What's your religion?

CristinaL1983

My hubby wants to start the Church of John, he's John and he wants to collect YOUR 10%. i call that our vacation fund. :-)

Sorry to have to do this but
http://www.meditationsonthetarot.com/the-church-of-john

cchamil1985

Christian, Assemblies of God by affiliation though I would suspect that I am closer to C. S. Lewis in my theology than most of my contemporaries.

slynnroberts94

I am LDS, or commonly known as "Mormon"

DollyMiel

Pantheist.

mrshoneydew

I'm not religious, but I can't say I'm quite Atheist either. My mother is Agnostic, my grandmother is Pagan, and my father was a Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist. I was raised to form my own opinions about religion and learn as much as I can. There are a lot of aspects from different religions that I find interesting, and if I were to pick a religion, I'd probably be Buddhist.
When my dad passed away, I had to send his Gohonzon (chant scroll) to Japan because each one is special like a person's soul and monks hold a ceremony for each one as they destroy it properly. I think Buddhism is fascinating. I have his altar that the Gohonzon was kept in, next to my bed. It's pretty and reminds me of my Dad.

edinat

My religion is Islam.

I believe in Jesus as a prophet : O Jesus! I am going to terminate the period of your stay (on earth) and causing you to ascend unto Me, and purify you of those who disbelieve and make those who follow you superior to those who disbelieve to the Day of Resurrection; then to Me shall be your return, so l will decide between you of the matters wherein you differed. [The Holy Qur'an, Surah 3:55]


Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
And there is none like unto Him.
(THe Holy Quran, Surah 112)

Mr_Bad_Example

My religion is Hockey. All praise the great and powerful Lemieux.

MSWgirl7

Christ follower

britwilly4

I am a follower of Jesus Christ . I don't see it as "religion" since religion is basically a habitual practice, or collection of customs, that (to me) seem mindless and pointless. Rather, I have a relationship with the one true, living God. As my pastor says:

-"Religion is sinful man trying to reach a holy God. Relationship is a holy God reaching down to sinful man."

In other words, RELIGION is: trying to make it to heaven through our own efforts...living life and hoping that our good outweighs our bad so that we'll get into heaven...etc (it can go on, and on). However, RELATIONSHIP is admitting that you are a sinner that needs a Savior, excepting the fact that God sent his son Jesus to earth to die for the sins of man by being crucified even though he was blameless, asking Christ to come into your life and fill you with the Holy Spirit, and living a life pleasing to God, our creator.

Its all about GRACE. Coming to terms with the truth: that we don't deserve eternal life in heaven, but God gave us a way (ONE way) to get to heaven because he loves us, and he'll never stop loving us, no matter how bad you think you are. And it's all about MERCY. Realizing that we don't deserve God's blessings because we are sinful, yet God doesn't give us the punishment we deserve (hell) if we sincerely look to Him. Put another way: GRACE is getting something we don't deserve, and MERCY is not getting what we do deserve.

Anyway, that's my view. Jesus loves you!

Spiritwarrior3000

Sex is my religion! :flowerforyou: AMEN!

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Learning2LoveMe

Generally I say atheist, but I'm really agnostic. I'm open to most ideas & theories, and I have my own beliefs, though none of them involve a god or higher power.

charliemarie923

A lot of people go from religion to atheist, not realizing that religion is not the same as god.

Some people are not looking for any idea of god. That's generally the idea of atheism. We are not searching for a kinder, gentler god. We do not believe in any god at all - benevolent, benign, or malevolent.

This is me...although sometimes i do wonder if theres a higher power kicking my *kitten*!

Pspetal

I'm Hindu. I don't believe in religion or God though. I do however participate in Indian worshipping ceremonies and festivals if I have to, because I don't care one way or the other, and don't feel the need to tell/explain to everyone around me my beliefs.

NewLIFEstyle4ME

I am a follower of Jesus Christ . I don't see it as "religion" since religion is basically a habitual practice, or collection of customs, that (to me) seem mindless and pointless. Rather, I have a relationship with the one true, living God. As my pastor says:

-"Religion is sinful man trying to reach a holy God. Relationship is a holy God reaching down to sinful man."

In other words, RELIGION is: trying to make it to heaven through our own efforts...living life and hoping that our good outweighs our bad so that we'll get into heaven...etc (it can go on, and on). However, RELATIONSHIP is admitting that you are a sinner that needs a Savior, excepting the fact that God sent his son Jesus to earth to die for the sins of man by being crucified even though he was blameless, asking Christ to come into your life and fill you with the Holy Spirit, and living a life pleasing to God, our creator.

Its all about GRACE. Coming to terms with the truth: that we don't deserve eternal life in heaven, but God gave us a way (ONE way) to get to heaven because he loves us, and he'll never stop loving us, no matter how bad you think you are. And it's all about MERCY. Realizing that we don't deserve God's blessings because we are sinful, yet God doesn't give us the punishment we deserve (hell) if we sincerely look to Him. Put another way: GRACE is getting something we don't deserve, and MERCY is not getting what we do deserve.

Anyway, that's my view. Jesus loves you!

