Comments on: Top 10 Religious Scandals http://listverse.com/2007/09/06/top-10-religious-scandals/ Ultimate Top 10 Lists - Listverse Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:33:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: forgottenpatriot http://listverse.com/2007/09/06/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-209856 forgottenpatriot Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:48:49 +0000 http://listverse.com/religion/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-209856 yea, the jewish one is a bit much with the guys sucking the baby dick. nice list. yea, the jewish one is a bit much with the guys sucking the baby dick.

nice list.

]]> By: MacDimples http://listverse.com/2007/09/06/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-204984 MacDimples Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:02:58 +0000 http://listverse.com/religion/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-204984 Metzitzah to me is absolutely disgusting and despite what has been said, it is worse than the Catholic child abuses. The Catholic child abuses were against the most basic morals of society and would be considered a crime anywhere in the world. The church covered it up which was a heinous thing to do but they also knew that it was wrong. I already consider circumcision to be a bewildering act, and I'm not sure whose great idea it was that a piece of foreskin is consecrated to God and the fact that its removal in infancy is still carried out all over the world is very disturbing. I'm fairly fond of my penis and the idea that anyone would want to cut a bit off it at any point in my life is a wee bit hair-raising. But the idea of an old guy sucking blood from the member of a baby and spitting it away, being an acceptable part of this Hassidic culture is absolutely vile. It's a threadbare guise for being a paedophile. 'It's okay honey, he can suck blood off our baby's dick, he's a holy man.' Rank rank rank Metzitzah to me is absolutely disgusting and despite what has been said, it is worse than the Catholic child abuses.

The Catholic child abuses were against the most basic morals of society and would be considered a crime anywhere in the world. The church covered it up which was a heinous thing to do but they also knew that it was wrong.

I already consider circumcision to be a bewildering act, and I’m not sure whose great idea it was that a piece of foreskin is consecrated to God and the fact that its removal in infancy is still carried out all over the world is very disturbing. I’m fairly fond of my penis and the idea that anyone would want to cut a bit off it at any point in my life is a wee bit hair-raising.

But the idea of an old guy sucking blood from the member of a baby and spitting it away, being an acceptable part of this Hassidic culture is absolutely vile.

It’s a threadbare guise for being a paedophile.

‘It’s okay honey, he can suck blood off our baby’s dick, he’s a holy man.’

Rank rank rank

]]> By: Peter http://listverse.com/2007/09/06/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-119019 Peter Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:07:45 +0000 http://listverse.com/religion/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-119019 @ Missy, Just generally: it is very difficult, in fact ompossible, to get a clear perspective on something you are in the middel of. My in-laws were Jehovah's Witnesses and I studied the organisation 30 years ago. You probably won't want tobelieve me but - the message is very different today from what it was 30 years ago. At the time the later abandoned theory that the UN was the sign that the end days had started, was still adhered to. - The thing to understand is that it's not a matter of lies or sudden drastic changes in theory. Without question JW's were made to believe that the end of the world was coming on a certain date several times. Because there was, after the original faillure in the 19th century, always left a little room for, it's now possible to claim the position 'only God knows'. However, if you are sincere and interested in truth, you would find, if you studied, that in fact people that openly did not believe the predictions about Armageddon, were kicked out. - Several policies, once written in stone and considered coming directly from the Bible, have been changed. No doubt you will not believe the following: my study, in fact, not only mine but also those of former JW's, have led to this answer to the question why an organisation that several times predicted things that did then not occur, continues to exist and make new policies and claims. The answer is: the Watchtower, and with that the whole organisation, has simply become a multinational. If yoi uwant to find out for yourself: follow the money. BTW My mother in law, when beginning to feel uneasy about the organisation, once remarked: either this is true or it is all a hoax, the Bible and God etc. This in my opinion shows how desperate and brainwashed she was. For what it's worth: no the Bible is not a hoax. However, religion is not about belief in interpetations and obedience to rules, but about love and connecting with the source of life. All the best. @ Missy,
Just generally: it is very difficult, in fact ompossible, to get a clear perspective on something you are in the middel of.
My in-laws were Jehovah’s Witnesses and I studied the organisation 30 years ago. You probably won’t want tobelieve me but
- the message is very different today from what it was 30 years ago. At the time the later abandoned theory that the UN was the sign that the end days had started, was still adhered to.
- The thing to understand is that it’s not a matter of lies or sudden drastic changes in theory. Without question JW’s were made to believe that the end of the world was coming on a certain date several times. Because there was, after the original faillure in the 19th century, always left a little room for, it’s now possible to claim the position ‘only God knows’. However, if you are sincere and interested in truth, you would find, if you studied, that in fact people that openly did not believe the predictions about Armageddon, were kicked out.
- Several policies, once written in stone and considered coming directly from the Bible, have been changed.

