Religious Principles

[Forever Atlas]

I couldnt really figure out what to entitle this thread but this is what I meant by its title:

Ideas, principles, values, laws, etc.... these things found in Religion, what do you think could be used in everyone's day to day life to make life better for the world?

Many people say they have no value in today's modern world. I beg to differ. Does anyone else?

Personally once again, I know more about the Bible so I will point out a few examples I find in the Bible that I feel if applied in people's lives, would make the world a better place to live in.

You can pick anything once again and no it doesnt have to be from the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures.

Any religious advice, proverbs, standard, or moral views, values, principles, laws, etc. anything along those lines that you feel if they were used in daily life could make life happier maybe or peaceful, or at very least, less problems than we face today.

Once again I hope this turns out to be a discussion that all who choose to participate in can learn from.

May this be a civil and good discussion.

Please Note: You do not have to believe in or agree totally with the religion or texts or whatever it is, but if you feel there is something useful that can be taken out of it please share.

[YouOnlyLiveOnce]

Love your neighbor as yourself. Leviticus 19:18.
So simple, yet so meaningfull.

[Hollow Bastion]

All of the variations of the Golden Rule. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," karma, Three-fold rule, etc.

And of course, something that Raymond Smullyan comments about Taoism: acting on moral obligation isn't as good as acting because you want to.

[Tobuoi]

Well, this really only has personal meaning to the individual as oppose to an entire community or whatever, but I really like sayings like, "I could if I would, but I won't so I can't." I think that a lot of people get far more wrapped up in what they "can't" do rather than what they want to do and are actually quite capable of doing. Apathy, I suppose...it gets to me.

[Ragnarok]

Do Not kill. murder is a big problem. Abortion is considered as murder.

[Forever Atlas]

There are a lot of things in the Bible that speak about families and the way they should handle life as so it will go well... too many things so I couldnt post them all.... I just picked these few that are a general guidance for families:

(note that the directly below is not what the scriptures actually say, you can look them up if you want, but its a summary of what the scriptures say)

▪ Husbands have to love their wives as their own bodies.—Ephesians 5:25-29.

▪ Wives to love their family and have deep respect for their husbands.—Titus 2:4, 5.

▪ Parents should not only love, but teach, and protect their children spending quality time with them every day.—Deuteronomy 6:4-9.

▪ And as long as the parents arent asking the children to do anything that is harmful or wrong, children need to obey their parents.—Ephesians 6:1-3.

thats just for families....

[HeroX45]

You learn through Experience and Observation or another way to put it learning through Trail and Error.

[KingBlade]

Originally Posted by ::Venn::

Abortion is considered as murder.

How is it murder? Murder is defined as one person killing another person. Since, the woman isn't killing herself, it can't be murder.

[Forever Atlas]

^ Don't answer that here. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE lets not debate in this thread.... if you want to take that issue up, please do elsewhere.

Simple thread topic, if you'd like to contribute to what was asked for, you are more than welcomed to post what you think can improve life.

[Darkwatch]

Originally Posted by ::Venn::

Do Not kill. murder is a big problem. Abortion is considered as murder.

And yet...

- Fetus' don't have funerals
- They aren't counted in the national census
- And since when is human life all that important anyway? Unless you're religious of course.

EDIT: Sorry, forever atlas. I didn't see your post before I posted this. XD

[Forever Atlas]

Here's some others:

"We wish to conduct ourselves honestly in all things."— Hebrews 13:18.

This world is built on dishonesty.... Imagine how much more progress and less probs we'd have if there was more honesty.

Also

"I tell everyone there among you not to think more of himself than it is necessary to think."—Romans 12:3.

Lets us keep a realistic look at each of us. We are all imperfect. None above the other.

Next

“Stop judging that YOU may not be judged; for with what judgment YOU are judging, YOU will be judged; and with the measure that YOU are measuring out, they will measure out to YOU. Why, then, do you look at the straw in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the rafter in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Allow me to extract the straw from your eye’; when, look! a rafter is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First extract the rafter from your own eye, and then you will see clearly how to extract the straw from your brother’s eye. - Matthew 7: 1- 5

Going back to each of us being imperfect. We should not judge others and we should not criticize everything other people do. Once again we are not perfect and we all make mistakes, no one is above the other. So instead of looking at others, what others say wrong, what others do, we all should look at ourselves first.

Just a few Be back with more

[Phoenix]

This world is built on dishonesty.... Imagine how much more progress and less probs we'd have if there was more honesty.

That means no more surprise birthday parties :'(

[Sephiros_TH]

Loyalty to one's country, Loyalty and honor to one's parents and teachers, Trust and brotherhood among friends, Courage never to retreat in the face of the enemy, Justice never to take a life without a cause.

Basic principals of the Korean martial arts Tae Kwon Do, Hwa Rang Do, and Hap Ki Do. The above can appear in a range of reworking but are essentially the same in every Do Jahng.

Simple and easy way to conduct ones self, not only in war but in everyday life. There are a massive list of other proverbs and philosophies from my Do Jahng but I don't want to make an overly long post.

[Better Tomorrow]

"Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help", from the Dokkodo written by Miyamoto Musashi a week before he died.