Recent content by Kenny818

I have spent some time with the Muslims in my city this year, and even if I'm not going to convert just yet, I have more respect for Islam than I did at the beginning of the month. To abstain from the most basic of our needs (food and drink) out of love for our Creator is a beautiful thing. I...

Most of my family is Christian. I am Protestant (raised Anglican/Baptist) but I have Catholic family members too. Other religions of people in my immediate circle are Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu.

As a Christian, I feel the most affinity for my fellow Abrahamic religions - namely Judaism and Islam. As for Judaism, we share the Old Testament as a part of our revelation. I like that in many things, the Jews try to remember God. Actions themselves are a reflection of a sort of inner...

It's a forum with a similar theme, though there seems to be more members there. I tried re-sending my confirmation e-mail but I've had no luck.

This depends on how you are defining an Abrahamic faith. The widest version are the faiths that descend from Abraham's sons Ishmael and Isaac. The tricky part is that these faiths may not consider their offshoots "legitimate" religions, or conversely may consider an offshoot as just another...

Christianity doesn't explicitly prohibit consuming alcohol. According to the Gospel of St. John, the first of Christ's miracles was to change water into wine at Cana, so many Christian denominations don't frown upon moderate alcohol consumption. On my part, I like to think I can enjoy a nice...

I hope it's allowed to post youtube links here. if not, I'm sorry. My friend sent me a link of a blind man in my city playing a folk song, "The Mulberry Fields (of Qin)" on a traditional instrument. In my opinion, he plays pretty well. This instrument is not easy to play, even for those...

Sure. I was recently in the mosque of my city for iftar dinner, because a friend of mine (who works at the Saudi Embassy) invited me. I didn't feel it to be right if I went there for a meal but didn't fast. So, I fasted. I do intermittent fasting from time, but for that I get to drink water...

One of the first comparative religion books I read was The Religions of Man, by Huston Smith. Smith was greatly influenced by Perennial philosophy and the Traditionalist School, though perhaps he did not go so far as people like Evola. Later, when learning about the life of Aldous Huxley...

Many religions have become woke. This is not a recent phenomenon. In my country, Christianity is somewhat of a minority religion with about 5% of people practicing Christianity, according to a recent census. But I've noticed that many of the people who convert now do so because they see it as...

I'm new here. Originally I tried to register for another religion-themed forum, but for whatever reason I couldn't get the confirmation e-mail. So I searched for a different form, and I landed here. Fortunately, this one worked. My beliefs as of now are a combination of Christianity and...