Different religions - What are your core beliefs?

Question

Please - as many religions that are out there-sound off with your belief system -
Atheists, Pagans, Wiccans, republicans, everyone.

mormons and jw's-???

FYI - republican was added as a goof - lets not be so uptight (that goes for all groups)

Answer 1

I'm a naturalistic pantheist which means that "I believe in God/dess but spell it N-A-T-U-R-E." It is sort of like a nontheistic and rational "pagan". It's paganism for the 21st century and is even more earth-centered than "mainstream" paganism which focuses on magic. It is very eco-centered and Green in focus.

Knowing of the interdependence of nature (food cycle, etc.) as well as the interdependence of actions (ancestors' past actions affect my current circumstances and my actions will affect the circumstances of my descendents) fills me with a sense of gratefulness which I demonstrate both through my actions as well as concrete actions of respect and honor.

We celebrate the solstices and equinoxes. Some of us even do rituals - for myself I have developed offeratory rituals to honor Nature and the ancestors, Sacred Meal ritual, and chanting and meditation practices. These are available in the files section of the public pantheist groups here on Yahoo. Search the groups for pantheist.

You can learn more at the links listed below:

Answer 2

Thelema: Do what thou will shall be the whole of the law. Love is the law, Love under will.
This religion presupposes that we are all "stars" who can travel through the night sky without running into each other, thank you very much. No other star should tell another which path to take, but each needs to try to follow it's own path. (true will) If you follow you true will (not whim or desire, but "will") then as a group we will make the Universe a better place.

I'm also a psychological pagan: I believe there are many Gods, and they definitely exist in my mind... maybe even elsewhere in the universe. Tahuti, the god of knowledge, is the god I most honor at this time... though this can change as I evolve or change personally. Unlike most pagans, I don't care which pantheon they come from, as long as they touch the core of my emotions psychologically. I believe in the collective unconscious and archetypes as Carl Jung (the psychoanalyst) put forth, and in Orgone energy as Dr. Wilhelm Reich (student of Freud) put forth.

Answer 3

The Wiccan Church of Canada provides what I have found to be the most useful and workable definition of modern Wicca to date:

Wicca is an initiatory, oathbound mystery religion...
...which is polytheistic, honouring a variety of gods and goddesses...
...but also dualistic, seeing individual deities, at least to some extent, as aspects of one God and one Goddess...
...and pantheistic, viewing divinity as immanent within the natural world.
It centres around the mysteries contained within the Charge of the Goddess and the Legend of the Descent of the Goddess...
...and encompasses the practice of magic...
...as well as religious devotion.
Its ethical basis is expressed in the Wiccan Rede ("An it harm none, do as ye will")...
...and the Threefold Law ("What ye send returns three times over") or the Law of Return.
Ritually, it involves casting a circle as the basic setting for spiritual and magical work...
...and emphasizes the Platonic four elements of earth, air, fire and water...
...plus some form of gender polarity, be that theologically in the image of the God and Goddess, and/or mundanely in the physical gender of participants as well...
...and usually incorporates some form of the "Great Rite" (union of the God and Goddess), frequently symbolized in the blessing of the ritual wine by the conjoining of the athamé and chalice.

This is not, however, meant to be an all-or-nothing definition. As the WCC site explains:

Wicca itself contains a lot of diversity, and not all forms of Wicca include all these elements, but most include most of them to some degree, and the more of them a given tradition, group or ritual includes, the more sense it makes to describe it as "Wiccan" rather than simply "pagan".

Answer 4

I don't define myself by religion. For that pins energy down to thought forms. Purely connecting with the Divine is all I need. Others may need a different path to do that. But as long as people fixate on things in the material world, which is what defining yourself does, you are a few more steps away from God than you could be. The more complicated the earthly system, the further you are. I am into mysticism, if one must use a term.

Answer 5

mormon
There is a plan of salvation set up that as spirit children of our heavenly parents we accepted and chose to be a part of. Christ is our savior and our eldest brother. We are all children of our heavenly parents and because of that we all have the divine potential of them. That if we prove ourselves we can gain access to that divine potential.
We dont believe that people will burn in hell. Hell is just the absence of God and no more progression. The after life is more a rewards system for those that have proven the ability and worthiness to attain greater knowledge and progression. Families can be eternal. Faith alone in the atonement doesnt really cut it becasue without active repentance and doing the works Christ and God commanded we really cant claim to have much faith.
All people will have the opportunity to hear the gospel plan either in this life or the next.
Charity is key to becoming a more christlike person. Families are incredibly important. We are all literal children of our heavenly parents. All religions have some truth in them and all people are entitled to worship as they wish.

Answer 6

That there is a higher level to reality,well beyond the reach of empirical knowledge and that we impoverish ourselves spiritually by ignoring it. Impirical reality is only one aspect or dimension. Our rejection of spirituality is usually because a majority of people still conceptualize it as a matter of personifying spiritual values,in other words continued adherence to an outmoded concept - the god-concept. I don't believe in that at all. It's like personifying thunder,establishing a belief in a god of thunder then watching atheists flay away at the idea that there is thunder. Kind of misses the point but it's an understandable reaction. That's Markyy's problem.

Answer 7

I'm a Pagan. My core beliefs center around the earth, and knowing that we are all part of the whole, what we do affects others and has a ripple effect. I believe in taking responsibility for my actions entirely. I will call upon the gods for help, but ultimately I have to own up to my actions. I don't "worship" anything or anyone. I honor my gods and revere the earth and all its creatures. First and foremost, I believe in balance in all aspects of life. You cannot deny the darkness, you must acknowledge your own dark side and come to terms with it to find your own personal balance. Caring for the earth, our fellow man and creatures is paramount.

Answer 8

This does not sound like a serious question. (Republican) But I will give you a Christian answer. We believe that there is only one God and that our God wants a personal relationship with each and every one of us. He ask first that you believe in him enough to ask forgiveness of your sins, to publicly declare your belief and then to follow his instructions. (Bible) The Bible makes it very clear as how to be saved. Please e-mail me and I will give you biblical proof. Can I prove to you that I am right and all other religions are wrong? No. Only God can do that as he did in my life. I was a skeptic, but now I truly believe because of personal experiences. Please do not judge God by what you hear some misguided Christians saying. Not everyone who claims to be a Christian is. He is a God of love. He wants you to call him Father. Try it.

Answer 9

I am Christian.
I believe I am a sinner,
I believe Jesus is the Son of God,
I believe He is the spotless lamb of God.
I believe He died on the Cross and was dead for 3 days and Is now alive and sitting at the right hand of God until the end.
I believe that through Him we have eternal life.

I also belive that the Jews and Arabs are related through Abraham. Sarah the mother of the Jews and Haggar the mother of the Arabs. I believe the rest of us are adopted children of Abraham because of what Jesus did...

Answer 10

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