How Religious Are You?

[MissMarz]

CURIOUS:

I'm just wondering if fnkers are religious by any means. And if they are - how dedicated?

1. What religion are you?
2. Do you practice regularly?
3. Do you abide by rules and regulations of your religion?
4. Are you only a follower because it's what you know, what your family has imbedded into your mind, and what you have been surrounded by your whole life?
4a. Do you ever feel like you want to explore other options? Are you afraid to because of what your family may say/think?
5. Are you more spiritual and just kinda go with the flow?
6. If you are religious, but dont practice, should you still take advantage of the holiday time off?

[Webber]

I believe in Karma and thats about it

I take advantage of the Christain holidays offered up to me

[anewlife]

Originally Posted by MissMarz

1. What religion are you?

I love everything that despises God.

Originally Posted by MissMarz

2. Do you practice regularly?

No thx, I prefer to wank off or be jerked off rather than praying to some imaginary fwacktard.

Originally Posted by MissMarz

3. Do you abide by rules and regulations of your religion?

No - I'm not in favour of killing people because of beliefs, sex or race, sorry.

Originally Posted by MissMarz

4. Are you only a follower because it's what you know, what your family has imbedded into your mind, and what you have been surrounded by your whole life?

The opposite.

I'm a follower because of what I don't know.

The unknown is what matters...and the only way to find out more about it is reality, rationality, math, observation, research. Science. Science as a candle in the dark.

Originally Posted by MissMarz

4a. Do you ever feel like you want to explore other options? Are you afraid to because of what your family may say/think?

No, simply because there is no other option.

History has proved religion wrong.
Science has proved religion wrong.

Okay, let's move on.

Don't let the demons win!

And no, not afraid of my parents...

Originally Posted by MissMarz

5. Are you more spiritual and just kinda go with the flow?

Spirituality? I prefer a clear mind, sorry.

Originally Posted by MissMarz

6. If you are religious, but dont practice, should you still take advantage of the holiday time off?

Of course, why not?

Amen.

[decypher]

I don't subscribe to any religion but i do follow them any chance i get. I love studying the histories and the different dialectic in theological studies. I'm more into comparative religions and taking things from different ones and create my own understanding of God through rationalization.

I definitely don't agree with the Catholic view but i respect those who do practice Catholicism.

I don't think you should be afraid to explore other options. As long as you aren't confronting your parents religion with your own alternative views then there shouldn't be any conflict. It's ok to not believe in a certain religions conception of God in relation to Jesus' (im)mortality. There are so many nuances between Christians alone that you can't really put yourself into a box like that. If you want to explore eastern religions nothing should stop you. They all preach similar moral truths.

It's really the dogmatic type of religious dialog that is dangerous. The kind that tries and turns you into something or make you believe certain things through guided rhetoric.

[mapleleaf4ever]

I've been baptized... but my Family never went regularly because my Sister, Dad and myself voted against my Mom on having the Family go. heh heh Democracy rules.

[ebbomega]

1. What religion are you?
Discordian. I follow Eris, goddess of Discord, mayhem and confusion. The Principia Discordia I read at the ripe age of 23 and it made the most sense to me than any religious text I'd read previously

2. Do you practice regularly?
Well, considering all it takes to be a practicing Discordian is to say that you're one, I'd say yes, I most certainly am.

3. Do you abide by rules and regulations of your religion?
The joy of a spiritual system that outright despises rules and regulations makes this a bit of an oxymoronic question. I break just about all the rules of Discordianism. I even whistle while pissing.

4. Are you only a follower because it's what you know, what your family has imbedded into your mind, and what you have been surrounded by your whole life?
It's what I've learned through experience. I've studied many religions, been baptized within the United Church of Canada, taken Catholic Mass, studied Zen and Taoism while taking Tai Chi and Kung Fu courses. Discordianism makes the most sense out of what they were all trying to say to me.

4a. Do you ever feel like you want to explore other options? Are you afraid to because of what your family may say/think?
Fun thing about Discordianism is that it allows for study of all sects of faith and religion. In fact, just about the only thing it doesn't allow out of those is claims that such a particular religion is the be-all end-all of religion.

Check that. Discordians make claims like that all the time. But we never mean it.

5. Are you more spiritual and just kinda go with the flow?
Now you're getting it. Study of God is study of life. So what better way to practice religion than by living?

6. If you are religious, but dont practice, should you still take advantage of the holiday time off?
Don't see why not. Considering 2 of the statutory holidays that we deal with are non-religious anyways (BC Day, Victoria Day), why shouldn't we get the days off work? Nobody lets me take my cross-quarterly sabbats off with pay, why should they disallow me Christian holidays off with pay?