No doubt you will not believe the following: my study, in fact, not only mine but also those of former JW’s, have led to this answer to the question why an organisation that several times predicted things that did then not occur, continues to exist and make new policies and claims.
The answer is: the Watchtower, and with that the whole organisation, has simply become a multinational. If yoi uwant to find out for yourself: follow the money.

BTW My mother in law, when beginning to feel uneasy about the organisation, once remarked: either this is true or it is all a hoax, the Bible and God etc. This in my opinion shows how desperate and brainwashed she was.
For what it’s worth: no the Bible is not a hoax. However, religion is not about belief in interpetations and obedience to rules, but about love and connecting with the source of life.

All the best.

]]> By: sebby http://listverse.com/2007/09/06/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-118927 sebby Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:36:39 +0000 http://listverse.com/religion/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-118927 failiure!!! failiure!!!

]]> By: Missy http://listverse.com/2007/09/06/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-118926 Missy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:35:01 +0000 http://listverse.com/religion/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-118926 Ok. Jehovah's Witnesses never said that 1914 was the end of the world!... IN FACT, we teach that the end of this system of the world cannot be calculated and that no one not even Jesus know's. Jehovah is the only one that know's and is planning. How dare you say something u know nothing about?! Ok. Jehovah’s Witnesses never said that 1914 was the end of the world!… IN FACT, we teach that the end of this system of the world cannot be calculated and that no one not even Jesus know’s. Jehovah is the only one that know’s and is planning. How dare you say something u know nothing about?!

]]> By: Tom http://listverse.com/2007/09/06/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-117833 Tom Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:47:44 +0000 http://listverse.com/religion/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-117833 I would be interested in the source of the picture in number 7. It looks like Aisha is bowing down to Muhammad. I understood that any images of Muhammad are not permitted in Islam. I would be interested in the source of the picture in number 7. It looks like Aisha is bowing down to Muhammad. I understood that any images of Muhammad are not permitted in Islam.

]]> By: appie http://listverse.com/2007/09/06/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-109811 appie Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:17:56 +0000 http://listverse.com/religion/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-109811 PS..I mean not only God can judge me when I die but I would do that for myself,.. and also I believe in life everlasting..:-)…(*_*)..;-) PS..I mean not only God can judge me when I die but I would do that for myself,..

and also I believe in life everlasting..:-)…(*_*)..;-)

]]> By: appie http://listverse.com/2007/09/06/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-109810 appie Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:16:08 +0000 http://listverse.com/religion/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-109810 Peter: I believe in reincarnation and still I believe that it would depend on how you lived your life. I said that I believed on final judgment 'coz it is my belief as Christian that God will come to judge the living and the dead. (Apostles Creed.) It is a very subjective statement but that's how I believe in. And if I die, I would judge myself according to how I lived my life,. btw..I'm Asian... :-)...(*_*)..;-) Peter:

I believe in reincarnation and still I believe that it would depend on how you lived your life.
I said that I believed on final judgment ‘coz it is my belief as Christian that God will come to judge the living and the dead. (Apostles Creed.)
It is a very subjective statement but that’s how I believe in.
And if I die, I would judge myself according to how I lived my life,.
btw..I’m Asian… :-) …(*_*)..;-)

]]> By: Peter http://listverse.com/2007/09/06/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-109499 Peter Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:42:43 +0000 http://listverse.com/religion/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-109499 OK Appie (btw, are you Dutch ?), then we only disagree about 'final' and 'here on earth'. I believe in reincarnation (it seems from several things Jesus said that this was a given for him) and I can't see consciousness as being 'here on earth'. It all probably doesn't make much difference to how you and I try to live. OK Appie (btw, are you Dutch ?), then we only disagree about ‘final’ and ‘here on earth’. I believe in reincarnation (it seems from several things Jesus said that this was a given for him) and I can’t see consciousness as being ‘here on earth’. It all probably doesn’t make much difference to how you and I try to live.

]]> By: appie http://listverse.com/2007/09/06/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-109396 appie Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:24:29 +0000 http://listverse.com/religion/top-10-religious-scandals/#comment-109396 Peter: what I am trying to say is that "our religion" is not the one that can save us from our sins but our "spiritual faith". so, whatever religion you believe in it's your choice.. the most important thing here is how you live your life(to whether you do good or bad things).. I believe in final judgment..that we will be judged according to what we have done here on earth. I admit, I'm not a righteous person but I believe that there is a difference between being spiritual than religious and I am struggling on how to become more spiritual than being religious. I agree with you that religion is the relationship between creator and creation. (*_*)...(*_*)..(*_*) Peter:
what I am trying to say is that “our religion” is not the one that can save us from our sins but our “spiritual faith”.
so, whatever religion you believe in it’s your choice..
the most important thing here is how you live your life(to whether you do good or bad things)..
I believe in final judgment..that we will be judged according to what we have done here on earth.
I admit, I’m not a righteous person but I believe that there is a difference between being spiritual than religious and I am struggling on how to become more spiritual than being religious.

I agree with you that religion is the relationship between creator and creation.
(*_*)…(*_*)..(*_*)

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