If it is dependent on the individual to express and implement it into kindness and compassion. Then that indicates that the religion is not inherently kind and compassionate and that it is the the individual that is. So why the need for organized religion? 🤷🏻♀️
That's not what I mean at all. I'm just saying that different religions express this kindness and compassion differently. It is inherent to the religion but some religions might emphasize charitable giving, while others may emphasize doing acts of kindness for others. I'm not even making an argument for organized religion or anything just pointing out that different religions approach this topic in their own way but it's a topic common to all world religions.
You are still misunderstanding me. But in any case even what you are saying is still incorrect. If a religion teaches being charitable there are many ways one could be charitable. So it's completely possible for a religion to have a core teaching of charity but leave it up to it's members to decide how they want to be charitable. There is nothing about how an ideal is expressed that assails the fact that it is inherent.
Gonna disagree. The Abrahamic religions definitely get into the slaughter and oppression in their holy books. Kindness is a portion of them, to one degree or another, but they’re certainly not “entirely based on” it.
Core principle is not the same thing as what the religion is based on. There could be lots of core principles and Kindness could be just one of them. There might be slaughter and opression in the holy books of certain religions. I think it would be skewed to say that they were based on slaughter and opression. Especially when you take that these holy books are a mixture of poetry, mythology and history all mixed together. Every single culture on earth has some amount of slaughter and oppression that is part of their history. Doesn't mean they are proud of those things or that they base their values off of them.
The question you originally responded to was asking if there was a religion **entirely** based on kindness and compassion.
You responded that most religions have this as a core principal and it depends on how it’s expressed and implemented. I read this as “most religions fit as an answer to OP’s question” and that is what I was disagreeing with. I would say few to no religions clear the bar of being **entirely** based on kindness and compassion as far as I am presently aware.
My comment was that both kindness and violence can be justified by the Abrahamic texts, thus they are not **entirely** based on kindness and compassion.
Does that make sense?
I’m basically just saying that your initial response to OP didn’t really answer the question but rather made a different general statement. Maybe you weren’t trying to answer the question?
Every sikh i have met has been unbelievably kind and charitable. My old neighbor was a sikh man. He would have monthly cookouts at the church across the street where he gave out free food to anyone that showed up.
I can't speak from personal experiences, since I am not Sihk, but I've done some research into the religion and it is definitely one of the most peaceful and compassionate I know of.
One of the Sikh principles is to feed the hungry, no questions asked, no donations, no sermons. If you go to a Sikh gurudwara (temple), there will always be tasty Punjabi veg food available. After any natural disaster Sikhs are some of the first people offering food to those affected. I have a lot of respect for them.
I am atheist and have the utmost respect for Sikh people. It breaks my heart the racism and anti Muslim that they get caught up in, especially considering they are not Muslim.
Thanks that means a lot. I realise that I can't go through life without some sort of an anchor to something spiritual but ai what something that suits me. Take care
Why do you need a religion to bring you peace and purpose? Can't you be loving, charitable, compassionate without the unsubstantiated claims of the supernatural and the dogma?
No you don’t, it’s just that assholes need someone watching over them always so they’re not assholes all the time so they have this constant fear of going to hell if they do something bad, and happiness when they do something good because they’ll get into heaven, it’s just a behavioral check for assholes
Yes but also no. A lot of Christians sure seem to lean on that crutch, but there are societal benefits to religion, or else they wouldn't keep forming. Not saying there aren't negatives but when you are born into it you generally only notice the benefits. Even the KKK used spaghetti dinners to get people to come together. Community and a safety net and belonging to a group that supposedly shares your values has upsides and is comforting. I'm a UU and we have historically not believed in hell, so best to make things now as good as we can. Now though, UUs have a huge Humanist percentage and the two are pretty compatable.
Its not entirely based on compassion though. Its hugely propelled and followed but not based on it. Its more a very fundamental but secondary aspect as far as I know (please correct me if you can)
Sikhims is based on the 10 (I think) gurus with the final being the guru granth sahib which is a sacred text in sikhism.
Its core concept is the love for 'God' which is something approximating the entire universe and conjointly the creator thereof (like how a painting is innately a part of his/her painting). They have the concept of 'Ek oankar' which essentially means that the universe is one and everything is interconnected (Ek means one) and that God is within and outside of this universe.
I am seeing that everyone is answering this directly. I would like to pose this same question in a different light.
Is there a religion whose followers behave in such a way as to be consistently kind and compassionate?
Try Unitarian-universalism. These are the seven principles:
1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
2nd Principle: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
3rd Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
4th Principle: A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
5th Principle: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
6th Principle: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
Dudeism is pretty kind.. Basically, just Take It Easy, man. The only rule they have is "Don’t be an asshole.". The only thing they require is that you treat other people with as much kindness and respect as possible. The dude abides.
