To all Y/A users what religion or non-religion are you and how did you get to that conclusion?

Question

this is open to the whole forum. anyway i what i want to know is how did you come to your conclusion as to the religion that you are if you are religious? how did you come to the conclusion that you came to if you are non-religious? i'm interested in your stories that's all so if you would like to share what made you decide one way or the other and what your religion or non-religion is and what religion or non-religion you was before you chose what you chose?

Answer 1

I am Wiccan, but I was brought up to be Southern Baptist. I was a very devout
Christian and decided to learn even more about my religion by taking a course on the Bible while I was in college. The stuff that I started learning about the history of the Bible and Christianity in general shocked me to the core, and I became disillusioned and to be honest, completely devastated. I decided that the Prof must be lying to us, so I read the Bible cover to cover, twice, and did my own research on the subject. By the time I had finished my research, I was no longer disillusioned and devastated, just numb and confused as to what to do or to believe now that I knew everything I had based my life on was a lie. For a while there, I became an Atheist and if anyone mentioned God to me, I would just change the subject. Then one day in the bookstore, I saw a book with the title that included the word "Wicca" in it. I asked my husband if he knew what that was and he said, "Yeah, it's modern day witchcraft". In my fundy Christian days I would have ran the other way, but instead I was fascinated, but just too scared to approach this book. A few days later in the library, I saw a book with a very eye catching cover called "Spiral Dance" by Starhawk. It just happened to be about Wicca and was also one of the most influencial books every written about Wicca. I checked it out and read it with such awe and excitement at the fact that the content was really hitting my "spiritual" spot and actually FELT true to me. The rest is history, and I have been Wiccan for about eleven years now. I LOVE it, and I have finally gotten to a place in my spirituality where I can actually admit that I still believe in the Abrahamic god but instead of worshipping him, I have a great dislike for him, and I am not afraid to say it to his invisible face. All of it is quite a relief, and I am very happy with my spirituality now.

Answer 2

Pagan, with strong Wiccan influence. Raised Presbyterian, left Christianity as a result of the answers (or lack thereof) that I got when my dad died. The kicker was the Born-Again Christian who told me that he must have done something wrong to have been taken so young and that he was burning in Hell now.

I was Atheist for a while (there is no God), then Agnostic (there might be), but in high school I started following my own understanding of spirituality, because I could only follow science back so far before I hit the question of "Where did all the matter and energy in the universe come from in the first place?" and there isn't a satisfactory answer.

I eventually discovered that there was a name for the types of beliefs that I had come to through my own research and understanding, and it has enabled me to learn and explore even further.

Answer 3

I am free of the beliefs of religion. A long time ago I guess I would have seen myself as a Christian as I knew of nothing else. Later in my seeking I discovered others, of course with the thought in the back of my mind if I looked into them I would burn in hell. I, because of my suffering decided to take that chance. The best thing I have ever done. A few years later in less than 5 min. I saw the truth all religions can only point to. I can say this, You are IT, I am IT, EVERYTHING is IT. But each person should know this for themselves and not depend upon words or letters, or the belief of others.

Answer 4

For the majority of my life, I was a church-attending Christian. I went to Mormon, Catholic, Baptist, Church of Christ, and a Methodist church over a period of about 10 years. I felt that none of them really did it for me, so I stopped going. I still sometimes believe in what I was taught as a Christian (because it started young) basically because I haven't had much else to compare it to. As I get older, I research more about the history of Christianity and other religions and I find myself becoming more Agnostic. Of course I know evolution explains how we got here (to the point we as humans are at) and whatnot, but I still feel as though there could be some type of higher power. What exactly it is, I don't know.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

i have studied the Bible, Old Testament, and the Koran carefully in five years and that was by a specialist teacher And was surprised by the principle in every book through the similar stories, i noticed many mistakes and differences in the many versions of The Torah and the Bible. But the Koran kept the original text, no matter what the various versions. this is a small Example about Islam Miracles. what makes me really proud and not cnofused and it became my reference for my day ife

Answer 7

I have no religion. I believe in many things, but I do not subscribe to any set religion. I believe the gods exist, but that they don't need us to worship them, nor do they require it.

I came to that conclusion by many years of study of different religions, of trying out different religions on my own, and found that the similarities are overwhelming.

Answer 8

I'm still on my spiritual journey, so to speak, and I haven't really found 'home.' However, I don't believe in a personal God, because there's no proof for one, it seems too much like an easy answer to everything/comfort blanket, there's no reason God would be like humans or care about humans if he/she/it existed. I like Quakers because they believe in peace and love, and don't enforce creeds. I also like the fact that everyone is a 'priest' in Quaker meetings, anyone can talk. I like Pantheism because it makes me appreciate the world, and I think there is energy connecting us all and the entire world and universe.

Answer 9

I'm a Christian. I decided that because I love Jesus, trust God, listen to the Holy Spirit, obey God, worship him, praise him, thank him, show others his love, and hold firm to my moral standards. I came to the conclusion that Christianity is the only way because there are so many wonderful people in my life that show me and tell me so. Say what you want - I know the truth.

Answer 10

i was raised Christian , Christianity was just the norm
i began to wonder about it the day we were told that we couldn't attend a Catholic funeral ... in fact my whole family drifted from religion that day
after many years of agnostic/atheist beliefs , i began an interest in the paranormal ... actually this had been there for so long but ignored
so my study into that became a study into spirits and mediumship
and my own mediumship developed from there
spiritualism was the next natural step for me and although not an official member of the church ... i think of myself as spiritualist due to my beliefs