religion. wha?

[revil]

just out of curiousity.

[whitak24]

ya.

i was going to vote for passwird, but changed my mind.

so maybe i don't really know what religion i am :P

[BrewMaster]

yes i am and i enjoy it (otherwise i wouldn't be into it).

[aglio412]

raised catholic...

gf is presbyterian...go to church with her sometimes

not very religious...like some of the ideas in buddhism...but all in all, i guess i'm agnostic/atheist

[jase71]

Raised Lutheran.

But I'd consider myself agnostic now.

Religion as an organization/institution has let me down one too many times, and hasn't shown me enough to believe in to counteract those letdowns.

So now I'm perfectly happy to keep my beliefs (or non-beliefs) to myself. No need to find a bunch of people who share them just so we can all pat each other on the back.

[WhiskeyPapa]

I guess I am "religious" in most people's understanding of the word. That word is kind of a "bad word" in my church and those that are similar.

The word "religious" to us alludes to a devotion to a system of belief, rather than a relationship with a loving, caring and active God.

For example, our church has no formal membership. We forsake all denominational hierarchies and formal creeds, trusting solely in the Holy Spirit as our overseer and the Bible as our statement of belief. And if you're wondering: yes, I believe everything in the Bible, including the 6-day creation.

Be sure to join us for services on Sunday morning, with a potluck and small-arms weapons training afterwards! :laugh:

[revil]

Originally posted by kb0wwp
... and small-arms weapons training afterwards! :laugh:
:hmm: somebody is trespassing on my teritory...

[Kevster]

Raised Roman Catholic and survived Catholic grade school, high school and college. My HS and College were run by the Jesuits - I liked their style and that's why I didn't go to a public University. I also met my wife in College so she's Catholic too.

I still keep to the Irish Catholic traditions like the Lenten abstinance of meat on Fridays (not just Good Friday). My grandmother never ate meat on Friday - period. Apparently Lent just wasn't enough for her.

[Blu]

My mom's a Catholic and my dad's Jewish, and both are lapsed, so I didn't have much of a chance.

[DoPeY5007]

/me isn't @ all

[nickel]

Originally posted by Kevster
Raised Roman Catholic and survived Catholic grade school, high school and college. My HS and College were run by the Jesuits - I liked their style and that's why I didn't go to a public University. I also met my wife in College so she's Catholic too.

I still keep to the Irish Catholic traditions like the Lenten abstinance of meat on Fridays (not just Good Friday). My grandmother never ate meat on Friday - period. Apparently Lent just wasn't enough for her.

That is the way it used to be for all Catholics year round -- no meat on Friday. Come to think of it...why was that such a big sacrifice anyway?

[sbp]

Sacrifice is a bad word nowdays.

[GraingerGuy]

I'm Seventh Day Adventist....and I like it a lot! :)

[NuTs62]

dad is buddhist, or at least practices some of the buddhist ritual/tradition stuff. mom i beileve is christian. but i grew up doing the buddhist stuff.

bout 4-5 years ago, i started going to church. i accepted Christ on 1/2/01. =)

[Wizard]

Originally posted by GraingerGuy
I'm Seventh Day Adventist....and I like it a lot! :)

Agreed 100%. I to am Seventh Day Adventist and enjoy it.

[CornMonkey]

i am.

for those who don't consider themselves "religious," do you consider yourself "spiritual?"

[topane]

Infidel here ;).

[Cheesypuff]

I'm Seventh Day Adventist...it's a great religion...you guys should find a church close by you and visit sometime. This Christian religion meets on Sat...and is a good way to relax and grow closer to God.

[welfareloser]

Originally posted by CornMonkey
i am.

for those who don't consider themselves "religious," do you consider yourself "spiritual?"

in a non-mystical way, yes. i believe in joy, self-improvement, being good, actively helping others, and leaving your corner of the planet better than the way you found it. i don't believe in soulmates, eternal rewards or punishments, or area 51.