[Revolver]

religion is important. alot of people in this world desperatly need it for support and as a means to god....and thats fine.

BUT, as soon as some bible thumping zealot,or a quran spout'in muslim,or a number crunchin tora read'n zionst,fuck evan a inscence smelling prayer flag wavin dharmist starts up on how their way is the ONLY then i have a problem.

i feel that the greatest test and failure of humanity is the fact that we try to change how others beleive.

and as for me? i am deeply spiritual.it would be impossible for me to deny that after all my travels in Asia and South America. i beleive in the underlying current of creation and all of its avatars and messengers that have walked this planet who were deeply in tune with it(abraHAM,jesus,mohammad,bhudda,enki,os iris ect.)

but i like to go further then all the modern religions can offer, trace it all back to the very first "religion". the very first message. it all seems to come back to mathematics,sacred geometry and the energy wich we all give off and receive from one another.....and that no matter what, what kind of thoughts and energies you put out into this matrix of creation then that is what you will be and will get back in return...

**personally i veiw the "religions" as a broken plate. in the begining. we had a spiritual message.The plate was whole.Over time that message,the plate, was broken apart and shatterd into thousands of little peices according to specific cultural and regional needs.

[MissMarz]

those are some pretty interesting views :)
keep em coming!

[Courtney]

im not religious at all i think its fine if someone else is as long as they don't preach.I kinda wish i believed in god and heaven...somethign to look forward to...but i think i analyze everything so theres just no way i can believe in it if i have no proof..
I think its really sad how so many of the wars in the world are because of religion because a lot of them are pretty similar when ti comes down it..
i think im kinda spiritual though, if were ever to practice anything it would be budhism (?)i think its a really cool way of thinking...

and i think its unfair how vancouver is so multicultural yet the only holidays we get off are "christian" seen as though theres such a variety of religious views in this city..

[Vitamin-X]

^ I don't know... I think our calendar would become retarded
pretty fast if everyone got their holidays on it.

[galaxie]

I'm spiritual, but by no means am I religious.
I've studied Buddhism and Shintoism in the past and basically try to abide by some of the basic principles of these two religions. The basic idea of Shintoism is to respect and love all life around you, and this really fits into my feelings about life. I'm a vegetarian, an animal lover, and I adore the outdoors. I believe that everyone and everything has a spirit and deserves a basic level of respect. I just try to live my life as peacefully as possible without harming the things that surround me, and as I get older I tend to live a simpler life more geared towards self-discovery and expanding my mind.

As for the after-life, I believe that pretty much anything is possible, and only when I die will I find out the truth.

My family has never practiced any specific religion. My mom's side is non-practicing Protestant, my dad's mom is crazy (no joke) so she's practiced everything from Catholicism to Unitarianism, my dad's Irish side of the family is non-practicing Catholic, etc. My dad himself was similar to me - I introduced him to Shintoism and he introduced me to Buddhism. I'm not sure what my mom and brother believe - as a matter of fact, I'm not sure that they even know what they believe.

I'm going to pick up a translation of the Qur'an and start studying Muslim. I find it fascinating and have had a few very interesting discussions with my boyfriend's dad (who is a non-practicing Muslim) and feel compelled to learn more.

I think it's important to study different religions, not necessarily to form your own beliefs but simply to understand the beliefs of others. Personally, I've found that studying different religions has allowed me to form my own belief system, taking bits and pieces and ideas from here and there to better understand myself and my spirituality.

[thechix0r]

1. What religion are you?

I wouldn't say I have a specific religion to categorize myself by. I take from most religions and go on the basis of everything happens for a reason and to have faith in myself.

2. Do you practice regularly?

I wouldn't say "practice," but I would say they govern life daily

3. Do you abide by rules and regulations of your religion?

No, I find most religious rules to be very hypocritical and political. I just enjoy being spiritual about life.

4. Are you only a follower because it's what you know, what your family has imbedded into your mind, and what you have been surrounded by your whole life?

My mom gave me the freedom to choose what I wanted to believe in and what religion I wanted to choose, so I explored in my teens, decided christianity as a whole was not for me and have since been developing my morals, and beliefs

4a. Do you ever feel like you want to explore other options? Are you afraid to because of what your family may say/think?

I was for a while, when I was dipping into christianity, I noticed it did put a strain on my relationship with my mom as alot of what I was taught and brought up with was considered a no no to christians, I struggled with it and then realized that it wasn't worth the relationship with my mom as I didn't really feel that they were truly my OWN beliefs.

