Different Religions

Riffing on

Adidam-   Adi bestows a limitless blessing:  Reality is all the God there ever is.   God is good.   Reality is good.    Some of reality is bad, sometimes.   This reality is good.   It's all good.   

Buddhism- Life is suffering.   Nirvana is bliss.  Discontent can be overcome, through philosophy, reflection, meditation, and practice.   Suffering is caused by attachment, ignorance.    Aversion is (negative) attachment.   Buddha is not (necessarily) a God.  Buddhism is philosophy.  Kindness is my religion.  

Christianity-  Jesus Christ (Yeshua Meshiach) survived death, and thereby lets us do so, too - to enter Heaven, for eternal life.   He died on a cross to forgive sins.   He healed lepers and the blind, performed miracles like walking on water or making water wine, and preached turning the other cheek.   If your eye causes you to sin, it is better to pluck it out than suffer for all eternity in eternal hellfire.  Plus something about right and left hands not knowing what the other is doing.   Amen.  (Men, eh?)

Hinduism- A god for creation, a god for destruction, and a god for preservation.   Plus a bunch more.   Like the monkey god Hanuman and the elephant god Ganesha.  Kama sutra for good sex, and Yoga for your body, and a ton of gurus and philosophies.   You already have all divine qualities.  You are already good, you just need to de-husk.  

Islam- Allah is God, The beneficent, the merciful.   Mohammed is his prophet.  The koran is the supreme work of Arabic.  It  means 'recitation'.   It is meant to be read aloud.   Muslims compete to both memorize the koran, and read or chant (not sing) it well.   With the Hadith, it is a law book of sorts, prescribing and proscribing how to live (well).  Muslims should visit Mecca (at least) once during their lifetimes, and pray facing Mecca repeatedly, daily, and give to the poor,  among many other things, like not lend with interest, or women not wearing inflammatory dress, or fighting for Allah and against wickedness, and ablutions for cleanliness.   Sufis like to spin around, in ecstatic union :-)

Judaism- The jews are God's chosen people, and Israel is a holy nation of God.  Ten Commandments, with injunctions like thou shalt not kill, or steal..   The Old Testament, with belief in a messiah (not Jesus) who will restore the temple, yada yada.  Lots of Hebrew, and history.   A persecution complex, having survived the Shoah, wars in the Middle East, slavery in Egypt, and antisemitism around the world.  An us/them mentality, and maybe a bit of pride and superiority at their self-perceived special status.  

Scientology-  Ology (the study of), and Scient (knowledge, like in science or scientists), the word seems to be a linguistic reference to Epistemology (the branch of philosophy that treats of the nature, origin, and limits of Knowledge, in theory and practice).    It's actually the religion created by L Ron Hubbard, founded on his book Dianetics, which he called the science of mind, I think.  I like the e-meter thing.   The church is known for being litigious, and many think it's sketchy.  I also like their principle, don't go past a word you don't understand (look it up), or everything following will become fuzzy.  

Satanism - Do what thou wilt

Wiccan Paganism- The Earth is Your Mother, Love Your Mother.   Go hug a tree.  Go climb a rock.  Go fly a kite.  Have fun with spells.   Do something witchy.  

Pastafarianism-  The Flying Spaghetti Monster is God.   Bow down before his noodly appendage.  Pirates are cool.   Lighten up, and don't be so Goddamn Serious.   Wear a freakin' colander on your head.   Religion should be fun.  R'amen.

Church of Whatever-   Everybody is everyone, everything.   Enjoy life.   Be possessed.   Be stepped into.  Be yourself.  Play roles.   Go with the flow.  Accept yourself, whoever you are.   It's all good.   Even if it's all bad.  Stay shitty.  Life is hell.   Life is beautiful.  Life is absurd.  Life is a joke.  See's the DE.  Don't worry, be happy.  Be afraid, be very afraid.  We're all going to hell.   Be of good cheer and God bless.  A whole lotta noise.  A whole lotta love.  Ah men.   

a little wordplay: Mindy's mind, plans for the plains, ski under skies, groove in a grove, smiles for Kyle, laughter after, jokes for blokes, ten men for Jen, pearls for girls, enjoy the boys, women of Yemen eat ramen, love the dove above, and bird is the word.   Life's a long song!

I am from the planet Zorgon.    We Zorgonians love everyone, from the peaceful Kindiferans to the terrible Terrans to the cruel Reptilians.   We wish to spread our philosophy of Peace, Joy, and Harmony to the Universe.   Zorg!