Your Religion

[The Bacon Guy]

I like bacon, it tastes good.

Well, whatever our religious beliefs, we can all agree on that.

[Saint Vern]

Quote by: BIGMIKE I'm a jew. I follow the newer reformist movement of judaism than the ultra archconservative Orthodox model. Why? Because 1.) I like bacon, it tastes good. 2.) This is the 21st century things are different now. Now, being a jew I don't push my beliefs onto other people. I don't "preach" it from up high. I simply am who I am. I was agnostic for the longest time. I felt and still feel for the most part that religion is bogus. I say this because, as a child, my parents never admitted to the "jew" within the family. I was raised Southern Baptist. At 14 I sat down and read the bible. I had a notebook full of questions and the preachers had no answers. They said that it wasn't my place to question G-d's will. So I left the church. A few years ago I got intouch with my jewish side. Read about the religion. Found that it's what I've believed in for a long time.

Roll out your questions and I shall answer what I can.

[Rive]

he asked questions?


i'm a lutheran (by upbringing) but i know too much about religion to believe in any one faith. I may come off as a satanist sometimes (music i listen to, my signiture, avatar, user title) but i don't believe in satan or god. So I guess i'm agnostic (if someone could prove if god exists i guess i would be a fool not to believe)

[Scrotum]

so...how about you?

I do not have a religion, i am what is known as an Atheist. This means i do not believe in a God or gods (deities), and i dont follow any doctrines of any kind.

I just want whats best for human kind.

[twoanickel]

Quote by: Isherwood How come male christians can say something like that and no one takes notice, but any other person proud of their personal relationship with a person of their same sex is called a queer? A man loving another adult, unrelated man is acceptable within religion but not within society. Why's that? He is still one of my favorite authors. A beautiful writer and a beautiful man who lived an amazing life. Thomas Merton was another great writer about many subjects, not just religious topics.

Ish, you know that has nothing to do with sexuality. Sometmes you are like a mischeivious little boy.

I agree with you about Bohoeffer. He was a REAL man who dared to live his faith openly under the most tryimng circumstances. It is great of you to mention him..

[DCAPBTLS77]

Ohh boy , I just know I am going to probably get ripped to shreds for this ...but here goes ....
I was raised Catholic....I however am not a practicing one anymore ...I do not agree with alot that the catholic church has to say on certain views, I have my own code of ethics..I dont believe in murder for the sake of murder , I do however believe that if someone kills someone , he or she should be held accountable for thier actions , I do not believe in abortion as birth control, but I do believe it is a viable option in the case of rape or death to the mother , I personally feel that gay men and women should be allowed to marry ( everyone deserves to be miserable :) ) I believe that we should try to protect one another , but I do not believe that we should shove our religious beliefs down someones throat, we can express our ideas and even debate them but should never insult someone because we do not feel the same as they do, I believe these things because they are what i feel to be right for me in my life , not because I fear the big, bad, mad so called father . I dont really know if I even believe in god anymore becasue if god exisists and loves us , why is there so much suffering in the world ( and please if you are a bible thumper please do not tell me that suffering exists because there is sin in the world , I really dont want to hear it , my dad and I get into this argument frequently ...god is supposed to be a loving father blah blah blah ....) I have alot of people in my life who have helped to shape my beliefs , but all of these people have also given me other opinions and other options, I dont really know whom i believe in as far as an organized religion goes , so I guess I believe in myself .

[jmhobby]

good for you. if you really care about what is true read this book, The Secret Life of Plants. It will give you some insight on some universal truths. ya, this comment goes for everyone.

[Osborn F Enready]

Suprised I have never posted in this thread..... :eek:

I have to classify myself as agnostic.

I have checked out many religions, and no organized religion has shown me any significant reason to adopt it.

I have a lot of my own beliefs, but I don't think they fit into the context of religion, or Gods other than the God that is nature.