[ironchef]

"no sir, i don't like it"

i was raised catholic like my bros and sis and like folks and their siblings and so on. somehow or another, i was given a choice to go to another public school in the area or continue the catholic. maw & paw couldn't afford to force me to go, but they'd ante-up if'n i wanted to stay put. but i opted for the public school instead.

it was funny. you should see the look on public school students' faces if you stand up and ask, "May I please be excused" instead of, "Hey, I gotta go to the can, man!"

anyway, i haven't found much in any religion that i don't find in my own efforts and the people i surround myself with.

[Napoleon54]

I have a lot of my own thoughts on things. Philosophically I think I identify most with Buddhism.


Find out what religion best matches your personal beliefs.

Religion Selector (http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION/)

/edit: fixed link. Apparently something has changed since the last time I was there, might not have worked for some of you.

[hapoo]

Originally posted by Napoleon54
I have a lot of my own thoughts on things. Philosophically I think I identify most with Buddhism.


Find out what religion best matches your personal beliefs.

religion selector (http://speakout.com/activismtools/selectors/religion/)


intresting... here are my results:



HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS:
#1: Baháí (100)
#2: Reform Judaism (100)
#3: Liberal Quaker (99)
#4: Unitarian Universalist (87)
#5: Orthodox Judaism (86)
#6: Mainline to Liberal Protestant (82)
#7: Islam (72)
#8: Sikhism (68)
#9: Jainism (63)
#10: Orthodox Quaker (63)
#11: Taoism (55)
#12: Hindu (54)
#13: Eastern Orthodox (50)
#14: Latter Day Saints (50)
#15: Mainline to Conservative Protestant (50)
#16: Roman Catholic (50)
#17: Seventh Day Adventist (50)
#18: Mahayana Buddhist (46)
#19: Theravada Buddhist (46)
#20: New Age (42)
#21: Christian Science (40)
#22: Neo-Pagan (40)
#23: New Thought (40)
#24: Jehovahs Witness (36)
#25: Humanist (27)
#26: Scientology (27)

[GraingerGuy]

lol...SDA was the best pick for me....:D

[Leon]

Originally posted by kb0wwp
Be sure to join us for services on Sunday morning, with a potluck and small-arms weapons training afterwards! :laugh:

Where do I sign up? My baby is begging to be shot:

http://www.gotapex.com/images/leon/m1a.jpg

[sbp]

Islam ...click to learn more (score=100)
Latter Day Saints...click to learn more (score=100)
Orthodox Judaism ...click to learn more (score=100)
Mainline to Conservative Protestant...click to learn more (score=95)
Eastern Orthodox ...click to learn more (score=87)
Roman Catholic ...click to learn more (score=87)
Hindu ...click to learn more (score=75)
Jainism ...click to learn more (score=75)
Jehovahs Witness ...click to learn more (score=75)
Seventh Day Adventist ...click to learn more (score=62)
Baháí ...click to learn more (score=56)
Reform Judaism ...click to learn more (score=50)
Sikhism ...click to learn more (score=50)
Theravada Buddhist ...click to learn more (score=45)
Mahayana Buddhist ...click to learn more (score=43)
Atheist/Agnostic...click to learn more (score=37)
Christian Science ...click to learn more (score=37)
Scientology ...click to learn more (score=37)
Neo-Pagan ...click to learn more (score=35)
Liberal Quaker ...click to learn more (score=31)
Mainline to Liberal Protestant...click to learn more (score=31)
Orthodox Quaker ...click to learn more (score=31)
Taoism...click to learn more (score=31)
New Thought ...click to learn more (score=25)
Unitarian Universalist ...click to learn more (score=25)
New Age ...click to learn more (score=14)

[Napoleon54]

My results. For the record, I was "raised" Catholic.

1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (93%)
3. Hinduism (87%)
4. Jainism (69%)
5. Unitarian Universalism (69%)
6. Taoism (50%)
7. Neo-Pagan (47%)
8. Sikhism (46%)
9. Liberal Quakers (45%)
10. Secular Humanism (41%)
11. New Thought (38%)
12. Scientology (38%)
13. New Age (34%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (30%)
15. Orthodox Quaker (30%)
16. Nontheist (29%)
17. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (20%)
18. Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
19. Orthodox Judaism (19%)
20. Jehovah's Witness (16%)
21. Bahá'í Faith (14%)
22. Reform Judaism (14%)
23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (8%) Click here for info
24. Eastern Orthodox (8%)
25. Islam (8%)
26. Roman Catholic (8%)
27. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (6%)

