discuss Do You Read Religion?

[Yama]

Reading religion is not just about Christians reading Bible and Muslim reading reading Quran. Reading religion means reading with your eyes and mind open, reading all sorts of religious books, reading books from various religions and trying to understand the actual essence of religion. Do you do it?
Well, if you did not understand what I am asking, here is a simplified version of the question. As a Christian do you read Quran, Vedas, etc. As a Muslim, do you read Bible, Bhagavata Gita, etc.

 

[abra10]

Honestly speaking , l do not read different religious books. But in future , l plan to start Reading

 

[eyes2c]

No, I just read the Bible and stay out of other religions because there is no reason why I should know more about other religions, just as they are mostly not interested in mine unless it's done for the purpose of having some kind of debate, and I'm not really interested in debating with other religions.

 

[ActionAce]

No, I just read the Bible and stay out of other religions because there is no reason why I should know more about other religions, just as they are mostly not interested in mine unless it's done for the purpose of having some kind of debate, and I'm not really interested in debating with other religions.

That's a fair perspective. When it comes to the spirituality of our faith and scripture, this can be a very good way to start on this journey. It is important to remember that not everyone is going to have the urge to seek other religions out and that is absolutely fine.

 

[King Belieal]

I am a very inquisitive person and in my bid to understand the essence of religion, I have read the Bible back to back, I have read the Quran and the hadiths too. I have also read several literature on Hinduism. I am a careful student of religious studies.

 

[theearner]

Yes, to gain insight into different perspectives and cultures.

 

[Apsara]

I sometimes read religious books, but I don't read religion. I have no interest in becoming expert in religious doctrine

 

[Lord Severus]

I never read them.

In the past, I usually do read all those. But later I stopped since I became more of a Science guy and decided to read non-fiction. Now, I think that religious books belong more to the category of fiction and hence I decided not to pursue it further.

Besides, its nothing like what people are doing. The church propagates the idea of sacrifice and plain living - and see what the bishops are doing travelling around in their cars.

 

[Alamson]

I am open to exploring other religious books in order to understand their beliefs and perspectives. It's not for the purpose of conversion though. I'm a christian but I have the Quaran. And I have discovered many similarities between Christianity and Islam.The core values are similar; the historical perspectives are pretty the same.

 

[Laurentta]

No, i do not read religion. As a christian, i read only the bible.

 

[Pete Griffin]

The Bible is touted as "The Greatest Story Ever Told." It's a wonderful work of fiction. I have read it. I'm an atheist and I believe it is important to know your enemy.

Enemy? Yes. If you spread the word of (one of the) god(s) you're an enemy of freedom and scientific progress.

 

[Jason]

I read the Bible but I disagree with the interpretation of mainstream fundamentalists. I don't believe hell is eternal. I don't believe in Christian Zionism.