[McAiden]

I was raised in the Church of Christ but was not brainwashed -- meaning biblical teachings were merely presented with no church dogma, we were not told "answers" or how to think about these teachings. So, I still view religion probably as history. Later in life I joined a Unity church in Michigan (brought up in Texas) where I received a spiritual education. Now, I read biblical scholars and seek out the bibliographies that lead me to ancient documents. See, since I was not brainwashed I am able to do this, the whole subject is fascinating, intriguing. I feel sympathy for those whose minds were stolen in youth. How very boring are these people, who have had their minds closed around a smidgen of information from others. They're like little mice, picking away at crumbs in the pantry when there's a lovely dining room chock full of delicious and wonderful foods from everywhere.

[Zee-Axis]

Atheist... just the way God made me. I wish christians could just accept His decision about the matter.

[McAiden]

Zee - that is funny! And perfectly understandable.

[Marconius]

Atheist but I was raised Mennonite.

[Kuldeep]

Quote by: Zee-Axis Atheist... just the way God made me. I wish christians could just accept His decision about the matter.

Lot of doubts:

One whether or not God exist anywhere. Two has he really made you, I think,logically so, you are made by parents. Three matter is created from energy, science says so. :confused:

[Scrotum]

Well, im atheist, so i dont have a religion (it seems that people here think that Atheism is a religion, erhm, which sorta makes the word ´religion´ futile to use.)

[Zee-Axis]

Atheism is not a religion and I didn't get that impression from reading the posts. I'm pretty sure most atheists would tell you that it's not even a matter of a specific belief system, it's a matter of fact. The only folks who may lean towards atheism-as-religion would be agnostics. Probably the nearest thing to an atheist in denial.

[McAiden]

Was this, abortion, the reasoning behnd the question of whether or not life begins at conception or at some other time?

why does this question connect with religion? Women will always have abortions, always have. Now, they are legal. Should they become illegal, women will still have them. Men don't have abortions, and they gave the seed away willingly. So, what is this all about?

[McAiden]

uh, scusa, this is the wrong thread, this comment belongs in Does-life-begin-at-conception.

But, about "My Religion" having no use any longer, for some time now, for religion, I could say that athiests could be people in transition. I don't believe in God as God was presented to me in religion. Neither do I think the God-of-this-world is the One God of whom Jesus spoke. So, there, take that. This subject is rather insane. Common sense is common sense. If it don't quack like a duck, then it ain't a duck!

[Kuldeep]

Quote by: McAiden But, about "My Religion" having no use any longer, for some time now, for religion, I could say that athiests could be people in transition. I don't believe in God as God was presented to me in religion. Neither do I think the God-of-this-world is the One God of whom Jesus spoke.

I like your sentence "athiests could be people in transition". I would complete it by adding "till they find whether there is God or not in reality"

So, there, take that. This subject is rather insane. Common sense is common sense. If it don't quack like a duck, then it ain't a duck!

Not to me! The subject is worth probing. If it quacks like a duck, then it is a duck alright! Tell me what is force behind the quacking anyway!!!

[McAiden]

Kuldeep -- OK, yes, the subject is worth probing, it's just that I don't meet many cyber folks who read the books I read, have even been where I've been. They just continue hating religion, not knowing there's alternatives to giving up on God because of religion's fabrications, secrets, and this black fear spouted the second someone exposes the lies, or at the least misunderstandings. Someone once said that during the dark ages the east and west separated, leaving the western religion without knowledge of eastern. Essentially, The Church in Europe and US developed but has no roots. Protestantism has less and I note each year a little more Catholocism is added to the protestant doctrines. Now, do we wish to be controlled by one world religion without first probing until the truth is exposed?

But...I am an optimist and think religions will some day come together

[G. Adams]

Quote by: McAiden But...I am an optimist and think religions will some day come together

Mine sure won't. Folkish religions cannot be integrated as universal religions can be. They are a cultural expression of the people that produce them, so their followers would not seek to spread them to other cultures. As a result however, we are somewhat more tolerant towards other religions, as we have no inclination to spread it, forefully or peacefully, to others.