What religion are you, and more importantly, why are you of that religion/lack of religion?

I am no specific religion. All i go by is i believe in God and Jesus is my savior. Have a humble heart and be kind to thy neighbor. Love God more than anyone or anything. Pray and build a relationship with Him. I was baptist but i really dont go to church or no what the difference is in all of them besides somethings. so i dunno what my “religion” would be called

Im Christian,Church of England. and i was brought up being a Christian but we aren’t ‘strict’ and i don’t go to church every Sunday. I guess over the years i’ve just lost my faith because none of my friends are ‘proper’ Christians and my Mom and Dad we’re never into going to Church. i guess you could say im a Non-practicing Christian.

But why?

Why?

Catholic because I love god. I was brought up a catholic and that’s just what I am. I study world religions so it’s not like I never looked into other religions. A reason why I do not consider myself christian is because I believe in saints.

I was bought up quite religous, church and Sunday School every week, so when I was older enough to decide for myself I guess I rebelled and decided there was no such thing as god or religion. But as I get older my views are changing. I can’t say I’m religious but I am much more open to the idea of religion and respect anyone who as a strong religious belief what eveer that maybe.

My early indoctrination was Presbyterian. When I tried to think objectively about the possibility of Christianity it just seemed to far fetched and unlikely. Now I look at God and religion as a metaphor rather than being literally true. Makes a lot more sense that way.

I’m taoist because it shows me how to connect with nature in many ways.

atheist, i dont care what anyone says :) i think that religion is something anyone can live without.

I was brought up as Catholic but I never really believed in that stuff, and I lost all faith when my mum used God as an excuse to hate me when she didn’t want to admit that I was a mistake. Anyway, I’m not placing my faith in someone I have never seen. Blind faith, in my opinion, is extremely stupid. I control my own life, not some man in the sky.

I’m a Christian. I, however have not gone to church in a long time. I’m not a very conservative Christian at all. I keep most of it to myself, I do have a lot of the same morals as those of a Christian.

I’m Buddhist, I was born into it. Lived with many altars in my home and knelt in front of statues every morning habitually, so I got used to it. My parents were devout followers of the religion so I developed an interest too and continued to dub myself as such. I plan on studying a little more into it but no real time to do that right now.

It just means your a Christian. Baptists are a sect of Christianity, not a separate religion

I was born and raised Methodist (a type of Christian), an although I believe in the bible and all the things it says, I also believe in all well accepted scientific ideas. I think hell is exaggerated , because i think god is forgiving, and if he gave his only son to save us from sin then he won’t just damn us in the end, so i believe all moral and ethical people who are kind an generous will br recieved in heaven, even those who aren’t religious, because god looks for good people not just for the religious, who some i believe should go to hell for being selfish, misleading, and unkind. I also have been studying religions in school and came up with my own philosophy, in which all religions are different interpretations of the same divinee message. Some would say human nature would cause the similarities I found to make my conclusion, but I believe that god/gods wanted to form human nature through belief and people just interpreted divine messages differently. I still hope to study more religions and further my philosophy, so if anyone is part of a lesser known religion, funmail me about it and discribe you beliefs. In conclusion I would like to day that although I relate myself to Christianity, I am open to all faiths and believe they are all correct

I am Buddhist and also celebrate Hindu festival.This religion is man made theory.It is different as per different world.

Why Buddhism with the Hindu festival?

Why do you choose to be your specific brand of Christianity?

I am Discordian.

I was brought up by an atheist family, even though my parents went to Church with me occasionally. First, to show me that religion exists, in case I am interested. And second, because our relatives were mostly Catholic Christians and so we were invited to their marriages, baptisms, childrens’ first sacrament services, funerals and everything.

But I always felt uneasy in any Christian services. I never had a real connection. And I never started believing in any of their weird stories. I read the Bible. But to me it was a boring work of history mixed with fiction and occasional rashes of unjust violence.

But then, I was also not happy being Atheist. I mean. Atheism is so… logical. All that rationality, all the common sense in it. It’s terribly boring. I mean… Absolutely, so much…. no fun at all. Exaggeratingly narrow-minded. With no space at all for my affinity to Chaos.

A couple of years ago I found the Community of the Flying Spaghetti monster. I liked their ideas of having beer volcanoes in heaven. But then I just can’t make myself really believe that an invisible flying spaghetti monster created the world and that all living things are touched by his noodly appendage. It’s kinda….. about as absurd as the other god stories. So I fell away from Pastafarianism again soon.

After several years of uneasiness and quest, I have now found myself a spiritual home and a appropriate amount of enlightenment in Eris. Hail Eris. All hail Discordia. :-)

Buddhism derived from Hinduism and some consider Buddhism more of a philosophy than a religion

If you were wondering why I am Methodist, I was born into it, and I like the philosophy of service and sacrifice in order to help others

Wiccan. I feel that it is right for me. I have been raised Christian but it wasnt ever right to me. I found wicca and it just seems right

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I’m still trying to figure it out. I have mixed feelings, I believe if you can think nothing happens when you die, or there is a god in the sky, or that Satan exists, why can’t I create my own religion? I pretty much want to be in an awesome place when I die, with lots of video games and the people I love.

My lack of religiousness is because of the people who believe in them. Some people are reasonable, and others are arrogant about it. So many problems are caused by it.

Ok, but that doesn’t answer why. You gave me a description of why its not illiogical to have both. I’d like the reason why jitesh Is a Buddhist.