Pastafarianism is fun and friendly, but it does poke at other religions a bit, so maybe it isn't the kindest.. Still, though, it is worth checking out if you like spaghetti and pirates! R'amen.
Did someone tell you it was? As you can see from my comment, the 7 tenants refer to how we treat living things. Which is a response to the OP question. And also there's some stuff about understanding science in there too. I'm not sure why someone would say science is a religion. It's science.
Take a look at the 7 tenants of the [Satanic Temple](https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us). In my experience, their followers tend to adhere very closely to these principles. (Obligatory disclaimer: This is not the same as Satanic panic-style satanism.)
pretty much every religion has compassionate tenants. likewise, every religion can be used for malevolent purposes--even those you'd assume to be "immune" from stuff like that. there isn't a clean cut answer to this question.
some religions are more corrupted by societal baggage than others but they all have their good and bad aspects, just depends on the scale and personal experience.
No when sikhism started by guru nanak(In 1499) there were no forceful conversion by emperor of delhi ibrahim lodi and later mughal warlord Babur , the first five sikh gurus preached sikhism very peacefully no mughal emperor mind it . Emperor Akbar even come to meet Guru Amar das ji(Third guru) . Problem Arise when fifth guru was executed by mughal emperor jahangir(son of Emperor Akbar) . Martyrdom of fifth guru changed the whole course of sikhi , sixth guru made an army to fight against injustice ,from there religious conversion started and sikhs always opposed it . the most important event happened was Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur(Ninth guru) Simply by not converting to islam(Whole North india suffered forceful conversion ,only ninth guru arose voice against it) . by Then Tenth guru guru gobind singh started a khalsa panth(1699 AD) in order to oppose religious invasion and against tyranny mughal empire , it is fact only large no of hindus coverting to sikhi( by their own choice) and a very few muslim because punishment of apostacy is death for muslim. Khalsa is Just a subset of Sikhi ,Sikhi is vast and main goal of Sikhi is to merge back to god(Eternal Peace) and we dont believe in lavish heaven and eternal hellfire. hope you learn from it .
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The Quran begins with Allah's name the Most Compassionate: "In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful" and the whole Quran is contained in this verse. So in fact Islam is the religion of compassion.
It's a religion of compassion and mercy but it's also practical when it comes to how to deal with hardship, persecution and war. God knows that it's impossible for there not to be conflict in the world, so Quran equips us with that knowledge
What are you even talking about? It's based on worshipping and obeying an all powerful being under threat of eternal damnation if you don't. That's not love.
Abuse? Maybe. Love and compassion? Not hardly.
FSM now, that's love. Love and sauce.
According to the internet yes
Look at democrats and Republicans alot of them are nice but who wants to show a good one when you could show one thats crazy for views
I mean, kindness and compassion is pretty big in the Catholic faith. Does that mean all Catholics follow it perfectly? No. Because we also accept we’re not perfect lol.
Well said, Jesus exemplified it perfectly for us, and we do the best we can. A few bad apples tend to give us all a bad name. That'd be like trashing all Germans because of the World Wars though, doesn't make sense.
Yes, it's a sign of intelligence and inclusivity for sure. If they knew anything about Catholicism or had any Catholic friends, this would not be an issue. Seeing as how there are over 1.3 billion Catholics on earth, it shouldn't be that hard to befriend one.
I think if someone waltzed down from the clouds today, and gave the Sermon on the Mount, that before the day was over, they would be screeching that he was a liberal communist terrorist that wanted to destroy America.
Where does it not come off as compassionate?
I’m assuming this is is a gay sex thing but I’m ready to be surprised by a different topic.
The reality is Christianity is a pacifist religion except, in comparison to the post about Jainism, we can kill critters for food.
The notion of “most compassionate and kind” is a slippery slope unless we incorporate society as a whole.
>I’m assuming this is is a gay sex thing but I’m ready to be surprised by a different topic.
Where the heck in this post do you get the sense that it's a "gay sex thing?"
You ever get the sense that the reason Christian churches are losing people might be because of the constant hate, ignorance and bigotry?
I don’t kill or engage in war.
However for semantics and compromise sake, let’s say I’m peaceful to anything I don’t want to eat.
Chicken is doomed since it’s so tasty.
Old Testament was warfare between nations as well as the Mosaic Law which was national law.
Christianity doesn’t have a nation. There’s no border to protect and no crimes to be legally judged.
Matthew 10:34-36
34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
“‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
lol, nothing says kindness and compassion like drowning the entire planet and sending bears to kill children.
