G.lobal E.dge M.edia Religion

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I read with interest the results of a religious poll from GEM’s front page 3 weeks ago, half of all people that vote in the poll said that religion gave meaning to their life. Religion is a difficult topic to discuss at the best of times but I’d like to tell you very briefly what makes religion real to me. The academic world is one that may encourage religious debate but does not seem to adequately encourage religious growth. I’m (or at least would l...

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Prayer is more than just reciting a few meaningful lines; it is an immediate interaction with God. When we pray, we merge with our creator. That is why some people firmly believe that prayer gives them strength.

There are so many different ways to pray; it can become completely overwhelming. The most important thing to remember when praying, is that you are not doing it to impress anyone. Your creator knows who you truly are, therefore pretending to be someone else would be inappropriate. Pra...
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Where do we go when we die?

Do we go to Heaven, the Summerlands, or the Spirit World? Do we even physically go anywhere? If there is a heaven, what does it look like?

These are all definitely unanswerable questions. Unfortunately, death is an issue that we do not have much knowledge about. In order to find out more about the afterlife, we rely on scriptures and stories about near-death experiences. The fact is that we cannot fully believe any of these stories; therefore we trust our own judge...

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Marriage has always beel closely linked to religion. A couple gets married in some or other religious building, in the presence of a religious leader and congregation. However, lately marriage seems to be less religious.

It is inevitable that Christians, for instance, marry in a church, but what about atheists? Do they even get married at all? The answer is simple: yes, they do. Non-religious people choose to have secular weddings involving the exchange of vows in front of witnesses, with a f...
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Last week we asked you What Religion means to you.

50% said it gives meaning to their life.

25% said that religion meantnothing to them and that it's a waste of time.

While the other 25% said religion was about god, no more, no less

Do you agree with what people have been saying? What did you vote for? What motivated your vote?

Tell us in the comments section below

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Do angels exist? If so, what role do they play in religion?

These ethereal beings are present in four major religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Zoroastrianism, as well as minor religions such as Spiritualism. Each of these religions view angels in a different light (excuse the pun) and different people within the same religious groups also have contradicting views about angels.

It is no surprise that some people claim to have seen one or many angels during their lifetimes, and therefo...

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An integral part of religion is worship, either done as some sort of ritual or ceremony which most often takes place in an organised manner. This week, I shall examine Buddhist "worship".

Buddhism is an atheistic religion (believe it or not), because it does not acknowledge a God. It rejects the notion that religion has to involve a Higher Being or Supreme Creator. rather, Buddhists believe that, by debating about the existence of a God, the search for true enlightenment is frustrated. However...
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There are two issues that people are reluctant to discuss, and religion is one of them.

Religion is such a vast topic, and it would be a shame not to elaborate on it. We live in a pluralistic world with at least five major religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism. In Africa, of course, there is also the dominant African Religion.

Considering the wide spectrum of accepted beliefs, why then do people suddenly go mute when someone mentions the word 'religion'? The answer to ...
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