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Religion and sex

Chloe — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:52:17 +0000

Religion and sex is a massive subject around the world and allot of religions ban or stop you having sex before marriage. The idea behind this would drive me mad as what would happen if you never get married, would that mean you would never have sex?

I think this is why you see lots of sex scandals with vicars and even sometime children or did I see that at the movies, either way sex and religion will always be in the news and I’m glad for once I’m not religious.

What are your experiences, have you had the same issues? Let me know your thoughts?

Church on Sunday

Dave — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:21:55 +0000

Are you religious? Do you follow a god? I know I don’t really have time to do this but how do people fit this into there life and actually make it part of there life. Some people treat it a routine like going to church on a Sunday is like getting up and doing your teeth every day. Again like in my lats blog football is like this and people get up not matter how hung over they are and drag themselves round a mud filled field every Sunday morning.

I still think this is commitment juts like visiting a church every Sunday.

Football culture

Dave — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:09:17 +0000

Football today is such a big part of life and it now has a few different types of cultures. Not only the culture of religion but its own cultures in how people follow a certain team. If you think about it the likes of Everton or Manchester Untied are almost worshipped all over the world and can be seen as some sycophantic religion but could the very method of football really influence people into following a religious type of scheme. I reckon it could.

What is the strangest almost religious following you have seen that is not connected to religion?

Where has our right to choose gone?

Dave — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:22:46 +0000

Following on from my last blog about choices, one thing that really irritates me is why people think they have the right to actualcome to your door and start preaching to you about how you should go to church or turn to religion. It seems to me these days everyone wants to advise us on everything we should and shouldn’t do. What we should eat, drink, how we should spend our money. Now I’m not saying that I don’t appreciate advice but I would like to be able to ask for it when I need it not be preached at or told what I am doing is right or wrong.

Being ‘Religious’ – an excuse for everything??

Dave — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:43:55 +0000

My parents decided not to christen me as a baby on the basis that I should make that decision for myself once I was older and had the information to make an informed independent decision about it and based on what I have seen and done in my life so far I have decided to live by a set of morals rather than subscribe to a religion – treat others as I would want to be treated, listen, try not to be selfish or to judge, just generally try and be a ‘good’ person. I have seen situations where religion has really helped someone through a crisis but what really frustrates and angers me is when I meet individuals who have the opinion that because they are religious they then almost use it an excuse for everything, they can pretty much treat people in a completely inappropriate way but it’s ok because they have a faith. I think more people should concentrate on just being a ‘good’ person.

Some of the Worlds Craziest Religions?

Dave — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:21:42 +0000

The Jedi Church or Jediism
Yes, you read that right, Jedi. Light sabers, robes and The Force. Those Jedi. They exist, though if they have light sabers, they’re not admitting to it.

Oneida Community
In 1848 John Humphrey Noyes founded a Utopian commune based on the idea that Jesus Christ had already returned to mankind in the year 70 AD, meaning they were free to live a perfect life without sin on Earth as well as in Heaven.

Discordianism
Discordianism is a religion based on the idea that Chaos is the only force in the universe and that disorder and order are merely illusions.

Shakers
The Shakers or “Shaking Quakers” were an offshoot of the Quaker faith, which itself was an offshoot of Protestantism. The name is taken from a mocking referral to their demonstrative style of worship that included ritual acts of shouting, trembling, shaking, singing, dancing and speaking in tongues.

Is Religion Dying?

Dave — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:14:41 +0000

Many people may argue the case with this statement but research is showing this is the truth. Alot of research has been carried out to look into this especially in America where reports are stating that religious observance is at an all-time low.

Two thirds of Americans no longer attend religious services with any regularity and ten percent assert they do not believe in God at all. Fifteen percent of Americans say they have no religion, double the percentage in 1990.

All though this is just research carried out in America it is happening everywhere and proof of this in the United Kingdom Is by the amount of local community churches being shut down and few numbers actually attending mass.

Faith has helped keep many countries’ strong and we should not turn our backs on history or we will come to regret the future. The role of religion has been enormously beneficial, and its value must not be ignored.

What Defines a Culture?

Dave — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:31:36 +0000

This is a question which many, many people have asked and in turn many, many people have answered.

What defines a culture?

There are many different aspects which distinguishes cultures between them. Some of these factors are major such as the people, leaders, food, clothes etc. and some of them are minor such as the perfume, walking stick, homes, villages and towns etc.

This is the basic answer to this question however this is not the end of the answer either.

People have gone in to so much detail with regards to this questions that books and books have been written on this.

Question Time!

Dave — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:29:43 +0000

Here are some questions to keep you busy!

What is Culture?
What is Religion?
What is the difference between Culture and Religion?
What is the UK Capital of Culture?
Who has a Culture?
Can Religion and Culture be found everywhere?
Can Culture be related to Educate?

Above are some of the questions to keep you busy for this week and you can be sure there will be many more articles coming the weeks ahead. Miss out, or don’t!

See you people soon.

If you have any news on Cultures or have any questions or even have answered these, post them in the comments!

Why some people don’t like cultures

Dave — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:25:28 +0000

Why is it that there are some people in the world that absolutely hate cultures and what it involves and do not want to hear anything about cultures or will not talk to people who follow a culture or who hate cultures very much and will not even sit/look at a person who follows a culture?

Well the main reason is that they have had a very bad experience in the past which involved a person who “follow’s” a culture. Now according to them, it was the culture that forced a person to do something evil however generally it is their person and not the culture.