If a religious belief is proved true it becomes science rather than relgion.

I don't think anyone can classify a religion as "right" or "wrong." Most religions are striving to get closer to God, to help their fellow man and to become more spiritually aware. Many religions offer good guidance to this end. You have to look at the aims and beliefs of each one. There are many "right" religions.

Each religion says that their religion and god are the only religion, so there really isn't a right one. It all depends on what religion a person belongs to. As a christian, I say that my religion is right. A Buddist or Satanist would say the same thing. Factoid #16- Native Americans believe that there is one god. They call it they great spirit.

Like most of the other answers state, no religion is "right." Many of the major organized religions have a lot of the same tenets (be kind, charitable, don't steal, etc.) However, if you were more looking for the religion that's "right" for you there are numerous ways to determine this. One way is to research religions. Since you posted this question online, I'll presume you could use the internet to help in research. If you'd like something more one-on-one, you could look in your local phone book and arrange meetings with various church leaders (priests, ministers, rabbis, etc.) Or if you'd just like to maybe narrow down your options, there's a "religion finder" type program online. If you go to http://www.selectsmart.com/religion.html and click the first selector, it will take you to a 20 question quiz about your own personal beliefs. You can even decide how important each factor is to you. Once this quiz is completed, it matches your beliefs with 25 (give or take a few) major recognized religions. The religion that most closely matches your beliefs is #1 and so on down the line. The best part of this is that you can research all of those after you're done. So, for example: I was raised Catholic, but it never felt "right" for me. I took the quiz, and matched 100% to Neo-Pagan. I could then go down the list of religions and see how I matched up with each one. If you aren't looking for the "right" religion for yourself and I interpretted the question incorrectly, then I apologize for all the space I just wasted. At any rate, I hope this helps :D

It is not true that every religion believes their religion is the only religion that is right. Baha'is do not believe this, neither do Kemetics, Hindus, etc., and I'm not convinced Buddhists believe this either. This concept of the "Ultimate Religion" is mostly a Christian, Muslim, and Jewish concept. Religion is a path to spirituality. Many religions believe theirs to be the only correct path. But many believe there are innumerable paths and that no one path is the ultimate one, but that each individual has her own path to take.

Well a lot of these answers are true to a point, but we understand that Jesus only set up one church, and we understand that God is not the author of confusion, so obviously there was and is to be only one true/right church on the earth, but knowing this that Satan’s job is the opposite to cause confusion and to make people think that it doesn’t matter what church I belong to, but it does, there is "One Lord, One faith, and One baptism"(Eph. 4:) Eph 4: is an excellent chapter to see what church organization Christ had established. Use this as a checklist as well as all the other scriptures given to us to see which church has the "fullness" of the teachings and the organization and the Authority to run the church. There is to be one right church and in the End there will be only one fold. Because every knee shall bow and every tongue confess. So ask yourself, as well as asking God does my church have A Prophet, Apostles, Evangelist, Pastors, Teachers? If not then obviously it wasn’t the ONE established by Christ.

Since some religions believe contradictory things, it is necessarily true that some are false. Athesim and Theism can not both be "right." Monotheism, Polytheism and Pantheism are likewise mutually exclusive. Those who would posit that all belief systems have equal moral weight or validity are exhibiting intellectual dishonesty or ignorance. There is a God or there is not. All paths lead to annihilation, or they do not. If logic and language mean anything, it is necessary that there is an objective "right" answer. It is almost certain, therefore, that one belief system is more correct than others (since I find it inconceivable that all are equally wrong). Everyone naturally believes that his position is the true one. Even those who claim a position that allows other alternatives still believe they are more "right." If you are sane and you truly believe you are "wrong," or even that another position is better than yours, you would change your position. I believe that a careful examination of nature, life, history and the behavior of people will lead to the exclusion of some of the options and lend credence to others. It is important to note that individuals of any faith will be right about some things and wrong about others. Believers who are right may be less persuasive or less charismatic than the ones who are wrong and it is hard to be objective about these questions. I personally find that the historic Christian faith, despite some difficulties, is the "best" answer. I am sure I am not "right" about everything, but this religion "fits" my observations about life, history and the nature of human existance.

I agree with the others, and go further to say that there are truly no religions. You first must believe in ONE GOD, The Creator of all things. The word “Religions” implies that there is more than one God and/or more than one way to worship God. This is not true. There is one GOD and one form of worship. GOD defines two kinds of people those who believe and non-believers. A non-believer needs to hear the word of GOD. He/she can at least hear the word from someone and in any case read the scriptures. Reading the scriptures is the only way to verify the truth. I suggest starting with the book of Mathew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. If you are a non-believer accept this challenge, read at least Mathew, and then tell me you do not believe. Your job as a believer is to grow closer to GOD by following his word (laws). This is your responsibility. You must seek GOD out by continuing to study the scriptures, and by communicating with him (prayer). By scripture I mean all scripture not just the Bible. GOD has defeated the false profits by providing us with the written word and his Spirit. His Spirit dwells in the believer to guide him/her and to confirm the truth. The purpose of joining an organization is that the true organization will assist you in drawing close to GOD. If GOD is not the object of worship, and His word is not being taught, then you are in the wrong organization. Religions are a clever deception devised by the evil one to take our attention off of God, confuse, divide the believers, and lead them astray. These false organizations promote their own doctrine over the Word of GOD.

One God, this is true to me. This has been the message of all the Prophets of God. If Jesus (Peace be upon him) himself called upon people to worship God and ONLY God, then why do Christians worship Jesus (pbuh) and the so called 'Holy Spirit'? This is total misinterpretation of this Prophets message. Jesus (pbuh) spoke of the 'Comforter' who will come bringing glad tidings. This has been interpreted as the 'Holy Spirit'...why do no Old Testament books speak of worshipping Jesus (pbuh) or Holy Spirit?? The religion of the first Prophet Abraham (pbuh) was Islam although this religion wasnt officially named until the revelation of the final book Al-Qur'an. In the Holy Bible Look at the hundreds of mistakes, errors, contradictions and accusations of the Prophets doing awful things ie Noah (pbuh) getting drunk and commiting incest with his daughters...Jesus (pbuh) cursing his own mother, which goes against one of the 10 commandments! Then read Al-Qu'ran and try to find ONE mistake or contradiction, it contains many scientific facts which have only been proven recently! A lot of in depth study between religions will help you find yours. For info on Islam look up www.allahuakbar.com or www.thetruereligion.org. I pray God will show you the right way. Cheers

Mine, of course. Isn't that the whole problem?

Religions are belief systems involving spirituality amongst other things. There is no objective answer to the question which one is right. If the question was "Which religion is right for ME?" then my answer would be - "If this is important to you, make sure to find out for yourself."

