What religion are you? II

Atheist by my defintion. Pantheist by some definitions.

I was raised in the Lutheran church. As an adult I don't believe in "religion". It's not necessary. Religion and spiritual beliefs are two different things.

atheist

I no longer practice any organized religion, but still have a belief in God. I was raised Methodist.

This is a hard question for me to answer. I consider myself a Christian, but I am not your typical Christian. I also don't belong to any denomination. All in all, I'm more spiritual than I am religious.

I attended an Assembly of God church up until I was about 12 years old, then my family and I started going to a Baptist church. I was baptized in the Baptist church. I haven't been much of a church goer in the last 5 years or so. I feel that most churches are full of hypocrites.

I also don't feel that going to church makes you a Christian any more than going to McDonald's makes you a hamburger.

You're going to Hell!!!!

my religious preference is in my user page....but here it is again.

Southern Baptist/Christian

> This is a hard question for me to answer. I consider myself a Christian,
> but I am not your typical Christian. I also don't belong to any denomination.
> All in all, I'm more spiritual than I am religious.
>
> I attended an Assembly of God church up until I was about 12 years
> old, then my family and I started going to a Baptist church. I was
> baptized in the Baptist church. I haven't been much of a church goer
> in the last 5 years or so. I feel that most churches are full of hypocrites.
>
>
> I also don't feel that going to church makes you a Christian any more
> than going to McDonald's makes you a hamburger.


Your so right! I totally agree! You said everything I wanted to convey cept I was raised a Jehovahs Witness & then ended up going to a Catholic all girls school (my mothers sister is a devote Catholic & she got me in even tho I wasn't baptized in a Catholic church...she pulled some strings to get me in there)
Anyway, after I had my last 2 kids I returned to the Catholic church but everything had changed since I attended the Catholic school. (BIG TIME!)
Then we moved out here & started attending Calvery Church but, it did nothing to educate ME.....so I started going to a Southern Baptist Church.. It's predominantly an all black church, I like it but, David doesn't. He's about the only 10th white boy there! He's so stupid like that! The music kicks @$$!!
Haven't been in a year now. I had intentions on going this morning but, a survey question popped up in my head first thing I opened my eyes.

Atheist. A few members of my family are Christian, but the majority have no set beliefs.

Lutheran. Although I guess I don't technically agree with everything my church has to say, but I still most closely agree with Lutheran beliefs and that's what I call myself.

I was brought up Church of England, but only attend 5 or 6 times a year now. I have a REAL problem with the first commandment (shall only believe in one God). Also, I believe that the stories in the Bible are a rough guide to what happened, they have been re-written so many times, people have bent what it was trying to say, for political gain I recon. They've made it look all powerful, but now it just makes it look unbelievable and made up!

I'm not too keen on organised religion, but I did have our 2 sons Christened. I like to think they know something about the traditional religion (for the last few hundred years anyway) of this country. However, they also know something about Buddhism and Paganism, through family and friends, knowledge is power.

So I s'pose I'm an Agnostic most of the time now, but have a great respect for a belief of somesort, just don't push it on anyone else. Being married to an atheist makes it a bit confusing, esp. for our children, but they don't seem to mind. They are good people, which is more important than what you believe in, me thinks.

I'm not religious.

blah, I am not religious

I was raised Protestant but don't go to church any more.

I am Lutheran, yet I just happen to not believe anything they teach. Hard to explain but makes perfect sense to me.

I like the association and the tradition of the religion. It's the oldest and one of the purest Protestant denominations (I'd say the purest are Anglican, but I hate their family-friendly mass).

I believe in predestination, but I don't believe in salvation. I believe in reincarnation, have my whole life.

The university I'm transfering to next year is the largest Lutheran centre in Ontario. It's home to Lutheran Seminary.

Atheist Hell is pretty nice, actually.

church of england

I follow Oneness.

http://www.edgarcayce.org/about_ec/cayce_on/onenes...

We were members of the University Methodist Temple in Seattle and in high school, I was quite active in MYF, the youth social group. My mother lived at Wesley House during her college years.

But religion was never pushed. We took part in stuff because it was fun. My mother and I were in The Bell Choir, where we rang the big hand bells, Christmas Carols were especially fun.

And I loved the pipe organ we had. We had a music PhD as our organist and he played classics before and after services. I will stop by the church even now to sit and gaze at the stained glass windows.

What I believe now encompasses all that and more. I am not locked into "just" the Methodist church. All religion and faith... it's everywhere I look. It's IN everything I see. It's all a part of everything else.

