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Seriously, are you Catholic, Methodist, Presbeterian, Mormon, Muslim, etc. because you studied ALL religions in the world and made a decision for yourself? Or are you religious simply because, as a child, you were told to be? How do you know YOUR religion is the right one unless you have studied all of them? Have you compared the Chriastian god to the FSM?

I just KNOW I'm going to have a Christian tell me..."Its all the same god, we just worship him differently." It blows me away that ALL religions have one big problem in common...the respective god is invisible and you have to die to find out if its true or not. Does anyone else see the problem here? (Except for the FSM, they actually have him on film!)

2007-06-18 10:21:20 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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I have never been known to do anything I am told to...
no I dont have the same religion as my parents
they are non practising Christians ( they fell out with church )
and I am a Spiritualist
and yes it took me years of searching for a religion that I could relate to
my beliefs are almost the same
but even still , I am searching and not comfortable in one label

2007-06-18 10:28:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 2

I was raised a certain religion, but decided that I needed more "freedom" then what they taught. I started studying different ones, including pagan religions. None of them fit what I thought was right. I even tried to forget most of my beliefs so I could fit into different religions, but it didn't work.

I eventually started really studying the religion I was brought up in and decided that I really did believe it. I was just trying to figure out things myself, and all the answers were really there the whole time.

I have found that there is good in all religions. Each has their own individuality. That doesn't make them wrong, just different from my core beliefs. I still find it interesting to learn about other religions, and I think we should all learn something of others. It would really help us to understand where someone is coming from if we learn what their core beliefs are.

2007-06-18 10:29:21 · answer #2 · answered by odd duck 6 · 1 0

First off, I'll admit that I haven't seriously studied all major religions. I am a Christian, and I'm sure that being brought up in a Christian home has quite a bit to do with it. But it's not as if anyone can be forced into believing something. That's the beauty of free will, it's their choice. For a while I was into the whole Zen thing, but that just didn't work out like Christianity does.

2007-06-18 10:40:13 · answer #3 · answered by Joy 3 · 0 1

What's FSM? Well, to answer your question... my parents are amazed how different I am from them or anyone else in my family. I'm nothing like any of them... although I still love them. (and not because they are mormon and I'm not. Some aren't even mormon now or ever) I was raised mormon, but now I'm Messianic. I've studied all religions and ended up just following my heart. I've always loved Jesus, whether He exists or not (of course I believe He does exist, though) and whatever I am, I decided doesn't matter as long as I can be in a position somehow to be able to help others and serve G-d the most effectively.

2007-06-18 10:33:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Dear scuba,

I do not consider myself "religious" but I absolutely trust the Bible. My parents are Roman Catholic but I thought church was a bunch of hooey... Then I began to read the Bible when I was in my last year of college. Slowly, I began to see the precision with which this book was written. "Things" that were stated in Genesis were "linked" to things found in the New Testament. I began to ask the question, "How could the "things" Abraham spoke of be intertwined with events that occurred 5000 years later. The fact that you have over 40 different individuals agreeing and confirming the "things" other secretaries of the Bible wrote down is incomprehensible because these guys were separated by time and distance.

Anyway I continued to read the Bible and I saw the incredible hand of an Almighty God that created everything and knows everything. I did not go back to the catholic church after finding these truths but I continue to study the Bible. I can see that God has hidden many truths in the Bible as He states in Mark 4. One cannot approach the Bible with pride or a superior attitude. God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

2007-06-18 10:39:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

I was baptized and raised as a Catholic. When I was in my teens I left the Catholic Church and no longer went to Mass.
About a year ago, I decided to go back to Confession and then to Mass to see if it would make a difference in my life today. I also work for a boss who is Catholic and very religious. He appeared to have a good life, so I thought I would give it a try.

I do enjoy the feeling I get after attending Mass. So I have continued to attend now for over the last year.

However, lately I have been very diappointed in how political this Church I attend has gotten with their views and the constant need to feel to express them innertwined with the Homly . (The "Homily" is the sermon the priest gives right after he reads a passage from the Bible.)