The religion that speaks of the god as Almighty is the only religion that is correct. That religion may not be perfect but is one step closer to reality and God, others are only meant as distractions from the realizing the reality that god is all powerful and all empowering. Everything else follows ....

The most famous and influencing piece of literature to treat this question is "Nathan der Weise", published in th 18. century, written by the philosopher G.E. Lessing. He lets his protagonist answer this question using the parable of the rings, originally introduced to literature in the 15. century by Boccaccio. Short version of the parable: A rich man must decide, which of his three sons, that he all loves the same, should inherit his fortune when he dies. As a sign of this decision, he is to give the son he chooses a precious ring. He can not make the decision, so he invites the most famous ringmakers to make two exact copies of the ring. The copies are so well made, that they can't be distinguished from the original. Before his death, the father calls each of his sons to his bad, gives him one of the rings and says "You are the son I love most". The analogy to the three rings are the three "book religion" Judaism, Islam and Christianity but can also be extended to the other religions of the world. Nathan says: My ancestors have been told -and therefore told me- that the religion they "received" is the right one, just as have yours (the man he is talking to being of an other religion). Who am I to call my ancestors liars - or to ask of you to call yours alike? This is a very short form of one of the most important pieces of world literature ever, so for further detail, I suggest you read the book.

There are no rong religion and right religion, the matter is the believes of people who have a religion.Muslims believe that Judaism, christianity and Islam are the accepted religions, because those religions come from god through prophets, otherwise Christians don't believe in Islam, and jews don't believe in christianity. I think the best way to know which religion is the best for you is to read about the above religions because they have many points they meet in, and you must read from the sources that come from every religion ( I mean don't read about Islam edited by a christian author, and so on) Finally I wish everybody to analize the personality of the prophet of each religion and focus on instructions of them and not to discuss the major points of disagreement among religions.

There are a lot of answers to this question and some are well thought out, if misguided. I believe strongly that there is only one answer. To the Christians: If you, as you say, believe in Christ then to say Christianity is the "best" answer is wrong. Look at it this way. When you say, "I am a Christian", you are saying that you believe in a man claiming to be God. If He was not who He said He was then you are following a mad man. If he is who He said He was then He is God incarnate, and consequently everyone else who says anything different is wrong. I didn't make it this way, nor do I even like it, but it must be this way by application of simple logic. I am a Christian. The evidence that Jesus Christ is a real historical figure is overwhelming. The evidence that what He claims in the four gospels is also compelling. Based on this I believe He is who He says that He was. My life has been transformed solely by the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I have experienced God in a way that I cannot deny. I therefore believe that Christianity is correct. Not the "best" available, but the only fully correct, ergo acceptable to God, answer. I didn't make it this way. I don't even like it this way. I would dearly love for everyone to be correct and truth to be relative, but it simply cannot be that way. God has made it impossible for it to be that way Mr Hendrick: I was not attempting to argue with God nor to, in any way, side with satan. What I was trying to say is, that it is my personal desire that the universalist be right and everyone, no matter what their belief system, be ok with God. But, God by His divine nature, has made a black and white kind of universe. Things are or they are not, and it is by intention. It is this way whether I like it or not. My job is to submit to my maker regardless of my personal feelings. It's HIS universe not mine. HE makes the descisions regarding His creation not me. He has revealed to us everything that we need to know to realize we are fallen and separated from Him. He further has revealed everything we need to know to be reconciled to Him in His Word. I then am to accept Him at His word regardless of my personal feeling on the subject. That is the point I was trying to make with that one sentence. BTW: Satan did not fall because he did not like how God was running things. He fell because he refused to submit to how God was running things and figured he could do a better job than God. Satan rebelled against God's right to make the decisions regarding His creation.

Buddism.

If the question is about the moral teachings of a prophet or a religion,all religions are right. But here I speak about the religions as taught by those prophets,but not the religions that have been manipulated for centuries. If the question about God, no religion is right,because as I wrote before, even the teachings of the prophets about God are manipulated by humans.

No religion is "right". To assign the label "right" to something means you must be able to prove it to be true. The keystone to religion is faith...the belief in something not provably true. Without faith, it isn't a religion, it's a myth. As soon as something becomes provably true...its Science, and is no longer considered a Religion or a Myth.

A religion is merely a set of beliefs not actions. I know other religions state things with the same meaning but I cannot think of them off the top of my head. We all agree that if we did for other what we want them do do for us this would be a utopian society. So all I try to do is follow three rules: Do unto others as you would have done unto you. No harm no foul. If it doesn't break the first two rules and it makes you happy then go for it! It doesn't matter what you believe, it is how you treat others that is most important. So practically every religion is right because practically every religion holds at least the first two rules in very very high regards.

The religion that has the most money and biggest guns.

There is no "right religion". Belief in a higher power is universal whatever you call Him.

Religions are not right or wrong, only right for some people and wrong for others. In Buddhism, it is believed that everyone has there own path to follow, and because that path is right for that one person, does not mean that it will be right for anyone else. We all have our own paths to follow and for some that means Christianity is right, for some Buddhism is right, for some Shinto is right, but for everybody, it is the the right religion for that person. In essence, there is no such thing as right or wrong, merely opinion and perception. Dakini, I see your point, but lets not split hairs, it's the same difference.

The one that holds your interest and brings you closer to God.

There is a 'right' religion on the earth, and it is the one doing exactly as Jesus asked. for example, Matthew 28;19,20 .19 Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded YOU. And, look! I am with YOU all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.” AND Matthew 23;9-12..9 Moreover, do not call anyone YOUR father on earth, for one is YOUR Father, the heavenly One. 10 Neither be called ‘leaders,’ for YOUR Leader is one, the Christ. 11 But the greatest one among YOU must be YOUR minister. 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. This religion uses Almighty God's personal name which is found at Exodus 3;13-15..13 Nevertheless, Moses said to the [true] God: “Suppose I am now come to the sons of Israel and I do say to them, ‘The God of YOUR forefathers has sent me to YOU,’ and they do say to me, ‘What is his name?’ What shall I say to them?” 14 At this God said to Moses: “I SHALL PROVE TO BE WHAT I SHALL PROVE TO BE.” And he added: “This is what you are to say to the sons of Israel, ‘I SHALL PROVE TO BE has sent me to YOU.’” 15 Then God said once more to Moses: “This is what you are to say to the sons of Israel, ‘Jehovah the God of YOUR forefathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, has sent me to YOU.’ This is my name to time indefinite, and this is the memorial of me to generation after generation. And again at Exodus 6;3... 3 And I used to appear to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as God Almighty, but as respects my name Jehovah I did not make myself known to them. This religion firmly believes that only a very small number of people will be taken to heaven [ 144,000..Rev. 7;4 & 14;1 ] and those considered righteous by God, [and not by their own estimation] will not have to face death but live forever on a perfected earth [ Rev. 21;4 And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” and Psalm 37; 9, 11, 34 and especially 29 ..29 The righteous themselves will possess the earth, And they will reside forever upon it." And all this from the Bible we all have.