[mojo]

Originally posted by hapoo
intresting... here are my results:


HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS:
#1: Baháí (100)
#2: Reform Judaism (100)
#3: Liberal Quaker (99)
#4: Unitarian Universalist (87)
#5: Orthodox Judaism (86)
#6: Mainline to Liberal Protestant (82)
#7: Islam (72)
#8: Sikhism (68)
#9: Jainism (63)
#10: Orthodox Quaker (63)
#11: Taoism (55)
#12: Hindu (54)
#13: Eastern Orthodox (50)
#14: Latter Day Saints (50)
#15: Mainline to Conservative Protestant (50)
#16: Roman Catholic (50)
#17: Seventh Day Adventist (50)
#18: Mahayana Buddhist (46)
#19: Theravada Buddhist (46)
#20: New Age (42)
#21: Christian Science (40)
#22: Neo-Pagan (40)
#23: New Thought (40)
#24: Jehovahs Witness (36)
#25: Humanist (27)
#26: Scientology (27)

my guess is that they included a lot of religions in the neo-pagan category. seems unfair.

[ironchef]

interesting what answering "Does not apply" or "None of the above" for the majority result in:

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Nontheist (95%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (86%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (65%)
5. Liberal Quakers (55%)
...
22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (0%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (0%)
24. Islam (0%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (0%)
26. Orthodox Judaism (0%)
27. Roman Catholic (0%)

Read their account of Humanism.. Don't think that one fits the bill so much, either.

[molecularfire]

Come to think of it...why was that such a big sacrifice anyway?

You gotta be kidding. For me, that would be a very very big sacrifice.

As for my religious associations, both my parents are buddists. I was raised buddist. I'm agnostic. I know someone's out to get me, but have no idea who. I try to live my life so that I can look at myself in the mirror long enough to shave, and that's it. When I go, who I see... that's who I'm kissing up to. If he/she/what is pissed off that I waited so long, that's their perogative. :D

[BrewMaster]

here are my results. i was raised Catholic/Greek Orthodox and i go to a Baptist church now (for about 7 years now).

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Seventh Day Adventist (97%)
3. Eastern Orthodox (92%)
4. Roman Catholic (92%)
5. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (89%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)
7. Hinduism (65%)
8. Liberal Quakers (63%)
9. Orthodox Judaism (55%)
10. Unitarian Universalism (52%)
11. Islam (52%)
12. Bahá'í Faith (50%)
13. Jainism (47%)
14. Sikhism (44%)
15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (41%)
16. Jehovah's Witness (39%)
17. Mahayana Buddhism (38%)
18. Theravada Buddhism (38%)
19. Reform Judaism (37%)
20. Neo-Pagan (29%)
21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (26%)
22. New Age (22%)
23. Secular Humanism (20%)
24. Taoism (19%)
25. Scientology (19%)
26. Nontheist (14%)
27. New Thought (12%)

[WhiskeyPapa]

Originally posted by GraingerGuy
lol...SDA was the best pick for me....:D
SDA was second on my list (96%), right after Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%).

We watch 3ABN quite a bit. If we didn't already have a chuch, I might visit one. But I sure don't want to be a vegitarian!

[Cantacuzene]

I took this test a few months ago, I remember my top 3 were

1. Eastern Orthodox (99%)
2 Roman Catholic (98%)
3. Orthodox Judaism (98%)

The funny part was how accurate it is. I'm Catholic and I'm considering a conversion to Greek Orthodox. They nailed it that time.

[defender48]

I am Jewish, but I put :passwird:, because he hasnt gotten enough votes!

[Speedfreak]

I'm not really religious. How can there be soo many gods to believe in. IF you believe in one religion, then there is another religion that says you are going to hell if you don't believe in that religion. But, the religion that you are currently believing says you won't go to hell if you believe in it.

I belive what I can see, because I know for a fact that it is real.

If I did have some strong scense of feeling that somthing is there that I cannot see, well then maybe I would consider it, but it isn't happening.

[hapoo]

Originally posted by Speedfreak

I belive what I can see, because I know for a fact that it is real.

