What religion are you, and why?

Question

Because that is what you were raised to believe? Because it is what you were told to believe? Was it personal discovery? Did you convert from your original religion?

I am an atheist. I was born "Christian" however my family was not strict and we didn't go to church. However after personal reflection I realized I do not believe in god because it logically makes more sense that there is none to me. Oh and please do not try to convert me to whatever religion you are.

And I know, atheism is not a religion. I don't have one!

okay sorry, correction, i was born into a christian family.

Please don't tell me it is pity I am atheist and that I should remember that Jesus loves me. I said not to tell me to believe what you do.

Answer 1

I don't have one (atheism is not a religion). I grew up in a Hindu household, and found it ridiculous that people around me, from the Hindus to the Christians to the Muslims worshipped beings that they wouldn't have known about if not for some centuries-old book.

Tasha l, not necessarily. We believe in a lot of things, just not supernatural beings.

Answer 2

I was born into Fundamentalist Christianity and was a hardcore devout. I was in the youth band, created and led bible study at school, was a prayer warrior in the church, led "Meet you at the Flag Pole" nearly every month, and did several missionary trips. I was like that for about... oh, 20 years (give two or three years). I truly believed in it, but I was also raised in a cult for 11 years and nearly avoided joining one when I was older.

When I started to travel, meet new people, see new cultures, and educate myself, my beliefs gradually changed.

I'm "Inclusive Monotheistic" now, through self-discovery, and am very comfortable and at peace with my spiritual choice. I enjoy the tolerance of my new belief and the freedom and self-expression I'm allowed to have in it. For the first time in some twenty years, I find myself living without a heavy mantle guilt.

Answer 3

My religion is Hinduism.

Hinduism, the world’s oldest religion, has no beginning--it precedes recorded history. It has no human founder. It is a mystical religion, leading the devotee to personally experience the Truth within, finally reaching the pinnacle of consciousness where man and God are one. Hinduism has four main denominations--Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism and Smartism.

The following nine facts, though not exhaustive, offer a simple summary of Hindu spirituality or about Hinudism.

1 Hindus believe in a one, all-pervasive Supreme Being who is both immanent and transcendent, both Creator and Unmanifest Reality.
2 Hindus believe in the divinity of the four Vedas, the world's most ancient scripture, and venerate the Agamas as equally revealed. These primordial hymns are God's word and the bedrock of Sanatana Dharma, the eternal religion.
3 Hindus believe that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation, preservation and dissolution.
4 Hindus believe in karma, the law of cause and effect by which each individual creates his own destiny by his thoughts, words and deeds.
5 Hindus believe that the soul reincarnates, evolving through many births until all karmas have been resolved, and moksha, liberation from the cycle of rebirth, is attained. Not a single soul will be deprived of this destiny.
6 Hindus believe that divine beings exist in unseen worlds and that temple worship, rituals, sacraments and personal devotionals create a communion with these devas (divine beings) and God.
7 Hindus believe that an enlightened master, or satguru, is essential to know the Transcendent Absolute, as are personal discipline, good conduct, purification, pilgrimage, self-inquiry, meditation and surrender in God.
8 Hindus believe that all life is sacred, to be loved and revered, and therefore practice ahimsa, noninjury, in thought, word and deed.
9 Hindus believe that no religion teaches the only way to salvation above all others, but that all genuine paths are facets of God's Light, deserving tolerance and understanding.
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Answer 4

My religion is knitting.

We come together in groups, we get much solace and peace from practicing it, and we are mutually supportive.

Thing is, knitters (and crocheters) don't have any dogma. Do it whatever way you want to. Nobody is better than anyone else, as those who win speed contests may not be the most creative, etc.

Anyone can join in. Men, women, gays, kids, whatever. Get some yarn or string, sticks or needles (or whatever tools you desire), directions (or no directions), make something (or just stitch shapeless stuff for the fun of it), finish your projects (or don't) and see if other knitters will care. They won't. They will nod happily in agreement, no matter what you do and offer you companionship and support as you do it.

I came to knitting because my daughter wanted a hat, and she wanted me to make it. I found knitters who taught me how and helped me finish that first project, and I never left.

NOTE: It's okay if this religious tract makes you want immediately to go out and make a scarf or sweater, by the way, but I'm NOT trying to convert you!

Answer 5

I am LDS, otherwise called "mormon", and I am because I have searched for a Truth that can help me find happiness in my life, and found that this faith is closest to what I feel and know to be true. I visited many churches for years, and even tried just not going or caring, but what I found was that for me, prayer and faith bring hope into my life. And it is extremely comforting to be able to view this world in its current state with some amount of hope. For all of the meanness and lying in the world, for all of the selfishness and hate, it is comforting to me to know that God does have a plan and a purpose for each of His children, that he loves us and that he cares about the choices that we make. For every decision that someone else makes that hurts another person, there is a Father in Heaven that is concerned and offering love and direction. I love feeling that there are still great and good people that are willing to reach out a caring hand, and I love associating with those people no matter what faith (or lack therof) they may ascribe to.

Answer 6

I'am Muslim i was Christian I didn't get alot of things that they was doing It was for me like any of use that are not from own original religione. Most of the time you lose your family ,friend and those who you care about when you convert, but you have to do what make you happy because you only can live your life and thats all that counts.

Answer 7

First of all. you are not born a Christian! you become a born again Christian when you begin a relationship with God through the Holy spirit (Jesus Christ). You must have missed that part or you would never become an atheist.

Answer 8

I was raised a spiritual atheist, and then around age 10 or 11 I became very interested in spirituality and religion, and wanted to find out which one I belonged to, or matched me the most. This is how I found Paganism, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

P.S. This is a very good question!

Answer 9

I am Roman Catholic.
I was born into being RC, Baptized, and CCD, but after I turned 16(?) I went through confirmation on my own, (with my family helping/watching I mean.) On my own free will fully understanding, as well as a 16 yr old can, what I was doing.
I am still RC because I am happy with the faith, (in all the good the faith does in various communities) and the requirements on my time and life style.

Answer 10

Christian!