5. Are you more spiritual and just kinda go with the flow?

Yes, that's something that would better describe me

6. If you are religious, but dont practice, should you still take advantage of the holiday time off?

No for the most part I work during the holidays, I was just lucky that this time (easter) I was able to have somewhat of a long weekend.

[galaxie]

Originally Posted by Vitamin-X

^ I don't know... I think our calendar would become retarded
pretty fast if everyone got their holidays on it.

Actually, employers are required to give days off based on religious holidays for those actively practicing certain religions. I don't remember where exactly the text is, but it's somewhere on the BC gov't webpage. I remember when I was working in an office and the Sikhs and Jews who worked there got their specific religious holidays off work, paid.

[Phrenetic]

i live day to day with this in mind

"your mind is god, your body is your temple"

[Disco_Whore]

I was raised atheist, so I don't really see myself "finding" any religion all of a sudden. I do enjoy learning about them, and their histories though.


I have my beliefs here and there, so I suppose you could call that being spiritual.

[tiedye]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

1. What religion are you?
Discordian. I follow Eris, goddess of Discord, mayhem and confusion. The Principia Discordia I read at the ripe age of 23 and it made the most sense to me than any religious text I'd read previously

HOLY CHAO!!

[tiedye]

1. What religion are you?
I'm not a religion. I'm a person. I should be a religion though. I do want a cult following some day.

2. Do you practice regularly?
Every time I step outside and smell the fresh air.

3. Do you abide by rules and regulations of your religion?
I hardly abide by the rules and regulations of my government.

4. Are you only a follower because it's what you know, what your family has imbedded into your mind, and what you have been surrounded by your whole life?
I am but another creature on this Earth.

4a. Do you ever feel like you want to explore other options? Are you afraid to because of what your family may say/think?
Well.. that's two entirely seperate questions. I explore other options constantly. I just finished reading a book on Zen Buddhism and I'm considering picking up a book on Zionism. Options are wonderful because they reassure you of why you believe in what you do in the first place.

As for the second question, no other person has any right over my decisions and beliefs.

5. Are you more spiritual and just kinda go with the flow?
Definitely. I'm a man of whim.

6. If you are religious, but dont practice, should you still take advantage of the holiday time off?
Oh hell yeah. What else is religion for if not exploitation?

[.Promoter]

Originally Posted by Webber

I believe in Karma and thats about it

I take advantage of the Christain holidays offered up to me

Me too.

[esoter1c]

I'm just a silly Goyim Infidel Heathen.

As above, so below.

[lildonkey]

Agnostic.

ag·nos·tic (ăg-nŏs'tĭk)
n.

One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.

[-evil-duerr-]

I'm agnostic as well.


There might be something out there, but who are we as people to even suggest that it is something we have the capability to ever know?

I believe in some of the virtues religion teach, like how to be respectful of your fellow man. I also believe in karma to some extent.

The thing I don't like about religion is that in almost every instance, it's a story of how man suggests he has discovered "the truth" when it is just scientifically impossible for human beings to ever really know "the truth".

One can only hope for a few things in this life,

To be content with your own life.
To help other people be content with their lives.
Reproduce and teach your children to do the same.

[NinjaBoy]

When I was a little kid, I asked my Dad why we didn't go to church. He replied:

"Because we're not idiots son, because we're not idiots."

So that's my religous upbringing.

[rustybob]

Not religious at all... My dad is, and tried to force religion on me, but it just never happened. Maybe something changes that in the future, maybe not.

My dad wanted to get me baptised, but thankfully my mom was very opposed to the idea, and it never happened. She thought I should be free to choose whatever religion I wanted; to date I have chosen none.

[mugsy]

my parents were both forced into itchy fancy church clothes every sunday when they grew up, my dad went to an all boys anglican private school, so when they had my brother and me, they decided to educate us on many religions and teach us the basic morals that religions follow.

ive lost alot of "faith" recently, but cant deny believing in reincarnation. and going to places like coba in mexico gives you this all over intense feeling of knowing that there has got to be something somewhere. the religion that intrests me the most is taoism - it makes the most sense, and seems the most practical. i dont believe in fate or destiny, maybe i just need the control of feeling that i choose where i go and who i am in life.
and there has always been - since my grandma passed - a lingering thought in my head about angels\heaven ect. due to things she said she would fix if it all ended up being true. immediately after her death, everything that was negative in our lives became positive. its hard to forget something like that.

i fully take advantage of time off to spend it with family\friends and have gigantic meals filled with lots of talk and laughter. more and more as i get older, family dinners and conversations have gotten fantastic.

[wishbone]

Was Agnostic, but I believe I fit more within the Deist mold now.