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World Religion Day
World Religion Day is celebrated every January on the third Sunday of the month. The aim of World Religion Day is to promote understanding and peace between all religions, encouraging people to learn about other faiths and their followers.It was initially started by followers of the Bahá’í faith. This is a faith that was founded in 1863 in Iraq. Bahá’ís believe that all religions have common features and that all religions should be respected. They believe that there is one God who is known by different names in all religions. In their faith, this God is the reason for the development of all religions over the years. Followers of the Bahá’í faith believe that all humans are born equal, and that we all have the same rights regardless of the religion or creed we follow. With that philosophy in mind World Religion Day was first held in 1949.
Educational resource
As part of World Religion Day, we thought we would share this open learn education resource with you, which will tell you a little more about the event, from it's history to how it is celebrated.Your relationship with religion
- Do any of you follow a particular faith?
- What do you think of the values promoted by World Religion Day?
- Is there an aspect of religion that you particularly admire?
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I find religion really interesting myself and think it promotes some great values, just I cannot personally believe in a god or in some things like miracles. I like the idea of the Baha’i (sorry can’t do the accents on the letters) religion though that promotes people from every religion as being equal!
In actual fact, I've been applying for various jobs of late and I half wish that when they come to the drop box asking what religion I am, there was an option for "Jedi" (welll I do have a Darth Vader onesie, mask, cape and lightsabre)
in a coffin, cremated and my ashes returned to my family, it cost about £3,000 less than a proper cremation with all the fuss.
She who must be obeyed does believe but never goes to church and our daughter is an agnostic our son an atheist.
You would have thought that the pandemic would have sent masses heading to religion but I don't see any evidence of that.
Also religion gives people direction and comfort in life.
You don't have to be religious, you can still have strong moral beliefs or develop your own moral systems like many philosophers such as Immanuel Kant tried to do. I've found exploring philosophy a great mental exerciser and inadvertent healer. The concept of Amor fati as proposed by Nietzsche helps me a lot and it's basically that in order to find inner peace you have to accept your fate and life for what it is and all the terrible and good things that have happened to you are you and there's very little you can do to change the hand you've been dealt, just enjoy being you and try to make the most of what you've got.
I'm eclectic Pagan.
I love the idea of World Religion Day, I'm sorry I didn't do anything for it now. Did anyone do anything special for it?
Being raised Pacifist I admire any religious path that promotes non-violence. That said, if I'm going to wear a white poppy I'll just as happily wear a red poppy beside it. Just because I'm from a non-military background doesn't mean I don't hugely admire and respect people who have to face danger to keep the peace. Like any religious learning it's all about tolerance and balance I suppose.
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This is why its possible to be part of a coven or just as easily practice as a solitary.
Pagan beliefs are far older than Chrsitianity and have seen a big resurgence since the 30's and 40's.
There is still a lot of misconceptions surrounding anything pagan related and witchcraft in general. We don't for example go around hexxing people or causing them harm. In fact the Wiccan rede states 'An it harm none do what thou wilt'. Meaning you have freedom as long as you do not cause harm to anyone or anything.
Now I just enjoy dressing up in scary garb and doing stuff.
I'm sure the delivery man thought I was a witch!
They're just really good at getting up the leaves....
I have no time for religion personally, but whatever gets you through....
I belive that it helps me when I do that even though thry have been dead for many years but it makes me feel better whether its real or not
I am not religious but I often ask God why
Organised Religions seem to have very little to do with their original beliefs and those involved in them are in many cases even further away.
I don't judge others for believing in a god, spirit or, simply the theory that there is something bigger and better out there for us and everything to exist in the first place.
If more people believed in the principle of treating others as you want to be treated, that'd be a good start to offering greater comfort for all - as long as you're not a masochist!
i have read many stories about the intervention of saints for example.
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The belief system itself is more about balance and the employment of will and personal choice rather than calling on the power of a higher entity per se and the majority that do see this interaction as a partnership rather than expecting an all powerful diety to intercede for them. It is more a case that a persons own will and choices can influence their surroundings. A lot of these new age people who claim to make 'love potions' and the like are basically talking out of their rectums in my opinion and these people seem to thrive on the attention it gets them in claiming to be a 'witch' and also the financial rewards it can bring them.
You have to remember that Paganism itself is the encompassing term for a set of common or similar beliefs. Wicca, Druidism, Shamanism, etc are religions that all come under the umbrella of paganism, and magic, witchcraft, etc are practices that may or may not be practiced within the bounds of these beliefs. Satanism is the interesting one that everyone lumps in with paganism, when in fact its an 'anti-christian' religion. Pagans don't believe in Satan