There are many religions among society, but the 'right' one is hard to say without being bias I think. It also depends on a persons belief's. If you believed that so and so things were true in a certain religion, and understood them, then u could say you were for this religion more than another. Personally, I think religion is fearing a God who is punishing. But, I think Christianity is a great belief to believe in because God here, he is a loving God who you can have a relationship with and he won't get angry with you and stike you with lightening. I just think, to be able to call Him Father and to know that if no one else loves you...he does. That's how I feel Everyone has different views of the right religion. But if you wanted someone who was willing to forgive numerous times, I'd stick with God. So, I guess i'm saying that Christianity is one of the greatest. :-)

No religion is right. my previous answer read, "no religion is right", and i was asked to explain myself. well, it is quite simple. no religion is right. the thought of man trying to comprehend the meaning of life is humerous. who cares, give up and just live it with respect towards everything, compassion, helping others, having fun, and most importanty, without fear. the psychological tool of fear has suppressed us for too long. bad people use fear, not god. romans used fear, bush and rove used fear, stalin used fear. i'm sure God doesn't use the same tactics as those guys. so my message is get off the internet, stop wasting time writing to people you don't know when there are people around you who probably need you right about now. take a neighborhood kid to chuck e cheese, spend time with your mother. keep life simple and i'm sure Godwould appreciate it.

The Question is not neccesarily 'which religon is right', it's more 'which religon is true'. The relationship between the two words is very close, yet very far apart. 'Right' Is subjected to a lot of Bias, because anybody can say anything about any religon, believing that this is 'right'. But saying that a Religon is true, this means that this is the only one, (even if this word can be used for bias too,) the one to follow, because they cannot all be true, or they'd contradict each other. If you look at all the Religions, You'll notice a pattern. It's all about what You can do to get into Heaven, what you have to do, what you 'should' do, to gain a seat into heaven/paradise etc. It's all about pleasing your God, making your God happy, or you'll be struck down by holy lightning, or you won't get into 'paradise'. And there's always a God figure who is 'higher' than us. (by 'us' i mean Human beings') Did you know that there are 18 major god-based world religons, and that most the world's population, (over 60%,) par-take in a God-based religon of some kind. Why? Because Humans are Spiritual Creatures. We are built for the Spiritual, we crave the spiritual, and we Breathe the spiritual. We all have the urge, this need to find out where we came from, the know our creator, and we look for it everywhere, even if we oblivious to this fact. And Religon is everywhere in this growing Multi-cultural society. Why do we crave this spirituality? Who put this in us? What happened to make us this way? Obviously we could not become this way by ourselves. Something must have put this in us; there has to be a 'true' 'religon', how can we evolve a yearning for much more if one does not exist? How did all these religons become if we did not know that there is something more from the very start? And we're back at the original question; which religon is right? (Or rather, which one is true?) Which one is standing out from the crowd? Which one should u pick? No, the answer is not something you get from chance, like flipping a coin. In a Survey conducted 5 years ago, (2000,) it was found that 34% of the World's population was Christian, 19.6 Muslims, 13.4 Hindus, and only 12.7 are non religous. And why is this? Why are these Figures like this? What Distinguishes These Religons like this? Tell me something honestly, here, people. Have you ever gone to the Movies to see the latest film, and watched the lead heat his thumb with a Hammer and yell loudly "Allah!" Have you ever seen somebody on the street get locked out of thier house and say 'Oh, sweet Muhummad!'? Jesus Christ is the most scorned man to have lived, yet he is also the most Celebrated around the world. Have a think about that. You see, the differance that distinguishes Christianity from other religons is that Christ is the only God-figure who loved his people enough to die for them, he is the only God-figure who actually came down to his people, who forgave thier sins. Religion is just a set of "do's and dont's" to follow. Christianity is a personal relationship with our maker, with Jesus. We were created by him to have fellowship with him, but he does not demand us to do deeds; He only asks to us to get to know him, to let him into your heart. 1 John 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Thats a question i often find myself pondering. There is no douubt in my mind, through my faith, that Jesus is the only way to get to heaven. On the other hand Islam, Hinduism, and Buddism also believe the same thing. So who is right? My fear is that I am wrong and maybe Muslims are right? Who knows...I believe that the only right answer is faith. Its your faith that will ultimatly get you where you want to be. No matter what your religion is your faith is your answer to this question, and my answer is that Christians are right....Jesus is the way my brother!

How do YOU define religion? More importantly, how do you define right? Do the religions in question advance to their goals, meet objectives and satisfy their promises? Do they satisfy your desires and expectations? Do they fit in with your daily life? Do you wish to benefit yourself, others or please your God? Or could it be that the right religion has adverse effects on mankind? As far as I can see no answer is justifiable to the extent to be true. Personally, I think they're all well meaning fundamentally falsely(illogically at least)-driven social concepts which all deserve a unique level of respect.

The right religion is the one that is feels right and true for the individual. Your internal convictions will tell you what that is. Organized religions basically convict you to the same things, regardless of the name of the religion: Accept and Believe that there is a Higher Power Align your daily actions to always benefit the greater good Bring no harm or deliberate physical or emotional pain to anyone Strive to live this current life to bring you closer to your higher self (closer to being God-like) A religion that feels right for John may not feel right for Jane. But if both follow their individually chosen religions or have constructed their own path to enlightenment and follow that, then the individual's life is good, their acts are good and in turn humanity becomes better.

Once again this comes down to defining what a religion is. For example, I know some who define religion as man trying to work his way to God in which Christianity wouldn't be a "religion" since it involves God reaching down to us. If you define a religion as a set of beliefs by which we understand the workings of our universe, then only one can be right, or lead to truth. Truth by definition is without contradiction, it is exclusive my friends. Yet religions differ and contradict one another on the essential concepts. I strongly suggest a reading of this page, <a href="http://powertochange.com/questions/qna3.html">Do All Religions Lead to God?</a>. I believe the site puts it succinctly when it says "For example, God cannot be both personal, as Christians, Jews and Muslims believe, and impersonal, as Buddhists and Hindus believe. Those are contradictory statements. According to the rules of logic, contradictory statements cannot all be true. Therefore, all religions cannot possibly be true. It is a logical impossibility. And if they are not all true, then not all of them can lead to God." The site also addresses the issue of it being "intolerant" to say one religion is always right, and this isn't the first time I've quoted from this specific page.

