What is your religion and why?

Question

What I mean by "why" is...
Did you grow up with the religion you practice now?
If not, why did you choose the religion you practice now?

Answer 1

I am an iceskater because my parents were iceskaters.

Answer 2

I used to be a Christian minister but now I am an atheist. My reasons for changing my religious views are more than we have time or space to tell. In a nutshell, I have found the theory of evolution to be a fact of life... God is imaginary. If he weren't, then he would need to be fired because he's doing a crappy job of running the world. There is so much injustice committed against innocent people all around the world. God is for abortion... if he weren't... he'd stop it. But I know the only reason these bad things happen is because he isn't there to make a difference. Religion brings no real good to the table. It only makes men see themselves as worthless sinners and teaches them to believe they deserve to burn in hell for a sin nature they didn't ask for. And because they are sinners they cannot achieve the overly exaggerated standards of their "loving" God who should be held ultimately reponsible for their sin... and in a sense he did take responsibility except he made his own son bear the burden of his screw up by making Jesus die on a cross. I have found so much peace since I've become atheist... I know longer worry about "the eye in the sky" recording every little thing I do wrong because he's not there. If you are a Christian, Muslim, or whatever... I totally respect your opinion... more power to ya... But check out the link below... great stuff.

Answer 3

I am an Eclectic Wiccan, a mix of Wicca and Buddhism, tailored by me to have a true, no belief at par, totally me religion. I chose this because about two years or so ago I began researching those two religions seperately. As I began to understand them seperately, I thought it would be great if they could be combined, since they complement each other so much. Then I found out there is such thing, which Eclectic Paganism/Wicca. So I started practicing my earth-based meditative religion. I was raised non-religious with Christian tradition (celebration Xmas and Easter, but not spiritually) and Buddhist principles.

Answer 4

I am a follower of Jesus Christ. In Acts, we were labeled as Christians. Search into the history of Jesus Christ, the authenticity of the Bible, the connections between what it says and the truth about reality, and finally search within yourself and you will find that the loving God of the Bible is the only one that truly fits the picture. Every other religion says you can work your way to salvation or perfection or whatever you want to be, but only Jesus Christ offers grace, freedom without the need to be perfect or do all the right things. He is offering the gift to everyone, all you have to do is accept it. I will pray that you do.

Answer 5

i'm a MOSLEM. i was a christian before, but now i choose Islam as my religion. Why i'm doing that? i use my logical. God sent a different religion on some periods of time, why? cause of the different of the situation, environment and the condition of human itself. Hindu, Budha, Christian, and the last is Islam. just like everything that human create, the newest brand that we created must be more perfect than the older one. well that's the way the religion created by the God.

Answer 6

I'm a Hindu. I did not grow up as a Hindu, but as a Christian. I believed in and studied Judaism for almost 10 years before I began to have my doubts about certain elements of Judaism. I began to study all the world's religions and I ended up becoming Hindu because it is the religion I most identify with. It makes the most sense to me, and it seems totally natural to me. I love its scriptures and practices.

Answer 7

I am a Spiritual Humanist.

I was raised Holy Roman Catholic. Going over what each of those words mean, I figured I ought to be something more sustainable.

'Holy' means "sanctified," and saying you're 'sanctified' is like walking around in a beauty-pageant dressing room saying you're "pretty."

'Roman' back-in-the-day meant "as commanded by the Emperor," and when you've got an Emperor that works. As far as I know, I AM the Emperor; and I don't worship myself, nor are my commands followed as often as they should be.

'Catholic' means "universal," which I can only handle when I by into the "died for humanity's sins"-bit ... but it seems a little harsh to think about regularly.

But 'Spiritual Humanism' meets me well ... in short, both words sound good.

Answer 8

Mormon (LDS)- My parents were not really 'active' in the church when I was young, but I was able to develop a personal testimony of my own over the years through personal study, prayer, and service to others. Also, I am a very logical person, and there is no other denomination of Christianity, or other non-Christian sect that makes sense to me. Only the tenets of the LDS church all fit together for me.

Answer 9

I align myself as being a Laveyan Satanist.
I grew up having no religion, never going to church and never really discussing beliefs with my family. So as soon as I began to acquire an interest in my spirituality, I began to shun the idea of a God and an afterlife. I am an atheist, but after reading the Satanic Bible and understanding the philosophies of Anton Lavey, I agree with them. I believe that our natural desires were given for a reason, to be used and I intend on taking advantage of it.

Answer 10

there was no religion in my life growing up and I wish their had been. I didnt fear anything or really think of my actions. Now that im older with 2 small kids, I've reached out to chritianity BUT I think GOD IS GOD no matter what religion

Answer 11

I'm an atheist because there are no gods. I used to be Christian, but I looked into the beliefs of Christianity and other religions. Then I looked into the nature of beliefs in general. I just realized that gods were all man made.