Religion

I'm a non-denominational christian. In my opinion, it doesn't matter what denomination you are, where you go to church, how often you read the bible, etc. What matters the most is that you have faith.

"If it weren't for God, I would have killed myself ages ago!"-yours truly

Adeline09:

What matters the most is that you have faith.

I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, faith is what most of the people have already lost, although they consider themselves Christians.

I came from a strict catholic family that follows the traditions here in our country and I'm studying in a catholic school but I really wonder if a God really existed..I go to a 'divine mercy' class or more popular as 'religion'..and it doesn't affect me, I just can't think how people can keep on prasing someone that they really don't know if it ever existed..but I don't consider my self an Atheist or anything else, I also agree about what Red_of_a_Rose said, I don't think that Jesus should be praised or worshiped because like us, he's also a human..a normal human.

Well if there's a God, I thank him for keeping me alive and everyone I love safe everyday..

I recently changed into Dualism from being an atheist.

First, I was a strict Christian. I bring crosses and rosaries everyday wherever I go. I even had a bible diary. I prayed everyday.

Then, my life started getting bad. I was really wondering if he existed. Then came in Science. I lost my faith.

Then, Atheist. I believed in nothing but science. Well, mainly because it has proof on the origin of stuff so it was more believable.

Then, Dualist. I kind of embraced The Dualists' perspective.

im catholic and i will always believe in God. but that doesnt mean that i cant question some of his teachings, such as homosexuality and adam and eve.

BloodLust:

Then, Dualist. I kind of embraced The Dualists' perspective.

That is very interesting. I find other religions quite intreguing.
Would you mind telling me a little bit about Dualism? I'd like to learn a little about that :]

Suzical the Musical.:

BloodLust:

Then, Dualist. I kind of embraced The Dualists' perspective.

That is very interesting. I find other religions quite intreguing.
Would you mind telling me a little bit about Dualism? I'd like to learn a little about that :]

So would I. I don't know what a Dualist is, but I am certainly open to anything.

Dualism is a some sort of religion and philiosophy. It is the belief that there are two basic principles, usually personified as deities, that work in polar opposition to each other. In Dualism, there are two Dieties present. You would see it represented by the Taijitu symbol.

1) The Good/Yang/Man
2) The Bad/Yin/Woman

Dualism is used in differently. It also has something to do with the relationship of mind and matter, setting the Yin/Yang as the examples. Or in us, it's as if we have two separate entities, the mind and the spirit.

Does that explain it?

I'm an Agnostic, brought up as a Catholic. All through my life I've been in Catholic schools, and I can't help but think there is no free will about which religion you are sometimes in them.
Today we had a mass for Corpus Christi, and there is no choice about singing, although none of us do anyway. The teachers get angry if we don't sing hymns for some reason Last time I checked, I have the free choice whether to sing or not.
I know it's a Catholic school, but I believe we should have the choice whether to go to mass or lessons, to sing or not sing.

secret_goldfish:

im catholic and i will always believe in God. but that doesnt mean that i cant question some of his teachings, such as homosexuality and adam and eve.

i feel that way too. i'm catholic, and although i question a lot of things we're taught, and sometimes believe that i am told the wrong things, in my church, i'll always believe in god, or some kind of higher power.

The way the world is going now, I think we should just have something to hang on to. I'm Christian, but I don't judge or shun people who aren't. I have a Wiccan friend, and the rest are athiest. I love them all dearly and they are the greatest people that you'll ever meet.

But yo want to know what really grinds my gears? When people who say that they are athiest...and don't believe in anything. And yet they go out of their way to make fun of Christianity. If you don't believe in it, then freaking leave it alone!

Emily.Will.Eat.Your.Pants:

But do you want to know what really grinds my gears? When people who say that they are athiest...and don't believe in anything. And yet they go out of their way to make fun of Christianity. If you don't believe in it, then freaking leave it alone!

Yes, that gets me so steamed! I don't understand why they have to all gang up on one religion. I don't get offended when I see people celebrating Hanukkah or fasting for Ramadan. So why do some atheists have to make a big crap about it?

It's a person's way of life.

You can't change them.