Well, if you're that worried about eternal damnation you could always give them all a go- church in the morning, mosque in the afternoon, an evening of Buddhist meditation, a shelf full of holy books. East to pray one day, North the next. Shave your head, your face, grow your beard back. Have one wife, have four wives, be celibate. You could devote your whole life to that lifestyle and still do yourself no favours because they'd cancel each other out- the condition of most religions is that they have your sole subscription (soul subscription?) And then one day you die and discover none of them are true and you're not going to paradise after all. Surely it would be better to concentrate on those basic principles of humanity that all religions agree on - loving one another, looking after others who have less than ourselves, being unselfish, striving for peace, generosity, being grateful for the gift of life. These are basic principles we all (well, mostly!) agree on and the only constants that could really be said to be "right". The only right religion is the one that you can believe in, rather than follow out of fear. If you have to ask then the answer really is "None of them." Better to get on with life in the here and now and what we know, than to worry unduly about the great unknown hereafter. EDIT: In what way does this not answer the question? Giuseppe Presley: although I'm not sure what your comment has to do with my answer please take a look at www.humanism.org. One does not require a religion to be altruistic- as an atheist myself I am involved with the work of Oxfam and Amnesty International, both charitable, altruistic organisations carrying out humanitarian work with no religious affiliations. On balance I would say there are more non-religious charities than there are religious ones. I feel like I'm becoming a victim of down rating due to the fact that I've tried to give a rounded, sensible answer to this question that I believe to be helpful (I can't say "correct" as there is no "correct" with a question like this, which is precisely my point). I'm sorry that I didn't answer by just saying "Christianity", but I was actually trying to add something valuable to the debate here, which clearly isn't appreciated. I guess I should've expected it really...

Every 3-year old child passes through the "why" phase. No matter what you tell him or her, their response is "why?" All religions attempt to answer that little child in all of us. Since nobody really knows the answer to why we are here, answers are invented that seem to satisfy on some level. Some strongly believe that they know the answer. My question to them is " how do you know that, who told you the answer?" If they reply truthfully they will have to admit that some other person told them. My next question then is "who told that person?" Once again the trail leads to yet another human even further back in time. So it goes from one person to the next, to the next, to the next, etc. (Note, I don't believe those who claim to speak directly with God - no matter how sincerely they may believe it.) My point is that all religions are ultimately human inventions that try to explain the unknowable. Perhaps one of them is "right" or "true." Since they are all mutually exclusive, they can't all be "right." On the other hand it is just possible that all of them are "wrong." Now I hasten to add that being "wrong" does not necessarily make them "bad." It just means that they are incorrect. The only bad religion is one that justifies killing of non-believers.

I have to say that none are. Christanity even is wrong.... Every organized religion is like a big, fat steaming pile of bullcrap with a few shiny bits of truth breaching the surface. No one, and I mean no one will know the whole truth until it is too late to do anything about it. Let me say, I do follow a religion, well a spiritual path, but my core belief is that no religion is 100%correct nor is any one religion 100% wrong. Everyone should believe as they see fit. If wicca works for you, do it, if christanity works for you, jump in, and even if what floats your boat is buddhism, follow it. Don't let anyone tell you what to believe look around and discover for yourself what is "right". Even it's NOT an organized religion. All religions I have researched (thats only like 9-10) have so many points in common that I don't see the point in arguing about it. I have a distinct qualm with christianity, my life was so much worse when I followed that. It's the worlds largest cult. Yes, every religion could be considered a cult...

There is no right religion, but there are wrong ones. The wrong religion is the religion that does not believe in God. If you believe in God, it does not matter what religion you are. Just remeber Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the light and no one will enter heaven but by me." There is no other way can one enter into heaven. If you are not sure if you religion is right, just ask yourself, "Is what I believe in going to get me into heaven?"

Attempting to answer that question is what is responsible for 90% of the human conflict since the dawn of man, and about 90% of the unnecessary death. As the character of the Irish priest in the famous movie "Trading Places" says, "I always say that religion is a fine thing...taken in moderation."

Anyone, including myself, who repents of their sins, asks for God's forgiveness, and accepts Jesus as our Saviour will is correct. Any religion that denies that Jesus is the only way into Heaven is from the devil.

All religions have their representative. If one is at the point where his/her conscience requires an answer as which religion is "right," consider this. There is only one representative of religion that rose from the dead. And the one that rose from the dead is Jesus Christ, hence Christianity and celebration of His resurrection at Easter. Sure, there are others representatives, but their graves are known, and occupied. Jesus’ tomb is empty. If this is not a confirmation of God regarding a religious direction, what is? Good book to read on this subject that may help is “Evidence that Demands a Verdict” by Josh McDowell.

It always amazes me how unresearched and unread people answer that, "they don't know, so no one else can know." A prior answer-giver answers like this. He/she says, "Some strongly believe that they know the answer. My question to them is "how do you know that, who told you the answer? "If they reply truthfully they will have to admit that some other person told them. My next question then is &quot;who told that person?" Once again the trail leads to yet another human even further back in time. So it goes from one person to the next, to the next, to the next, etc. (Note, I don't believe those who claim to speak directly with God - no matter how sincerely they may believe it.)" Well if you won't accept an answer you don't like, then why ask at all? The answer is simple: If God is real, He should tell us. If God exists, He should reveal Himself to us. If God created us, He should work in our lives. So, the fact that you rule out direct revelation from God rules out that you really want to know the truth. If you want to know about God, why not ask HIM? You may not like the answer maybe? The Bible is God's direct Word to man. It is written by God and is inerrent. The Bible has never been disproven and is the only holy book that contains fulfilled prophecy and scientific reality. It is also supported by archaeology and has never been refuted by it. SO, you want to know which is the true religion...test it. Read the Bible. Pray to see if God is really there. Research it. Don't just blow it off because, &quot;nobody really knows the answer." Christianity (built on Judaism) is the only theology with purpose. Most religion is made to satisfy people and to coax good results out of their own perception of god or gods. Christianity relies on God to tell us who He is, why we're here and what He wants from us. If you realize that God is omnipotent, then it is nothing for Him to give us His Bible and preserve it for His people. Here is the "right" religion: Christianity says that God made man for His good pleasure, that we should have a relationship with our heavenly father. We see this parallel in Human relationships - why do people want kids? Why do people love their kids so strongly? Why do we put up with so much from our kids? God created us and He wants us to know and love Him. But man is rebellious (sinful) God gives us rules to protect us and help us to be happy. But we break the rules to fit our own needs (sin). And because God is perfect, He cannot be in the presence of sin. Or more correctly, sinful humans would simply be disintegrated in His perfect presence. In fact, hell is eternal separation from God. Death - eternal death is the punishment for sin. By not following God we punish ourselves by banning ourselves from Him. So in order to have that communion with God - that fellowship He longs for, we must be cleansed of our sin. In order to do that the punishment must be payed - that punishment is death. In the Old Testament, God allows the death of an animal to substitute for our own. It's life for life, blood for blood. That animal's blood covers or cleanses our sins. This allows us to be in God's presence again. But as soon as we sin, we are punishable again by death . So God Himself condescended to earth and took on the form of man, being 100% God and 100% man - a dual nature. He took the punishment for our sin. He died in our place. His sacrifice is eternal and all we have to do is accept it and believe in Him. To sum up - Christianity has purpose where other religions are selfishly motivated or materially based. Even a religion like Bhuddism which focuses on releasing the material world for Nirvana is materially based. It focuses on trying to release ourselves from the bonds of this world and the material we all so desperately seek. But you must accomplish it on your own. Christianity reveals you can't do it on your own. Only God can change you. He freely gives so that you can overcome in His power. Christianity: We are all sinners - God cannot be in the presence of sin - the punishment for sin is eternal separation from God (death) - God took the punishment of death on Himself - Now we can have eternal life with God - when we believe He died and rose again and His sacrifice covers our sins. This is truth unto life! Update to commentor: True Christians CANNOT have a "we're better than you are" attitude. And I have no idea how one would get that from reading my answer! In fact, in order to become a Christian, one must realize and confess that we are lowly sinners who are dirty before God and need a Savior. If we were good, we wouldn't need Jesus' sacrifice. Repentance is knowing that you're not worthy of God's love or of Heaven, but that He loves us so much - His Grace saves us anyway when we accept His sacrifice and believe He is our living God. I'm no better than you...I know I am the WORST and that's why Jesus' death is so precious to me. If you ask, who killed Jesus? My answer is that firstly, He gave His life willingly - no one tookit from Him; but secondly, I put the nails in His hands and feet. My sin put Him on the cross, but His love kept Him there. God loves you too and died for you before you even knew you were a sinner. While we yet spat in His face, He died a horrible death so that we could live! Ask Him and He will reveal Himself!

