Perhaps something syncretic,perhaps just a simple faith that rejects creeds and deism and so on. Don't laugh! I'm suggesting the idea of "customising" your beliefs and appropriating as you wish from all the faith systems and mysticism of the world. If everyone did this,spirituality would thrive without organised religion,dogma or creed. Or would it? Opinions?
2007-06-18 10:10:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My spiritual life has developed out of my life experiences and it encompasses different beliefs systems. I have learned and grown spiritually from Buddhist, Hindu, Native American, New Age and also from the teachings of Christ (to me christianity is something all together different). So yes, I have customized my belief system. These concepts and beliefs work for me. I would like to believe that this approach would work for everyone, but I cannot say for sure. What I do know is that religion does not work. It stifles spiritual growth with the individual as well as the community. Whenever there is following of men there is no following of God and no allowing God to lead you on your individual path.
2007-06-18 10:22:30 · answer #1 · answered by NONAME 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was raised a Jew then rejected religion in college. Later I explored a variety of other faiths but I didn't find what I was looking for. I never tried doing what you suggest on my own. It always seemed to me the Bahai Faith kind of started out that way,then became dogmatic. I think that would happen with the individual,too. Eventually their spiritual values would harden into some final form and they'd be as dogmatic as anyone.
2007-06-18 10:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I might have to say yes, but it is very fundamental. I rejected most of the trappings of organized religion (in my case Lutheran) because it was very narrow in ecumenical content i.e. you had to be Lutheran or go to hell. Of course that was Wisconsin Synod. Other synods have a more liberal leaning. Studied many religions (don't confuse Religion and Sectarianism. Lutheran, Baptist, Catholic etc. are "sects" of Christianity and not separate "religions"). I don't for one minute believe in that narrow concept any longer. When you consider Jesus always referred to himself as a Shepherd, he was right on the mark. People are like sheep. L. Ron Hubbard actually invented a religion "Dyanetics". It's pure crap. Rumor has it that he made a bet that he could create a religion and make a ton of money doing it. He took his skill as a Science Fiction writer and duped millions of dollars out of thousands of people in the process. People followed like sheep and fell in line. Ditto David Koresh and Charlie Manson. Jesus had it nailed, no pun intended! But have I formed my own cult? Not at all. In fact I'm actually attending the church of my youth again. After all these many years of study in other religions, I came right back to where I started. It has changed as far as the chanting and ritual. Is very simple now. The dogma might not have changed, but I have. Now at age 61, after being away for over 35 years, I'm more content to follow the words of Jesus, "Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the middle of them". That is good enough for me because in spite of any other "dogma" the Lutheran church might have, I've come to the conclusion that no man, organization or even choice of a Bible translation, one over another, will get in the way of basic truth. I absorb the truth and let the rest slide as unnecessary to my faith.
2007-06-18 10:42:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. And the idea of customizing your beliefs and adopting any thing that just sounds good to you, already exist. Any faith in anything beside God, as explained in the bible, is just unfulfiling, and self serving/self centered.
2007-06-18 10:26:17 · answer #4 · answered by T I 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is the point in making up a faith that you know is not true? How can you have faith in that? Wouldn't it be better to seek the truth instead?
2007-06-18 10:24:05 · answer #5 · answered by nspird 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just go by what makes sense to me. Idiotic dogma and stories about a monster god that could flood the earth is nonsense to me.
2007-06-18 10:18:29 · answer #6 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's called Unitarian Universalism...Faith in the self, and however misplaced humanity. One must attempt to find the strength to have faith in one's self before having enough trust to place faith anywhere else. In other words be resposible and accountable for your actions...Live trying not to hurt others that you may/might gain from their pain. PEACE!
2007-06-18 10:15:17 · answer #7 · answered by thebigm57 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
many selections made with the aid of infants are exciting and maximum not the main suitable. what i decide for isn't the difficulty ether, if there's a fire interior the basement and it particularly is vast you attempt to get your self and your infants out the secure way and not interior the path of the hearth. religious questions are extra significant than who you married and little ones do not continuously make good judgements in the event that they decide for a incorrect mate and you attempt to alter their strategies you are the undesirable guy for not allowing them to get burned with the aid of a undesirable dating and little ones disown mothers and dads. could the parent then say not something no, interior the long-term the newborn marries yet i you tried that can assist you will nevertheless be harm yet you comprehend you probably did your maximum suitable in spite of if not the the main suitable option path. faith is something that comes early and if a newborn would not pass alongside with which you attempt to get them to comprehend yet something are actually not negotiable and you're able to positioned your foot down till they marry or 21 and would make the incorrect decision on their very own. it would be intense high quality in the event that they did not yet finally while out of the domicile on their very own you're able to need for them and pass away them with God. there is not many gods there is largely one God and basically one to heaven and that's thru Jesus Christ. in the event that they get left at the back of there is not any 2nd possibility and in spite of if there replaced into they might not take it. 20/20 hind sight won't paintings right here.
2016-11-25 22:02:42 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People do it all the time. It's called "Cafeteria Christianity." New branches of "wicca" or paganism. Whole new religions all together.
I'm with Fr. K. I'd rather not. I like where I'm at.
2007-06-18 10:15:49 · answer #9 · answered by Max Marie, OFS 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Nah. I am perfectly comfortable with the one passed on to me by the Apostolic Fathers.
2007-06-18 10:14:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