What is your religion, why?

Question

I would like to learn about all the different religions that are in this world, so share!

Answer 1

I Follow the Lord God. God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

....Because he IS the ONE TRUE GOD. You and everyone else will do well to follow as well.

Answer 2

I am a Deist. Nature and science provide good reasons to believe that there is an intelligent creator. For example, every living cell contains information, instructions, a blueprint. Information does not spring from nothing. Information suggests intelligence.

I don't subscribe to revealed religion because I find them uninspired and mere creations of men. I believe that people have been looking for God in all the wrong places. God can only be known through his genuine creations. If you want to find true inspiration just look to the natural creation that is all around you.

Answer 3

It depends on your defintion of relgion. While I would consider myself a Christian, I do not consider myself 'religious' because religion implies an external lists of do's and don'ts. Christianity is about a reltationship with the One who loved you so much, that He paid the price for your sins upon a cross and rose again for you to receive eternal life. If you start following religious rules, it implies that following those rules would be the reason why you should be with God in heaven. The point being, relgiosity is external and is a sham. True spirituality is realizing you do not have it all together, that you are in a need of a saviour (Jesus), and that you need Jesus to save you from yourself.

Answer 4

I am Catholic. I was raised Methodist, then left the church and kind of did my own thing.

I was having a house built and tossed a prayer up to God saying if he would get me this house I'd return to Church. I got the house but forgot the promise...he didn't. As I was unpacking my things, I found a religious pamphlet with a nun on the front. I'd never seen it before...ever. I had no idea where it had come from. The whole thing was written in Italian.

I went to a religious bookstore and found out it was St. Rita on the pamphlet. When I looked into her story, I felt she was sent by God to bring me into the church.

I tried to go back to the Methodist church, but really couldn't find one I liked. Then I went to a Catholic church...as we were leaving my 12 year old son said, "mom, this is the right religion"

After that I began to go to Mass. I joined RCIA and began and amazing journey into a deep and beautiful faith which has brought me closer to God then I've ever been.

The Catholic faith is the original Christian church. The traditions are alive with such spirituality with Christ at the core of everything. My life has totally changed.

Answer 5

I am Christian, meaning: I believe in God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit. I was raised in a small Methodist Church sitting on a hill overlooking the Mississippi
River, a wonderful teen program. I'm now non-denominational. Why, I feel within my heart that there may be many titles, but we all Glorify God for one reason, because we Love Him, we believe in Him and all His goodness. I may be in my Church with 1200 other people, but when I'm praising God, there is no one else there other than God my Father, The Son and His Precious Holy Spirit. At this time there is not a care in the world that would make a difference.

Answer 6

I'm a non-denominational conservative Christian.

Why? Well, I was raised Southern Baptist, but have issues with some of the things they do. Their beliefs are okay, but the way they live those beliefs sometimes irritates me. I tried Seventh-Day Adventism. Almost a perfect fit, except I couldn't in good conscience agree that Ellen White was a prophet. I believe she was just an epileptic. I also tried pentecostalism. Again, almost but not quite. Now I just call myself a Born-Again Christian. God has shown himself to me many many times in various ways, so I have no choice but to believe in Him. The Bible is the best source of information about Him, so I believe in it too. No single denomination seems to follow the Bible and ONLY the Bible, so I won't call myself any of those labels.

Answer 7

I consider myself spiritual and not religious (although I'm pretty well influenced by Celtic paganism). I believe God is short for the Goddess. I also believe there isn't one true path to Her because She is everywhere. Realizing this allows us to see Her in anything we as individual people find beautiful about the world.

Answer 8

You can do research about many different faiths at:

http://www.religioustolerance.org

Or try the Belief-O-Matic quiz at:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

You'll also find many discussion boards where you can ask questions and chat with people of many different belief systems:

http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/index.asp

Myself, I am a Wiccan. Please don't take the following as an attempt to convert you to our faith: we don't do that, because we believe both that all religions are on the path to the Divine and that if you're meant to find us, you'll come to us on your own. I'd just like to share with you why I chose Wicca, and why I have been a Wiccan for over 13 years.

