What is your religion, and what does your religion represent?

Answer 1

I believe in the principal tenets of Christianity but I believe that most religions offer the same beliefs and degree of spiritual connection. I believe that there is more than one path to your version of total 'enlightenment' and each of our paths are not meant to be the same.

Answer 2

Setting aside any Bible issues, it represents:

A belief in obeying the law, even the inconvenient ones, such as speed limits when late for work.

A belief in paying taxes, even though there are many ways they could avoid them, as most religions do.

A belief in keeping their word, such as to the IRS that they will not promote politics in the church, and they actually mean it.

A belief in teaching their youth that waiting until marriage is preferable to using protection, and for the most part, the youths actually believe it. As a result, they have the lowest rates of out-of-wedlock births and STDs. Yes, there is the occasional ones who would rather have their fun now than wait, but there are far more who choose to wait.

A belief that the youth deserve respect by example of good Christian values and not just "do what you're told!"

A belief that youths should be taught side by side with the adults, the Bible as a whole, and not just Bible stories. The very young may not understand what they are being taught, but by the time you reach the age of understanding, they have a good basic knowledge of the scriptures.

A belief that a church should never get so large that the individual gets lost in the crowd. Since everyone is taught the same, it is easy to start a new one, with it own set of elders.

A belief that everyone should know everyone, both in their own church, and in other churches of their religion within the city or county. When a disaster like Katrina happens, every member, along with neighbors, living in New Orleans could be found in Texas, with every one accounted for. How many other religions could say for certain they knew that none of those left behind belong to one of their churches?

A belief that a church should compliment a neighborhood, and not overwhelm it, so they are small and don’t include a lot of expensive decorative features.

A Belief that all members should know what happens on Niacin 14 and why it is so important.

Answer 3

I am a Wiccan.

My religion represents a dedication to live by the Wiccan Rede: "If you harm none, do what you will." It is a commitment to living every moment mindfully and with awareness of the implications of my actions.

My religion also represents, at least as I was taught, the belief that God/dess truly loves Their creation, and that no matter what your religion (or lack thereof) you are loved and are a child of the God/dess. It represents the idea that there is no "fallen state" from which mankind needs to be saved, only greater or lesser degrees of balance, wisdom, intelligence, and compassion.

My religion represents the equality of men and women before the God/dess -- as priests and as priestesses we serve Them. It also represents the embracing of joy and ecstasy as paths to the Divine, rather than suffering and shame.

It represents the hope that by studying and respecting the natural world, we can sustain both ourselves and the planet we call home.

Answer 4

The religion that I am practicing is the Baha'i Faith, which we Baha'is believe as the most recent religion of the One True God. In Arabic, Baha means the light of God. Baha'i is the the follower of the light of God, Baha'u'llah. But it is not translated into any national languages. The Name of the Founder, Baha'u'llah, and the Name of His appointed Interpreter, Abdul-Baha, are also original. These international names sound unfamiliar to most people in various countries. They forget them easily although having heard several times, and it is even more difficult for writing them correctly. While it is quite easy for us Baha'is to recognize each other, because we don't have to translate back the name from our national language.
It was founded in 1844, and now having its World Center established in Haifa Israel, on Mount Carmel. Its believers reside in all countries of the world, functioning harmoniously in an unified administration, hence the Encyclopedia Britannica considered it, in 1992, as the most widespread religion next to the total denominations of Christianity.
You can get more information about this religion at any Baha'i centers in your city or at the following Website:
http://www.bahai.org

Answer 5

Our Churches call themselves Full Gospel. We're hoping to emulate the New Testament Church of the Bible. We believe in the Leading of the Holy Spirit, Spirit Baptism, and Healing. I hope when people meet our members on the street that we represent Christ's Kingdom and not come across as just another bunch of posers.

