Exercise in Restraint: What Religion Do You Believe In?

[Haffner]

What, if any, organized religion do you believe in?

This is not the place for excessive conjecture, insulting invective. Perhaps one could comment on the things that one's religion has done for him or her.

If I am overly naive in believing this topic can be handled in a mature manner by all the members here, then I say Ave Simplicitas.

I am a Marianist Roman Catholic, though I am not entirely in agreement as to the Church's denunciation of abortion and contraception as well as other matters in the same Church.

I am devoted especially to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the Marian apparitions at Guadelupe, Lourdes and Fatima in particular.

Any moderators whom feel this wasn't a wise decision to start this topic, please PM me, I'll understand. I'm fully aware of how naive I might be in having started this thread.

I personally love and respect people as an overall rule, whatever they believe, if anyone wonders.

[Wendell_E]

None.

[dtwilbanks]

I like a lot of the tools made available by the Buddha. But I don't call myself a Buddhist (I don't meditate or believe in reincarnation, etc.)

I'm a Daveist.

[Haffner]

I like a lot of the tools made available by the Buddha. But I don't call myself a Buddhist (I don't meditate or believe in reincarnation, etc.)

I'm a Daveist.

In a Nietzsche-an way ?

[dtwilbanks]

In a Nietzsche-an way ?

I tried reading Nietzsche once. A long time ago.

[Don]

What, if any, organized religion do you believe in?

None.

[Haffner]

Rock-n-Roll


(won't ever change)

"May think it's strange...."

[Daidalos]

I adhere to no formalised set of religious beliefs.

[karlhenning]

This is a great opportunity to share one of my favorite taglines I've ever seen a fellow Internet-user employ:

I don't belong to an organized religion. I'm Eastern Orthodox.

[Haffner]

This is a great opportunity to share one of my favorite taglines I've ever seen a fellow Internet-user employ:

Great quote, Karl.


Eastern Orthodoxy offers up some fascinating tenets...the entire discipline is really rewarding upon investigation.

[karlhenning]

The more I learn about Orthodoxy, Andy, the better Catholicism is illuminated unto me.

[Haffner]

The more I learn about Orthodoxy, Andy, the better Catholicism is illuminated unto me.

I see your point. I wonder if that applies to most whom study religions outside their own faith. My studies of the various Far and Near Eastern religions has definitely done as you said: promoted a deeper love of my own beliefs. Those studies also helped me to love others, in part due to my learning just how intricate and complex the foundations of practically any World Religion are. I learned that people don't usually persevere in any religion unless they find aspects of it they find fulfilling on a personal level. As such, these aforementioned variables taught me that I'm no better than anyone else: most other people (no, most everybody) have essentially similar feelings of desire, hope, love, and faith.

The last was an especially important thing for me to learn. I no longer dismissed others out of hand.

Maybe that's the first step we all can take toward stopping the hate and warfare. Understanding. Compassion. Wanting to help, regardless of anything.

Sanctus Simplicatus, eh?

[Gurn Blanston]

None

[dtwilbanks]

This place is a nest of atheists!

[Gurn Blanston]

This place is a nest of atheists!

Do atheists nest? 


Please, don't confuse atheism with adhering to a religion. Two entirely different things, yes?

[dtwilbanks]

Do atheists nest? 


Please, don't confuse atheism with adhering to a religion. Two entirely different things, yes?

A flock? A den? A murder?

[karlhenning]

Maybe that's the first step we all can take toward stopping the hate and warfare. Understanding. Compassion. Wanting to help, regardless of anything.

Sanctus Simplicatus, eh?

Si quis vult primus esse erit omnium novissimus et omnium minister.

Who would be first, shall be last and the servant of all.

[Haffner]

Would agnosticism be considered "adhering to a religion". in that its adherents claim not to?

[greg]

well...... after everyone is dead, i guess they'll all be the same religion (or nonreligion), right?
at least i hope so...

anyways, i think i'd be a lot happier if i never thought of anything to do with religion or God ever again for the rest of my life, though unfortuanetely that's impossible 

[PSmith08]

I was raised and confirmed a Roman Catholic, and I will probably slouch back to Rome at some point, but - at the moment - I'm neither particularly observant nor overly concerned with religion.


Apatheticism, then, would be my denomination.