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*Can one practice Santeria...

I personally believe in Rebirth, but I do not think that one's karma acts as a "cosmic decider" of what people will become. I view Karma in a naturalistic sense (cause and effect) and I think that when the consciousnesses transfers, it simply takes the form of something by chance. Much like...

Can one be a practice Santeria without having to adhere to the practice of animal sacrifice? I know only the priests do the actual act, but almost all Santerians I've read about are quite orthodox when it comes to it.

If one converts to Sikhism, how important is it for someone to keep the 5 Ks? I've heard that since they are converts, that there is not that much emphasis on it as would be if they were born into it. I know there is a Sikh sub-forum, but it appears that no one really goes on it.

Despite how it is portrayed in the media, Islam used to be a fairly tolerant religion. When the moors were in Europe, one of the reasons the Christians wanted them out of Europe (particularly Spain) was because some of their practices were deemed "too permissible". Ancient Islamic literature...

Hello, everyone. How is everybody? Just a basic introduction to me: I'm a college student and I identify as an agnostic Buddhist with a slight interest in Baha'i and Sufism. I do not believe that having a faith makes one necessarily delusional. Conversely, having no faith does not...