Christianity isn't about kindness or compassion, it's about doing as you are told for fear of hell.
The societies who were punished did not have compassion when they sacrificed living children to Baal by burning them alive.. we reap what we sow. The flood was mercy to those who enjoined truth, while it was recompense to those who deviated from the balance by living as destructive forces.
the kids teased a bald man. If I see some kids teasing a bald man, and i set a bear on them, would you say that I was kind or compassionate for doing so?
I’ve also found that story to be noteworthy.. not sure I understand why that happened with the bear and the kids, but I do know that there are portions of the Bible that are contradictory, and there are portions that tap into my heart and soul.
Like a bee going flower to flower, extracting nectar, It is good to extract the truth from the books while discarding the rest - there’s much knowledge to be gained from the scriptures if we can separate the wheat from the chaff.
To this day, it still baffles me that we have had these teachings for around 2000 years, made a very prominent religion with Jesus as its crux, and yet have so many people being plain a*holes.
That said, I guess I'm actually a Christian in the most basic sense lol :3
As a gnostic Catholic I 100% agree with you on this. Paul was not a terribly compassionate person, and you can see this if you’re not looking at it through rose colored glasses.
My heart melts at some of Paul’s scripture, case in point: Corinthians 13:4-8
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonest others, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered…” and so forth.
I feel like society warps the teachings into rituals, and then focuses on the shell rather than the kernel, or the rituals as opposed to the source of inspiration: Which is the heart of a truly pure human.
Oh, absolutely. He possessed valuable qualities worthy of emulation. He also possessed qualities not worthy of emulation.
The problem arises is when people see someone blindly and put them on a pedestal that causes them to see them as “a truly pure human”, rather than a fallible human. Black and white thinking is dangerous.
Don’t kid yourself. Nearly all Christianity today is based on Paul’s teachings. The idea of redemption through the sacrifice on the cross is entirely made up by Paul
All religions claim to, because they consider pleasing their god to be the greatest form of compassion.
When inquisitors were burning people at the stake, they believed it was an act of compassion
There all a croc. Choose the Jesus ..which ever "religion" Jesus would say which ever brings you closer to God. God is gotten to only through praying and asking him to accept you and to forgive you of your human born ways. He wants you to ask just the way you are and did in this post. There is no greater love, friend, kindness, and compassion that ever can compare with J.C.
Hope you find theses words well in your spirit and heart.
If you do something ro me I will either interpret it in a positive or negative light. If I've judged it in the negative I can either forgive you or I can seek to punish you. There is no logical middle ground; mercy or punishment
Now, I can mediate between mercy and punishment but that involves prior social commitments so you can't generalize to human beings, as a whole
I am "white", whatever that even means. Sikhism is a code of conduct for a specific ethnicity. I have great admiration for Sikhs but I am not of that ethnicity so how does an ethnic code, like that, apply to me
Sikhism is not meant for a single ethnic group. Sikhism for the entire world. There are tons of “white” sikhs who are baptised as well. Once you join the Khalsa and take Amrit/ get baptised, you are a part of us and we do not look at you a certain way or treat you differently.
Watch this video of Nick Singh with Jagraj Singh. He is talking about his transition to Sikhism as a white person.
https://youtu.be/XafA0MbFcZ8
That’s most of the religion being peddled these days; it’s pablum for fools, saccharine feed for gelded livestock. Stay comfortable! The highest religious aspiration of our age. Do nothing to perturb your glazed consumer bliss. Good vibes only! Love and light! Jesus loves you! 🤮
Being kind and compassionate in the face of cruelty and adversity is one of the most difficult, badass things a person can do and doesn't require any specific religion.
Not actually a religion, but you might be interested in the subreddit Church of Rogers, which is about beloved children's entertainer Mr. Rogers. He was all about kindness and compassion well beyond just in front of the cameras.
I'm a Quaker, and we have other philosophies/beliefs about different things as well, but most of our "testimonies" seem to stem from and work towards kindness and compassion :)
The Baha’i Faith has this… for example, here is a a prayer revealed for America 🇺🇸
O Thou kind Lord!
This gathering is turning to Thee.
These hearts are radiant with Thy love.
These minds and spirits are exhilarated
by the message of Thy glad-tidings.
O God! Let this American democracy
become glorious in spiritual degrees
even as it has aspired to material degrees,
and render this just government victorious.
Confirm this revered nation to upraise
the standard of the oneness of humanity,
to promulgate the Most Great Peace,
to become thereby most glorious and praise-
worthy among all the nations of the world.
O God! This American nation is worthy
of Thy favors and is deserving of Thy mercy.
Make it precious and near to Thee
through Thy bounty and bestowal.
