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What's a legitimate faith?
- Thread starter Bishka
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Feathers in Hair
World's Tallest Hobbit
For me, it can be any one that doesn't bring harm to oneself or others and does not exploit its members for gain- either financial, power, or personal.
Feathers in Hair
World's Tallest Hobbit
CDRaider said:
Hehee, I swear that, at the slightest encouragement, I can be provoked into writing a longer, far more meandering and less sensical (see: all my other posts) response!
sandy whitelinger
Veteran Member
beckysoup61 said:
One that God accepts.:162:
dbakerman76
God's Nephew
A legitimate faith is one that serves as a force for good in the world. By that definition most (if not all )faiths are legitimate.
beckysoup61 said:
In the strictest sense, I'd assume that a legitimate faith is one that can be supported with history, either an ancient tradition of practicing of the religion or from historical texts that are used to support the belief system.
In a more subjective sense, I'd say that illegitimate faiths would be ones that exist solely for the personal gain or promotion of the leaders, with little actual regard for the members, which includes not furthering spritiual advancement. also, any organization that leads a concentrated campaign to brainwash.
sandy whitelinger
Veteran Member
So, you want to get to the point huh?beckysoup61 said:
Why, the one He outlines for us of course.
Radio Frequency X
World Leader Pretend
How can anyone make the claim that someones faith is ilegitimate if it is faith? Faith is belief. Our imaginations have no limit, thus neither does our capasity for faith. All any of us can disagree on and argue over is what is actually objective. Epistomological concerns and such.
sandy whitelinger
Veteran Member
beckysoup61 said:
Oh let me :dan: around that one. The faith described in the Bible.
Faint
Well-Known Member
Please explain how you're using the word "legitimate" with definitions as these do make a difference.
For instance: if you mean legitimate as "being exactly as purposed : neither spurious nor false" I would say that most religious faiths fail to qualify as "legitimate" in and of themselves (as they are usually both spurious and false). HOWEVER, they can qualify as "legitimate faiths" because, well they are ACTUALLY faiths. Therefore, I would say that LDS is as much a faith as Catholicism, or Scientology, or Heaven's Gate.
For instance: if you mean legitimate as "being exactly as purposed : neither spurious nor false" I would say that most religious faiths fail to qualify as "legitimate" in and of themselves (as they are usually both spurious and false). HOWEVER, they can qualify as "legitimate faiths" because, well they are ACTUALLY faiths. Therefore, I would say that LDS is as much a faith as Catholicism, or Scientology, or Heaven's Gate.