What religion are you? [Archive]

Jim

03-20-2006, 03:46 PM

Well, I was raised episcopalian, but have grown away from religious ideas.

I find myself to be more of an agnostic.
I don't really see any reason to believe an any religion because I see no proof that they're the right one to choose. I'd rather just sit it out and get back to living life.

smub

03-20-2006, 04:47 PM

I am raised as a muslim, a follower of Islam.

I am proud to be a muslim and a follower of one god. I don't think that i am in a wrong place, i consider myself lucky that i was born into a muslim family. I love my family as well as my religion due to the fact it teaches you how to live healthy.

Deacon

03-20-2006, 04:49 PM

I was presbyterian a few years back, but switched to "Nondenominational Christianity"

Extreme89

03-20-2006, 05:27 PM

I am catholic :D

digital_freeway

03-20-2006, 11:22 PM

My religion is Roman Catholic. [MODERATOR MESSAGE: IN THIS FORUM NO RELIGION IS BETTER THAN ANY OTHER RELIGION, SO DON'T SAY THAT YOUR RELIGION IS BETTER THAN ANY ONE ELSES]

radu_dragonul

03-20-2006, 11:57 PM

I am an orthodox. I am from Romania and here the orthodoxism is the main religion. I tried in the past to interact with other religions but I remained orthodox.

Nitrus

03-21-2006, 11:01 AM

Don't worry I have dealt with the matter above.

Huron

03-21-2006, 11:48 AM

I am catholic
I try to respect other religions too.
I have many friend from the judaism and islam
I feel that we all have to share our ideas in peace and love

khuldun

03-21-2006, 04:31 PM

I am a Muslim, a follower of Islam and i am satisfied with the teaching of my religion. I have many friends of other religions as well and i always try to remove the misconceptions regarding Islam in the minds of non mUslims.

bbalegere

03-22-2006, 10:52 PM

I am a Hindu.
We do not have missionaries and our ancient people were very secretive about Hinduism.Our sacred language is Sanskrit and the grammer in this is very good.
I have Muslim and Jain friends.

demo_news

03-23-2006, 07:48 PM

My religion is buddism (budda)

demo_news

03-23-2006, 07:49 PM

Is anybody here buddism also? if so do you go to temples?

sb225

03-24-2006, 08:16 AM

i am too an hindu and most time i spend in temples as we had so many gods
but still i go sometimes to masjid with my friends because they were friends of mine and i love to every religion

unknownz

03-24-2006, 10:55 AM

Strangely enough i am the only Muslim around here. We worship Allah therefore Islam is a monotheistic religion. I completely agree with my religion as it is a complete code of life.

FucangLong

03-24-2006, 01:48 PM

I am of no religion. I try my hardest to look at every aspect of a situation, and not let my judgement be biased in favor of the beliefs of merely one religion.

RageD

03-24-2006, 10:22 PM

I am a Catholic. Very strong believer as well. I do not like to slam other faiths though.. You can believe what you want, as long as you don't say anything about what I believe..

-RageD

allabout42

03-25-2006, 10:16 AM

I am catholic but I respect every religion :)

mis_chiff

03-27-2006, 03:22 PM

I am Christian....not a church going deciple, however, there must be a greater power somewhere, and up is a good way to look!

Hendrik

03-28-2006, 07:18 PM

Agnostic.

Spaz

03-29-2006, 02:27 PM

atheist/agnostic

E-Z-B

03-30-2006, 01:50 PM

I have to disagree about the need for moderating the above post as it could have lead to further discussion about flaws and strong points about religions.

But back on topic - I was raised Luthern, but am now considering the United Church of Christ since they welcome gays and prostitutes; in effect, doing what Christ did 2,000 years ago, unlike many churches today.

trefer

04-08-2006, 06:04 AM

I'm NOT catholic

Nitrus

04-08-2006, 06:24 AM

And, what is that supposed to mean?

-N

NameKing

04-08-2006, 02:43 PM

I am a Muslim

and All of my friends are from other Religions.. I am very much a cosmopolition..

Rage

06-02-2008, 02:53 AM

I'm not sure what Christian subclass I fall under, but I know I believe in god and his son as our savior, but I like aspects of other religions as well. Its hard to believe that there is a hell for us... religion is too broad a subject for me to exactly type what I am or believe in. I vote we get a teamspeak or Ventrilo :)

jafar00

06-02-2008, 10:15 AM

I was raise a Christian, which I later rejected and went through phases of from agnosticism, and paganism to gaian revolutionism. Eventually I discovered Islam which was the only thing that both made sense, and filled the spiritual hole I had in my life.
I am now a Muslim and I thank God every day for that fact.

tecoyah

06-02-2008, 12:56 PM

Raised Catholic, studied the Vedas/Qu'ran/Wicca/Buddhism/book of Morman/and even read some watchtower stuff (as well as Scientology for kicks).

