what ever your current religion is how did you become part of it? how many other religions have you tried?

Answer 1

I was born into a Christian family and I've always been a Christian. I never question it because it's something that I've always known.

Answer 2

My dad joined my current religion when I was born. He forced the whole family into it. None of us had a choice at all. I never hated the church, but I did hate being forced to go to church everyday of the week. I moved away from home when I was 18, and I started immediately to investigate any other religion that I could find. I have not been an active church attender for 15 years, but that does not mean I have no spirituality. After all that I have found, read, studied, been told, and pondered, I do believe that the church my dad joined when I was a kid is the right one. All others are ridiculous. I believe that all religions have a bit of truth to them, but mostly they were created so someone could get monetary gain, or to worship someone or something other than God. I do not believe that we should force our children into our religions. I believe in freedom of choice. I tell my 2 children that they can choose whatever religion they want to. They are still quite young, but when they ask me those deep questions that children do, I am as honest as I can be with them, and if I don't know the answer to their questions, I tell them I don't know. Then we look for an answer together.

Answer 3

I was born Irish Roman Cathloic. Now I have never tried other religions but I have studied many and beleive we are all heading in the same direction. I sort of follow my own sort of religion now, because it seemes man has just about screwed up all the mainsttream ones anyway. My Jesus never pointed his finger, My jJesus accepted everyone for who they were and took them with their flaws an their goodness. My Jesus taught by example, not by judging. I do what I can to be a good father and husband, I help wher I can and I give what little I have. I am human a fall short every day, but I pick myself up and try again. My jesus welcomes me back any time I wander off. No matter how many times I have pained His Burning Heart. I hope you find what you are looking for. Good Luck and God Bless.

Answer 4

i have tried adopting the good of every relgion but i choose to have no real religious affiliation although in reality i am affiliated with hinduism i follow what makes sense to me and reject what doesn't

to be a good human being one needs no religion as it is a barrier between the soul and god for it wasn't made by god but people who use it to impose their will on others...
and then people fought and killed each other over relgion...what good did that do all in the name of god?

does that answer it.....
a person is always born into a religion and expected to follow it it isnt even a question of accepting...
i choose to see the world as it is and unfortunately i only see the beauty thats being wasted away...
by dogmatism and this facade which people use to show off their self righteousness

btw john b you didn't get any thumbs downs yet so does that disprove your point?
i refuse to accept a religion and i am not an atheist yet at the same time i won't insult a particular religion....don't insult a religon without any concrete discrepency to point out

Answer 5

I have no current religion.I have tried or studied many. What I have is a belief that there is an energy force that directs me and anyone else who cares to investigate. I cannot attend any church because each church has mixed man's own desire to be God and be the only one who knows truth with and claims it is God's direction. God and man cannot both be in charge. How would I know who is right? Each religion thinks they are right and have found some form of ancient writings to prove they are right. God is not thousands of different beliefs. He is not divided. No, I will not accept a religion that says they know this and we are the one to follow. Divide and conquer is the enemy's strongest weapon and the religious world is so divided, outside of God, who can unite it?

Answer 6

I became a Deist after studying the religious writings of several religions: The Bible (including numerous apocryphal works), the Qur'an, the Book of Mormon, the Dhammapada, the Bhagavad-Gita, some of the Upanishads; I could go on. I also had a major in religion in college. I pretty much came to Deism on my own, though I didn't have a name for it. When I heard of it, I realized it is what I truly believe in. Formerly, I was a Christian.

Answer 7

I was born into a Christian family. My father and grandfater were both ministers. I also conpleted my minesterial training but was never ordained in their church. Around this time, I began a comprehensive study in comparitive religion. I began practicing Zen Buddhism in my 20's. At the time, I lived with a follower of Paramhansa Yogananda and became familiar with these teachings as well. Eventually the focus of my studies shifted to anthropology and specifically the anthropology of magick and religion. During the end of my college years in Northern California I entered a love affair with Neo-Paganism and the occult. I was ordained by the Universal Life Church of Woodland, CA in December of 1999.

Today I continue to practice pagan magick, recognizing the power of ritual and the importance of tradition in human life. I am opposed to Christianity and most organized religion, viewing it as a harmful parasite that consumes the minds, souls, and bodies of those who ingest it.

I am a Satanist. I live in Las Vegas, NV where I am a craps dealer at a major casino on the Strip.

Answer 8

Im a Taoist now, I grew up christian in many different churches, when i had my experiences with *true* christians I never wanted anything to do with christianity agian, my boss had a book about Taoism so i looked into it and ive never felt better or happier about my decision, I also practice aspects of Buddhism. Ive read the Upanishads(they were slightly boring) bits and pieces of the bible, the first page of the Quaran, and I love the DHammapada Ive also read the Tao te ching.

Answer 9

I was born a Buddhist, studied Roman Catholicism for ten years from primary one to high school year ten, became atheist for several years, learned about Taoism from my uncle who was President of the Taoists, Confucionist, and Buddhists Association (Sam Kauw Hwee) in the city where I liived, learned Pentecostalism, Baptism, Protestantism (Dutch Reformed Church), and Muslim faith, studied the Quran, and am still able to recite many texts, because I learned it from a very devout haji and imam, Haji Rifai Burhanuddin in Indonesia. But later after studying the Bible thoroughly, now I am convinced that religions, churches or denominations cannot save us, but doing the will of God and obeying His commandments will.
I found that there is a prophecy about a last day movement that will prepare a group of remnant people from every nations, country, religion and language, to become a distinct, peculiar and chosen people, or hanif people.
Here is the prophecy: (Revelation 14:6-12)

6Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people. 7He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water."
8A second angel followed and said, "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great, which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries."

9A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, 10he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name." 12This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus.

That is exactly what the Bible is saying:

from the time of Abraham down to this day, or the last days:

Abraham:
Genesis 26:4,5

4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring [a] all nations on earth will be blessed, 5 because Abraham obeyed me and kept my requirements, my commands, my decrees and my laws."

David:

Psalm 119:1,2
1 Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
Who walk in the law of the LORD!
2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the whole heart!

Solomon:
Ecclesiastes 12:9
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:

Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment,
Including every secret thing,
Whether good or evil.
Malachi:
Malachi 4:4-6
4 “ Remember the Law of Moses, My servant,
Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel,
With the statutes and judgments.
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet
Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
6 And he will turn
The hearts of the fathers to the children,
And the hearts of the children to their fathers,
Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”
And down to the end of time in the book of Revelation:
The Bible teaches only one class of Blessed People:
They are doers of the Commandments of God.

Answer 10

I was at a church service where at the end of the service they ask if anyone wants to get save and I was oe of the people.I was 12 yrs old.I'm 21 now and there no doubt in my mind; I've seen God work in my life, so there was no need to try other religions.

Answer 11

If you change to one religion and are wrong about it, you can change to another religion - but That's It - If you don't have it right by then it will never matter. It doesn't matter what the religions are.