u/Calanais-guy — reddlx

Religious opposite perspectives

Are there any discussions, exchanges, or debates between (for example) converts to __ religion and ex-members of that religion? Such as between Christian converts and ex-Christians.

I also wonder how the perspective of an ex-Christian --> Muslim convert would differ from an ex-Muslim --> Christian, or other combination of religions, like ex-Muslim --> Hindu, or ex-Hindu--> Christian.

I suspect that these are opposite perspectives, so they would not get along easily, perhaps seeing each other as misguided?

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u/Calanais-guy — 2 days ago

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For those Druids who belong to local groups or orders, what is your experience with theology? Are most members of the group polytheists, just animists without deities, pantheists, panentheists, monotheists, agnostics, or something else?

I associate my path in Druidry with polytheism and pantheism (or perhaps panentheism) together, but also take much from an animist worldview.

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u/Calanais-guy — 10 days ago

▲ 2 r/religion

If we live in North America or Europe, we're more likely to hear about scandals involving the Roman Catholic Church, Protestant megachurches, Mars Hill church, Hillsong, or the like, because they're part of large religions in these areas. I only recently started to learn that corruption, crime, sexual misdeeds, and exploiting religion to escape consequences happens in Buddhist countries too, such as Thailand and Sri Lanka. (See "Buddhist Monks keep getting arrested for corruption" for Thai examples).

I wouldn't be surprised if Hindu organizations in India had problems as well, perhaps with Hindutva movement.

These religions all have positive ethical ideals and even value self-discipline, honesty, sexual integrity, and altruism. So why do they become corrupt when well established in some places? How can they be reformed before people lose all trust in them?

u/Calanais-guy — 16 days ago