If I did have some strong scense of feeling that somthing is there that I cannot see, well then maybe I would consider it, but it isn't happening.


Got|Acid?

[Speedfreak]

Originally posted by hapoo



Got|Acid?

Well, now. That is a religion all on it's own. So, the things I am talking about seeing or hearing or feeling are no drug induced.

I don't want stuff in my body that don't do **** for me.

[Nija]

I was raised Christian. I am a Satanist (which, none of the freakin answers really applied to :angry: ) I was robbed

1. Secular Humanism (100%) Click here for info
2. Neo-Pagan (96%) Click here for info
3. Unitarian Universalism (93%) Click here for info
4. Nontheist (83%) Click here for info
5. Theravada Buddhism (82%) Click here for info
6. Liberal Quakers (78%) Click here for info
7. New Age (75%) Click here for info
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%) Click here for info
9. Taoism (66%) Click here for info
10. Reform Judaism (61%) Click here for info
11. Mahayana Buddhism (50%) Click here for info
12. New Thought (50%) Click here for info
13. Scientology (50%) Click here for info
14. Bahá'í Faith (41%) Click here for info
15. Sikhism (41%) Click here for info
16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (40%) Click here for info
17. Orthodox Quaker (39%) Click here for info
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%) Click here for info
19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (25%) Click here for info
20. Jainism (22%) Click here for info
21. Eastern Orthodox (16%) Click here for info
22. Islam (16%) Click here for info
23. Orthodox Judaism (16%) Click here for info
24. Roman Catholic (16%) Click here for info
25. Seventh Day Adventist (16%) Click here for info
26. Hinduism (12%) Click here for info
27. Jehovah's Witness (0%) Click here for info

[sho.gun]

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (90%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (86%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (80%)
5. Eastern Orthodox (66%)
6. Roman Catholic (66%)
7. Liberal Quakers (58%)
8. Unitarian Universalism (52%)
9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (42%)
10. Hinduism (40%)
11. Theravada Buddhism (39%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (37%)
13. Jehovah's Witness (35%)
14. Taoism (34%)
15. Jainism (33%)
16. Neo-Pagan (32%)
17. New Age (32%)
18. Bahá'í Faith (31%)
19. Secular Humanism (30%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (29%)
21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (29%)
22. Islam (29%)
23. Reform Judaism (28%)
24. Nontheist (25%)
25. Scientology (22%)
26. New Thought (22%)
27. Sikhism (20%)


I was raised a Seventh Day Adventist, still am. But really, I'm not much of a religion person, I just think your relationship to God is all that matter... that's just me.

[BrewMaster]

Originally posted by sho.gun

But really, I'm not much of a religion person, I just think your relationship to God is all that matter... that's just me.

i agree with you. but since this was a "religion" thread, i went with the flow. personal faith is much different from an organized religion. personal faith can be helped by an organized religion, but i think that the lack of personal faith and relationship with God is what makes a lot of organized religion and sects so whacked out. just my opinion tho.

[sho.gun]

by the way, if anyone is trying to take that quiz thing, go to this link:

http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION/

The old one just gives the above link as your result and you'll have to take it over.

[CornMonkey]

hey, so uh, why do SDA's meet on saturdays?

[GraingerGuy]

Because of what it says in the bible. The fact that God created the world in 6 days and rested and blessed the seventh day. Therefore, we rest and worship on the seventh day of the week...which happens to be Sat. :)


We watch 3ABN quite a bit. If we didn't already have a chuch, I might visit one. But I sure don't want to be a vegitarian!

lol! I'm not a vegetarian....I just don't eat much meat. But sometimes....I have to have some! :)

[Cantacuzene]

Anyone here a Unitarian Universalist? I don't wanna crap on anyones religion but any religion that has no set views and lets its members make up their own conflicting rules shouldnt be given a name like other organized religions. If anyone here that is one would care to explain, please do.

[topane]

Originally posted by Cantacuzene
I don't wanna crap on anyones religion But you just did...

[Burzhui]

Originally posted by Leon


Where do I sign up? My baby is begging to be shot:

http://www.gotapex.com/images/leon/m1a.jpg

oooooh can i call her britney cause she's prettey :) what kind of rifle is that?

