Most if not all of us are happy and staisfied with what we believe, but has anyone really changed their views?
2006-12-06 16:00:39 · 21 answers · asked by sam 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
thank you
2006-12-06 16:05:40 · update #1
my views on religion have been changing my entire life. From birth, Christianity was forced on me. I was dragged to church every sunday and fed the same stories my entire life, therefore i believed in it because it was all that i knew. It was ground into my head that this was true, that this was the only way. Once i got older, i started to question things. Did i believe in God and have faith in the christian religion because I truly believed or was it because it had been pushed into my head since i was born? I am unsure what to believe now. I have faith that there is some higher power, yes, but i dont know exactly what it is. I dont follow the bible word for word because i do not agree with everything is says. but i have been raised to believe that this is wrong and that i will go to hell for this. but is it not wrong to force beliefs on myself? and worship ways of life that i believe are truly wrong and dont want any part in...i cant bring myself to do it. so back to the question...have i changed my views on religion? yes. is it because of this forum? no. it is because i feel i need to find faith within myself rather than within society.
2006-12-06 16:20:19 · answer #1 · answered by krystal_lynn_87 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to speak from a Theist point of view. The problem I see is this: Atheists have some great "something to think about" arguments but all too often either the question itself or the following atheist comments include rude and uncalled for put-downs. If the facts were given minus "invisible sky toddler", then the facts would be better received. Just my opinion.
2016-05-23 02:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goddess-worshipping Pagan here....who would've loved to have gotten lots more info from all kinds of believers, in many faith traditions....
But with the huge number of over-zealous folk that react with instant name-calling, plus the silly trolls, plus the sheer-out haters and bigots that are over-whelming this site....?
My view on most evangelistic/conversion-emphasizing faiths are changing---and not for the better, I'm afraid. Have to keep on thinking and hoping, "maybe it's the _people_ that are mis-speaking, and the _beliefs_ concerning Deity are just fine...."
2006-12-06 16:13:31 · answer #3 · answered by samiracat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. I used to think ALL of my fellow Christians actually KNEW something about the history of their Faith prior to 1500 A.D.
Now, I am sorry to say...I no longer believe that. The percentage is actually quite a lot smaller that that.
If I see one more time on here that the Council of Nicaea chose the books of the Bible I'm gonna jump out the window!!!
2006-12-06 16:06:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was raised Presbyterian and as an adult have since become non-denominational, not associated with any organized religion. So, as far as this site influencing my choice of 'beliefs'...no, yet I very much respect and appreciate reading of all person's views.
2006-12-06 16:03:57 · answer #5 · answered by onelight 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm happy and satisfied with what I believe (I'm an atheist), and no I have never changed my religious beliefs in my entire life. They've just become a little more complex and a little more solid as time passed.
2006-12-06 16:02:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have, not because of this forum. But yes, I have. 27 years of being agnostic. Now I know there is a higher power.
2006-12-06 16:01:56 · answer #7 · answered by jonas_tripps_79 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I will have to say that I have become more open mined from the forum.
I still hold many of my views but for different reasons.
2006-12-06 16:02:51 · answer #8 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think , contrary to popular believe that all Christians are hateful, I have learned to answer question more lovingly.I still find myself angry at times but that is changing. I see a lot of love being given here when it isn't deserving, and it reproves me at times, and it should. Thanks, and God Bless.
2006-12-06 16:07:36 · answer #9 · answered by don_steele54 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have become interested in Catholicism, and part of it may be because of this forum. I've decided to not change my religion though.
2006-12-06 16:02:01 · answer #10 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