People! Where is the logic of reality in this? Let's look at real life and ask a few simple questions: 1. How many worthwhile goals in life have more than one method of acheivement? 2. What in life worth having or doing is easy? 3. When does what feels good or feels right ever good for you? First, anything useful or beneficial in this world is acheived by one method, one set of rules, one path, one way. Want to be healthy and lose weight? You must diet and exercise. There's no two ways to losing weight. Diet and exercise is it! You can do different kinds of exercises, you can eat different types of diets, but if you want to be healthy and slim, you must diet and exercise. Any one who knows anything about health knows that diet and exercise are exclusively the way to good health. Pills, magic diets (apart from exercise), exercise machines (apart from diet), and any other method are not effective. There is one way. Want to be a lawyer? You have to go to lawschool. You can't make up a law of your own. You can't go to high schol and become a lawyer. You can't just say that you believe you're a lawyer, or that you interpret the law the way you want to and so you're entitled to be a lawyer. Want to be a doctor? You must go to medical school. Want to fly? You need a machine to do so, you cannot flap your ams and fly. Want to give birth to a baby? You need sperm and an egg and ONLY women can give birth. Just because you want a baby, doesn't mean you can have one - especially if you're a man! Am I clear? The order of this world is that there are laws. Laws of nature, laws of man, laws of science, laws of GOD. Not everything is possible and it is not a natural order of this world that many paths lead to the same end. Second, Is anything I've listed above easy? Is anything worth it in life easy? Law school? Child birth? Healthy life style? losing weight? is there anything good that is easy? Marriage? Work? No, of course not. Anything good, and end that is worthwhile is acheived by hardwork and a singleminded path. Third, What is good for us is almost ALWAYS not good feeling! It is the natural order of the world that what is good for us is not fun. Dieting? Exercise? Faithfulness? Ethics? Who would work a 9-5 if they were independently wealthy? Almost no one because it's hard and monotonous and keeps us from things we want to do. But we work because it's a means to an end. We need to eat! Think about it! Anything on this earth that feels good and makes us happy is difficult to get! So for all those free thinkers on this question who say that all paths lead to heaven and all gods are the same, or that whatever feels right is what you should do...how do you answer my questions? How can you reliably refute truth? Who can intelligently and confidently say that religion and God don't matter and that whatever works for you is what you should do? Tell that to a medical student about their craft and then back it up by making them your doctor! So many answerers would call themselves spiritual or philosophers, but without ever even considering that nothing in the world is acheivable by their means and recommendations in the religion category! If nothing in the world is even reachable by your standards, what makes you think God and Heaven would be easily attained by your own will and feelings? There must be one way. The world and our lives reveal it. Now research for yourself instead of internal philosophizing! Do the work instead of taking the easy way out and creating god in your own image. Your answer means you are not accountable to God or gods. So what if you're wrong? I suggest you read the Bible and pray to the one true God for guidance. If you truly seek, you can e-mail me and I will explain why Judaism and Christianity are the only true religions and why Christianity is the right religion. EDIT: To my first critic...who I'm guessing is not a Christian because of the name calling, my question is this: Who is the moron...the guy who uses his real full name to criticize an answer with erroneous information, or the one who can actually support the answer with fact? The fact is that Christianity IS Jewish. For the full explanation of that you can read my answer here: http://www.answerbag.com/a_view.php/49833 But to bolster my case let me assure you that Jesus didn't create a new religion. The Messiah is a wholly Jewish concept that comes directly from the Old Testament. Moses and the prophets spoke of the Meshiach or anointed one who would come and that it would be God on earth who would have to die as a sacrifice in our place. Here are some scriptures from the Old Testament that are Christian! Deuteronomy 18:15-19 The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear, 16 according to all you desired of the Lord your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, 'Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die.' 17 And the Lord said to me: 'What they have spoken is good. 18 I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. 19 And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him. Psalm 22:6-11 But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people. 7 All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, 8 "He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!" 9 But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother's breasts. 10 I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother's womb You have been My God. 11 Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; For there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me. 13 They gape at Me with their mouths, Like a raging and roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death. 16 For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; 17 I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. 18 They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots. Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. Daniel 9:25-26 Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command To restore and build Jerusalem Until Messiah the Prince, There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; The street F31 shall be built again, and the wall, F32 Even in troublesome times. 26 "And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. I could go on, but I think you get the point. Christianity is Judaism's fulfillment.

If you had a million dollars and you had a chose one. Either all religions were right or they were all wrong. Which would put you money on . Since it is my example and you had to pick one. It is a simple way to look at it, but then again I am a bit simple. To answer the question they are all right and they are all wrong. I'll put my money on wrong.

I can see clearly after research & too much discusion in several chat rooms that the only true religion is ISLAM. well think about it. or just take a look at the holy Quran.

