If a person were to ask me my religion, I wouldn't know what to say. I believe in A God..as in a higher power. I don't believe in christianity or catholic stuff cause I feel they've been to "tampered" with over time. I believe in the "do unto others" thing. I don't do prayers...I feel that things are pre-destined.
I don't feel any urge to worship anything/anyone. But I feel that I'm a nice guy, but is it necessary to have/claim a religion?
I've always wondered what kinda "faith" I fit into.
2007-06-14 20:24:04 · 14 answers · asked by Tree 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You might think about looking into Unitarian Universalism, or NeoPaganism, or even Philosophy - none ofthem require belief. It's not necessary to have a religion. You might decide, however, to create the 'Church of Tree' which will have the final say in what you believe or don't
2007-06-14 20:33:23 · answer #1 · answered by sheik_sebir 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you need to call yourself a specific religion, perhaps Noneoftheabovian would fit you best.
If you don't believe that Jesus was god, you aren't a Christian. It's not entirely clear whether you do or not.
You have an eclectic set of beliefs that don't all comport with any one particular religion. And that's just fine.
It reminds me of an analogy Joseph Campbell (who wrote about myths) used. He said religion is like software. Most people are content to buy a software package that someone else has already written. It works just fine for their needs and they have no need to go outside the program. Others, though, write their own. They might borrow one part from one software program and write parts of their own and make their own program from the mix. Religion works the same way. You believe in predestination which is part of, for instance, Calvinism and "Do unto others" which is common to many religions but also you don't believe in prayer which is more unique. A Deist doesn't believe in prayer but is unlikely to believe in predestination. You've written your own religion and you don't have to feel like you need to fit in with any pre-existing faith.
2007-06-15 03:33:54 · answer #2 · answered by thatguyjoe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out the Belief-o-Matic at http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html
It's a personality quiz about your religious and spiritual beliefs. Even if YOU don't know what faith you are, Belief-O-Matic⢠knows. Answer 20 questions about your concept of God, the afterlife, human nature, and more, and Belief-O-Matic⢠will tell you what religion (if any) you practice...or ought to consider practicing.
It might at least give you an idea if there is a name for your beliefs.
2007-06-15 09:27:47 · answer #3 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your religion is deism or theism .You are a good guy.But it is better if you improve your religion to Islam because muslims believe only to Allah the only one God just the same with your belief.Islam does not acknowledge Jesus as the son of God. he was only a prophet.We have no trinity.In Islam all humans are treated the same in the eyes of God.The difference lies only on his/her faith whether strong or weak.Every one is responsible to his/her own deeds.As muslim we should use the holy qur'an as our life guide.We pray at least 5 times in 24 hours for only 3 minutes each.We can pray anywhere as long as its place is clean.Islam does give difficulties to its followers.If you are ill you can pray by sleeping on the bed.By praying we will contact directly to God and we can ask for help in making a temper life.Praying will avoid bad doings.Praying for muslims is not a burden but it is a daily need.
2007-06-15 04:09:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would advise you to research Paganism. Many different paths fall into this category and I think you might find a home there. Visit http://thevalley.ukpagan.com and have a look round. You will find all kinds of thinkers on there. Good luck with your search.
2007-06-15 06:33:45 · answer #5 · answered by hedgewitch18 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you enjoy nature? Do you have a scientific mind? Do you like for things to make good common sense? Research Wicca! Let me know what you find out. Blessings.
2007-06-15 03:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by Native Spirit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their is a decent test online you can take
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html
It should help show you which religion matches your beliefs the closest.
2007-06-15 03:27:56 · answer #7 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would be considered a THEIST AGNOSTIC...
this means simply that you believe in a god, but you do not know what religion they belong to, and dont know if any religion is true...
see there are two sections of agnostic, atheist and theist...
people who are agnostic either are you (theist agnostic)
or they do not know if god is real or not (atheist agnostic)
2007-06-15 03:30:04 · answer #8 · answered by Johnny Skizzle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are just a sort of agnostic...think its called theist agnostic..just you dont believe in religion but just believe that somewhere there is a god...
check on www.wikipedia.org
2007-06-15 03:36:10 · answer #9 · answered by rapstar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not religious, but I see you as a theistic agnostic.
2007-06-15 03:27:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