Answer 6

i think everyone is missing the point with this religion thing. humans are very arrogant and they are so caught up in not wanting to be physically enslaved to an organization (or mentally enslaved to an entity that seems intangible and is therefore not as big as we are since, of course, we are tangible and the most important existence that we can prove) that they are close-minded to the greater reality: that we very well could be the most minute, unimportant beings in all of the universes and i think that scares people. makes them feel as if they were not in control of their minute-long lives. we all die. it isn't hard to believe that there is a supreme being that doesn't die. none of us gets 150 years to dwell on it or to prove the idea right or wrong, but many of us spend our entire 50, 60, 70, or 80 years refuting it. by the way, I'm a christian and my religion represents belief in something greater than humans and this world we've built on the backs and blood of one another using war, hatred, slavery, fear and pain as weapons. my religion represents hope for the future, faith in God who shows us the answers, and belief when others see nothing to believe in. christianity as i practice it, is not based on rituals, or traditions or folk-lore. there's no majic or inhumane stipulations involved. most of what christians as a whole practice are the basic things that people believe to be right/wrong anyway. for example, thou shall not kill (that means even in war and many religions do it), thou shall honor thy mother and father (even when they spend all your acting money or they don't let you hang out on weekends), thou shall not covet (leads to envy, anger, adultry, theft, ect.) the stipulations that most christians beleive in marriage and children (almost all religions beleive that you should be married before having sex, though few people practice this rule, religious or not). and still a lot of people forego religion because they don't want to be made to feel guilty for the wrong things that they practice, like promiscuity, abortion, hate, and pornography. it is my oppinion that christianity is a very disciplined beleif in a higher faith and positive actions. can you guess which branch of christianity is my poison of choice?

Answer 7

I am a Seventh-day Adventist Christian. As for what my religion represents, we attempt (as imperfect beings) to represent Christ, although I admit we do fail on occassions. But don't let the failures of humanity deter you from the Love of God and salvation through Jesus Christ, he is the perfect example that we all attain to be like.

Answer 8

I am Druid.
A priest of the holy Isle of Avalon.
We worship the Goddess. The mother Goddess, mother earth.
We believe in the natural world.
We quest for inspiration. The spirit of inspiration we call Awen.
Our beliefs are fluid (catmas) and not rigid (dogmas).
Our sacred sites are well known, stone circles, eg Stone henge.

Answer 9

My religion is Asatru and it's a form reconstructionalist Paganism based on Pre-Christian Northern European beliefs.

Answer 10

Sanatana Dharma, which is eternal religion of the soul with the supersoul , is not catering to the needs of just a limited few isms, viz., Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Mohammedianism, Chirstianism, Zorastarisnism etc... Sanatana Dharma is universal and it includes the sectarian teachings of different isms.

The practitioners of Sanatana Dharma accept that God has given different people according to time,place and circumstances different ways to achieve him by giving Vedas, Bible, Quran etc....

Sanatana Dharma says,"Sarve sukhino bhavantu", that everyone become happy, not just christians, muslims, hindus, buddhists etc...

Sanatana means that which has no beginning or end and therefore, Sanatana Dharma is by definition is eternal religion. It is based on the Vedas, which literally means knowledge. Veda also called as Sruti(that which is heard) is coming down since time immemorial through the chain of disciplic succession from guru to disciple. Vedas or Sruti were handed down through aural reception and the same thing was written down around 5000 years back.

Introduction to Bhagavad-gita-As-It-Is, by A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of ISKCON.
Yet man professes to belong to a particular type of faith with reference to particular time and circumstance and thus claims to be a Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist or any other sect. Such designations are non-sanatana-dharma. A Hindu may change his faith to become a Muslim, or a Muslim may change his faith to become a Hindu, or a Christian may change his faith and so on. But in all circumstances the change of religious faith does not effect the eternal occupation of rendering service to others. The Hindu, Muslim or Christian in all circumstances is servant of someone. Thus, to profess a particular type of sect is not to profess one’s sanatana-dharma. The rendering of service is sanatana-dharma.

Factually we are related to the Supreme Lord in service. The Supreme Lord is the supreme enjoyer, and we living entities are His servitors. We are created for His enjoyment, and if we participate in that eternal enjoyment with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we become happy. We cannot become happy otherwise. It is not possible to be happy independently, just as no one part of the body can be happy without cooperating with the stomach. It is not possible for the living entity to be happy without rendering transcendental loving service unto the Supreme Lord.