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There are so many religons with each religon having numerous off shoots. Most of these arise from different interpretations of a core religon. For example there are many different christian religons. Some believe that there is a hell some dont. Some let gays worship some dont. How do you know if you are following the right interpretation or religon. There should only be one right religon according to most religons. How do you know you are following the right one.

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There are so many religons with each religon having numerous off shoots. Most of these arise from different interpretations of a core religon. For example there are many different christian religons. Some believe that there is a hell some dont. Some let gays worship some dont. How do you know if you are following the right interpretation or religon. There should only be one right religon according to most religons. How do you know you are following the right one.

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Usually your mom confirms that for you.
In any case, you're always following the right religion otherwise you'd switch, right?

luckyme

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There are so many religons with each religon having numerous off shoots. Most of these arise from different interpretations of a core religon. For example there are many different christian religons. Some believe that there is a hell some dont. Some let gays worship some dont. How do you know if you are following the right interpretation or religon. There should only be one right religon according to most religons. How do you know you are following the right one.

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Usually your mom confirms that for you.
In any case, you're always following the right religion otherwise you'd switch, right?

luckyme

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So you think God would forgive you if you say it wasnt my fault my mommy picked my religon.

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So you think God would forgive you if you say it wasnt my fault my mommy picked my religon.

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Well, he's hardly going to punish you for Honoring your Mother ( especially if you're a xtrian). In almost any religion it's got to be worth theobrownie points. Even if your mom's wrong, at least you'll end up in the same place, and life at the current family gatherings will go smoother.

luckyme

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There are so many religons with each religon having numerous off shoots. Most of these arise from different interpretations of a core religon. For example there are many different christian religons. Some believe that there is a hell some dont. Some let gays worship some dont. How do you know if you are following the right interpretation or religon. There should only be one right religon according to most religons. How do you know you are following the right one.

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Usually your mom confirms that for you.
In any case, you're always following the right religion otherwise you'd switch, right?

luckyme

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So you think God would forgive you if you say it wasnt my fault my mommy picked my religon.

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I'd say that's another clue that god doesn't exist.

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Most of these arise from different interpretations of a core religon. For example there are many different christian religons.

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What you are describing are denominations, not separate religions. Baptists don't believe Methodists are going to hell.

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then why did/do protestants and catholics fight? i guess there were other political reasons, but did the nature of each not have anything to do with it?

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Most of these arise from different interpretations of a core religon. For example there are many different christian religons.

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What you are describing are denominations, not separate religions. Baptists don't believe Methodists are going to hell.

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So how do they feel about the fact that there doctrines dont match. So basically your saying that they feel everyone will go to heaven no matter what they believe.

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There are so many religons with each religon having numerous off shoots. Most of these arise from different interpretations of a core religon. For example there are many different christian religons. Some believe that there is a hell some dont. Some let gays worship some dont. How do you know if you are following the right interpretation or religon. There should only be one right religon according to most religons. How do you know you are following the right one.

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Generally, if you talk to a believer - the one they follow is right. It just is.

They often "feel it". The fact that others "feel it" yet have very different beliefs is irrelevent. They are right while the others who feel it are wrong.

The interpretation that the person you are talking to of their scripture is undoubtably also correct. If people read it differently for centuries before... they were wrong.

Please note- with this valuable way to determine who has it right you can now save your eternal soul.

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There are so many religons with each religon having numerous off shoots. Most of these arise from different interpretations of a core religon. For example there are many different christian religons. Some believe that there is a hell some dont. Some let gays worship some dont. How do you know if you are following the right interpretation or religon. There should only be one right religon according to most religons. How do you know you are following the right one.

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You don't.

I also don't know if most religions believe there is only one "right" religion. A lot of Christians believe that Christianity is the only right religion. I think all religions believe that their religion is the "most right" though.