What's your religion?

Kupe

Jewish, raised in a secular home with it being kosher and keeping all the holiday's. Had my Bar mitzvah at 13 and married a Jewish girl.
I classify myself as non practicing however this is going to be harder to do as my son starts his Bar mitzvah lessons after the summer holidays.

Still keep a semi kosher home.

thisdarkpassenger

None. Atheist applies...

lol when I first saw this, I thought it said "atheist apples"

I'm atheist, too

amyniceneasy

What I believe is that it's very possible that there is a higher being.

What I believe is that it's very lovely when people believe in that higher being and act in a good way towards others.
What I believe is that it's very lovely when people have come to the conclusion that they don't believe and act in a good way towards others.

What I believe is that it breaks my heart when I see ANY hate whatsoever, or any discrimination. Just based on what somebody interpreted from the bible.

This is what I beleive too...I've just never put it into words. Thanks

BuffyEat2Live

Spirit/Science combo. Some days I pray to the Goddess, other days I doubt that there is anything besides what science can prove.

But most of the time I believe that there are spirits among us, because I can feel my mother around me all the time. Which means that there is an afterlife of some sort. I usually tell folks that I'm an agnostic Pagan.

Mustang_Susie

Raised German Lutheran. 10 years of Lutheran school and now I am just conflicted. I believe in God, but I wouldn't say the bible is really worth the paper it's printed on and I find I dislike most other Christians.

Why is that?
Curious because I believe the more I learn about others' beliefs, the more I can learn about my own

jlapey

I don't really follow a particular religion though I do feel I have some form of spirituality. I believe the "Golden Rule" and 10 Commandments are excellent guidelines for being a good person. If everyone followed those, there would be little need for the rest. I believe everyone should be grateful for the good in their life (no matter how trivial) and try to find a lesson to be learned from the bad. I feel everything in existence is a part of a whole (including ourselves) and therefore, we should care for everything as we would ourselves for it is a part of us, in a sense.

And now I'm going to shut up because I'm probably sounding like a nut job.

verptwerp

Raised Roman Catholic & went to church each Sunday ...... by Sunday afternoon, one of us kids was probably getting a beating for something or other :sad:

Married & found out my husband & in-laws were the BIGGEST hypocrites ...... all dressed up sitting in church on Sunday ...... 5 minutes after church they were gossiping or making rascist remarks :noway:

Got divorced (oooooh, going to hell) ..... remarried to a nice guy ...... maybe we don't go to church every Sunday, but we have faith in God & Jesus ...... and always the hope that mankind can play nice

Babeskeez

I dont subscribe to a religion. I consider myself a Christian and go to a non-denominational church. I believe Christianity is about the relationship, not religious traditions.

MizTerry

My religion is Christian. I can feel as comfy in a Seventh Day Adventist church as I do a Holiness. It makes no difference to me as long as they have the same core belief. I'm not quite as comfy at a Catholic church because they have a lot of traditional things that I'm not very familiar with, but I do enjoy the Christmas mass. Their funerals are rather lengthy though. LOL
I am a Southern Baptist, a sinner saved by grace. Thankfully God is more faithful to me than I am to Him because I do not do Him justice at all.

bettyann55

I'm one of those bad Christians that only go to church on Easter and Christmas Eve...Actually we stopped regularly going to church when they kicked my Pastor out for support gay marriage, worst thing I've ever had to see was my pastor sitting in her office sobbing because she was reading the hate mail people were sending her. I thought as Christians we are supposed to be loving and non-judgmental? I was born and raised in a very closed minded Methodist church with a lot of people set in their ways. It pretty much turned me off from organized religion. I just try to be a good person, I believe in love and the power of Karma and the whole treat people how you wish to be treated type deal.

I too am a Christian but stopped attending church regularly when the senior members of our church felt our Pastor was no longer worthy of heading our church as a result of suffering from a mental illness. I was never so appalled in my entire life as to know a church would not stand up and back his young man and his family. Instead he came to give his Sunday sermon and was told without any notice or kindness that his service was no longer required. Is this the action Jesus would have taken, no, he would have reached out and given his all for this young family.
I have been struggling to find a church to attend ever since. Most churches I have tried to attend here in my community either have a congregation mostly consisting of seniors and not open to change. If we want our young people to attend church then change is needed. Small changes make a difference in our youth attending church. So I say bring on the drums and guitars and our seniors please respect the young as they are the future of our churches.
Just saying!

Proyecto_AN

NO RELIGION

HealthWoke0ish

MFP is my new religion.

salgalbp

I still belong to a Lutheran Church. However, the older I get the less religious I get and the more spiritual I get.

My relationship with my God has grown and expanded far beyond the doors of any church.

I enjoy going every once in awhile, our Pastor is absolutely amazing and a very gifted speaker.

Religion has been the basis of too many horrific things in our world and I'm glad to say I would not fight for any of them. My great is not your great, my way is not your way and even though my God may not be your God I'm going to love ya anyway AMEN

rob1976

I will avoid confrontations by simply stating that I am of "other religious affiliation"...

dirtnap63

atheist

Babeskeez

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!

We are attending a church that preaches just this message. Our motto is "Guilt Free, Grace Full"

colorslide

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!

Very well said!!

SemperAnticus1643

Baptist.

I have always believed that you hate the sin and not the sinner. If you ask what I believe I will tell you but I will not push my beliefs on you unless you are actually willing to hear what they are. I have a relationship with God that only He and I are really aware of. My family has been blessed beyond belief and all I can do is attribute that to Him.

bettyann55

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!

We are attending a church that preaches just this message. Our motto is "Guilt Free, Grace Full"

Very well spoken...Amen

chelley_79

I am Methodist, husband is Roman Catholic, daughter baptized RC... not really practicing right now.

em3120

Proud Catholic

LeonorMG

Fot those who think that I started a controversial topic:
Religion and politics are heavy subjects and people tend to get a little emotional about them.
You're going to have discussions and disagreements. Either you dont talk about your beliefs or you deal with the fact that you have brought up a controversial subject and be prepared for some emotions. There's nothing wrong with educated discussion.

I'm not imposing anything..

sammniamii

Parents - Mormon (Church of the Latter Day Saints)

I consider myself a "neo-pagan", my belief system is odd & complex - cross tetragrammaton, modern satanism (hedonism and not belief in Satan) and belief in equal opposites and a "higher power than us". I do believe in ALL gods as facets of the "higher power" and us Humans use them to explain & put faith into.

Yeah - as I said, weird & complex. But I have friends in all faiths, each is allowed to believe in what they wish to.

CLFrancois

I practice the Golden Rule and nothing else matters.

Babygirl928

Proud Catholic

:drinker: ME TOO!! :happy: Very proud

EvetteM41

Christian. I go to a Methodist church. But don't really consider myself any religion. Just Christian.

wheels5894

So what's religion for?

quirkytizzy

Fot those who think that I started a controversial topic:
Religion and politics are heavy subjects and people tend to get a little emotional about them.
You're going to have discussions and disagreements. Either you dont talk about your beliefs or you deal with the fact that you have brought up a controversial subject and be prepared for some emotions. There's nothing wrong with educated discussion.

I'm not imposing anything..

This has actually been the most civil thread on religion I've seen here in a long, long time. :flowerforyou:

TubbsMcGee

Athiest.

"Religion" is the root of all evil.
Wars are started because everyone can't agree on which ghost story to believe in.

IamOnMywayNow

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.

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