What are you're religious beliefs?

Question

If you have some strong (or not so strong) beliefs, I'd really like to hear them. I'm kind of confused about the path I'm taking religiously at the moment. I've always been raised as a Catholic but I'm almost starting to question it at this point. I've been researching a lot of other religions lately, trying to find one that matches my beliefs. So this would really help me in my search. Thanks so much :)

Answer 1

I am God.

Answer 2

I am Pagan and I most closely identify with Wicca. I'm getting the idea thats not the answer you want, more so what aspects and things we hold to be true.

I guess i'll try and list a few of mine briefly:
Karma
needless to say, dont harm anyone or anything, including you
Our thoughts have control over our surroundings
Magic is real
Goddesses and Gods exist
Nature is amazing and wonderful

View on death:
Picture a glass of water. take a drop out with a dropper. this is someones life. when they die the drop goes back in the glass of water. The same drop can never be pulled out again exactly how it was before (well maybe over a long enough time).


Not all of these views are Wiccan views. I did a lot of religion searching and kind of picked and chose what I thought was right, and discarded what I was not in agreement with.


I would highly recomend http://www.religioustolerance.org/ it had a lot of information that trys to stay as non-judgemental and unbiased as possible.

Answer 3

I'm a Baha'i. I believe that there is only one God, no matter what name you call Him by and that all religions come from Him. I believe that God sends His Prophets when and where They are most needed and this is how religions begin. I believe that Baha'u'llah ("The Glory of God") was the most recent of those Prophets (mid-late 19th century). I believe that what He taught was the truth. Among His teachings were that women and men are equal.

I believe that when we die, we go to another world/plane of existence more wonderful than this one. I think that our enjoyment of it is based on our actions here. I think that we truly realize the consequences of our actions and feel the pain or joy we have given others. Also, the only things we can take with us are the virtues we have developed - like love, compassion, etc. -- not money or cars. I think all the different descriptions in various religions are attempts to describe the indescribable. There is a children's book about a bird named Clementine that compares this life to a cage in a pet shop and the next life to the world outside the window. Because they birds in the pet shop have never been outside, they imagine the sun to be like the light bulb in the pet shop -- and trees and wind and other such things are beyond their comprehension. They don't understand why it is important to learn to fly, as there isn't room in the cage to go anywhere. I think that we sometimes see developing virtues the same way, because in this materialistic world, some very trivial things can seem very important -- but in the context of the next life they don't matter at all.

Hope this helps. Feel free to email if you have questions.

Answer 4

Religion is a set of man-made rituals and rules designed to impress God. It doesn't. That is why so many people become disenchanted with it: they keep trying but don't feel the payoff inside. The truth is really so much simpler than that. When you have truly come to Christ, not as part of a rote prayer recited a hundred times since childhood, but with a humble heart and a seeking spirit, when you have asked Him to live inside you and infuse you with the Holy Spirit, then the rest doesn't matter. You can go on being Catholic, or you can choose another church, either way, whatever you are comfortable with. But Christ is what matters. The rest of the so-called religions are like flashlights; He is the sun.

Answer 5

I was raised as a Catholic, explored a couple of other religions for a while, then found a book written by a medieval English monk that gave me a deep appreciation for Catholic mysticism. My beliefs are these:

1. God is love--nothing else. God has no form or gender, no will, no ability to affect the physical world.
2. The only way to understand God is through love.
3. God is a part of all of us. When we die, we are rejoined with God.
4. The only way we can be separated from God is if we cannot love. And even then, those who cannot love might still be rejoined with God but might not perceive the rejoining.
5. God/Love is the strongest power in the universe. With it, we possess the courage to fight against injustice, to endure hardship with sanity intact, and to be kind to others.
6. Religion is only a set of rules and social hierarchies for directing mass worship. It should be discarded in favor of simple faith, once one has realized that faith is sufficient for having spiritual union with God.
7. Prayer is an exercise in listening and loving, not in 'talking to God' or asking God for things.