[Markel]

Originally posted by kb0wwp
I guess I am "religious" in most people's understanding of the word. That word is kind of a "bad word" in my church and those that are similar.

The word "religious" to us alludes to a devotion to a system of belief, rather than a relationship with a loving, caring and active God.

For example, our church has no formal membership. We forsake all denominational hierarchies and formal creeds, trusting solely in the Holy Spirit as our overseer and the Bible as our statement of belief. And if you're wondering: yes, I believe everything in the Bible, including the 6-day creation.

(I had a thought of using the "I'm with stupid" smiley, but in this case I think I'll pass.) Sorry to come in a bit late on this thread (after a nice getaway weekend for my wife and I), but I couldn't pass up on this one. I am in total agreement with what kb0wwp stated above. There are many (over the past 2000 years) who look to the Bible as God's "handbook" for us and come to the same conclusions. And what is amazing (but then, it really isn't so amazing) is that in totally different cultures around the world there are ones that arrive at almost the same convictions (without having someone else "tell them what to believe").

[Cantacuzene]

I guess you could say I'm the opposite of that. I go by the Bible and all, but I don't believe in the science aspect of it at all. Also I value the official Creed very high. The Nicean Creed of the First Ecumenical Council in the 3rd century sums up best the Christian belief in my book, as it has done for the past 1700 years. I don't like to disagree with the findings of the Church fathers too much because many of them were Saints or at least special people and much more learned about theology than any people alive today, so it seems presumptuous to contradict them, especially being they all read the original Greek bible in the original form, without any filters or translation, which is something very few people today can claim.

[Markel]

Cantacuzene, just to be clear, those of us who do not identify with any creed are not saying that we necessarily disagree with what they say. There are many of the creeds where I am in full agreement with what they state (and then there are some that I have some problems with some parts). However, where I agree with the creeds is where they are in agreement with the Bible. The problem is that any brief statement or list of beliefs is going to fall short of everything that the Bible has to say. So, in my case (and likely kb0wwp as well), we take the Bible as our "doctrinal statement". :)

[Cantacuzene]

I wasn't saying either of us were right or wrong I was just pointing out differences between us. I love how simple and at teh same time complex religion is, where we can have the same core of beliefs and such vastly different aproaches.

[WhiskeyPapa]

Originally posted by Cantacuzene
especially being they all read the original Greek bible in the original form, without any filters or translation, which is something very few people today can claim.

I used to work with a guy that spent years learning to read Greek and Hebrew so he could read the Bible in the original texts. It was really quite amazing, he could translate on the fly as he read it out-loud. I guess everybody's got to have a hobby.

[whitak24]

my results:

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) Click here for info
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (99%) Click here for info
3. Orthodox Quaker (90%) Click here for info
4. Seventh Day Adventist (80%) Click here for info
5. Liberal Quakers (67%) Click here for info
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (66%) Click here for info
7. Bahá'í Faith (63%) Click here for info
8. Unitarian Universalism (62%) Click here for info
9. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (61%) Click here for info
10. Eastern Orthodox (58%) Click here for info
11. Roman Catholic (58%) Click here for info
12. Jehovah's Witness (48%) Click here for info
13. Orthodox Judaism (43%) Click here for info
14. Reform Judaism (41%) Click here for info
15. Islam (40%) Click here for info
16. Neo-Pagan (38%) Click here for info
17. Sikhism (37%) Click here for info
18. New Age (37%) Click here for info
19. Secular Humanism (36%) Click here for info
20. Taoism (36%) Click here for info
21. Mahayana Buddhism (35%) Click here for info
22. Theravada Buddhism (35%) Click here for info
23. Nontheist (34%) Click here for info
24. New Thought (32%) Click here for info
25. Jainism (32%) Click here for info
26. Scientology (28%) Click here for info
27. Hinduism (18%) Click here for info

well, i was raised (and currently am) a Seventh-day Adventist. however, i'm probably a little more open-minded than the average SDA, due at least in part to spending a lot of time in public schools.

i'm pretty strongly of the opinion that people need to follow their beliefs, but i think it's very hard for me to crap on someone else's beliefs if i wasn't raised in the same way they were.