So why try to repress it?

"Oh look at me...I'm a radical atheist and I'm going to go out of my way to degrade Christianity!"

If you don't believe in God/Jesus/Holy Spirit, fine. Just please, don't try to make this harder for us.

Suzical the Musical.:

Emily.Will.Eat.Your.Pants:

But do you want to know what really grinds my gears? When people who say that they are athiest...and don't believe in anything. And yet they go out of their way to make fun of Christianity. If you don't believe in it, then freaking leave it alone!

Yes, that gets me so steamed! I don't understand why they have to all gang up on one religion. I don't get offended when I see people celebrating Hanukkah or fasting for Ramadan. So why do atheists have to make a big crap about it?

It's a person's way of life.

You can't change them.

So why try to repress it?

"Oh look at me...I'm a radical atheist and I'm going to go out of my way to degrade Christianity!"

If you don't believe in God/Jesus/Holy Spirit, fine. Just please, don't try to make this harder for us.

I totally agree with you.
Coming from someone who isn't religious, nor likes/appriciates chrisitanity and it's teachings, it really pisses me off to see people "dissing" not just Christianity, but any religion. The only reason why those people do that is because they don't understand the religion. If you don't agree with it, fine. I understand where you're coming from, but don't go around saying
"Oh that religion sucks balls" cause that isn't going to get you anywhere.

And while I do agree with you, I have to bring up something you said...

"So why do atheists have to make a big crap about it?"

To me, that kind of seems like you are generalizing. I'm sure not every Atheist thinks that way. I'm sure not every Atheist hates Catholoscim, so please don't imply that they do.

Ella falls from grace:

I totally agree with you.
Coming from someone who isn't religious, nor likes/appriciates chrisitanity and it's teachings, it really pisses me off to see people "dissing" not just Christianity, but any religion. The only reason why those people do that is because they don't understand the religion. If you don't agree with it, fine. I understand where you're coming from, but don't go around saying
"Oh that religion sucks balls" cause that isn't going to get you anywhere.

And while I do agree with you, I have to bring up something you said...

"So why do atheists have to make a big crap about it?"

To me, that kind of seems like you are generalizing. I'm sure not every Atheist thinks that way. I'm sure not every Atheist hates Catholoscim, so please don't imply that they do.

Urg.
I'm sorry. That's not exactly what I meant.
I really should have added a "some atheists" instead of generalizing. I don't want to come off as a stereotpye-er...I was just in a rush to get it said.
My appologies.

Suzical the Musical.:

Urg.
I'm sorry. That's not exactly what I meant.
I really should have added a "some atheists" instead of generalizing. I don't want to come off as a stereotpye-er...I was just in a rush to get it said.
My appologies.

Don't worry about it.
You sure do get some idiot atheists.
They give the rest of us a bad name with their christian persecution.

But then again, you get bad christians. Bad muslims, bad wiccans, bad sikhs, bad agnostics...
Its all relative, see?.

Suzical the Musical.:

Yes, I agree.
There are good and bad followers of every religion.
In fact, me, being a Christian, don't like the people in my church very much.

They are all very judgmental and think they are "All-Holy." It's all awful and hypocritical. :

im Christian and people who are also Christian call me a 'sin' that needs to burn in "that lava pit under the earth" (they dont say 'hell' for some reason) because im bisexual and i support gays. im not a strong christian like 'what The Book says goes'. some things in my religion i dont like at all. Judgment day, for example. who would want to worship someone that when you die decides if you live peacefully in heaven or burn in sin in hell, even after making one mistake? having a "lust" for something is sinful. loving someone of the same sex in sinful. what is the perfect human then? straight and innocent? its a sin to have sex, then its a sin to create life. what the hell is that?

sorry if i offended anyone. its just what im thinking.

What ive seen of central North Carolina is against most other religions that arent christain, catholic, or judiasm. I have not once seen a buddhist, hinduist (though you dont really need one), Muslim, ect. place of worship. Its wrong, other people of different religions should respect people of other religions.

Im agnostic.

To me, religion is a trend. Eventually today's religions will be words in a history book just like Roman and Greek mythology.