Oneness... be a part of what you believe.

Please read my link about Oneness.
http://www.edgarcayce.org/about_ec/cayce_on/onenes...

I was never comfortable with any church stuff or religion as a whole. Socially, it was ok, but I believe any interaction should be "one on one," I don't need a "go between."

When I was a kid, I never could get a straight answer when I asked a Catholic why they hated Jews since Jesus Christ was called "King of the Jews." I was just starting high school, it was an honest question! I still don't know.

Now, for me, it doesn't make any difference. I realize organized religion is all BS to give the masses direction. Some people need the ritual, some are so far above and beyond that...

the Oneness is within.

I'm not a Christian (yet), but most of my family belong to the Assembly of God.

i'm not

I am a Jehovah's Witness

I'm not really any religion. My mom is Mennonite-Brethren (I don't think I spelled that right), but she didn't raise us with her religion.

non religious, though I am good friends with my anglican (very down to earth) priest

"Other" is how I normally describe my religious beliefs. I have religious beliefs, they just don't fall into any specific "I think like them" kind of grouping. I often find myself saying that my religious beliefs most closely resemble Hinduism, but I don't describe myself as a Hindu. That's on my user page. So is the following quotation which is in my own words, but certainly doesn't originate with me. It is essentially a paraphrase of an idea which is repeated a number of times in Vedic scriptures.

The philosophy of dharma is not the philosophy of inaction; it is the philosophy of action without attachment.

Jedi

Actually, unlike most people I do love church, I just think most churches fudge it up by trying to be friendly. To me church is sacred and authority and I am not supposed to understand the priest talking.

Very cool. The "black" churches usually do have awesome music. It's like being at a concert or something. Very cool indeed. The church my folks go to is on the conservative side. Old hymns and all that jazz. Boring, if you ask me. That's probably another reason I don't go....it's hard to stay awake.

Anyhow, tell David to shut up and go, even if he doesn't like it. He needs a little religion in his crazy world!

Oh, I finally got moved! Yea!!!!! I'll email you my new number and snail mail addy. This time, I'm going to keep it for longer than a few months. I promise!

Tell me more!!!!

fallen catholic/agnostic --- allthough I am not too crazy for labels and such. I try not to go by labels, but its too hard to get around these days. I think that I believe in something, its just that I just don't trust other people and organized religion too much. Frankly, a lot of it is just stuff someone pulled out of their ass.

I am of the Christian Faith belonging to the Pentacostal denomination.
I believe The Holy Bible...(all of it) is Gods word..which he gave to man to write. and which was witnessed by the Apostles and Disciples.
I also believe I'm a "Child of Christ" because I believe that Jesus is the Son of God, born of Mary who was a Virgin, who was picked by God.
Who died on the Cross for my sins, that I may have ever-lasting life. (JOHN 3:16)

Eastern philosophies influenced by Catholicism with a bit of druidic paganism...spiritual.

According to a comprehensve questionaire, I came out to be Buddhist.

Roman Catholic

Catholic

I know!! It it IS like being at a concert!! I LOVE it!!! No wonder! That where all the BEST Motown soul music singers originate from....Baptist churches!! Thank GOD!! Cause when you listen to soul/Motown music....it's like the soul music you get from a Baptist church.

I gotta admit...that's one of the main reasons why I even go.The message is GOOD too!
& your right! David needs to go back to church!! But, the problem IS, like going to the "white bread" Calvery type churches. BORING!!!! Sleepy elevator church music!! I can't stand it!!


I know what you said about being boring & falling asleep! I did that at Calvery Church twice & that's when I decided I needed to go to another church & The Baptist church is so pumped up, there's NO WAY anyone can fall asleep in there! I love it!

Okay I'll be waiting for your email. & I'm so happy you finally moved. Take pictures I'd love to see it. ((((((HUGS)))))Much happiness in your new home!!

Do you still have my email addy? Let me know.

I was brought up as a Baptist.

OK, but first you'll have to sign your name in blood on this little agreement I have right here.

mwa ha ha ha!

Very loosely, a pagan. A little bit more specific, Wiccan. I believe in the spirits, in the power of the earth and the power that we have to control things ourselves. I believe in the Wiccan rede and that we should show respect to everything. I don't believe in an all powerful Goddess in the deity sense, but the Goddess symbolises for me the earth and nature.

Christian. I'm currently attending a Baptist church which is a member of the Baptist General Conference.

I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I'm truly blessed to be a part of it.

I grew up Methodist (Christian). I read the Tao Te Ching, but I am not a Taoist or Buddhist. Agnostic might be the closest approximation I could make. I do believe in a "God", but not a conscious one.

