Relgious Nerdfighters

[Anna Marie North]

Without fighting with each other, what religion is everyone? Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Hindu, Agnostic, Atheist? 

 

What do you believe? Why do you believe what you believe? Place of worship? Parent influence?

 

Let's open a peaceful discussion, uniting everyone to fight world suck, eh?

 

 

[Le Monstre de Frankenstein]

I'm Buddhist, Theravada school to be specific....

 

My parents wanted me to be Christian, not sure what denomination exactly, but I think Lutheran. The concept of a 'god' never appealed to me.

[Marian Dreaver]

Christian, but not really churchy (I like listening to priests and everything but would rather spend my time living it.)  My Mum is Anglican and we had a few bible stories for kids books around when me and my brothers were younger but religion was never really 'pushed' on us.

[Eystein,]

None. My family never went to church, but my school usually dragged us all to church for christmas, easter and some other occation I don't know the name of, a little while after easter. It was a total drag, we all hated it, at least that's how it seemed. There's probably a lot of closet christian teens in Norway, because it's not very popular to be one. I was a bit spiritual inclined though. I long had this feeling there could be this creative force in the universe, something godlike. But not anymore, I don't mind not knowing, and I don't want to make something up to fill the gap.

[Johan]

I would say I'm a "negative explicit atheist", as per Wikipedia's definition (link). I didn't have a religious upbringing, and I haven't really felt a personal need for any sort of religion in my life. People may believe whatever they wish, and I will not try to convert anyone with my beliefs (or, in my case, lack thereof).

Science provides answers for me most of the time, and when it doesn't I don't mind not knowing, as Eistein said in the above post.

[Incredible India]

NB: Atheism is not a religion, it is offensive to label it so. Thank you :)

I am an atheist and I have no real reason to be so. My dad is agnostic and my mum is a deist. I have never believed in anything other than myself and I don't feel a need to. I love to learn as much as I can about religion and I want to do religious studies when I get to university. I try my hardest not to offend others, and plan to continue to do so. However, I would like to point out a common misconception. Atheism is not a religion, although I do have religious beliefs. This means that when everyone has a right to their own religious beliefs, and tolerance is expected, atheists are included individually. Some people think that it is offensive to perceive their gods, Allah and Yahweh, etc, as invalid and false. If this was in fact offensive, then I ask why it is not considered offensive of religious people believing in gods to Atheists? I just wish that people saw it as a two way street, and recognised that there should not be an automatic acceptance placed on religious beliefs if the religious beliefs of others are contradictory. Atheism is important to me in similar ways that people value religion, but above all I believe that for any form of religious peace to be obtained, a secular world must be fully grasped.

[Luke Purswell]

Eh, it meets three of the four criteria to be considered a religion, lacking only in ritual and tradition, although I've heard some people argue that happens occasionally too.

 

It's close enough to be included in a discussion of religious beliefs.  It still holds to a creed and meets the other two criteria I can't remember at the moment.

[boko]

I realize this reply is rather old, now, but could you or anyone else write out the four criteria you're using to consider what a religion is?  I've attempted to find said criteria and seem to be getting multiple different opinions on what a religion is, and the lack of belief in god does not seem to fulfill even half of any group of criteria.

[Luke Purswell]

I'm a Christian who basically agrees with the view of C.S. Lewis when it comes to Christiantiy.  I go to a Presbyterian church, but I'll probably end up Orthodox.

 

I get to have...fun discussions with people there.

 

If I wasn't a Christian, I'd follow non-Mencian Confucianism, or Sufi Islam.

[Matt]

Hi I'm Matt, and I'm a Christian. I belong to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination, and I like my church a lot, but I most strongly identify with "Mere Christianity" to quote C.S. Lewis, which is to say I base my religious beliefs on the (Protestant Cannon) Bible more than the teachings of any particular church, and believe myself as well as all other Christians to be a part of the one body of Christ.

[Cory N Anderson]

Christian Baptist :)

[Taylor Nelson]

Same here XD

 

[Fitzgerald]

I'm Catholic. I spent a lot of time in the past few years figuring out what it is I do believe and I don't think I'm done questioning yet, but I don't think that's a bad thing - I think it's better to always be doubting and questioning and asking and answering (or not answering) than to just believe because you were told so. I was raised Catholic and I love it. More so now because of the time I've spent and am spending figuring out my faith and how to go about living it. I believe faith is how you live your life.