Religion – Amethyst’s Archive

al-dihya: the whole point of religion is being highly aware that there is a higher power which by default should humble your postition as a creation on this earth so I don’t even understand how people can produce so much arrogance and superiority once they have decided to indulge in religious practices

tinyrosemarysparrows: A god stops being a god when your heart calms at the thought of Them. A god stops being a god when you wake up to the thought of Them and you cannot help but to be soothed by Their presence. That is when They become /your/ god. That is when you become TheirContinue reading

duskenpath: duskenpath: duskenpath: duskenpath: duskenpath: I was talking to my Roman Catholic mom today and we deadass discussed what Jesus’s astrological sign (I got her into astrology) was and I suddenly realized I have no idea what the current theory is to his birth month. So what’s the shit, do we have a theory onContinue reading

libertarirynn: airyairyquitecontrary: indigobluerose: thathighclassbitch: tienriu: katiekomics: euphrates75: No harm to any religion. It’s just a lamp ads by an Australian company. However, it’s funny! I’m going to cry 😂😂 Ahaha, the reason why Mohammad is specifically mentioned as not being able to be there is because in Islam, portrayals and portraits of Mohammad are forbidden. Continue reading

Respecting the Gods

will-o-the-witch: Don’t… treat them as tools. Deities aren’t obligated to help you, even if you do everything “correctly” to ask. They’re not vending machines, or a list of correspondences that only gets value from how they best serve you. They’re gods! Instead… treat them like people. (Really high-status people.) Build a relationship before asking big favors. CompensateContinue reading “Respecting the Gods”

We worshipped Jesus instead of following him on his same path. We made Jesus into a mere religion instead of a journey toward union with God and everything else. This shift made us into a religion of “belonging and believing” instead of a religion of transformation. Richard Rohr (via gospelofthekingdom) Source: gospelofthekingdom

re: Anons talking about religion – Should someone tell them that religion being primarily about belief is pretty much only true of Western Christianity and mainstream branches of Islam? Like, no one at a Hindu temple’s gonna be like “But do you BELIEVE in Hanuman-ji?” You just do your puja and move on. Same for most Buddhists, Europagans, Zoroastrians, you name it. I just like how aggressive anti-religion atheists don’t realize their worldview is still entirely shaped by Christianity.

elimgarakofficial: tikkunolamorgtfo: kyidyl: vermiciousyid: tikkunolamorgtfo: They always—ALWAYS—look at things with a Christian lens, even when they are supposedly forsaking Christianity. That’s part of why they feel a need to enlighten others: they need to win converts to their beliefs. Like Christians. But…what deities don’t require belief? And if you didn’t believe in your religion’s god,Continue reading “re: Anons talking about religion – Should someone tell them that religion being primarily about belief is pretty much only true of Western Christianity and mainstream branches of Islam? Like, no one at a Hindu temple’s gonna be like “But do you BELIEVE in Hanuman-ji?” You just do your puja and move on. Same for most Buddhists, Europagans, Zoroastrians, you name it. I just like how aggressive anti-religion atheists don’t realize their worldview is still entirely shaped by Christianity.”

yehudmood: yehudmood: etrogim: goytears: goytears: i really wish…i can share the warmth i feel when i’m at synagogue with other people at the least i want non-jews to hear our worship and how beautiful it is i think it would change a lot if you’ve never heard a jewish prayer please just take a littleContinue reading

Me: *quotes scripture* Me: *Mentions Catholic compatible application/dogma about it* Catholic: What sort of atheist nonsense is this? Me: Umm what? Catholic: That’s all wrong. You know nothing! Me: I’m an atheist, how am I more Catholic than you?

Kneeling down to pray is unusual. The gesture of entreaty is outstretched arms. To invoke the heavenly gods, both hands are raised to the sky with upturned palms; to call on the gods of the sea, the arms are extended out to the sea;the hands are also stretched to the cult image. A cult imageContinue reading