And this is why I can't be a traditional Catholic. *sigh* I don't know where I belong.

Answer 6

I was raised a christian, sort of. I never really followed the teachings. years went by and I decided I was finally going to tell someone I didn't want to follow the bible. I told my mother I didn't believe in god. She said I was going straight to hell unless I re-embrace the lord.

So, from that point on, everything I believed in religiously was always in secret. I became athiest but it never felt like what I wanted. It was too empty. I looked at all the religions, and I found the one that was just right for me. I became a buddhist, and I still am to this very day.

Anyway, I need to get to the point here. Don't follow someone elses religion, look at them all, read about them, learn about them. You will find the one that is right for you, no matter which one it is. I had a satanist friend once, he was one of the nicest people I have ever known.

It's a journey you have to take alone, and In my opinion, it's part of adulthood. Good luck. :)

Answer 7

I was raised a Catholic, too, but I never felt comfortable with Christianity. As I grew and studied various religions, I found out that for me, it didn't make sense that there would be a "one time only" savior or prophet, and that is why Hinduism, in my belief, is the only true religion as it, like the world, is constantly evolving. I think it is great that you've chosen to research and learn on your own and my only help would be to offer you to study Hinduism if you haven't already. Namaste.

Answer 8

Questions are good, it'll lead a path to knowledge, which in turn leads the path to wisdom. And in wisdom, we will know the right path to tread that will bring us closer to the truth.

That is my belief, which brought me to my religious belief at the moment.
When I was in my early 20s, I live my life free as a bird, I don't care much, and I enjoy my life to the fullest. Tribulence struck me down and I lost everything. Being depressed as I was. I question God as why this is happening to me. As I used to be a good researcher, I did my research and I quest for answers. Just the way you did now.
I question the Chatolics, I question the Christians, I even question the Buddhist... even if I don't have any interest in them.
And yes, I question my own, The Muslim.
I make comparison between the Quran and the Bible. I took the best authority of them both and compare them side by side. Without preconception, without prejudice, and bearing in mind that both religion came the same Source, The God.
What an amazing discovery, it is. And it swept away all my doubts pretaining my religious beliefs.
And so, as I am still a muslim unto this day, you know the results are. My doubts in my beliefs are uncalled for, and I am gratefull to God for still caring to guide me to the Way He wanted me to be. For me the best way to clear the mess we call doubt that is in our heart, we better ask God Himself, to show us the way. Doesn't matter if you think Him God of Chatolics or Jews or Muslim or Christians or whatever, just use that name,"God", and ask for His help. I think that'll help tremendously.

Answer 9

Belief: confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof. (Dictionary.com)
Belief doesn't need proof to exist. For a time, people 'believed' that the Earth was flat. There was no proof one way or the other at the time, but they believed anyways. Belief is a bad thing. Belief says you take something as fact. It doesn't mention whether or not that thing is actually true or false. It is better to KNOW. Christians will tell you that they know God exists, but they don't, they can't, they only believe. If God exists, His true existence is beyond human comprehension. Atheists will tell you they know God doesn't exist. They can't know this either for the same reason. Look beyond belief.

Answer 10

Sorry to declare the above author is incorrect - Christian Scientists (an oxymoron if ever there replaced into one) might in positive condition your description; they are those (working example) who permit a daughter die from 1000's of bee stings right here in FL some years in the past by using fact they have not got faith in medical doctors.

Answer 11

I was brought up with no religion. My mom and dad do not take religion seriously. They do however both believe in evolution and a higher power. My mom strongly believes in the pagan form of afterlife (reincarnation). My beliefs have been slightly influenced by Christianity, only because the rest of my family is Christian.

I did research and such. I fit most closely into Pagan. I may become Wiccan, but I do not know.

I believe in evolution strongly, but I believe the Goddess made that happen. I believe she is in everyone. I believe we go to Summerland when we die to meet with friends and family, and are them reincarnated. I beleive in Karma too. I try to be a good person and be kind to others.