I can see clearly after research & too much discusion in several chat rooms that the only true religion is ISLAM. well think about it. or just take a look at the holy Quran.

The Koran is the holy book of the Islamic religion. It contains the words of Allah as revealed to Mohammed By the archangel Gabriel in the a series of visions. The Koran is a series of verses describing the ways in which Muslims should conduct their lives. It's specifies daily prayers, and emphasizes the need for brotherly love and charity between Muslims. Although Muslims do not worship Mohammed, they show him the greater respect. They believe that the Koran is the word of Allah and was not composed By Mohammed."Islam" is an Arabic word. In English Means Peace.

All religions are wrong!! if there was a right one we would have physical evidence to proove it and the whole world would follow it. There are too many religions therefore we have no concrete evidence to proove any, one which is why we have war and conflict. i say live by the laws of society, help anybody in need and use common sence. that way we can all get on with our goals and be happy.

I think my religion is right. Johny thinks his religion is right and Sally thinks hers is right. Then there is Maddy and Chris and this list could keep going on forever! So which religion is right? They are all right for each individual person! This does not mean that they are all necessarily true. Everyone believes differently.It's like I always say, There's my truth, there's your truth, and then there is the real, true truth which none of us could ever know completely because the truth is perfect and without flaw and we are not. Thus all of our versions of the truth might have some truth in them but they will never be the whole truth! Truth is Perfect and Humans are Imperfect therefore we will never reach the perfect truth...... or will we?...... in heaven perhaps?.......who knows?...certainly not us Humans..... even we doubt..... maybe the truth doesn't exist....... or maybe it's too perfect and too difficult to hear.... maybe we don't want thee truth to hit us in the face..... MAYBE............

Well, a question which I fear to answer. The bad ratings in which I am about to recieve are meaningless as long as you read my answer. Religion...religion has been around for thousands of years whether it be cro magnums praying to deities for a good hunt or a modern homo sapien man blessing his meal....Religion, no matter what religion, is the same thing praying to the same god....the word god to me is nothing more than an idea..an idea of perfection and hope...hope which relinquishes fear that one has of death and hope that when death comes looking for them a perfect mother figure will be there to cradle and pamper them with gifts beyond there wildest dreams....In a sense all religions are the "right" relgion...they all do their job correctly by giving hope to a population and giving them something to devote their lives to, giving them a higher calling so to say...anyways thats what I think about the "right" religion....oh except for Buddhism...thats more of a lifestyle than a religion...god bless.hehe

No religion is right. Its all a bunch of made up crap that insults the intelligent people who are not so gullible. Religion is a mental illness. Believing in some simple made up creature that controls everything, thats mental illness. talking to yourself as if someone else is in the room (prayer)thats mental illness. Using circular reasoning by referring to some stupid book in a sad attempt to answer important questions about life, thats mental illness. Spending your whole life trying to get other people to think like you do regardless of the cost,thats mental illness. Believing these fairy tales beyond the age of 10 years old,thats mental illness. Not having the mental strength to accept that our strength must come from within, not from a group of like minded idiots, thats mental illness. Grow up people! Why do I sound irritated? Because I am, I'm tired of people judging and killing each other and crashing airplanes and wearing rags on their head and not eating pork and the general stupidity of most of man kind.

If you watch South Park, you should already know what the correct answer is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1u-2RvQJ5Y&mode=related&search=

This is a bit off to the side, but it has to do with the overall gist of the question. In order to understand each religion, it's important to get as close as you can to what the founder of that religion was trying to convey. For example, to know Christianity, you should study Jesus's teachings and actions, rather than the interpretations, comments, beliefs and such spread by other people, even those who claim to know and understand Jesus. I find it interesting that there's one religion which started out as no religion. The founder explicitly stated that he was not a god, not an angel and not even a saint. He only claimed to be an ordinary human being. His teachings did not address the existence or non-existence of God. He focused his teachings on the here and now, on living in this world as well as one can by increasing one's awareness. Come to think of it, there may be more than one "religion" which started like that but through the years and as it spread, blended with local religions and superstitions until the original meaning was completely lost to some sects and blurred in others, but the specific one to which I am referring is Buddhism. Anyway, my point is that if you study the original teachings of each religion's founder (or the best available translations) then you will be better able to decide which religion may be right for you.

there is only one god and that is jesus

As my mom pointed out to me when I joined my Church: "Son, if it makes you a better person, I support your decision.." Thus, the concept that religion is highly individualistic and is often predicated on our needs. I believe that God put us on this Earth for a reason. And our religious beliefs tend to help us define that reason. Those who elect to "not believe" are intitled to do that since I believe God grants us "free agency" along with the ability to think and reason. Some don't do a very good job (in my estimation) using their God given skills and abilities. I think we will be held accountable for that. If you're not in the business of making the lives of those around you better (which I think makes you a better - and happier person), then you are missing out on the truly great joy of life.

This mainly goes to the people putting christianity down as the "right" religion: Most that claim to be christian are not even dedicated and lazy when it comes to their faith. Muslims have a million times more faith. They take time from there day to pray. If you have never seen 30 days as a Muslim, THEN GO SEE IT. During the Vietnam war, several Buddhist priests protested by burning themselves alive. And they didn't even scream. That is dedication and faith. But then why even worship something that you can't see? It just puts a man on there knees. We don't have proof of a god of any kind. And why is it only humans get to have the experience of an afterlife? Just becuase we are more civilized? Most animals are more civilized than humans are. At least they don't start a war over who's religion is "right". There isn't a religion that is right. Religion is made to control people. Religion is made so people will grow up with an intervoice that tells them they are wrong to do something. So that government can say they adopted Theocracy. When in fact, the government let you put faith in nothing so that you will see the laws as something that is right. But then religion does something the government didn't see would do, and that is put hope into the minds of people. It is all pointless. Do what you think is right not what a book says is right. If it wasn't for religions this world would be united. We would have one language, and we would all get along. The world would advance so fast in technology, that we would be able to cure AIDs and other life threating diseases. Because we wouldn't fight over who is right. But that is only an idea. It is the same idea that has been used to start Dictatorships and evil forms of Communism. My view is that religion will never go away. So accept all of them. You can not just tell people that have believed in something so strongly for all there lives that they are wrong. Just accept it, let people believe in what they want to believe.

I want to know how many of the people that believe so strongly in just one religion have ever read more than 2 other religions. If so then you may be a little more qualified to say which is right, but even then you aren't.

