Exercise in Restraint: What Religion Do You Believe In?

[Haffner]

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.

Don't we all go through that, through various points of our lives (regardless of religion)? A trial by fire is what St. John of the Cross called it. Hey,  you might like to check out his book of the same name ("Dark Night of the Soul").

[Michel]

Vaginal.

[bwv 1080]

I was raised in Anglo-Catholicism and that is where my sympathies still lie (1928 BCP, incense & plainchant etc.) but have not been to church in years

[Haffner]

I was raised in Anglo-Catholicism and that is where my sympathies still lie (1928 BCP, incense & plainchant etc.) but have not been to church in years

Another interesting religion. It's so close to both RC and Eastern O. that it amazes me a bit that the three haven't reached a more conciliatory state.

[karlhenning]

Another interesting religion. It's so close to both RC and Eastern O. that it amazes me a bit that the three haven't reached a more conciliatory state.

The Anglo-Catholic wing doesn't carry much weight in the Anglican/Episcopal church at large.  Reconciliation with Rome or the East has recently been made yet more elusive by (on the more moderate end of the scale) the mutual decision between the Episcopal and Lutheran churches to consider their sacraments equivalent (I am sure I am simplifying there), and (on the less moderate end of the scale) the far-out wing of the Episcopal Church in the US :-)

More seriously, developments from the latter have inspired some degree of 'defection' from the Episcopal Church to both Orthodoxy and Catholicism.

[Scriptavolant]

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

The game of commonplaces has started?

[Gabriel]

I'm a Roman Catholic too, Haffner.

[Mark]

I follow no organised religion, but seek Truth in them all.

There is no religion higher than Truth.

[Al Moritz]

I am Roman Catholic too. I respect other religions; in fact, when I still lived in the Netherlands (1985-1993) I have stood embarrassed (in the positive sense of the word) and humbled how much more intense and exemplary the relationship of some Protestant friends and colleagues was with God than that of most Catholics.

I am also a scientist. To me personally, my more recent discusssions about science and related topics with non-believers have confirmed what I thought all along: also intellectually the Catholic Church is a safe place to be 

[beclemund]

I was raised Roman Catholic and while I consider myself Christian, other than personal prayer and faith, I do not subscribe to the dogma of any organization. I suppose I am in flux at the moment.

[Que]

None.

The Netherlands is in fact one of the most secularised countries in the world: over 40% of the population has no religious affiliation. (Wikipedia)

Q

[dtwilbanks]

None.

The Netherlands is in fact one of the most secularised countries in the world: over 40% of the population has no religious affiliation. (Wikepedia)

Q

Do you have a guest room, Q?

[cx]

Raised Roman Catholic, currently an atheist (or more properly an agnostic).

[Haffner]

The Anglo-Catholic wing doesn't carry much weight in the Anglican/Episcopal church at large.  Reconciliation with Rome or the East has recently been made yet more elusive by (on the more moderate end of the scale) the mutual decision between the Episcopal and Lutheran churches to consider their sacraments equivalent (I am sure I am simplifying there), and (on the less moderate end of the scale) the far-out wing of the Episcopal Church in the US :-)

More seriously, developments from the latter have inspired some degree of 'defection' from the Episcopal Church to both Orthodoxy and Catholicism.

Sounds like the standard "divide and conquer the Christian" tactic to me.

[Sean]

I'm a Hindu, though explaining what that means would take a few lines I couldn't be bothered to write right now; here's my thread that nobody cared about...

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,2161.0.html

[The Mad Hatter]

I'm a Buddhist.

Though currently a very stressed Buddhist, which I think is generally rather a contradiction.

I'm also, more or less, an atheist, and sort of a spiritual postmodernist.

[Don]

I'm a Hindu, though explaining what that means would take a few lines I couldn't be bothered to write right now; here's my thread that nobody cared about...

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,2161.0.html

Still don't.

[greg]

I'm a Hindu, though explaining what that means would take a few lines I couldn't be bothered to write right now; here's my thread that nobody cared about...

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,2161.0.html

at least it looks like a fun, interesting religion, besides that, no comment 

[JoshLilly]

Does "Kicking People in the Face" count as an organised religion?
Hmm... how about Pastafarianism?

[Danny]

I am a practicing Roman Catholic who has a deep reverence for St. Ignatius of Loyola--my confirmation saint--as well as the Jesuit order, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Josemaria Escriva (founder of Opus Dei). Theologically I have no qualms with the Church, but on the political end I do have some issues (I won't name them).

I try to observe all the various aspects of Catholicism (confess, weekly mass attendance with holy days of obligiation, etc.) but I can never remember to not eat meat on Fridays!

So I do the special penance instead.