Help for the religiously confused?

Question

I was baptised anglican, but i don't really go to church adn i find i don't agree with a lot of the stuff the church is saying. for example the issues of abortion and homosexuality. i don't know if i want to be anglican anymore but i need some kind of spirituality. Any suggestions? I don't know very much about other religions, except Buddhism.

Answer 1

well buddhism is a good start. u can be buddhist and another religion too unlike what we believe in america. u can be a couple different religions elsewhere in the world.really if u have an interest just go to the library and read alot of books on whichever religion u think will appeal to u most or even one u might think u will hate.you never know what u will find.

Answer 2

A book I've recommended before, easily and cheaply available on-line second hand...

It may seem odd, coming from an atheist, but I'm firmly of the opinion that Colin Chapman's "The Case for Christianity" is the fairest presentation of all major world views that you are likely to come across in one reasonable-sized volume.

The sections on each faith or viewpoint are not simply by people viewing each from the outside, and this makes a big difference.

If you digest this book you will be very well placed to know what the big questions are, what the range of different proposed answers have been across geography and history
and, I would hope, in which direction you want to investigate further.

Answer 3

I went through some changes in my life with my beliefs years ago. I was raised Mormon. Later in my life I started questioning the religion and finally stopped going to church all together. I married a wonderful Catholic Man with very strong ties to his beliefs. We were married in the catholic church and I agreed to raise our children in the catholic faith because at the time I had none of my own. For years I looked into other religions, went to a few different churches and still could not find what I was looking for. Then I started going to classes at the Catholic Parish where we lived. I took the classes for two years before I was baptized into the Catholic faith. My husband and his family did not pressure me in any way to make that choice. It was totally mine. I have been happy ever since. There are things that I do not agree with in the catholic faith, but for me it feels good and it feels right. I think that is what you have to do. Explore other religions. go to their meetings talk to the pastor, the priest, or whom ever and see if you can get answers to your questions. Just remember that there is always a God, or Higher power and you are not alone. You will always have God and his son Jesus there by you to help you when you stumble.

Answer 4

I wouldn't venture outside Christianity. The foundation is true even if some people's interpretation doesn't match yours. You might try looking for a group that talks about what the Bible says instead of what the church says. I'm not up to date with 'anglican' Christianity but if it disagrees with the Bible, you should be headed away from it. If it agrees with the Bible, you've got some serious soul searching to do.

Answer 5

study up on some other religions and see what fits your beliefs. you need to feel comfortable with your spirituality. no one can tell you what religion is best for you, you have to decide that on your own. you may be able to find another denomination in the christian religion that your are comfortable with or you may find something completely different like pagan or something. i was baptized nazarene but i chose to follow the path of wicca when i was about 8 or 9 years old. there are so many spiritualities and religions you most likely will find one that fits you. even if you don't find one you don't have to put a label on your spirituality, just believe what you feel is right and be comfortable with it. :)

Answer 6

Why don't you try establishing a direct relationship with Jesus Himself? The bible tells us that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. If you want the truth then go to the source. Simply approach Him in humility (He resists the proud), and ask Him to reveal Himself to you. I too was tired of all the BS, and wanted to know the truth. But the key is HUMILITY, He will never reveal Himself to someone who approaches Him in a pridefully demanding manner, because He is God and we do not have the right to demand anything from the one who created us. The bible promises salvation to anyone who genuinely repents (changes their way of thinking). May you be blessed in your search for the truth.

Answer 7

The very best suggestion anyone can give for the spiritual seeker (even though Atheists and Evolutionists will never agree) is to first do your seeking in the Bible. Even the Qur'an states that the Bible is the true Word of God [2.87][2.176][3.3]. "Study to show thyself approved," as the Bible says. Your first duty is to know God, His Character, and His Will for you and your life. Once you know that, then you can start looking for a church that teaches the same things you've found in your Bible.

Myself, I started out in the same church I'm now in -- even 50 years later. But, in between, I was a seeker, too. I'm thankful that as I learned who God really is and His true Will for all mankind, I found that the church I grew up in teaches those same things. That church is the Seventh-day Adventist Christian church.

Answer 8

Sounds like me a while ago. Don't beleive in things or attend church because you feel like you have to. Just do what you feel and believe what you want yourself. You don't have to follow the religious herd. God knows who the good people are, organised religions seem so judgemental and hypocrytical. "Give us your money so we can pray to God". You can be a spiritual person in your own home or in your group of friends. You can pray to God just as much in your own home as you can in the church. Good luck and I hope you find peace and happiness within yourself!

Answer 9

no one can make that choice for you. I have not been baptised. My family had this weird idea to baptise all the cousins. I was the oldest (13) and decided not to. They aren't overly religious, and I think that is a commitment that you make to God. I wasn't ready...still not, may never be. I think parents should wait until preteen age to baptise, and ask the child what they want.

Answer 10

i would strongly suggest studying all of them, and joining none of them.

start with Buddhism, Shinto and Hindu. Read the great Transcendental writers like Emerson and Thoreau. Read St. Thomas Aquanias. Read the Egyptian Book of the Dead. there is good stuff in all of them, but no one can ever tell you what is Right for you. you must come to that on your own.