This is an excerpt from Karen Armstrong's presentation on What is Religion? from the Jesus Seminar (Westar Institute) Summer Institute in June 2006. For more information or to purchase the complete video, visit our website at www.westarinstitute.org or check out www.amazon.com.
@besicmusik
My friend, It's a Jewish thing; you wouldn't understand. But, hey! thanks for the comment. Shalom
RabinoBoricuaVirtual 4 months ago
@RabinoBoricuaVirtual That would have been a perfect explanation and statement if you had left out the ( Micah 6:8) I do not need a book, a higher being or anyone/anything to tell me that punching a fellow human in the face or stealing is bad. It's called common sense and you either have it or you turn to religion to take dictation. Sad.
besicmusik 4 months ago
Absolutely Correct! Religion has very little to do with theology. Rather, it has to do with understanding that we were created to do only good, to love our fellow human beings, to bless them, to have mercy of those who suffer, and to be humble before all (Micah 6:8).
RabinoBoricuaVirtual 7 months ago
@HectorYLaComay she is English and was raised Roman Catholic. She was a nun for awhile before she became an author.
bearnurse1 7 months ago
Relgion is not even wrong.
drrobertoboogie97 8 months ago
Religion teaches us how to relate with each other centering on the eternal world, the transcendent world, the dwelling place of the Divine Being, whether we call Him God or by some other name.
- Divine Principle
cristian12melendez 8 months ago
@WafflesMalone You need to listen to the video again and get YOUR facts straight. Karen said specifically that "believing the right things" is an obsession of christianity. So, I was right to point out that she did not mention that is an obsession of Islam also.
bearnurse1 9 months ago
@1macboo when people say "western religion" they are referring to christianity, judaism, and islam. even though none of them originated in europe.
WafflesMalone 9 months ago
@bearnurse1 you're a dumbass. islam is a western religion. it comes from the line of david. think before you speak next time PLEASE.
WafflesMalone 10 months ago
@fyodormd However, the majority of Western Europeans, who are predominantly Agnostics or Atheists, might be more inclined to take the church seriously if it was more like Karen's idea of spirituality. American style a-yipping and a-hollerin', a-shakin' and a-jabberin' ain't gonna cut it with us.
dogblessamerica 10 months ago