Topic started by Unmaivilembi (@ 166.121.36.7) on Fri Jul 18 05:55:02 .
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If there is such a thing as "The True Religion" won't people born into that religion have an unfair advantage?

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• From: Unmaivilembi (@ curtin-gw.zapsurf.com.sg) on: Sun Jul 20 09:04:13 EDT 2003
  
  Any comments on this topic friends?
  
  
• From: Unmaivilembi (@ curtin-gw.zapsurf.com.sg) on: Sun Jul 20 09:04:34 EDT 2003
  
  Any comments on this topic friends?
  
  
• From: TamilNattan (@ cvg-65-27-251-73.cinci.rr.com) on: Sun Jul 20 11:25:48 EDT 2003
  
  UNmai viLambi,
  
  Most of the 'True Religions' will also allow conversions. So by conversion you can get the same advantages that particular religion promises. I dont know whether you are saying converted people do not get the same advantages (in heaven etc). That will not be true. Because noone will convert if they dont get all the advantages.
  If Islam is taken as an example 72 virgins will be given to you in heaven. It does not mean a converted person will only get 4 virgins.
  
  
• From: Ramadas (@ dclient217-162-115-14.hispeed.ch) on: Sun Jul 20 13:03:45 EDT 2003
  
  TamilNattan,
  72 virgins if it is a man! What about a good pious Muslim woman. She will get 72 handsome studs, is it??
  Jokes apart, coming to the thread's topic. Religion by itself is un-necessary, let alone "true" religion! There is nothing like true in religion. Because religion is result of our thoughts. Thoughts are neither true nor false. They are just fallacies of the mind.
  
  
• From: Unmaivilembi (@ 166.121.36.7) on: Sun Jul 20 22:03:25 EDT 2003
  
  Dear Tamilnattan,
  
  "Most of the 'True Religions' will also allow conversions." - That is just my point.......CONVERSION............isn't a drastic change in an average person's life.........going against his family and community? He has to tear himself away from everything and start all over again with the so called "True" religion.
  
  But a person born born into the "True" religion has everything comfortably taken care for him. He does not have to make the tough decision of having to convert.
  
  If God expects you to run a race to reach him, shouldn't he make sure that everybody gets a fair start? Is the Almighty so ignorant of this basic logic?
  
  Quite simply, I am questioning this whole logic of "The True Religion"............which brings us to another question, "Isn't God more important than religion?"
  
  
• From: Unmaivilembi (@ 166.121.36.7) on: Tue Jul 22 05:50:52 EDT 2003
  
  Any opinions on this topic?
  
  
• From: mayilvahananpillai (@ an7.emirates.net.ae) on: Tue Jul 22 07:15:59 EDT 2003
  
  The person get the salvation or the ultimate victory, not by virtue of his birth in a particular religion .It is his deeds that counts.Being in a true religion only helps him with certain guidelines to get exposed to the virues of the religion more than others who are not born in the religion. But then, others are always free to listen and practise good based on the common sense and the commonly accepted virtues of a good social setup. I assume this could be more or less similiar in any religion.
  
  
• From: Keezhkottam Arunmozhi Mazhavarayan (@ 161.65-104.adsl.ij.net) on: Tue Jul 22 10:35:01 EDT 2003
  
  //If Islam is taken as an example 72 virgins will be given to you in heaven. It does not mean a converted person will only get 4 virgins.//
  
  TamilNattan,
  
  
  Those who got converted to Islam were never after the promised Ms.72s. They did so to protect the existing females(Ms.1s), in this world from those who told that otherwise they will be raped/abducted.
  
  Whether we feel awkward that many of our friends may get annoyed or not, this is the truth. Even at the time of partition, many women from non-converted familes were abducted like this in present day pk-stan,as those who got converted earlier beleived that their religion demands such actions.
  
  
• From: ali (@ 203.127.227.242) on: Sat Jul 26 02:13:41 EDT 2003
  
  Comic strip about the 72 Virgins
  http://ahmed-mohammed.mindswap.net/Comics/Flick-5/
  
  A good joke about the Virgins:
  http://loper.org/~george/trends/2002/Feb/96.html
  
  
• From: ali (@ 203.127.227.242) on: Fri Aug 1 00:43:23 EDT 2003
  
  http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33819
  
  
• From: Gogiya (@ palo5.pacific.net.sg) on: Sun Aug 10 22:14:43 EDT 2003
  
  Hi Unmaivilembi,
  
  "True Religion - An Unfair Advantage?"
  
  A true religion - extremely difficult to follow.
  
  True religion exist?
  Yes.
  
  When?
  During the founder exist( Messenger)
  
  An unfair advantage?
  First batch of followers in every dispensation need to suffer. It is God's "GOLDEN RULE" to establish religion on the earth.
  
  
• From: Webmaster (@ 202.88.133.45) on: Tue Aug 19 06:56:05 EDT 2003
  
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