What is your religion? Why do you choose to be this religion?

Also do you think the anti-conversion law should be changed in Nepal?

The best post/argument in this thread were by m4madhu and xxx, which were made long before. Religion has undoubtedly become a scissor which has severed mankind into several fragments. Still various new religions/cults and beliefs are sneaking in, causing irrepairable fractures among humans. Actually, humanity is the greatest religion among all which encompasses all other man made religions. Humanity is like a universal set and all other religions are sub sets. Religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity teach about love and brotherhood but all of them lack one quality or the other. Humanity is the one which can contain the teachings of all religions. We have to help to help fellow humans not due to the greed of going to heaven, but because helping others is good. I feel helping humans is worshipping God, because God resides inside everyone.

hey andy what do you think of terry shiavo...i think christians with their child molesting bishops and tube feeded pope is the joke of the century..time to change YOUR religion boy..giddiup!!

Hushpuppy, you are wrong. Its actually time to be stong in our faith. You will not understand what I am telling you unless you read the Bible. If you have time read the book of Revelation (the last book of New Testament). Whatever is going on in the world right now (earthquake, Tsunami.....) is the sign of the end of the world.

So be ready to face the consequenses.

All you people are talking about religion but then relating it to humans. All this pope and pastors and bishops are humans like you and me and obviously they make mistakes. Many of them make religion their way of earning money and becoming popular. There is nothing surprising if they dod anything wrong because they are not Gods for us.

We believe in only one God and we believe that he understands human failures.

Also for coffee: i think little knowledge is always dangerous and it is bad assume everything based on your little knowledge. Moses was also just a human and he was only used by God for the mankind. You need to read the whole story to understand this.

I feel that you people are prejudiced to see religion as bad bad thing only. the best people who practice the religion are the ones who are simple and mind their own business and care for others. Unfortunately these people never come in the media and we never know about it.

So guys, just see things from different light and following religion is not a bad idea at all. At least i have leared that.

Also dautari, i have never written a mail to you...sorry

It's okay, manab. someone mailed me and I just wondered if it was you. It's okay.

Well, as for Terri Schiavo case, what's wrong in choosing life over death? And the whole thing is actually blown out of proportion because of the money involved. In fact, both parties don't care much about Teri .. they only care about money, which Michael has now.

As for the Pope, I admire his determination although I am not a Catholic. To his last breath he is trying to fulfill his duty. But of course, I can't expect everyone to share my point of view.

And yesterday, I promised you a joke. After Christ-bashing, I think it's time for a little repartee. So here goes ...

So there were these three men - a Christian, a Muslim and a Hindu...gone fishing out on the sea in a small boat. Suddenly, there was a huge storm and it looked as if they were doomed for good. Then the Christian guy started praying to God and begged to be rescued. Sure enough, Jesus reached out and pulled him away to the safety of terra firma. Then the Muslim started praying to Allah and his Allah also came and rescued him. Seeing this the Hindu guy also decided to pray. He prayed to Shiva to come and rescue him. As Shiva was about to get up from his seat in Kailash, that guy called out to Vishnu. Then Shiva went back to his seat thinking Vishnu will go to his rescue instead. Then the hindu guy prayed for mercy from Indra. Hearing this Vishnu also went back to his bed of Shesh Naag leaving Indra to mount Airavat the elephant. Then teh Hindu guy called to Ganesh ... and so on .. and he called so many gods that by the time one of the gods decided to make a real move ... .. it was too late ... only Yamadoot had come .. to take him to Yamalok.

(Now I will disappear from here before everyone starts hurling the verbal daggers at me ... I am gonna run for my life .. run!!!)

Gentle Dautari:

I love your optimism and your humor. Keep believing in your faith, whatever it is; if it has succeeded in making you a better human being the purpose of faith has been served.

As for you Andrew,
you can't convert anyone with pair of crossed sticks. You might learn somethings from your less radical peers. Flashing a bible at every turn is only going to get you belligerance. And oh, by the way... they've stopped crowning saints in the heavens so you might as well stop hoping for sainthood and go do some thing substantial.

"Thou shalt not preach against other religions!" Live and let live!

AndrewBro:
The path you have taken is totally misguided. Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam or anything except christianity is the only right way. I want to convert you back to something else. Please for Allah's sake try to understand. I am telling you this for your own sake. Do not follow Christianity as it is a very inferior religion compared to anything else. How do you feel now ?

what religion do i call myself? i do not call myself a religion. period. (as they say in america). i guess if you were to say full stop ( following british engligh, you would make a Fool stop to wonder what you just said).

BTW I am looking for some recordings of Nepali gospel songs or hymns as well as other Nepali Christian songs. Can anyone help me in this matter?