have you left your religion or your belief system to something that's more convenient for you?

Answer 1

No.

Being something other than Christian in the US is anything BUT convenient. Imagine if you were in a country where people automatically assumed you are..... a Buddhist. Where your holidays aren't recognized as your own and where people look down on you if you reveal that you're not a Buddhist.

Being accused of worshiping the devil (in whom we don't believe), is also awfully fun - not.

As for my religion - ours is known as the "religion with the homework" - LOL. It requires discipline and dedication because we don't have weekly services to remind us to worship.

Answer 2

Convenient? No, not really - I have to do my own studying and my own thinking because there isn't a Revealed Holy Text. There isn't a quick summary List Of Rules And Consequences telling me exactly what I can't do.

Instead I had to learn the basic tenets of my religion and understand how they apply to my daily life and my interactions with others. How something that I do affects others, either intentionally or unintentionally. How things that could be considered "normal human responses" are self-defeating and contrary to my religious beliefs (things like hatred, or wishing ill on people, or trolling, or even saying things like "I hope you die!" in the heat of an argument).

I had to learn how to walk the walk instead of just talk the talk. And I had to do it without a Big Book That Claims To Be From God.

Answer 3

I maintain my beliefs, but I left organized Christianity and the churches because I didn't feel the ones I attended were behaving Christlike. Too many gossips, backbiters and way to much judging going on for me. I am a lot happier now than I was when attending those types of churches. Although I continue to search for a place to worship with my fellow Christians I have yet to find a place I feel is behaving as Christ would have us do.

Answer 4

...Definitely not. Why this one is less convenient:
-it's not what the rest of my family believes in
-it's not what any of my friends believe in
-I'm afraid of someone hurting me, my friends, or my family because of my beliefs (threats have been made)
-the material is not as available, and is more secretive than Catholicism (the religion of my old self, back when I was what-6?)
-I don't know anyone who lives nearby me who has similar beliefs
-my father disowned me for it, and I knew he would
-I don't want people to fear me.
-I don't like the subtle things. For instance, when I checked out a couple of books a few weeks ago about Paganism, the librarian at the counter kept pointing out the books to my mother. She'd pause at them longer, and make mild comments, but she gave me such a stare. : ( Honestly, they were tasteful books too-not those Ravenwolf style "Bewitch Everyone!" types of crap. My mother, bless her, doesn't mind my beliefs.

EDIT: I've seen a few people say that their religion is harder because of the religious duties themselves. I don't think that's the case with me. I think I'd put as much of myself into one religion as I would another so long as that religion's message rang true with me.

Answer 5

More convenient? No.

Better for me? Yes.

Answer 6

Seems to me that if you struggle to maintain your belief system, you don't really believe in it.

Convenience may indicate spiritual honesty. It's not necessarily a bad thing.

Answer 7

It is not convenient to go against the grain and to explain your lack of faith to others........I left because I didn't believe the message or the discrimination....simple as that.

Answer 8

No. Hellenismos requires a lot MORE discipline and study for me than Christianity ever did......

Less study and discipline would be more convenient......