I have now found myself dreading to attend church and feeling resentful. I am struggling on whether I want to go back.

In answer to your question, I feel one has to find the right faith to believe in, and not be influenced by your parents or family, or just plain guilt. If you feel God in your heart and soul, He will be there for you to pray to. Believing creates the vision in your mind.

2007-06-18 10:35:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It is determined by your obstacle. As an atheist, that is the identical reply I might deliver for atheists dwelling in a devout loved ones. Basically, you are stylish in your mother and father for a condominium and meals. So, they have got a few manage over you even as you are there. Telling them now would possibly disappointed the obstacle needlessly. However, that is whatever that simplest you'll be able to pass judgement on. You recognize your mother and father. I do not. What is the intent of telling them? Just to get out of a few college? Granted, it most of the time is not essentially the most fascinating factor to do. However, if that is the rate of dwelling there, so be it. You're 15 years historic, so in a couple of years you be in a position to live to tell the tale your possess. It would possibly appear like many years, nevertheless it particularly is not. You might constantly make the categories extra intriguing via asking pointed questions that you recognize are tough to reply. Perhaps you can steadily be in a position to get out of such chores after you will have performed the minimal penance. In the interim, you can get extra expertise approximately Judaism which you'll be able to use to argue in opposition to people who desire to deter you from leaving the fold.

2016-09-05 20:24:51 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

I was born into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. For a long time, I went only because my parents told me that it was true, and that was good enough for me for awhile. But even I had questions and wondered if the church was the real deal. It took time, but time and time again I would always ask myself if the church was really true and my mind never let me say no. I have always had a firm testimony since and always will. I am so grateful that I was born into a church where I can truly understand what my purpose in this life is, where I came from, where I'm going when I die, and so many other things. I have looked at other church doctrines and I have never felt like they popped out at me. Many different churches speak like God doesn't care about us now and will never reveal anything to us until we die. They speak as if God will never speak to us like in Biblical times again. I can't imagine a God like that and I wouldn't want to.

The church has taught me that God and Jesus Christ care for me and love me with all of their hearts and that if I do the same and endure to the end I can be saved and be with my family for all eternity. That is such a comforting thought and one that always keeps me on the right path. I have felt in my heart that the doctrines of the LDS faith are true. I have never really felt that doubt creeping in, only in times when I am vulnerable and care about what others think of me.

People may persecute and laugh at me for it, but in the end my opinion and the Lord's will be the only ones that matter. I have chosen for myself and I have felt the peace that comes in the form of answered prayer. I don't have to die to know what church is right or not. I already do and it has been such a blessing in my life.

2007-06-18 11:29:45 · answer #8 · answered by kelride 3 · 1 1

I was raised southern baptist and I tried to believe in the bible, Jesus and God. When I was about 10 I stopped attending church. Getting a bit tired of the junk food they offered to ride the church bus and the candy bars for remembering the scriptures of the bible and the books of the bible too. I tried going back to youth group when I was 16. The youth director had all the girls wear skirts and dresses, then we had to crawl around on the floor for youth fellowship games. The director was looking up our skirts. The preacher would buy alcohol in the Chevron where my mom worked until she caught him. He had a wife and 2 kids, and a girlfriend next door. I Chose to leave the church because I didn't feel right in the religion(not to say anything about all of the stupid gossip and backstabbing.) I went to churches of different faiths, and I studied all faiths. Paganism chose me.

2007-06-18 14:15:17 · answer #9 · answered by kitten 1 · 1 0

I am 16, and I have been raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints my whole life. I have read the Book of Mormon and the Bible, and I have prayed to my Heavenly Father and have received a witness that what I believe in is true. Thats all I need. I don't need to study other religions because I have been lucky enough to have been born into the one true church, and I know that without a doubt.

2007-06-18 11:14:02 · answer #10 · answered by . 7 · 0 1

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