Why is everyone on here either a Christian or an Atheist (and a few Muslims and agnostics)?

Question

Where are the Buddhists, Wiccans, Jaanists, Zoroastrians, Hindus, Taoists, and my most favorite, Zen practicioners? Where are the subdivisions of Christianity and Islam like Baptists, Cogregationalists, Methodists, Christian Scientists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Episcopalians, Catholics, Mennonites, and Shakers? Universalists? Where are the Shiites and the Sunnies? The Soto and the Rinzai?

Division and conflict, people. I need divison and conflict. Get to it.

--Satan

I forgot to add Jews and Pastafarians. And Sikhism, Juche, Spiritualism, Baha'i, Shinto, Cao Dai, Tenrikyo, and let's not forget Scientology. Plus some others that are harder to qualify: shamanism, Rastafarianism, and many, many indigenous beliefs.

So far I'm likin' you, Sea Otter there. Satan likes furry little animals! :-D

Oh and Last Thursday and Last Tuesday -isms.

Answer 1

well i know why there is just a few of us Muslims

it's because this is in English & most of us speek Arabic
& because in the middle east it's really really late at night right now or really early morning depends on the way u see it ;)

I also asume that this is also the same reason for the other religions not being here right now

Answer 2

Well, a lot of the time, it's not necessary to state what kind of Christian you are in order to answer a question effectively. As for the buddhists, Wiccans, Jaanists, Soroastrians, etc., I think you'll find many of these are minorities (especially compared to christians, and especially in the west, which is where Yahoo answers is generally aimed at). Shiites and Sunnies, as I'm sure you'll know, are Muslims, and we have had a few of them, but I think your lack of some religions will be generally due to the fact that there are less people of those religions, and many of those religions don't have participating on internet question/answer boards as a top spiritual priority.

Personally, I am a Catholic. I hope I have answered your question sufficiently.
Myself

Answer 3

Frankly Satan, I am surprised by the active and voluble atheist contingent on these boards... I'm so used to feeling like an outsider. The last poll I saw said 96% of the worlds population believe in god in some form or another.

That means an unusual percentage of atheists are on these boards. And since we usually offend ALL those who believe in their god/gods... aren't we sowing more than our fair share of division and conflict.

"Atheists, doing our part to keep Satan happy... "

Oh, by the way, sorry Satan, but I don't believe in you either!

Oh, by the way TWO, (The Sequel) - What about Judaism - seems that Satan forgot one of the worlds premiere conflict creators... What about Baha'i... Scientologists? Asatru? And don't forget "The Church of 'No, really guys, Christ was Hanged'"
This could go on for all eternity! Oh wait, it already has....

Answer 4

Now stop that immediately, my Son. I'm trying to tone down the division and conflict! Mom doesn't need you rousing the rabble. besides, I've been right here being the cute furry Happy Pagan Person that I am. Now stop trying to set the faithful on each other. Bad.

Answer 5

I am a sunni Muslim. But in Islam it's not really subdivisions. I never even heard if the differences between sunni and shia Islam until Bush started all the mess in Iraq. Islam is Islam. Christians, Hebrews, and Muslims all pray to the same god. Allah, God, Yahweh, Dieu, Dios. All the same God in different languages.

Ma Salaam (with peace)

Answer 6

I didn't realize there were buttons under each answer for us to pick our denomination!
I'm Southern Baptist by membership, but mostly non-denominational. Most people don't feel a need to express what specific branch of their religion they follow. Most mennonites won't be online by-the-way. Some have computers, and some go online, but others don't have computers. Some have computers and even go online, but only to spiritually safe websites.........this definitely isn't one of those.

Answer 7

Sadly, this so-called "question" seems intended primarily to propagandize against the truth that Jehovah's Witnesses are, in fact, Christians.

Trinitarians repeatedly pretend that Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christian. Trinitarians use an artificial, trinity-specific definition of the term "Christian" which excludes anyone who does not believe that Jesus is God Himself, rather than the Son of God. Interestingly, pagans in the first century pretended that Christ's followers were Atheists(!) because the Christians had a somewhat different idea from the pagans about the nature of God.

Jehovah's Witnesses teach that no salvation occurs without Christ, that accepting Christ's sacrifice is a requirement for true worship, that every prayer must acknowledge Christ, that Christ is the King of God's Kingdom, that Christ is the head of the Christian congregation, that Christ is immortal and above every creature, even that Christ was the 'master worker' in creating the universe! Both secular dictionaries and disinterested theologians acknowledge that Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian religion.

The Trinitarian arguments are intended to insult and demean Jehovah's Witnesses, rather than to give a Scripturally accurate understanding of the term "Christian".

In fact, the bible most closely associates being "Christian" with preaching about Christ and Christ's teachings. Review all the times the bible uses the term "Christian" and note that the context connects the term with:
"declaring the good news"
'teaching quite a crowd'
'open eyes, turn from dark to light'
"uttering sayings of truth"
"persuade"
"keep on glorifying"

(Acts 11:20-26) [The early disciples of Jesus] began talking to the Greek-speaking people, declaring the good news of the Lord Jesus... and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.

(Acts 26:17-28) [Jesus said to Paul] I am sending you, to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God... Paul said: “I am not going mad, Your Excellency Festus, but I am uttering sayings of truth and of soundness of mind. ...Do you, King Agrippa, believe the Prophets? I know you believe.” But Agrippa said to Paul: “In a short time you would persuade me to become a Christian.”

(1 Peter 4:14-16) If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are happy... But if he suffers as a Christian, let him not feel shame, but let him keep on glorifying God in this name


So why do anti-Witnesses try to hijack the term "Christian" and hide its Scriptural implications? Because anti-Witnesses recognize that it is the preaching work that makes it clear that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are by far the most prominent followers of Christ:

(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded


Learn more!
http://watchtower.org

Answer 8

I'm a Hindu.

As for the Shakers which you mentioned, there is only one small community of Shakers left on earth. Their membership does not top 20 I believe. They are located in Sabbathday Lake, Maine. I did a report on Shakers and contacted that community. It's a shame they have dwindled down because they are really interesting.

Answer 9

I know, mostly Christians on here! Actually, I'm agnostic, but I really relate to atheists sometimes.. we have similar issues, trying to prove to other people that most religion is really ridiculous.

I'm not against religion, really, just losing your common sense in regards to religion. That and using religion to justify war, hatred, prejudice, etc.

Again, I'm agnostic (used to be Christian) but have studied Buddhism and Wicca; I'm a fan of both of those religions.

Answer 10

I am a witch and have been here for a while... long enough to be level 4. There are plenty of us around. Just look at some of the questions and see.