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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the jewish religion is there some sort of cleansing and restitution program? The issue I have with protestant churches in particular is that you just say sorry to God or even to others and kind of move on without change in a lot of them.[/quote]

I don't think of apologies as a religious thing.  It's more like common courtesy.   Decent people should apologize when they've done something wrong.[/quote]

I am not religious but I think of this in terms of capacity to take responsibility. Until I am able to take responsibility for a harm I caused ("this is my fault") I am not really sorry, and have not opened myself to forgiveness.

I know some people choose to forgive without this, and that is their right of course (I think they do it to be able to move on themselves) but if I want forgiveness, I have to be able to truly take responsibility.

I think being able to say "This is my fault, I messed up and it harmed others" is a form of vulnerability, and it's the door through which forgiveness might come. But until you open the door, there can be no true forgiveness, in my opinion.[/quote]

OP - Respectfully,  this is a religion forum, and I specifically asked what different faith traditions teach about forgiveness and how people of faith both make amends for wrong doing/ offending others and forgiving others.

I believe that offering and accepting forgiveness is deeply spiritual. [/quote]

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