what is your faith or religion?

Question

I'm looking for people of different faiths to learn from. and who would like to connect on 360 http://360.yahoo.com/united_faith_ministries
what is your faith?
why do you believe in it?
what are the principles or basics of your faith?
i would like to hear from every one even the pagans,Hindu,Buddhists,Christan's,Muslims, and any one else who follows a path.

here is the webpage i am working on its not nearly finished

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and my blog is
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i respect all and judge none

Answer 1

I don't follow a particular, but I do believe in a higher power. I don't know to what extent the power is, but I do know it's there.

I believe that there is knowledge to gain, and it must be gained from every religion, in order to find satisfaction.

I believe what I do because this cannot be all that there is. This mortal world. It would be a sad place to live. Just to live and die. I don't think that is all there is.

I'm insecure about my beliefs, but it is something that I truly believe. And that's all I need.

Answer 2

I am Gegenic (Earthbased) Pagan and I follow a self-prescribed path called Gegyre that is part Quantum Theory, part Social Theory and part Hellenism. I believe in my faith because it is obvious to me in everything I see.

The basic principles are- Everything that exists is part of a greater whole. We are like cells in a body. We are here to learn and experience physical pains and pleasures to enhance the consciousness of the All. Gods and Goddesses are archetypes, they have no sex, they are above gender, you may call them whatever name you wish. We all have a function and a purpose, and, in some cases a lesson we must learn, we must seek it out and perform it or learn it to the best of our ability, or we must do it all over again in another life. The only real sin, interfering with the function and/or lesson (or Will) of another entity. (Unless of course that is our own purpose.)

Answer 3

My faith is Islam, and I am proudly a Muslim

The principals of my faith are

The Testimony: Believing that there is no God but God

To Pray five times a day

To Fast in the Holy month of Ramadahn

To Pay Charity

To Preform the Hajj (pilgramage to Mekkah) at least once in your lifetime.

Answer 4

Islam. I follow it because I know it's the righteous way to go. Principles:
-Pillars of faith:
To believe in:
-The One God
-His Angels
-His Books
-His Messengers
-The Last Day (Judgement Day)
-The Destiny (Good or bad)
-Pillars of Islam:
-Shahdatan (The two testimonies)
"There's no God but Allah, and that Mohammad is His Messenger"
-Prayer (Salat): 5 times a day
-Fasting the month of Ramadan (From sunrise to Sunset)
-Alms (Obligatory charity, Zakat): For those who can pay it to the poor
-Piligrimage to Kaaba in Mecca (At least once in a life time) if you can physically and financially afford it.

Golden rules in Islam:
Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) saying:
"You will not be a true believer, if don't like for your brothers (i.e: Other people, men or women), what you like for yourself"
Qur'an "There's no compulsion in religion, the true path is distinct from astray paths"

Answer 5

You do not have to be wrong or right to be. Because of this, it is a more honest answer of one's own self that there is a great deal unknown, un-explored and not understood yet about the "greater scheme of things". So, to quell the simple mind, mankind has given a great pacifier in "religion" which is also another form of societal and mass control. I do not believe in atheism either.

Life itself does not have to have a purpose, a reason, a destination...it is. The endings and beginnings of what is going on have little effect which is in our control, however everything inbetween, we sure do have a great deal of control over.

Answer 6

Christianity

Answer 7

I am a Muslim and I am really very proud of being one. In my religion we must love, respect and value everyone regardless of colour or nationality. Sadly many people are giving the wrong image about Muslims, they are the opposite what you see on the news and media.True Muslims are a joy to be around.

Answer 8

I'm an atheist and a satanist.

No deities, no christian devil worship (Hell, it doesn't exist!), no concept of an afterlife.


The Nine Satanic Statements:
1. Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence!

2. Satan represents vital existence instead of spiritual pipe dreams!

3. Satan represents undefiled wisdom instead of hypocritical self-deceit!

4. Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it instead of love wasted on ingrates!

5. Satan represents vengeance instead of turning the other cheek!

6. Satan represents responsibility to the responsible instead of concern for psychic vampires!

7. Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his “divine spiritual and intellectual development,” has become the most vicious animal of all!

8. Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification!

9. Satan has been the best friend the Church has ever had, as He has kept it in business all these years!


Atheism, well, that's the denial of the existence of deities. That's what I do.

Want to know more about satanism?
http://www.churchofsatan.com
The official Church Of Satan website

The Nine Satanic Statements were taken from the website.

Answer 9

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

1. We believe in God the Eternal Father and in his Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.

3. We believe that throught he Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

4. We believe that the first priciples and ordinance of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, secon, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Layin of of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

5. We believe that man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.

6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namel, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.

7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.

8. We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe to Book of Mormon to be the word of God.

9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.

11. We claim the privelege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.

12. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.

13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow th admonition of Paul - We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworth, we seek after these things.

Answer 10

Adi Da and Adidam