I am Tecoyist.

Deadshot

06-02-2008, 12:58 PM

Raised Catholic, now I'm a Deist.

tony mitra

06-02-2008, 07:55 PM

tecoyah,

Whats a Tecoyist?

I was born of Hindu parents. I am at heart not a believer of any institutionalized religion, and generally suspicious of those holy men that claim to know the words of God. On one side, I believe that God can and would directly speak with me should there be a need, and not depend on a spokesperson to do it. Other times I feel God does speak with me directly, giving me my conscience. Yet other times, I think my feelings and judgment are a result of my cognitive powers, and the influence I have had in my growing up years, and my ability/limitations in judging the incidences happening around me and around the world, as unbiased as I can possibly be, given the circumstance of my past and present situation.

IN short - I reject the basic tenets of all religion. I am not sure if I reject God or not, since I am unsure of how to define Him.

Cheers. Its a nice thread.

potter

06-02-2008, 08:25 PM

I am Christian but do not have any religious preferrences....other than my preferrence to avoid religions.

tecoyah

06-02-2008, 09:06 PM

tecoyah,

Whats a Tecoyist?

I was simply implying that I have my own beliefs, and do not feel compelled to borrow anyone elses....thus tecoyah....Tecoyist.

You would be a Tonymitrist

potter

06-02-2008, 09:11 PM

I was simply implying that I have my own beliefs, and do not feel compelled to borrow anyone elses....thus tecoyah....Tecoyist.

You would be a Tonymitrist

Potterist? :dork:

lauren

06-03-2008, 12:00 AM

christian

cronic

06-03-2008, 06:10 AM

cronicist..
That sounds like a cool religion name..

anyways.. I was baptized as a baby and I did the catechism thing.. got confirmed in a luthren church.
Guess that makes me a Christian.
Im just a very confused Christian

jafar00

06-03-2008, 08:14 AM

I already have a religious school of thought named after me :). The Jafari school is school of thought and jurisprudence that is part of Shia Islam.

Osborn F. Enready

06-03-2008, 03:08 PM

I am agnostic, or non-religious.

lauren

06-03-2008, 09:26 PM

I already have a religious school of thought named after me :). The Jafari school is school of thought and jurisprudence that is part of Shia Islam.

sweet...

PostmodernProphet

06-06-2008, 02:02 PM

I am an Emergent......I am involved in an emergency....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerging_church

Buck Laser

06-06-2008, 03:24 PM

There are two aspects to the "emerging church" that strike me in that article: "disorganized" and "immature." I've seen nothing in your attempts at apologetics that have shown any real outreach to "post-Christians," unless disdain is construed as outreach.

PostmodernProphet

06-06-2008, 06:11 PM

Buck Laser

06-06-2008, 07:32 PM

I find it interesting that I am apparently the first person attacked for his beliefs on this thread.....and that you were the first person to make that attack.....why was it you left the church after your ordination?.....you didn't think the church was showing enough love for persons of other beliefs?......
I gave up the right to appointment by a bishop because I was moved from campus ministry posts in two successive years because I counseled with students worried about or opposed to the Vietnam war. In neither case did I encourage or support any antiwar activity. So in a very real sense, I did leave because I was instructed not to minister to a certain group of people. I did retain my ordination, although in recent years I've favored the Unitarian Church because doctrinal "purity" is no longer important to me.

PostmodernProphet

06-06-2008, 11:02 PM

Buck Laser

06-06-2008, 11:30 PM

you have been fairly outspoken in a negative way about people who believe in the deity of Christ and who believe in the scriptures...what doctrines do you believe essential to retain status as an ordained Christian minister.....
Perhaps you should say I've been outspoken about the behavior of some people you might call "conventional" or even "emergent" Christians. If you want to see a summary of my credo, take a look at Paul Tillich's sermon "You Are Accepted." It's available on the web.

Easy90

06-07-2008, 01:11 AM

Well, I'm a "Frisbeeterian." We're a small denomination that believes that when you die, your soul sails up to the roof of your house, and gets stuck there.

PostmodernProphet

06-07-2008, 01:47 AM

Perhaps you should say I've been outspoken about the behavior of some people you might call "conventional" or even "emergent" Christians. If you want to see a summary of my credo, take a look at Paul Tillich's sermon "You Are Accepted." It's available on the web.

okay, just read it.....I presume that if we are just to "accept the fact that we are accepted", then there must be someone/thing/etc that is out there to do the accepting of us?......