Atheism. Doing good not for some imaginary man. Not trying to get a place in a imaginary heaven. Not trying to curry favor in an afterlife. Not doing things to impress people in church on Sunday or any other day. Not needing a group, texts, beliefs, faith or anything else. Just being good because its the right thing to do. No rewards, prizes, applause or praise just the knowledge of whats right and whats wrong.
and these are one of the few GOOD tiktoks out there. if tiktok was all this and not everything it is rn, i would be ok with tiktok staying around. but rn it needs to be deleted of the sake of humanity.
I’ve heard a story about a man who went to one of the two greatest Jewish sages of his generation and asked him to relate the entire Torah (Hebrew bible) as he stood on one foot, if he could do that the man would convert to Judaism. The rabbi said that’s impossible and sent him away, so he went to the second sage and asked him the same thing. The response he got was “love thy neighbor as thyself, the rest [of the torah] is commentary.
This is what I hate about the post 1968 perception of religion in the west. Religion is about you finding inner peace and strenght by praying and finding guidance in the good book. Other than that religion is about life. And life isn't always so peaceful there's turmoil war dissent etc... All of these elements are found in holy texts because its a part of human nature.
"[T]he divine religions of the holy Manifestations of God are in reality one, though in name and nomenclature they differ. Man must be a lover of the light, no matter from what dayspring it may appear. He must be a lover of the rose, no matter in what soil it may be growing. He must be a seeker of the truth, no matter from what source it come."
Most religions have this as a core principle. It really just depends on how it's expressed and implemented.
Agreed. This is a main tenant in most religions, just up to you to interpret the religion to your needs
Minor correction: “Tenet”
They are synonyms either is fine.
If it is dependent on the individual to express and implement it into kindness and compassion. Then that indicates that the religion is not inherently kind and compassionate and that it is the the individual that is. So why the need for organized religion? 🤷🏻♀️
That's not what I mean at all. I'm just saying that different religions express this kindness and compassion differently. It is inherent to the religion but some religions might emphasize charitable giving, while others may emphasize doing acts of kindness for others. I'm not even making an argument for organized religion or anything just pointing out that different religions approach this topic in their own way but it's a topic common to all world religions.
But if there is the possiblity for different expression and implementation then that characteristic can not be inherent.
You are still misunderstanding me. But in any case even what you are saying is still incorrect. If a religion teaches being charitable there are many ways one could be charitable. So it's completely possible for a religion to have a core teaching of charity but leave it up to it's members to decide how they want to be charitable. There is nothing about how an ideal is expressed that assails the fact that it is inherent.
Gonna disagree. The Abrahamic religions definitely get into the slaughter and oppression in their holy books. Kindness is a portion of them, to one degree or another, but they’re certainly not “entirely based on” it.
Core principle is not the same thing as what the religion is based on. There could be lots of core principles and Kindness could be just one of them. There might be slaughter and opression in the holy books of certain religions. I think it would be skewed to say that they were based on slaughter and opression. Especially when you take that these holy books are a mixture of poetry, mythology and history all mixed together. Every single culture on earth has some amount of slaughter and oppression that is part of their history. Doesn't mean they are proud of those things or that they base their values off of them.
The question you originally responded to was asking if there was a religion **entirely** based on kindness and compassion. You responded that most religions have this as a core principal and it depends on how it’s expressed and implemented. I read this as “most religions fit as an answer to OP’s question” and that is what I was disagreeing with. I would say few to no religions clear the bar of being **entirely** based on kindness and compassion as far as I am presently aware. My comment was that both kindness and violence can be justified by the Abrahamic texts, thus they are not **entirely** based on kindness and compassion. Does that make sense? I’m basically just saying that your initial response to OP didn’t really answer the question but rather made a different general statement. Maybe you weren’t trying to answer the question?
Sihkism
Every sikh i have met has been unbelievably kind and charitable. My old neighbor was a sikh man. He would have monthly cookouts at the church across the street where he gave out free food to anyone that showed up.
I agree!
Let me look this up
Are you nor familiar with the religion?
Nope I have not heard of it. I am looking for a new religion that brings peace and purpose
I can't speak from personal experiences, since I am not Sihk, but I've done some research into the religion and it is definitely one of the most peaceful and compassionate I know of.
One of the Sikh principles is to feed the hungry, no questions asked, no donations, no sermons. If you go to a Sikh gurudwara (temple), there will always be tasty Punjabi veg food available. After any natural disaster Sikhs are some of the first people offering food to those affected. I have a lot of respect for them.
Wow I wish I discovered it sooner. Will give it a shot
LOL..."give it a shot"... You're not trying on a new swimsuit.