What people do, is not look into all religions. If you want to say something is wrong, you have to know what it is you are saying is wrong. Stop making the comments that one particular religion is right, when that is all you have ever been taught.

in my opinion a right religion is the one which teaches its followers five besic priniciples and act up it firmly and from his bottom of his heart. 1.the conservation of human body..this means that heshould respect himself and others and do not hurt or murder others. 2.conservation of his religion..it means his should defend his religion. 3.consevation of wisdom.. means we should keep aside himself from those things which harms his body like wines,ciggrate,which destory human wisdom. 4.consevation of zeal or his family..it means he should defend his relatives like wife,sister, mother from people who attack on their degnitity.this can be done by getting married legallty and keeping out from others wives or sisters 5.consevation of property...it means if someone keep in mind his benefit he should also keep the wellbeing of others too this all will have a fruitfull result when he act up them from bottom of his heart and do not disobey a single regulation when he follow them he will get inner satisfication and will have no sorrow in his live.

It is the nature of religion that we cannot determine which may be right or wrong. Religions are systems of belief and are faith based rather than fact based. Each religion can point to some historical facts which support their belief system. "I prayed to my God (or whatever entity name you choose) and I was cured." The two events may indeed have occurred, but there is not proof that they were related. Just belief. Faith. If an individual desires a system of beliefs and wants to choose the "right" one, it would be beneficial to compare one's philosophy to the tenets of each religion. When I personally went through this process, I did not find a religion that matched my philosophy in all critical respects, and therefore realized that I could not, in all conscience, choose a religion. I know there are those who will say, "religion does not have to match YOU, you have to conform yourself to match the religion!" I disagree wholeheartedly with this concept. I know that I can never accept that babies are born sinful. I know that I can never accept that men are superior to women. I would be living a life of lies to embrace a religion that supports those concepts. In other words, for me, it would be wrong. What is "right"? Knowing what is right is a process, and it can change as we learn more. You do not have to choose a religion. You do not have to agree with others and get together with them to worship. You are not "wrong" if you disagree with people who profess any religious belief. Your thinking about truth may change as you learn and grow and you do not have to limit yourself to a set system of belief. Beliefs cannot be right or wrong because no one can prove them or dictate them.

There will be many people who tell you exactly what they think is right and wrong. You need to decide for yourself in your heart what is right and what is not. It needs to be you that searches out the truth, which you are doing by asking the question. Personally I do not think one religion is right. God is love. Show love to others. There is a Father figure, God figure. I personally believe that. I personally was brought up as a roman catholic but will tell you that I do not believe everything that they try to teach or agree with there customs. It would be good for you to go out yourself and explore different teachings.

The only religion that is "right" for everyone is the Path of The Golden Rule. That's it. Be at peace with your own actions by treating others as you want to be treated. Most organized religions were established as a form of control with this singular guidline as the foundation of the "rules" of that religions beliefs. As we know many people need someone else to tell them what is right and wrong. Most of the questions on this site are proof of that. Religion gives those that need it the feeling of security that they are not in control and therefore not responsible for what's happening in the world. If everyone looked deep enough into their own wants and desires then the answer to any situation would be clear. DO unto others as I would have them do unto me. This would allow everyone to be at peace with the choices they made and to know that they made the best choice for themselves at the time. This freedom from regret and the liberation achieved by self empowerment would allow us all to more easilly accept life's consequences and then to respond again to those consequences in a way that will get us back on track with how we want our life to be. Try this for a week and see if it works.

The one that God believes is right. But to be honest God(Jesus) was against the organized religions of his time. Religion is man made not God made. Something most of us fail to understand is it doesn't matter what we believe is right or wrong, but what God believes is right and wrong.

The fact of the matter is that any religion claiming to be "right" is also claiming to fully and truly comprehend all that is Deity. (The only way to fully know and comprehend Deity - or even another person - is to be that person, at least for a while.) So, the majority of religions would be deviating from their OWN basic teachings to make such a claim. Christianity: Humans are full of sin and imperfect. God is perfect. Therefore, humans cannot possibly fully comprehend all that is God. Buddhism: The human soul is imperfect and evolves to perfection through a series of lives. If you are so perfect that you comprehend all that is Deity, what are you still doing here in an incarnation? Hinduism: See Buddhism, as Buddhism evolved out of Hinduism. They both have reincarnation towards Nirvana. Islam: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed was His prophet. If you are so perfect that you comprehend all that is Deity, are you not placing yourself not only on par with God, but - consequently - ABOVE Mohammed? I cannot do all of the religions, but these are the major ones. I guess the point is clear. The only belief system in which adherents can say they are 100% right without violating their own beliefs is Atheism, and it isn't really so much a system of beliefs as a statement of nonbelief. Even Satanism requires you to address your own ignorance, as ignorance is a Satanic sin. To answer the question: no religion is "right," because it is impossible for humans to comprehend all that is Deity/Divine (if, indeed, such even exists).

The one you feel is right. There is no point being part of a religion if you don't believe in it. And yes, Buddhism is great! But I'm athiest, and it works for me (Rate me down for that, I don't give a flying monkeys arse!)

Which school is right? What doctrine? ideology? What perspective? What pair of shoes? What opinion? The path you take to God is not as important as the journey. If you find your path through religion, then, good for you. If you find your path through other means, then, good for you.

I believe in absolute truth! Absolute Truth is always absolutely Right... Any of us humans, regardless of race, status, power, intelligence, ability, knowledge, understanding, desire, perspective, education, culture, upbringing, heredity, character or any other distinction.. If any one of us is put in the same room with another human... one completely void of anything but some object placed in the center of the room... When asked to describe it, each would give a different answer based on their perspective... As they both move closer to it, their answers become more clear and descriptive as their perspective changes... When they are right up on it, able to see it fully, including the ability to touch it, pick it up, use it, etc. el. Their descriptions of it will be virtually identical... Further more, none of this changes what it actually is in any way, shape or form... If I call it a coffee mug and someone else calls it a cup, it is still a container that is useful for holding liquids and other things. Therefore, the center of my room, the center of my life, the center of my religion is the only absolute truth, the one and only absolutely true GOD... The "right" religion for me is the one that is a personal relationship between me and GOD... I submit that this is truth for all of us and that we will all agree when we see GOD face to face...

mine!... come to the dark side!... ps: thinking it well, if you asked this question you don't deserve to be in mine...

I am LDS. I would have to say that my religion is "right". Anyone who is a member of a specific religion is going to say that they're right,...otherwise they need to go look for something else. As a member of one of the most hated religions around these days, I've heard everything there is to hear about belonging to a cult, or going to hell for what I believe, but I've stuck with it, and Im pretty happy. The right religion is the one that keeps you happy no matter what.

their is nothing like a right or wrong religion every religion I am sure would have taken centuries to evolve and at the end of the day says the same thing that is their is some one or some force superior to all of us and we need to follow what he says and what he says is the religion that we practice, so religion to me is a way of life - However its unfortunate that people who practice it gives a twist and turn to suit to further their own selfish agenda's, just like what has happened to Islam in the present century, but than some religion and its leaders historically are associated with bloodshed, voilence and hatred for other religion's I am not sure why it is so!!

