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==The Uniqueness of Christian "Faith"==
 
==The Uniqueness of Christian "Faith"==
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Some other religions have concepts that liberals pretend are similar to Christian "faith", but examining these claims invariably shows that no other religion has the same concept.
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Some other religions have concepts similar to Christian "faith". [[Judaism]] and [[Islam]] particularly view ''faith'' in virtually the same way as Christianity.
    
* Some branches of [[Buddhism]], such as the Jodo (or Shin) school popular in Japan, have a concept that is sometimes described as "salvation through faith".  These Buddhists believe that devotion to a certain Buddha will allow them to be reincarnated in a kind of heaven, regardless of what sort of life they led.  Their "devotion" takes the form of repeating a short meaningless prayer over and over again.  This is very different from the personal relationship with Christ that is implied by Christian faith: "Christian and Shin Faith are exactly opposite."<ref>[http://www.seattlebetsuin.com/Is_Shin_Buddhism_the_same_as_Christianity.htm]</ref>
 
* Some branches of [[Buddhism]], such as the Jodo (or Shin) school popular in Japan, have a concept that is sometimes described as "salvation through faith".  These Buddhists believe that devotion to a certain Buddha will allow them to be reincarnated in a kind of heaven, regardless of what sort of life they led.  Their "devotion" takes the form of repeating a short meaningless prayer over and over again.  This is very different from the personal relationship with Christ that is implied by Christian faith: "Christian and Shin Faith are exactly opposite."<ref>[http://www.seattlebetsuin.com/Is_Shin_Buddhism_the_same_as_Christianity.htm]</ref>
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