whats your religion and why?

Answer 1

Pantheist, I believe that anything that separates us from nature is inherently destructive to humanity.

Answer 2

I am a Seventh Day Adventist Christian, I mostly like to say that i am a follower of Christ. Why am I a Christian, Because I truly know that their is a higher being (God) and I don't need to see anything of human form to know that there is a God because I have faith. The statement that God Created the heavens and the earth is one of the most challenging concepts confronting the modern mind. The vast galaxy we live in is spinning at the incredible speed of 490,000 miles an hour. But even at this breakneck speed, our galaxy still needs 200 million years to make one rotation. Just look around, how can you possibly think that there could be any thing else that could have created the earth and universe . Anyway, it's not religion that you should be concerned about. It is having a personal relationship with God, and asking Him what He wants of you, and how can you become loving, kind,gentle and unselfish. Gods message is to be this kind of person, and to love unconditionally, and to forgive. As a Christian you will never be perfect, but God will always love you, no matter what you do, as long as you ask Him in your heart and truly believe in Him and ask Him to forgive you. People think christians are perfect but they are not. Jesus cares for them even when they sin. It's impossible to be good, but with God you can. You must ask Him in your heart, and truely believe. But once you ask and believe you must truly try with all your heart to be obediant, and if you fall ask God to forgive you. Jesus says to forgive 7 X7 and the only way to be saved is through Jesus Christ. Once you receive Christ you should try the best that you can to obey His commandments, (Gods Moral Law). Jesus says if you love me keep my commandments, and let them not be burdensome. But again if you break one you have Jesus to forgive you because that is why He died on the cross for everyones sins. Many people think that God did away with his law, the 10 commandments, but he only got rid of his civil law, and ceremonial law. Not the 10 commandments. Mathew 5:17-20 Jesus said Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets, I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. Read the Commandments in Exodus 20, and maybe that will help you somewhat. But mostly pray and ask God to lead you and help you make the right decisions, and then start to read at the the beginning of the New Testament and read to the end (Revealation), and then later read the Old Testament. I think that God will do the rest.

Answer 3

I'm an Episcopalian, an Anglican, part of the Worldwide Anglican communion, the CoE . I find that the beliefs of the Episcopal Church give me a structure for my worship that allows me to interpret the bible and Jesus' teachings in a multiple of many and I can accept the one that I believe in. From the Very Doctrinal to the Evangelical Arm of the Church right now I fall in the Left of Center arm of my Church,

We believe in the inclusion of all Christians at the Communion Feast and the ordination of women to preach the Gospel. We are in Congress with both our Lutheran and Presbyterian Brothers and Sisters and we embrace the other religions and creed as valid for others and that we must be able to communicate with others to be able to spread the good news of Jesus to the world.

I believe because I am comfortable with it. Going to my Church is like putting on a comfortable old coat it feels right.

Answer 4

i am an atheistic buddhist. which means I do not believe in god, but i follow buddhism as a philosophy (like the vast majority of other buddhists!)

I follow Buddhism because it is a religion that gives me peace, it respects nature, other people, etc. Buddhism teaches us to never hate anyone, and to be patient and caring.

Meditation has also made me such a happier person.

It is not a religion that forces you to worship some god, and if you don't you are in eternal hell. it is not a faith that speaks of god's wrath being worse then the destruction of sodom and gomorroah(as bible says) or that hell will be so full that hell will ask if there are more people(as qu'ran says.) no. it has nothing like that, which i love.

i follow the mahayana way, and converted 2 years ago.

Answer 5

my religion has no name, as far as I'm concerned. I believe god is energy, the scientific definition of energy. (He is not some weird "aura"). Energy is the one constant within everything, it is everywhere. Inanimate objects have energy within them as well as living things. And when we die our energy is returned to the Earth. Energy can't be created nor destroyed. (With exceptions, for negligible amounts of time, when studying quantum mechanics). The cause of the big bang was supposedly a singularity. An infinite mass of pure energy which created everything we have today. Energy does not make mistakes, it is not evil nor "good." It also shows properties of "knowing." Scientists have observed light particles to "communicate instantaneously" with each other.

So ironically, Energy adhears to the rules of the judeochristian God, that he is "All-good," "All-powerful, "All-knowing." When actually, A god who has a human form could not possibly meet these qualifications and it causes paradoxes (which annoy many Atheists). My beliefs support science and knowledge, and I do not deny science in the fear of it proving my beliefs wrong. I experience no confliction between faith and knowledge and that's why I accept it. My beliefs have caused no wars or hate, it does not ask for money, and god will not smite me if I do not obey without question, simply because god will fear we will be strayed away from him like sheep. we aren't sheep, we're intelligent, and knowledge can not be evil.

Answer 6

I do not have a religion anymore, YAY!

Galatians 5:1

It is for freedom that Christ has set you free.

Galatians 5:14

"All the law is summed up in Love your neighbor as yourself."

God has set us free from religious controls and regulations.

Colossians 2

He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.

Answer 7

I attend United Church of Christ, not because of the denomination, but because they allow the Holy Spirit to move in the services. I consider myself to be a born-again Christian not affliated with any type of religion.

Answer 8

Hereditary witch.

Reasons:

1. I was raised that way.
2. I' love the sense of history and completeness, as well as the recognition of ancestors my family practices.
3. I've tried to stop believing, but every time I do, something comes along or happens that reaffirms my faith.

Answer 9

I have no religion. I was raised Catholic but evolved into a pantheistic spiritualist. I've got a problem with labels and this feels right for me.

Answer 10

I am a Christian. Additionally, I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. I attend my five weekly meetings every week: Theocratic Ministry School and Service Meeting on Tuesday evenings (these two meetings help us to become better speakers and more effective in our ministry before going door-to-door). Then on Thursday evenings, I attend the Congregation Book Study, which is when the congregation is broken up into different book study groups (all teaching the same thing, just at different times). Currently, we are studying the Revelation – Its Grand Climax Is At Hand publication. Then, there is the Public Talk and Watchtower Lesson on Sundays that I attend at the Kingdom Hall. Each meeting (except for the Public Talk) gives us ample opportunities to participate and feel apart of the meeting. Then, we go out in Field Service during the weekday or weekend, depending on one’s work or school schedule. Despite our busy scheduling, we are admonished to “keep seeking first the kingdom and its righteousness and all of these other things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33)

Additionally, we as Jehovah’s Witnesses view our weekly meetings as essential. Hebrews 10:24, 25 says “And let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as YOU behold the day drawing near.” Being at the Kingdom Hall is where we receive our encouragement. It is very hard to receive encouragement if not present at our meetings. Hence, this is where we receive our spiritual food “provided at the right time.” (Matthew 24:45)

I started out in the Organization since the late 1990s because a young man preached to me about living forever and the prospects of such. His message was very effective in reaching my heart. It was much more than just living forever, but more so who will (can) be present there and what I had to do in order to enjoy that provision. I did not belong to any church or anything then. However, I am very happy that I am in the Organization. However, the ironic thing is that the young man who witnesses to me is no longer in the Organization, which hurts. Nevertheless, I enjoy being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the fact that I can go to a Kingdom Hall in Bangladesh and be taken care of by the many brothers and sisters there. Certainly, it is pleasant for the brothers and sisters to dwell together in unity. (Psalm 133:1) When I go to sleep, the brothers and sisters across the world have daylight and therefore preach. When it gets dark there, then we preach the good news and I enjoy it very much.

Answer 11

I am a pagan, because fot me, that is what makes the most sense, I believe it is the path for me to follow, although others may need to follow a different path. They are all equally valid routes to the Divine