LadyoftheGarden
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Um, there have been some cults in which led to mass suicide. I don't know which one or ones, but you might try looking that up. As for main religions, well, most of them seem to say that killing people is wrong and suicide is wrong. Here are a few examples:
Judaism- Thou Shall Not Kill, the 6th commandment. Although, it may be rephrased to thou shall not murder, because in the Old Testament, capital punishment was considered justified.
Christianity- Once again we see the "thou shall not kill" commandment. However, here we also see that even though killing is wrong, and most Christians would agree that this includes suicide, it is honorable to be persecuted or killed for one's faith and become a martyr.
Islam- I don't know much about this religion in terms of what is written, but some people seem to have interpreted the Quaran as "it is honorable to kill infidels, espcecially if you die in the process." The Quaran does, however, talk about the jihads or holy wars, and how any muslim who dies in a holy war will end up in paradise with a seven or so virgins. Something like that.
The religions that I've heard of on this topic seem to either justify dying for a certain cause or reason, or killing as punishment, but not suicide or killing without reason.
As for me, I believe that suicide is wrong. God gave life and put everyone on Earth for a reason, and a person does not have the right to take their own life, no matter what. And I'm not just saying that because I don't know what it's like to want to kill yourself. I know exactly what it is to be depressed and think that life isn't worth it. But feeling depressed does not justify suicide.
Judaism- Thou Shall Not Kill, the 6th commandment. Although, it may be rephrased to thou shall not murder, because in the Old Testament, capital punishment was considered justified.
Christianity- Once again we see the "thou shall not kill" commandment. However, here we also see that even though killing is wrong, and most Christians would agree that this includes suicide, it is honorable to be persecuted or killed for one's faith and become a martyr.
Islam- I don't know much about this religion in terms of what is written, but some people seem to have interpreted the Quaran as "it is honorable to kill infidels, espcecially if you die in the process." The Quaran does, however, talk about the jihads or holy wars, and how any muslim who dies in a holy war will end up in paradise with a seven or so virgins. Something like that.
The religions that I've heard of on this topic seem to either justify dying for a certain cause or reason, or killing as punishment, but not suicide or killing without reason.
As for me, I believe that suicide is wrong. God gave life and put everyone on Earth for a reason, and a person does not have the right to take their own life, no matter what. And I'm not just saying that because I don't know what it's like to want to kill yourself. I know exactly what it is to be depressed and think that life isn't worth it. But feeling depressed does not justify suicide.