Buck Laser

06-07-2008, 02:10 AM

okay, just read it.....I presume that if we are just to "accept the fact that we are accepted", then there must be someone/thing/etc that is out there to do the accepting of us?......
Tillich calls it the ground of being. Anything else is commentary.

For another perspective on faith and the religious experience, take a look at Rudolf Otto's The Idea Of The Holy. Otto rightly sees mystical religious experience as a universal phenomenon, unlimited by dogma. Tillich is no mystic, but he does unravel the doctrinal jots and tittles that have bound the faith up in useless controversies throughout its history.

PostmodernProphet

06-07-2008, 02:40 AM

Tillich calls it the ground of being. Anything else is commentary.

he also mentions God in his sermon....is God the ground of being or is the ground of being something else.....

Buck Laser

06-07-2008, 03:14 AM

he also mentions God in his sermon....is God the ground of being or is the ground of being something else.....
One and the same.

PostmodernProphet

06-07-2008, 03:44 AM

One and the same.

sorry but that is confusing....are you saying the ground of being is the same as God or are you saying that ground of being/God is the same as ground of being/something else.....

Buck Laser

06-07-2008, 02:15 PM

sorry but that is confusing....are you saying the ground of being is the same as God or are you saying that ground of being/God is the same as ground of being/something else.....
I'm sorry you find it confusing. It doesn't confuse me, so I don't understand your question.

Osborn F. Enready

06-07-2008, 04:43 PM

Easy said:
Well, I'm a "Frisbeeterian." We're a small denomination that believes that when you die, your soul sails up to the roof of your house, and gets stuck there.

I just lauged so hard outloud I think I hurt my spleen.....

:madlaugh: :drool:

PostmodernProphet

06-07-2008, 10:20 PM

I'm sorry you find it confusing. It doesn't confuse me, so I don't understand your question.

then I will start over.....is God the ground of being.....

Buck Laser

06-07-2008, 11:11 PM

then I will start over.....is God the ground of being.....
YES! Didn't I say that clearly before?

PostmodernProphet

06-07-2008, 11:13 PM

YES! Didn't I say that clearly before?

uh, no....that is why I asked for clarification....

okay, grace then comes from God.....what do you believe is the means by which humanity receives that grace......is it by the sacrifice of Christ on the cross and acceptance by believing in him?......

Buck Laser

06-07-2008, 11:28 PM

uh, no....that is why I asked for clarification....

okay, grace then comes from God.....what do you believe is the means by which humanity receives that grace......is it by the sacrifice of Christ on the cross and acceptance by believing in him?......

In the first place, I did say it twice, though indirectly. In post #46, I said "Tillich calls it the ground of being. Anything else is commentary." God is the inferred subject there.

In a somewhat later post I said in response to your question about God and the ground of being that they are "one and the same."

Tillich is seeking to convey the basic message of the gospels in terms as secular as he can manage. Although most of us live with in the Xn culture, grace and salvation are not the exclusive possessions of Xns. You may not believe that, but from a lifetime of thinking about it, I can't grant Paul, whom I see as the author of the Christian religion, the right to exclude others from acceptance. If that makes me a heretic, so be it. I'm nearer to meeting my maker than most of the people here, and I understand what I think.

Mia

06-07-2008, 11:47 PM

I'm Christian, but a large part of me doesn't believe in any of it. If it's real, to me no human can tell which one is the right one.

At a minimum, we'll all get to the other side (whatever that is) and be lovingly laughed at and told 'You all had it wrong!'

PostmodernProphet

06-08-2008, 12:52 AM

grace and salvation are not the exclusive possessions of Xns

I take it then, that your answer would no, that the means of grace is NOT the death of Christ on the cross and belief in him.....

is it your position that this teaching is solely found in Paul's writings?.....

Buck Laser

06-08-2008, 02:11 AM

I take it then, that your answer would no, that the means of grace is NOT the death of Christ on the cross and belief in him.....

is it your position that this teaching is solely found in Paul's writings?.....
PMP, quit playing your passive-aggressive games with me. This thread has gotten way off track with the detour to discuss my theology. I doubt that a single other person on DF gives a rip about this,

Any time you begin a question with "I take it then," it's clear that you are trying to draw me into some kind of test of my orthodoxy. If you want to discuss this offline, then fine. I'm willing to continue. I'll also continue if other posters are interested enough to want it to be public--something I think is very doubtful.