What is Pantheism?

It isn't something I would really choose to label myself as, but in some ways it does fit: http://www.pantheism.net/paul/

I am a garden variety Agnostic.

I think I understand where it is coming from, but I would be hard pressed to label myself a Pantheist as well. I am to rebellious. I would probably run out and kill a badger with a spoon just because I wasn't supposed to. I am in awe of many things in nature, however. I just don't like stringent belief systems.

Poor badger. Why a spoon?

Because one is not supposed to use a spoon to kill animals. The spoon wasn't designed for it. This is all based on my tendency to only do what I am not supposed to and resist following the rules. I wouldn't really kill a badger anyway. It would probably give me a whooping (and take my spoon).

There were a few attacks by a badger in the UK a few years ago: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/...

Roman Catholic

Atheist.

I'll be there keeping bill company!

My blood or goat's blood?

liberal Catholic
Yeah, I don't get it either.

Christian - Baptist

I don't believe in a higher power or something that controls our lives and we have to serve. A freak accident in nature got us here.

Religion has done more harm and caused more people to die than anything else.

Pagan. I believe in a creative force, but not in the packaging provided by traditional religions.

If any predator with fangs, and I mean any predator, slowly walked towards me I would quickly move in the opposite direction. My motion backwards would be exponential of the animals forward momentum (cheetahs being the exception of course).

They said that the badger was raised by humans...a terrorist plot perhaps...are the badgers uprising...or is some diabolical scientist attempting to take over the UK? Tune in next week.

I belong to a Baptist Church but don't go regularly or follow a pastor mostly I just read the KJV of the BIBLE for myself

I study Kabbalah, which is not a religion, but I adhere to the spiritual laws which brings me closer to the light. It is important to engulf the significance of The Tree of Life and to understand our path. There is no greater peace.

Christian -Assembly of God

Buddhist. (Theravadan)

I am a methodist.

I follow more of a meta-belief system than a religion. Religions can focus on scriptural names and words as the objects of worship themselves, whereas I focus more on the meanings of those names and the nature of belief itself. Also, while many religions think of a god as an intelligent being, I see it more as a force (like Star Wars).
I think God is the combination of several key concepts. God is an inevitable consequence of the superego and/or the collective consciousness, a manifestation of rule-making and the body of knowledge that develops from it. Also, God is One: wholeness, the unifying theory, the set of all sets, and the king of kings. God is infinity: the limitless potential of what to choose, how to evolve, and always knowing that each effect causes another. God is omniscient because God is knowledge itself, omnipotent because God is power itself, and omnipresent because God is the universe itself. God is the way, that mode which will make you achieve your full potential; the truth, the world as it truly is without bias or attachment; and the light: energy, passion, and clarity, with all the colors of the rainbow inside, illuminating the void. I'm a pantheist in this regard.
Since I can approach my understanding of God in this way, it is of no importance to me whether or not God exists in any way that could be scientifically proven.Trying to (dis)prove God's existence is like driving a nail with a saw blade; you're just using the wrong tool for the job. I'm a hard agnostic with this view.
I grew up as a Southern Baptist, and after a falling out with the faith, I've come to accept the Bible and many other scriptures to be truthful, though not necessarily factual. Jesus told a message of mind-shattering importance, but its interpretation became corrupted by institutions of power and tradition. The Christ and the Buhdda are remarkably alike: both advocate ego-death and compassion as major goals. Islam is similar, but I'm more tempted to call it submission and tolerance.
Anyway, I just wish more people would understand they're usually talking about the same thing, even when we think we're worlds apart. That's the problem with focusing on words instead of definitions. Side note: I often notice people declining to answer a survey with the comment "it depends on what you mean by x." I encourage all who so to reply instead with "because I interpret x as meaning y, then..." Not only does it give everyone something to respond to, but you've done a better job answering what the survey creator wanted to find out.

I am not of any religion. Religion is a wast of time, and is kinda lame. Ok it's not kinda lame, it is lame.

Southern Baptist

No religion. I'm a Christian - I have a personal relationship with God. Best decision I ever made

atheist

Christian-God is good and I love him

I am Christian and Protestant but as for particular denominations I grew up Church of God, Ive gone to Church of the Nazarene, Church of Christ, Methodist, and various others...and I currently attend a Baptist church weekly so...what you make of that...I can not find a church I agree with entirely on every issue and basically I go to church to worship and overlook the things I do not completely agree with. However, I am strong in my own beliefs...

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