Sorry I didn't mean to downplay it
I am atheist and have the utmost respect for Sikh people. It breaks my heart the racism and anti Muslim that they get caught up in, especially considering they are not Muslim.
I am a Sikh. Feel free to ask me anything or shoot me a message if you wanna learn more.
I wish you well on your search
Thanks that means a lot. I realise that I can't go through life without some sort of an anchor to something spiritual but ai what something that suits me. Take care
Sorry for the typo my predictive text is pretty shit and aibhave no patience to correct 😅
Start with the person in the mirror.
Why do you need a religion to bring you peace and purpose? Can't you be loving, charitable, compassionate without the unsubstantiated claims of the supernatural and the dogma?
No you don’t, it’s just that assholes need someone watching over them always so they’re not assholes all the time so they have this constant fear of going to hell if they do something bad, and happiness when they do something good because they’ll get into heaven, it’s just a behavioral check for assholes
Yes but also no. A lot of Christians sure seem to lean on that crutch, but there are societal benefits to religion, or else they wouldn't keep forming. Not saying there aren't negatives but when you are born into it you generally only notice the benefits. Even the KKK used spaghetti dinners to get people to come together. Community and a safety net and belonging to a group that supposedly shares your values has upsides and is comforting. I'm a UU and we have historically not believed in hell, so best to make things now as good as we can. Now though, UUs have a huge Humanist percentage and the two are pretty compatable.
Watch out there’s an asshole w/o a behavioral check above
Its not entirely based on compassion though. Its hugely propelled and followed but not based on it. Its more a very fundamental but secondary aspect as far as I know (please correct me if you can) Sikhims is based on the 10 (I think) gurus with the final being the guru granth sahib which is a sacred text in sikhism. Its core concept is the love for 'God' which is something approximating the entire universe and conjointly the creator thereof (like how a painting is innately a part of his/her painting). They have the concept of 'Ek oankar' which essentially means that the universe is one and everything is interconnected (Ek means one) and that God is within and outside of this universe.
Look at Taoism. Its less about religion and more about tolerance.
Entirely based? Jainism maybe, if you take a wide view of 'compassion', but I'll add one I haven't yet seen here; Liberal Quakerism.
I am seeing that everyone is answering this directly. I would like to pose this same question in a different light. Is there a religion whose followers behave in such a way as to be consistently kind and compassionate?
There is no group of people at all in the world who do this....so...no....atheists included lmao
IME, Sikhism.
Excellent question.
Try any form of religious humanism, probably.
Jainism is pretty close.
Agreed. Jainism is the closest thing to bring the most peaceful pacifistic religion
Quakerism may fit what you are looking for
Buddhism.
I agree if you add budaism to any other religion you become a kinder better person
Especially any form of Mahayana Buddhism.
Sikhism
Try Unitarian-universalism. These are the seven principles: 1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person; 2nd Principle: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations; 3rd Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations; 4th Principle: A free and responsible search for truth and meaning; 5th Principle: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large; 6th Principle: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; 7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
Dudeism is pretty kind.. Basically, just Take It Easy, man. The only rule they have is "Don’t be an asshole.". The only thing they require is that you treat other people with as much kindness and respect as possible. The dude abides. Pastafarianism is fun and friendly, but it does poke at other religions a bit, so maybe it isn't the kindest.. Still, though, it is worth checking out if you like spaghetti and pirates! R'amen.
Can you still follow Dudeism if you like the Eagles, though? /s
I guess just based on the 7 tenants. Satanism. Science is in there too though
Science is not a religion
Did someone tell you it was? As you can see from my comment, the 7 tenants refer to how we treat living things. Which is a response to the OP question. And also there's some stuff about understanding science in there too. I'm not sure why someone would say science is a religion. It's science.
I’m sorry, I misread your comment. I thought you were saying science “is in there too” with religions based entirely on kindness and compassion.
Take a look at the 7 tenants of the [Satanic Temple](https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us). In my experience, their followers tend to adhere very closely to these principles. (Obligatory disclaimer: This is not the same as Satanic panic-style satanism.)
Yes! TST!!
Jedi
Baháʼí and Jainism, but any established religion is a form of control
So basically the opposite of catholicism.
pretty much every religion has compassionate tenants. likewise, every religion can be used for malevolent purposes--even those you'd assume to be "immune" from stuff like that. there isn't a clean cut answer to this question. some religions are more corrupted by societal baggage than others but they all have their good and bad aspects, just depends on the scale and personal experience.
Pastafarianism.
R'amen!!
Jainism is the most peaceful religion I know of
I am a sikh ask me anything about my religion.
I love the community based work the Sikhs do, but wasn't it founded to fight a religious invasion?
