Will you help me make a list of practical, everyday actions that people of any religious persuasion could take

4. Pursue Humbleness,it's appearance is infectious.

5. Consider others as more important than yourself..

6. Smile at and laugh with others

7. Practice honoring others and pointing out positive characteristics,that you observe

8. Give,without expecting anything in return and when possible,in secret.

9. Morn with those who morn and rejoice with those who rejoice.

James,the half-brother of Jesus,described religion,as such.

Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. James 1;27

I added ideas from a different angle..there have been many good and practical ones, submitted already.

1. Volunteer in a children hospital, or nursing home.

2. Pay a dinner to a homeless

3. Say: "I forgive you" at least twice a day to people who eventually hurt your feelings.

4. Cut the grass to an old neighbor.

5. Pray for someone you don't get along (this is hard).

6. Make a list of things you would like to change on yourself

7. Count to ten before blowing up with someone

8. Play with your kids and enjoy that. If you don't have kids, then the nephews and nieces.

9. Don't curse when someone cuts in front of you in a traffic.

10. Make part of a philanthropic organization.

peace!

Well that's a good question for man, because man is the one that thought it up.! Religious people don't know God. It's easy to practice non-Christian beliefs. The only god is GOD! He is the maker of mankind or any kind. He will do what He has said He'd do as always. What he said would happen will happen and now is going on: Wars and rumors of Wars, Nation against Nation, Hate striving in the World, Storms and Earth-quakes all over and many other things. God is God not a Religion. Jesus is real and the Holly Spirit! Heaven and Earth exist and God lives in the Earth as the Holy Spirit and He is the One that convinces anyone that He is what He says He is!

4. Donate blood

5. Sign up to be an organ donor

6. Sign up to be a bone marrow donor

7. When buying gifts, go on to the charity website of your choice (like St. Judes) and buy items from their store. You get a cool gift to give and help others at the same time.

8. When someone is trying to merge into traffic, let them in instead of speeding up to block them.

9. Pay the toll for the person behind you.

10. Take the time to get to know an elderly person who has no family of their own.

Vicarious Cynic- If you haven't read Pay it Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde, you really should. I think you'd love it. It is way better than the movie if you've seen that.

"You don't need much to change the world for the better. You can start with the most ordinary ingredients. You can start with the world we have." - Catharine Ryan Hyde in Pay it Forward

1. grow extra vegetables in your garden for the food bank...

2. donate unused clothes for the winter

do some yard work for a senior

3..help repare someones house that doesn't have the money to fix it..

4. volunteer at the food bank

5. grow your hair long and get it cut and give the hair to "Locks of Love", for Cancer patients, and people with Alopecia Ariota..

6. voluteer at a near by school, to help those children that are having trouble reading.

7. My family has an Apiary, and we always donate ALOT of honey to the "food Bank"

8. If you know someone in the area, who can really use some food or clothes, send them a gift certificate at a store...I have done this so many times...and the feeling is GREAT...

(especially sense the person dosen't know who sent it)

Air Pollution — Promote healthier lives by ending air pollution.

America the Beautiful — Take action to preserve America's natural beauty.

Animal Welfare — Protect the lives and the rights of our animal companions.

Asthma/Allergy Awareness — Reduce the impact of these illnesses by promoting a clean environment.

Beaches and Oceans — Learn what you can do to keep our shores and coasts clean and safe.

Earth Day — Take action to change the environment on Earth Day and everyday.

Energy Use — Think about our future.

Floods — Help those affected and displaced by the latest floods.

Global Warming — Do your part to stop global warming today.

Hurricanes — Learn more about hurricane safety and preparedness.

Hybrid Cars — Preserve natural resources & the environment with "green" cars.

Water Pollution — Ensure clean water and healthy marine life worldwide.

Wildfire Safety — Practice and promote wildfire safety.

Wildlife Protection — Animals and people don't always mix. Find out how to stay safe outdoors.

4. Tutor children or adults

5. Mentor, be a Big Bro or Sister

6. Adopt a Highway or Street - keep it clean

7. Speak out against violence and discrimination

8. Support inter faith efforts

9. Help addicts get clean and change their lives

10. Find shelter for homeless families

-mow your neighbors lawn

-visit a seniors home and talk to them or share a talent

-deliver toys to an orphanage/hospital

-take someone who needs a friend out for a bite to eat

-form a team to pick up trash in your community

-paint someones room or even their home (like a widow/widower)

-Give the poor money, vocational training, or even a job

-donate clothes to the salvation army

-have a neighborhood block sale and donate money to a homeless shelter, or unfortunate third world country

-take someones mail to them and help them sort it out.

-serve a full time humanitarian aid mission for the LDS church

-serve a full time proselytizing mission for the LDS church as a single person or a couple....may require moving to another state or country

-offer to clean a sick mothers home

-babysitt

Offer to babysit for a single mother, without pay.

Help teach an illiterate to read.

Visit elderly residents in the nursing home.

Clean up litter from along the street.

Mow your neighbor's yard.

Shovel the snow from your elderly neighbor's sidewalk.

-Help clean up trash at the beach or local park

-Volunteer at a retirement home or animal shelter

-Start collecting recyclables in your home/neighborhood

-Ask to volunteer to read to children in schools or Boys &Girls Club