What would happen if

[muhammad_isa]

Then I suspect most would remain in their ideological bubble.

Well, most people do, I would think..
We all have reasons behind why we say what we say.

Nobody is "whiter than white"

 

[loverofhumanity]

Everyone can have an opinion of your religion regardless, just as you can have opinions about whatever you want.

... but do you think your religion's institutions should be entitled to public money without having to answer questions about whether the money has been well-spent?

Anybody is free to question or criticise our religion.

But donations and contributions to further the Baha’i Faith are only allowed to Baha’is.

One of the distinguishing features of the Cause of God is its principle of non-acceptance of financial contributions for its own purposes from non-Bahá’ís: support of the Bahá’í Fund is a bounty reserved by Bahá’u’lláh to His declared followers. This bounty imposes full responsibility for financial support of the Faith on the believers alone..

Lights of Guidance/Those Eligible to Contribute - Bahaiworks, a library of works about the Bahá’í Faith

 

[Spirit of Light]

Yes. That would be the echo chamber.

No it would be wisdom

 

[Spirit of Light]

Then I suspect most would remain in their ideological bubble.
The ability to answer tough questions either strengthen your belief or in failing to causes you to reexamine what you believe.
Beliefs are usually not reliable so sticking to your bubble is probably not the best way of discovering what is true.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Anybody is free to question or criticise our religion.

But donations and contributions to further the Baha’i Faith are only allowed to Baha’is.

One of the distinguishing features of the Cause of God is its principle of non-acceptance of financial contributions for its own purposes from non-Bahá’ís: support of the Bahá’í Fund is a bounty reserved by Bahá’u’lláh to His declared followers. This bounty imposes full responsibility for financial support of the Faith on the believers alone..

Lights of Guidance/Those Eligible to Contribute - Bahaiworks, a library of works about the Bahá’í Faith

So...

- Baha'is don't claim donations to religious organizations on their taxes?

- Baha'i institutions voluntarily pay taxes (or make donations to government in lieu of taxes) as if they were a business?

 

[KWED]

What would happen if religious people just stopped answering negative/over critical OP about their faith?

What if religious people didn't care what others said about their negativity toward religious scriptures?

*person who continually complains about people commenting on religious belief, starts another thread on religious belief*

 

[loverofhumanity]

So...

- Baha'is don't claim donations to religious organizations on their taxes?

- Baha'i institutions voluntarily pay taxes (or make donations to government in lieu of taxes) as if they were a business?

All I know is we cannot solicit money for furthering our Faith. As for being exempt from paying taxes I don’t know.

 

[KWED]

I couldn't care less what people think of my scriptures.

Exposing ideas to challenge and reviewing them in the light of new information is kinda vital.
One of the ways that we are made aware of errors is by others pointing them out to us. We may be the least able to critically assess our own position.

 

[KWED]

I don't give a ***** about others opinion about my faith

Then why do you give me such a hard time over it? Why do you complain so much about people criticising your beliefs?
I mean, that is basically what this thread is about.

 

[KWED]

I think people are free to critique and be ignorant toward religious beliefs

Question begging right there. You assume that because they are critical of your beliefs, they are ignorant. I don't assume religious people are ignorant simply because they are critical or dismissive of my disbelief.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

All I know is we cannot solicit money for furthering our Faith. As for being exempt from paying taxes I don’t know.

The post you replied to was about tax exemptions and deductions. Why did you reply if you don't know?

 

[KWED]

That is what they are doing now on that Homosexuality and religious thread you started, having a pity party about how bad the Baha'is are because they don't believe that sex should be an anything goes free-for-all.

Don't know if this is a genuine misunderstanding or deliberate dishonesty, but it has been repeatedly stated that the issue is simply affording homosexuals the same rights and protections as heterosexuals.
Why do you think that the only two options are repressive intolerance or unbridled orgies?

 

[loverofhumanity]

The post you replied to was about tax exemptions and deductions. Why did you reply if you don't know?

Because the word donation I think was used and donations can only be made by Baha’is so we don’t use public money to further our cause.

 

[KWED]

Like the 114 pages of Baha'i bashing that is happeniing on this thread:
Homosexuality and religious.

It's not "Bahai bashing", it is condemning homophobia.
Anyone of any belief (or lack of) can be homophobic (including Bahais and atheists).
Anyone of any belief (or lack of) can be accepting of homosexuality (including Bahais and atheists).

It is their attitude towards homosexuality that makes a person a homophobe, not an acquired faith label.

That is the last I am saying on the subject. I suggest you do the same.

 

[KWED]

If someone publically makes a claim I disagree with, I will often express a dissenting opinion. I expect no less from people who disagree with my views.

No. I disagree with that.

 

[JustGeorge]

Exposing ideas to challenge and reviewing them in the light of new information is kinda vital.
One of the ways that we are made aware of errors is by others pointing them out to us. We may be the least able to critically assess our own position.

I'm not sure if you realize how vast Hindu scriptures are.

On another note, most of us don't take them literally. We are open to different interpretations, or even someone disagreeing with parts of a scripture. Critical thinking is allowed(hell, I'll say encouraged).

So if you find something you don't like in the Devi Bhagavatam, why should I be bothered? If you find what you believe to be a flaw in the Skanda Purana, okay! Again, not an issue.

 

[KWED]

My belief are in God

So if your local temple catches fire, you will pray to god rather than call the fire department?

 

[KWED]

So your opinion about what i should have an opinion about is wrong

Who has ever said that you can't have an opinion?
No one.
All they have done is criticise your opinion for its apparent flaws.
If you are confident in your opinion, you should be able to defend it with rational argument or evidence.

 

[KWED]

I'm not sure if you realize how vast Hindu scriptures are.

On another note, most of us don't take them literally. We are open to different interpretations, or even someone disagreeing with parts of a scripture. Critical thinking is allowed(hell, I'll say encouraged).

So if you find something you don't like in the Devi Bhagavatam, why should I be bothered? If you find what you believe to be a flaw in the Skanda Purana, okay! Again, not an issue.

Whether it is a short pamphlet or thousands of volumes, the principle is the same. If one simply ignores all criticism one is not acknowledging that there may be issues, or even worse, acknowledging the possibility but not caring to do anything about it.

 

[JustGeorge]

Whether it is a short pamphlet or thousands of volumes, the principle is the same. If one simply ignores all criticism one is not acknowledging that there may be issues, or even worse, acknowledging the possibility but not caring to do anything about it.

Honestly, I'm not even sure what you're talking about. I think you're wanting to throw Hindu scriptures into the same category as Abrahamic scriptures, which are to be unquestioned generally. In all honestly, not all Hindus place a great importance on scriptures. And that doesn't make them any less 'Hindu'.

I would need a specific example to which scripture you're talking about, and why you think me(or anyone else) not being concerned about your opinion(or an outside opinion in general) on said scripture is an issue.

Where is the problem you're mentioning? Help me out here