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

LOVE this and live by this! And I'd only add that for me..."eternal life" is NOT some place in the "sweet by and by, up yonder somewhere in the distant future but here and now and everyday--but eternal life is knowing God and Jesus Christ and being known of Him now and forevermore. I certainly do believe in "Heaven" though as well:flowerforyou:

John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Mustang_Susie

My father is a non-practicing Jehovah's Witness, and my mother grew up Southern Baptist but is now an atheist. I'm also an atheist.

That is an interesting combination...

Warchortle

I like turtles.

vtmoon

Satanist, a guy who is in most religions even when their Gods' change.

IamSheaMc

Heavy-Liftism and Insanity-ism

Dunkirk

I'm a monogamous heterosexual. Sound any good?

JusticeGirl25

Lutheran.

marywilsoncline

I believe in Jesus Christ, that he was the perfect sacrifice for all mankind's sins and that he rose from the tomb and is alive in heaven today sitting on the right hand of the throne of God and that he is my advocate to God the Father. That being said I believe I have direct access to the throne of God when I pray through Jesus Christ. I don't need a man to confess to. That is what Jesus is for.

Rix06

Born again christian

DavidC1857

I am a follower of Jesus Christ . I don't see it as "religion" since religion is basically a habitual practice, or collection of customs, that (to me) seem mindless and pointless. Rather, I have a relationship with the one true, living God. As my pastor says:

-"Religion is sinful man trying to reach a holy God. Relationship is a holy God reaching down to sinful man."

In other words, RELIGION is: trying to make it to heaven through our own efforts...living life and hoping that our good outweighs our bad so that we'll get into heaven...etc (it can go on, and on). However, RELATIONSHIP is admitting that you are a sinner that needs a Savior, excepting the fact that God sent his son Jesus to earth to die for the sins of man by being crucified even though he was blameless, asking Christ to come into your life and fill you with the Holy Spirit, and living a life pleasing to God, our creator.

Its all about GRACE. Coming to terms with the truth: that we don't deserve eternal life in heaven, but God gave us a way (ONE way) to get to heaven because he loves us, and he'll never stop loving us, no matter how bad you think you are. And it's all about MERCY. Realizing that we don't deserve God's blessings because we are sinful, yet God doesn't give us the punishment we deserve (hell) if we sincerely look to Him. Put another way: GRACE is getting something we don't deserve, and MERCY is not getting what we do deserve.

Anyway, that's my view. Jesus loves you!

Well said.

BinaryPulsar

Oh, yeah. I said I am an atheist, and I am.

But, I also practice some Secular Buddhism. Basically just vipassana meditation, mindfulness, and I do yoga all for mental, physical and emotional benefits that it has for me. And I really like Thich Nhat Hahn's teachings a lot, in his books and talks. He also has stated that he does not believe in God, souls, reincarnation, etc. So, I do not practice Buddhism as the ancient religion. I practice it as a modern, evolving psychology, philosophy, nice way of living life. This is all very helpful to me personally in very important ways.

How I was raised is very complicated (a combination of things) and doesn't really matter. I have separated from my past, and leave that behind me. I'm a freethinker and approach life from wanting to understand scientifically.

dirtyd89

I'm Agnostic.
I don't know if there's a god or not.
Personally I don't want to get involved in religion because truthfully I think it brings out the worst in people, nobody questions anything that's being told to them, nobody truly follows the faith that they believe and they pick it choose the ideas that fits their agenda then what's best for the people.
If there's god yeah if there isn't a god it doesn't bother me either way.
I'm gonna live my life how I want on my own terms.

tvanhooser

I don't have "religion" -- I'm a follower of Christ.

tvanhooser

AMEN BROTHER! )

I am a follower of Jesus Christ . I don't see it as "religion" since religion is basically a habitual practice, or collection of customs, that (to me) seem mindless and pointless. Rather, I have a relationship with the one true, living God. As my pastor says:

-"Religion is sinful man trying to reach a holy God. Relationship is a holy God reaching down to sinful man."

In other words, RELIGION is: trying to make it to heaven through our own efforts...living life and hoping that our good outweighs our bad so that we'll get into heaven...etc (it can go on, and on). However, RELATIONSHIP is admitting that you are a sinner that needs a Savior, excepting the fact that God sent his son Jesus to earth to die for the sins of man by being crucified even though he was blameless, asking Christ to come into your life and fill you with the Holy Spirit, and living a life pleasing to God, our creator.

Its all about GRACE. Coming to terms with the truth: that we don't deserve eternal life in heaven, but God gave us a way (ONE way) to get to heaven because he loves us, and he'll never stop loving us, no matter how bad you think you are. And it's all about MERCY. Realizing that we don't deserve God's blessings because we are sinful, yet God doesn't give us the punishment we deserve (hell) if we sincerely look to Him. Put another way: GRACE is getting something we don't deserve, and MERCY is not getting what we do deserve.

Anyway, that's my view. Jesus loves you!

Diamond_angel20

Muslim and proud

KoRnKraZy

I'm Agnostic.
I don't know if there's a god or not.
Personally I don't want to get involved in religion because truthfully I think it brings out the worst in people, nobody questions anything that's being told to them, nobody truly follows the faith that they believe and they pick it choose the ideas that fits their agenda then what's best for the people.
If there's god yeah if there isn't a god it doesn't bother me either way.
I'm gonna live my life how I want on my own terms.

I'm the same