What are the common beliefs of all religions?

I think that there's one common teaching in most and that is to "to love thy neighbor....," although it seems that most choose to turn a blind eye.

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Yes, many do. For instance, most Christians (Catholic, Baptists, Protestants) believe that Jesus Christ is the Savior and son of God.

Jews and Muslims believe Christ existed, but that he was a teacher and example, but not the son of God.

Satanists worship Satan, but also believe in God because they worship the opposite.

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I remember meeting a man years ago who had taken many years to study about all religions at the time. He said that what he came away with was that they were all after pretty much the same things.

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Most religions have a common need which is to KNOW GOD.

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The existence of an supernatural realm and some sort of continuing out-of-body "self" seems to be one of the few common threads in religions. The role of a god or several gods is a frequent motif but not present in all religions (e.g. Buddhism)

The role of altruism, love, and other positive social interactions is often pointed out as points of commonality for religion but studies indicate this may be due more to genetic inheritance than philosophy (See BBC Human Series: Human Instinct) and so might not be a common point in religion but a common point in being "human"

The role of common iconic figures is apparent in the three interlaced religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) due to the single origin of their traditions until the schisms as Christianity and Islam split off, but not in other religions. ______

Some religions believe that there is an immortal spirit who lives many life times. Many religions believe in some god. Some religions believe in telling someone your sins and that can help one feel better about himself. ______

The beliefs of many religions have a common ground in that they believe that there is a supreme God or Gods. There is the belief that after death, a person goes to a better place or heaven. When you take two religions, and compare them you'll see the similarities. I remember for religious education, my teacher was highlighting the similarities between Christianity and Hinduism. both are very similar. Both have a trinity idea. Two festivals which hindus celebrate, has ties with what Christians celebrate. Divali is the festival of lights. Christmas has lots of light. Divali is a time of giving and sharing, doesn't Christmas do the same thing? Then we have Easter. Hindus have holi. It's around the same time, and the both festivals have the same common thread in it. ______

Food for Thought about Life:

A Message to Every Individual:

"Simply live the Golden Rule in everyday life."

What this involves:

"Treating others as you would like to be treated."

What this is better defined as:

"You should not

force another person to submit their

free will

to yourself for personal desire."

Should we follow this belief?

Something to Ask yourself:

Do you follow this belief?

Can you follow this belief

if you choose to in your mind?

Is Living and Acting for the

"greater good"

of humankind in the long term

the most important aspect of Life?

(The triumph of Good over evil)

Better Defined as:

Or the love of others being

Equal to love of the one's self

Is this what Good and Evil is based on?

Is the golden rule a common belief

between most religions?

This can only be answered by

THINKING ON YOUR OWN!

There are many similarities as well as differences in all religions. Some of the common threads are they all have some sort of symbol or icon that they worship, this represents something they can not see. They all teach non violence and no coercion, they all have their own sacred festivals and rituals. They all worship a god or gods and they all have a final destination. When talking about religions you can not just talk about the monotheistic religions, but must consider all of them, Daoism, Shinto, Buddhism, Jainism and the list goes on. Some do not believe in a god as a creator but still worship icons. Hope this helped.