell people that there was no hell, but I was corrected. So no, it has not been harmful to this human being, therefore I'm sure everyone will prosper here or in heaven someday, God has taken care of everything & everyone. He loves us all, we just have to get the name right.
The earliest-known organized religion may have been the idolatrous cults that were supported (or initiated) by the reigning monarchies in Sumeria, the earliest dynasties in Egypt, and in other areas.
it hasnt
1. Organized religion has been used to fuel holy wars all throughout history. 2. Organized religion has sponsored faith based initiatives such as the Spanish inquiry where thousands of people were raped, tortured, robbed, and killed. 3. Organized religion helped to end slavery!!!!! That is right, abolitionist were religious and believed that all men were created equally. 4. Organized religion helped in the struggle for civil rights. Again, it was white christians and Jews who joined with African Americans in the south. They were the members who marched on Washington. 5. IF you want to dismiss religion because of its faults, then you need to also mention and consider its successes.
the gods been well
Lou Gehrig's ancestory is German; both of his parents were born in Germany. According to Jonathan Eig in his book Luckiest Man: "He (Lou) had not been raised on literature or even on the intellectual concepts connected with organized religion. There is no indication that he or his parents ever practiced as Lutherans."However, Gehrig was a parishioner of the Fourth Universalist Society of New York. So I presume he was a Universalist.I can't post links, but the Wikipedia article on the Fourth Universalist Society confirms this.
Computer viruses have been known to cause millions of dollars worth of damage.
Roland has stated in an interview he does not subscribe to organized religion but believes in the life of the body and personality after death. Astrology has been a lifelong interest.
The religion of Tommy (born 02/02/37) and Dick (born 11/20/39) Smothers has never been made public, but it is the general opinion that they were raised in a Protestant environment . Their comedy routine showed that they were against organized religion.
Alfred Wegener was raised in a traditional Christian family, but his personal beliefs are not well-documented. Some sources suggest that he may have been influenced by spiritual or philosophical ideas outside of organized religion.
Religious History, along side Secular History, has proven that true "religion" has always been the core base as to whether a Nation will act, or will be acted upon, sanely or not.
Traditionally in modern society women have been given a more important role, in terms of voting rights and ability to hold public office. For the Sikh religion, in essence, nothing.
there is no definite yes or no to this question, roman religion was based on many gods so there could have been influence there because the gods ruled in groups so why shouldn't the romans?