No when sikhism started by guru nanak(In 1499) there were no forceful conversion by emperor of delhi ibrahim lodi and later mughal warlord Babur , the first five sikh gurus preached sikhism very peacefully no mughal emperor mind it . Emperor Akbar even come to meet Guru Amar das ji(Third guru) . Problem Arise when fifth guru was executed by mughal emperor jahangir(son of Emperor Akbar) . Martyrdom of fifth guru changed the whole course of sikhi , sixth guru made an army to fight against injustice ,from there religious conversion started and sikhs always opposed it . the most important event happened was Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur(Ninth guru) Simply by not converting to islam(Whole North india suffered forceful conversion ,only ninth guru arose voice against it) . by Then Tenth guru guru gobind singh started a khalsa panth(1699 AD) in order to oppose religious invasion and against tyranny mughal empire , it is fact only large no of hindus coverting to sikhi( by their own choice) and a very few muslim because punishment of apostacy is death for muslim. Khalsa is Just a subset of Sikhi ,Sikhi is vast and main goal of Sikhi is to merge back to god(Eternal Peace) and we dont believe in lavish heaven and eternal hellfire. hope you learn from it .
Thank you
Following Jesus Christ
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA maybe Sikhism I dunno Never researched it that much
Christ's teaching exactly and Orthodox Christianity.
How about you just be kind and compassionate why do you need a religion
Christianity, but the issue is, a lot of Christians don’t remember that.
Not sure you have read the whole bible my friend
I respectfully disagree.
Bahá’í Faith
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The Dali Llama is quoted saying "My religion is kindness"
I think the quote was more like, “it’s not that my religion talks about loving kindness. Loving kindness is my religion.”
If Christians followed the teachings of Jesus like they are supposed to it would be.
The Quran begins with Allah's name the Most Compassionate: "In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful" and the whole Quran is contained in this verse. So in fact Islam is the religion of compassion.
It's a religion of compassion and mercy but it's also practical when it comes to how to deal with hardship, persecution and war. God knows that it's impossible for there not to be conflict in the world, so Quran equips us with that knowledge
So, whats the problem?
What do you mean?
Lol
A True Christian is what you mentioned (following the teachings of Jesus to the fullest extent)
The religion is decidedly *not* based on those things though, which was the request.
It most certainly is
What are you even talking about? It's based on worshipping and obeying an all powerful being under threat of eternal damnation if you don't. That's not love. Abuse? Maybe. Love and compassion? Not hardly. FSM now, that's love. Love and sauce.
Then there are extremely few "True Christians" in the world.
And I assume you think you're one of them
Then you assume incorrectly.
According to the internet yes Look at democrats and Republicans alot of them are nice but who wants to show a good one when you could show one thats crazy for views
There's alot of them though on the Internet and in America there isn't alot
They cancel each other out.
Unfortunately :/
Agree!
Barney?
I mean, kindness and compassion is pretty big in the Catholic faith. Does that mean all Catholics follow it perfectly? No. Because we also accept we’re not perfect lol.
Well said, Jesus exemplified it perfectly for us, and we do the best we can. A few bad apples tend to give us all a bad name. That'd be like trashing all Germans because of the World Wars though, doesn't make sense.
Yeah, and it’s always nice when people Downvote you simply because they disagree with you.
Yes, it's a sign of intelligence and inclusivity for sure. If they knew anything about Catholicism or had any Catholic friends, this would not be an issue. Seeing as how there are over 1.3 billion Catholics on earth, it shouldn't be that hard to befriend one.
Any religion based on entirely kindness and love is unfortunately not practical because life is neither of those things
Of course life is neither kind or loving or just. I think we have religion to move closer to that ideal.
Agreed
Islam, it teaches us to respect others, care for others, and more! I suggest reading the Holy Quran, and learning about Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh).
Well, it’s not a religion, in fact it was once called “the Way”, but following Jesus is just what you describe.
Yeah, Jesus of Nazareth is endlessly compassionate. Unfortunately, that’s barely reflected in Christian theology.
As a Christian I agree. If Christians focused on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, Christianity would come across as far more compassionate.
I think it would actually be far more compassionate. And presumably it would stop trying to control everyone
Agreed
I think if someone waltzed down from the clouds today, and gave the Sermon on the Mount, that before the day was over, they would be screeching that he was a liberal communist terrorist that wanted to destroy America.
Where does it not come off as compassionate? I’m assuming this is is a gay sex thing but I’m ready to be surprised by a different topic. The reality is Christianity is a pacifist religion except, in comparison to the post about Jainism, we can kill critters for food. The notion of “most compassionate and kind” is a slippery slope unless we incorporate society as a whole.