REALLY ?

lisa is right :) i’m not an atheist im a modern satanist ..:) well becsuse itt encourages you to care just for yourself not of everyone..and to do what is good for you not for another.., and because it encourages to thik rational..thath in another religions is a sin..:)

lisa is right :) i’m not an atheist im a modern satanist ..:) well becsuse itt encourages you to care just for yourself not of everyone..and to do what is good for you not for another.., and because it encourages to thik rational..thath in another religions is a sin..:)

Ayn Rand? Great philosopher. Perfect logic if the human race is simply an animal.

I am Jewish. Born a Jew by blood, but grew up around Christianity, Atheism, and Judaism. My grandfather is a devout Christian who hates all Jews and non-Christians. My parents, even though they are Jewish (mom half-Jew, dad full Jew), they choose to believe nothing really.

I chose to be a Jew by religion when I was about 13, and it just feels right since I am already one by blood. I do keep kosher, meaning I don’t eat pork or other animals that don’t chew cud or have hooves and such. I don’t go to a synagogue, but I believe that you don’t need a rabbi or a priest or a minister or anything to believe in your religion. I’ve read all three holy books, so I’m pretty open-minded about the religions of others and I fully respect everyone’s point of view. So that’s why I’m a Jew, because I choose to be and because I believe in it. :)

For will I think Buddhism is more than philosophy now.In our country we can write it as religion .For Evan in my country(Nepal)we don’t have much problem with different religions.Even my Muslim friends visit Hindu and Buddhist temple.For example there is a place and god name MUKTINATH.Which is worship by both Hindu and Buddhist people.

 This all is just a man made theory.We can do anything with this religions.

I was born a Jew in a not-very-religious family, and after flirting with several other religious-spiritual options I found my way back through a long and circuitous path to a more traditional Judaism of Torah and mitzvot as a mature adult.

I don’t think I (or most people) can answer the question “why,” except by telling the story of how we came to be where we are.

Initially, I was drawn back to Judaism by the radical and this-worldly politics inherent in Judaism: Our core story is about resistance to tyranny and liberation from slavery, in a world based entirely (at that time) on tyranny and slavery. Now, it is love of G!d and world that moves me most.

But equally important, Judaism has been restored to me as my native spiritual “language,” just like English is my native spoken language. It shapes my experience, my thoughts, and my deepest longings, and it provides me with the means to explore them (through prayer, practice, study, a vocabulary of symbols and rituals, etc.) and a community to share that exploration with.

Perfect answer! And I know you’re the real deal because you didn’t spell “God”. Just out of curiousity, how orthodox are you? Do you refrain from the unclean foods and clothing and actions like hasidic Jews do, or are you more liberal?

Atheist :)

I was born and raised Muslim in a non-Muslim country. I’ve learnt about different religions before and I’ve even been to church. I was never forced to follow my religion although my parents did encourage it. I grew up living without any proper book to set right guidelines for me. When I reached a certain age, I met different people. I met Jews, Christians, Budhists and my uncle married an Athiest. It occured to me how each one of these people found peace and faith in their religion and I guess I wanted to feel that way too. So I began to practice and only did my heart truly find peace in Islam.

I’m a bit of a hybrid, lol. To a non-Orthodox Jew, I seem to be Orthodox. But to many of the Orthodox, I seem, well, a little odd. That’s because I came to Orthodoxy late in life, after many years as a sort of hippie-radical, and too set in my ways to abandon my former persona entirely.

I do observe the kosher dietary laws, and I try to observe Shabbes (the Sabbath). Though I don’t wear the “traditional” garb of most Chassidim, nor as formal (business suits) as modern Orthodox, I do generally wear black and white clothing. Right now, for example, I’m wearing black cotton shorts, and a black vest over a white linen cowboy shirt. {;^)

On the other hand, we are now in the midst of a period of partial mourning on the Jewish calendar, but I am nevertheless singing and dancing and going to see movies and live music and playing miniature golf and generally playing and celebrating the joy of our union with my family. (I don’t call it a reunion, because we’ve never done it before!) Some would say I’m being overly lax about the mourning period, but I would say I’m being rigorous about the equally binding mitzvot (commandments) of shalom bayyit (creating peaceful family relationships) and honoring my parents.

I am no religion cuz i dont like the division between ppl tht religon makes sumtimes and how lives r lost cuz of it, but i am spiritual. i believe in a higher power that makes us who we are. i believe in byond this world too. i meditate and pray and the power of everys energy working together to create miracles and possibilities. everything happens for a reason, and now is only a blink compared to eternity. i believe in positve energy and negative energy, i def belive in karma. :)

so i would say ur basically a “spiratual” person at the moemment. u dont hav to be defined with a religion. having faith is good enought. it just has to feel right to u and make u happy. im like u. idont like wat religion causes so im just basically a spiritual person :) but if u later in life find a religion u like, gor for it! just make sure it feels right for u. :)

Many would call me Christian, but I try not to put a name on my faith. :P I believe what the Bible says. lol I was brought up in a home where every night before bed my Mom, little brother, and I would pray and thank God for our day and ask Him to help us grow to be more like He wants us to be the next day and anything else that was on our hearts. I always wanted to pray before bed when I was little because it seemed like I wouldn’t get nightmares when I did. :)lol I am “Christian” because I believe with all my heart that Jesus (son of God) died for me. and many other things. :) I am Christian because I choose to see the works of God done day in and day out, and totally love God. The person often called the invisible Man in the sky. :D That is Him!! :D

YES!!!!

I believe in YHWH as God and Creator! He was the God of Abraham. I believe in His Son Yehshua and His covenant. I believe His Word because it is righteous, It is LOVE and because it is a living Word.

I believe in YHWH as God and Creator! He was the God of Abraham. I believe in His Son Yehshua and His covenant. I believe His Word because it is righteous, It is LOVE and because it is a living Word.