When I study a religion, I become that religion. I try to place myself in the position of the believer as much as possible, in order to gain a deeper understanding. In so doing, I've found there is truth in all religions.
So I'm making up my own conglomerate religion, with elements of Christianity, Hinduism, and Judaism, etc.
What should I call it?
ChrisHinJew?
2006-11-03 02:14:06 · 23 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
All religions have some truth. All religions have a lot of garbage. How do you separate the two? Use your god-given reason. That is what us Deists do.
As for a name, try Free Thinker! Contrary to popular belief, it does not mean atheist. Many atheists are Free Thinkers, but they don't have a monopoly on it. Deists and many others that don't rely on any authoritive text as the word of God have right to claim it!!!
My mix of religions would probably be (but I'm not sure yet) Buddhist-Deist. I believe in the tennants of Deism (beleif in god through Reason, rejection of revelation), and accept the four noble truths (with the small exception of "Life is suffering" I change to "Life consists of much suffering"), and try to walk "The Middle Way".
2006-11-03 02:28:01 · answer #1 · answered by Byron A 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
While most religions do have a lot of truth to them, most of them disagree on some major points of doctrine. I suppose you could be all religions if you want to be but you would not be devoted yourself 100% in truth to one belief. It is good for you to expose yourself to many religions, at one point I would suggest that you pray for discernment to know which is true and right. You have the intelligence as a human to choose and make a decision. Use this tool wisely when committing but I think you will find a lot of confusion if you continue believing you can be all religions.
2006-11-03 10:20:05 · answer #2 · answered by Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man kind has tried for many years to choose/create a religion to suit them. I applaud you for studying, I applaud you for putting yourself in the shoes of the believer of each religion you studied. You have a very open mind. Let me tell you that I have studied some other religions, (Islam, Buddhist, JW's, Mormons) and I have found truth in each of them, such as the "end time" events, just about every religion believes in an end time (some only believe in an end time to the crappy world we live in now) but it is all basically the same line of, "The world will get worse, something will happen to stop it, then Utopia" However, I am not fooled just because there is some truth in all, there is only one Divine Truth, the author of all Truth, that is Jesus the Christ.
2006-11-03 10:23:30 · answer #3 · answered by newcovenant0 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should call yourself spiritually rich. Not many people go so far as to find common elements in all religions. I applaud your need for enlightenment! Keep on reading, talking to people of other religions, and seeing the good that is out there.
Beware of dogma!
(there ought to be a sign like that on the doors of every church/synagogue/mosque, etc)
2006-11-03 10:18:36 · answer #4 · answered by E D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think you can truly be more than one faith. For all religions stand for one thing. So if you stand for all then you are not truly standing for one idea. So you aren't really one religion. Such as, how can yoube a jew and a christian at the same time when the jews do not think Jesus was the son of God, just a man, and christian base the whole religion on it. I will pray for you. God Bless
2006-11-03 10:40:50 · answer #5 · answered by Brooke F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I kind-of had the same question
and I wanted to make sure I got to heaven
SO
from Midnite-0600 I am a muslim
from 0600-1200 I am a christian
from 1200-1800 I am a hindu
from 1800-2400 I am tsingtao
PEACE OF CAKE ....
2006-11-03 10:26:44 · answer #6 · answered by Moonlite gambler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chrishinjudaitism
2006-11-03 10:16:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i did the same thing, but i mixed Christianity Wicca and Judaism.
i called it "Faithism" because it is a bunch of faiths mixed together. you can name your new religion anything you want to, the perfect name is what you feel is right.
if we knew more about your religious beliefs then maybe we could help you find a name for your new religion.
2006-11-03 10:27:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call it "Free Beer" If you put that on the letter sign out in front of your church, you're sure to get people to come in. Hold your sermons on thursday nights and have chicken wings at mass.
2006-11-03 10:18:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Makes sense. If Christians can use Pascal's wager say that you might aswell believe in God as you've got so much to lose if you're wrong, who's to say you're not wrong about Vishnu or Amaterasu.
Btw, I get that you're joking, I'm just agreeing cuz it makes about as much sense as Pascal's wager.
2006-11-03 10:20:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