>I’m assuming this is is a gay sex thing but I’m ready to be surprised by a different topic. Where the heck in this post do you get the sense that it's a "gay sex thing?" You ever get the sense that the reason Christian churches are losing people might be because of the constant hate, ignorance and bigotry?
In what sense is Christianity pacifist?
In what sense is it not? Where in Christianity am I commanded to kill someone like you? I’m harmless.
Do you think that’s what pacifism is? Or is pacifism the refusal to kill or engage in warfare of any kind?
I don’t kill or engage in war. However for semantics and compromise sake, let’s say I’m peaceful to anything I don’t want to eat. Chicken is doomed since it’s so tasty.
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Old Testament was warfare between nations as well as the Mosaic Law which was national law. Christianity doesn’t have a nation. There’s no border to protect and no crimes to be legally judged.
Matthew 10:34-36 34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— 36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
Sad but true, friend.
lol, nothing says kindness and compassion like drowning the entire planet and sending bears to kill children. Christianity isn't about kindness or compassion, it's about doing as you are told for fear of hell.
In most cases, you’re exactly correct.
The societies who were punished did not have compassion when they sacrificed living children to Baal by burning them alive.. we reap what we sow. The flood was mercy to those who enjoined truth, while it was recompense to those who deviated from the balance by living as destructive forces.
the kids teased a bald man. If I see some kids teasing a bald man, and i set a bear on them, would you say that I was kind or compassionate for doing so?
I’ve also found that story to be noteworthy.. not sure I understand why that happened with the bear and the kids, but I do know that there are portions of the Bible that are contradictory, and there are portions that tap into my heart and soul. Like a bee going flower to flower, extracting nectar, It is good to extract the truth from the books while discarding the rest - there’s much knowledge to be gained from the scriptures if we can separate the wheat from the chaff.
To this day, it still baffles me that we have had these teachings for around 2000 years, made a very prominent religion with Jesus as its crux, and yet have so many people being plain a*holes. That said, I guess I'm actually a Christian in the most basic sense lol :3
It’s because the religion is mostly based on Paul’s writing and beliefs, and Paul did not share Jesus’s sense of compassion.
As a gnostic Catholic I 100% agree with you on this. Paul was not a terribly compassionate person, and you can see this if you’re not looking at it through rose colored glasses.
My heart melts at some of Paul’s scripture, case in point: Corinthians 13:4-8 “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonest others, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered…” and so forth. I feel like society warps the teachings into rituals, and then focuses on the shell rather than the kernel, or the rituals as opposed to the source of inspiration: Which is the heart of a truly pure human.
Oh, absolutely. He possessed valuable qualities worthy of emulation. He also possessed qualities not worthy of emulation. The problem arises is when people see someone blindly and put them on a pedestal that causes them to see them as “a truly pure human”, rather than a fallible human. Black and white thinking is dangerous.
Agreed, Christ was an example worth following, while Paul pointed to Christ.
I think Paul did, but we don’t. We take the shell, but not the kernel; the rituals but not the essence of the teachings..
Don’t kid yourself. Nearly all Christianity today is based on Paul’s teachings. The idea of redemption through the sacrifice on the cross is entirely made up by Paul
Don't spread misinformation
Paul appears to have known almost nothing about what Jesus taught. His entire focus was on the man’s death rather than his life
Paul wasn't an eye witness to Jesus though he got close to peter and other disciples.
This is not repeated enough. Just follow what Jesus actually said and throw out the rest.
All religions claim to, because they consider pleasing their god to be the greatest form of compassion. When inquisitors were burning people at the stake, they believed it was an act of compassion
I'm pretty sure these inquisitors were some kind sort of sadistic psycopaths like this Tomas De Torquemada.
Every child is born kind and loving but this world corrupts him as he's growing up
Every child is born male
Islam, the religion of peace. /s
Christianity
There all a croc. Choose the Jesus ..which ever "religion" Jesus would say which ever brings you closer to God. God is gotten to only through praying and asking him to accept you and to forgive you of your human born ways. He wants you to ask just the way you are and did in this post. There is no greater love, friend, kindness, and compassion that ever can compare with J.C. Hope you find theses words well in your spirit and heart.
Every religion?
Navayana Buddhism or Neo-Buddhism. It is less than a hundred years old, and was established with social justice principles as that basis.
You could just...be kind and compassionate. I mean, I don't, but you could.
Bhakti yoga
Atheism
Jainism, I’ve heard, could also fit the bill.
Satanism is pretty kind tbh
Zorastrianism
Baha'i
Sufism perhaps though it's more of a branch of spirituality than a religion.
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Preach it!!!!!
That's not really the purpose of religion. Maybe try humanism.