I mean Islam

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Religion often differs from bible teachings,if this is so, with your religion , its obviously wrong, find the truth and the truth will set you free, this is what jesus said, so find the true religion by doing a check list, do they actually beleive the bible , do they actually teach the bible, do they encourage people to look at the bible, do they tell others about the promises it holds for the future, is it real to them or do they move with the times accept anything that goes, just to fill evergrowing empty seats are it leaders good moral examples or craftily pretending to be what they are not. This check list crosses of hundreds of religions, it cuts the list down by thousnads. What religion actually trys to tech people free of charge bible truths.

Religion or Division of Human Race: -Believer or Non-believer -Believer: Hindu, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Muslim, Christians, Judaism... Musl ims: Sunni, Shiite, Ahmedi, Bahai… many more Christians: Orthodox, Catholics, Protestant (further divided), Baptist, Methodist, Mormon, Jehovah’s witness and many more A believer or non-believer, prays or not, goes to place of worship or not, whom, where, when, how: They are all very personal and private to each individual. No one has right to judge another one, no one. No one is right and no one is perfect, except one has jumped few step longer or higher than other. To reach perfection in any human form and for any religion to be right, we need to jump 100 millions feet higher or longer. There in one Human Race, one Family, one Love, one Humanity that binds us together. Is it not possible for human race to live in harmony and peace in this universe? Can we agree to agree on something that is common in all of us? No religion is right or wrong; all are right and all are wrong becuase we fallen short of perfection in human form.

Of course the religion an individual believes in is always the 'right' one. Religion is a question of geography- where/what culture you were born into.

Any religion can be right. Everything that everyone says about religion is only an opinion.

The one true faith is the right religion. That of course would be my religion.

i think that there is no right or wrong. i believe that there is one god for all the religions of the world.

The religion you believe in is the Right religion. The world is never going to accept the fact that everybody believes in different things. To say that somebody eles's religion is wrong, is almost like saying that it's wrong for man kind to have opportunity in believing and to have their own opinion.

mine

Religion is man's attempt to know God. As we all know, we (mankind) have pretty much failed miserably at this. It is because we are imperfect. The one religion which stands out from the rest, however, is protestant Christianity. In this religion, God attempts to know man, and does it successfully. Those whom he seeks, he finds. But apart from Him, man is believed to be forever lost and hopeless. When it all boils down, deep down in every man's heart, he is in opposition to God. This enmity is built in to our flawed humanity. In Christianity, God corrects this by providing a way out- His Son. Which riligion is right? None...because God is right and every man is a liar deep in his heart. At least Christianity comes closest to being "right" because God does ALL the work and the seeking and saving.

None of them are right. Humans are only guessing about the nature of the Gods.

none

No offense to anyone on here, but in my opinion, Christianity is the only right religion and the only religion I will ever believe!!!

I cannot answer that question for you. You will have to find that out yourself

There is no 'wrong way' to God.

All religions are right in some way. I think that true religion can be found by learning and practicing all religions (yo will also find a lot of similarities, just worded differently). If millions of people can all essentially find their salvation in a religion, how can others claim that it is wrong?

I am not so much seeking to answer this question but to make note of a common theme about the most highly rated answers. The idea that all religion is basically the same or that all religion, when taken in moderation, is really seeking after God or divine. This is what is called religious relativism. It is also a self contradictory system of thought. Imagine I tell you that I believe that you dont exist. Now I either am wrong because you actually DO exist, or I am foolish because I am telling YOU that YOU dont exist. I contradict myself. It is like saying, "I dont speak a single word of english." The statement is either flat out false or it contradicts itself just by its own existence. This is because we have a rule of noncontradiction in our reason. This says something can be true while its exaxt opposite is also true. And by this i dont mean just because darkness exists, light cannot. What i mean is two contradictory statements or modes of being cant be equally true. So the pencil on my desk cant exist and not exist AT THE SAME TIME. It can cease to exist or come into being but it cannot be both at the same time. So what does this have to do with religion? Some religions state that god exists. Others say he doesnt. Some say evil exists. Others say it doesnt. Some say that they are the ONLY way and so does another. These cannot ALL be true. We confuse EQUALITY with TRUTH. All religions ought to be EQUAL and given the same priviledge in society without a doubt. However, do not just follow the fold of take the epistomological trump-card and claim that all are just as TRUE. I am not making a claim for any certain religion although i do take a stand, but just as thinkers, we should all be honest enough to roll up our sleeves and do the hard work or religious evaluation and not resort to intellectual escapism and emotional ego stroking.

I guess I need to re-study the practices of the ancient Romans then... no, they were persecuted and occasionally condemned to death merely for being Christian.

Thats what bugs me about religion, everyone always has to be right. And it seems to me no one can ever agree on why God is great, everyone has different points to it.

According to Judaism there are many paths to God: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/129491/363107

The one you choose that is right for you ...

We are all right depending apon our beliefs . Most of the major religions seem to believe in the same God they just reach him from different viewpoints

no religion will tell that they are wrong and will always say they are right i guess..

They pretty much all think they are right and that the others are wrong. I like some of the interesting exceptions to this like Buddhism and Ba'hai.

&quot;There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it."

Lets just assume they're all right. Now, I'm going home to make a sandwich.

Mine of course

I believe in the teachings of my Church to be of that of the restored Gospel of Christ on this earth but i am not going to tell another that his is wrong but i know that what i believe in to be true because i have gained a testimony of it's truthfulness for myself and know for myself and am grateful for what that means to me and for my life. I hope that you might find your Answer on your own terms and not for by which others might tell you. Good Luck and hope you the best!

of course there has to be a right one. I shake my head at all the relativists. The Batak of North Sumatra, last century used to sacrifice and eat people (up till 1906, something that was justified by their monotheistic native belief. They are now Christian, and thankful to the max for finding the "right" religion. I'm sure if their victims could talk, they would agree.

religion does not apply today. It was for early civilization when there were no laws, developed government. Today, all religion does is divide.

None of them are either right or wrong. It's up to you to follow your heart and decide what is the best for you. If you read all the relgious dogma they all basicly say the same thing. Why? Because truth is thruth no matter who you call God. As far as I have been able to find in my studies relgion is just a way of explaining those things in nature that man can not understand through science. Those who don't understand just attribute it to a Divine Being. Am I saying there is no God? No, I'm a relgious person by nature. But I do put more stock in science over the writtings of people who only had a redamentry understanding of the world around them.

none all of them are equall in thier own ways and it depnds on how society looks at the religion