What I like about Wicca is the simplicity of our moral code, the Wiccan Rede: "If it harm none, do what you will." Actually, to call it "simple" is misleading -- living by that code, evaluating all your actions and acting thoughtfully, takes a lot of effort and constant vigilence. But it is a choice that the individual Wiccan makes willingly, because it is in their heart to do so. We do not seek to force anyone else to live by our standards. To do so would be to violate their free will, which is of vital importance to us.

Some things about Wicca that resonate for me:

-- The honoring of the Divine as both male and female, God and Goddess, and the view of the cycles of the universe as embodying the eternal dance of Their love. Because of this, Wiccans celebrate holy days that are attuned to the passing of the seasons as well as the solstices and equinoxes. This is not a case of "worshipping the creation rather than the creator"; see below.

-- The idea that the universe IS the body of the Divine (pantheism or panentheism), and that the Divine is not "out there" somewhere but all around us, in every breath we take and every beat of our heart. Because of this belief, our relationship with our God/dess is very intimate and essentially continuous... there is no alienation from God/dess, Who love Their creation so much that all are included in Their love, regardless of religious belief or lack thereof. There is no Hell, because mankind never "fell"; if there is an afterlife, all are accepted, and are refreshed and renewed before being reincarnated into another life.

-- The fact that every Wiccan is a priest or priestess: our religion makes no distinction between "congregation" and "priesthood". Because of this, each Wiccan is free (and indeed expected) to forge their own relationship with God/dess and to adapt and create their own liturgy, hymns, and rituals. If you're a creative person, Wicca is a very fulfilling religion to follow.

-- The healthy (in my opinion) attitude toward pleasure and sexuality, so long as it is pursued in accordance with the Rede. In the Charge of the Goddess, the Goddess says to us: "For behold, all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals." Wiccans have a long history of accepting gay people and celebrating their commitment to each other as spouses, as well as several denominations that are dedicated to LGBT members.

-- The history of Wicca. It's a very young religion, only getting off the ground in the 1950's. But being so close to our roots means that it is a young and vital faith, and very creative. Being so young makes it postmodern, and since I agree with many postmodern ideals I found that Wicca suited my world-view very well.

If you want objective (non-Wiccan) information about Wicca, you can try the Religioustolerance.org entry at:

http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm

or the Religionfacts.com entry at:

http://www.religionfacts.com/neopaganism/paths/wicca.htm

Answer 9

I have no religion, religion is a man-made tradition.
I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.

I am a disciple of Jesus Christ because, Jesus said; my mother, brothers and sisters are these which hear the Word of God, and do it., if thou shall be perfect go and sell all that thou hast and give it to the POOR, take up your cross and follow me.
If you love one another you indeed are my disciples.

I follow not the words of Moses, Peter, Paul, or anyone else, but the Words of my LORD my God, Son of man, Living Word of God, my savior Jesus Christ.

For Jesus said; I send you a comforter, the Holy Ghost, who shall bring to your remembrance whatsoever I have spoken unto you.

Answer 10

Asatru. Why? Because it gives me a fulfillment in life that no other religion ever could do and because It gives me strength in daily life, it gives me hope that there are actually Gods that care, and that stand with you if times are hard. Asatru is one of the only religions that doesn't clash with the modern day scientific view on the world, it views the world as it is, a natural place, with many Gods.

Answer 11

Atheist

There is no evidence that there is a god. No evidence essentially means that someone made it up. It isn't rational or reasonable to believe in things without any evidence to back it up. You would be stuck with hundreds of thousands of gods and everything else that human imagination could come up with since they have the same evidence.

Not believing in god is the same as not believing in Odin, Zeus, Ra, Hera, Bacchus, The Great Spirit, Osiris, The Flying Spaghetti Monster and all the others. I would be no less surprised of evidence of Odin was found than I would be if evidence of your god was.