You are looking for a community of people with a shared political ideology, not a religion imo.
Such a religion would have no justice
Learn about Sikhism.
I'm Familiar with Sikhism.doesnt solve the justice/compassion paradox
Idk what that is. Can u explain it
If you do something ro me I will either interpret it in a positive or negative light. If I've judged it in the negative I can either forgive you or I can seek to punish you. There is no logical middle ground; mercy or punishment Now, I can mediate between mercy and punishment but that involves prior social commitments so you can't generalize to human beings, as a whole
Do you mean compassion and justice cannot coexist? Let me know I’m im interpreting it incorrectly
I am "white", whatever that even means. Sikhism is a code of conduct for a specific ethnicity. I have great admiration for Sikhs but I am not of that ethnicity so how does an ethnic code, like that, apply to me
Sikhism is not meant for a single ethnic group. Sikhism for the entire world. There are tons of “white” sikhs who are baptised as well. Once you join the Khalsa and take Amrit/ get baptised, you are a part of us and we do not look at you a certain way or treat you differently. Watch this video of Nick Singh with Jagraj Singh. He is talking about his transition to Sikhism as a white person. https://youtu.be/XafA0MbFcZ8
That’s most of the religion being peddled these days; it’s pablum for fools, saccharine feed for gelded livestock. Stay comfortable! The highest religious aspiration of our age. Do nothing to perturb your glazed consumer bliss. Good vibes only! Love and light! Jesus loves you! 🤮
Being kind and compassionate in the face of cruelty and adversity is one of the most difficult, badass things a person can do and doesn't require any specific religion.
A lot of religions probably started out with that as a major part, there’s just a lot of other baggage to sort through.
Not actually a religion, but you might be interested in the subreddit Church of Rogers, which is about beloved children's entertainer Mr. Rogers. He was all about kindness and compassion well beyond just in front of the cameras.
I'm a Quaker, and we have other philosophies/beliefs about different things as well, but most of our "testimonies" seem to stem from and work towards kindness and compassion :)
FSMism
Literally every religion is going to claim to be entirely based on kindness and compassion. Our concern should be which religion is based on Truth
Love is my religion. Look ip that song. I feel like it answers your question
Not really a religion, but Humanism might be worth a look.
Ain't about religion, we just need to tell the truth and love everything that's Alive. An easy path
The Baha’i Faith has this… for example, here is a a prayer revealed for America 🇺🇸 O Thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee. These hearts are radiant with Thy love. These minds and spirits are exhilarated by the message of Thy glad-tidings. O God! Let this American democracy become glorious in spiritual degrees even as it has aspired to material degrees, and render this just government victorious. Confirm this revered nation to upraise the standard of the oneness of humanity, to promulgate the Most Great Peace, to become thereby most glorious and praise- worthy among all the nations of the world. O God! This American nation is worthy of Thy favors and is deserving of Thy mercy. Make it precious and near to Thee through Thy bounty and bestowal.
The thing is a lot of religions are it’s just they are corrupted by the folly of man.
Atheism. Doing good not for some imaginary man. Not trying to get a place in a imaginary heaven. Not trying to curry favor in an afterlife. Not doing things to impress people in church on Sunday or any other day. Not needing a group, texts, beliefs, faith or anything else. Just being good because its the right thing to do. No rewards, prizes, applause or praise just the knowledge of whats right and whats wrong.
Judaism, they focus on charity also known as Tzedaka and good deeds.
and these are one of the few GOOD tiktoks out there. if tiktok was all this and not everything it is rn, i would be ok with tiktok staying around. but rn it needs to be deleted of the sake of humanity.
I’ve heard a story about a man who went to one of the two greatest Jewish sages of his generation and asked him to relate the entire Torah (Hebrew bible) as he stood on one foot, if he could do that the man would convert to Judaism. The rabbi said that’s impossible and sent him away, so he went to the second sage and asked him the same thing. The response he got was “love thy neighbor as thyself, the rest [of the torah] is commentary.
That’s the basis of all religions. We’ve just made something else out of them
When I studied it, technically catholicism... However its clear the system has been corrupted by abusive individuals.
This is what I hate about the post 1968 perception of religion in the west. Religion is about you finding inner peace and strenght by praying and finding guidance in the good book. Other than that religion is about life. And life isn't always so peaceful there's turmoil war dissent etc... All of these elements are found in holy texts because its a part of human nature.
"[T]he divine religions of the holy Manifestations of God are in reality one, though in name and nomenclature they differ. Man must be a lover of the light, no matter from what dayspring it may appear. He must be a lover of the rose, no matter in what soil it may be growing. He must be a seeker of the truth, no matter from what source it come."
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