What's YOUR religion?

[Jazzy Jinx]

@ KishPrime: Scientology wasn't labeled as Christian. The poll question was about religions.

 

[Zink]

Church of FSM is tantamount to saying strong atheist.


PS go Catholics, winning woot. Funny, the percentage of us in SWF is close to the percentage in the US!

 

[Venom Dream]

Funny, the percentage of us in SWF is close to the percentage in the US!

No wai! I'm sure that has nothing to do with the majority of our users being from the US =O

 

[Zink]

O rly? brits/aussies/canadians ftw?

 

[Venom Dream]

O rly? brits/aussies/canadians ftw?

I'm Canadian.
I'm a minority.

 

[Mediocre]

Also, where is "Rainy Day Toast"?

She got all *****y and left.

Which is too bad, because she was one of my favorite people on the forums.

EDIT: Weak atheist, by the way.

 

[The Killer Yoshi]

Corn lots and lots of corn

 

[Starmanclock]

Wicca. End of story.

 

[Vicious Delicious]

Weak Athiest. Used to be a strong blooded catholic, then said to myself one day, "Why? How?" I became intuned with the real world, I believe in Science mainly. I'll still go to church sometimes, like if it is a holiday or if someone in my family just died, but otherwise I am Athiest

 

[Uncle Meat]

I keep seeing people saying stuff like 'you believe in science or you believe in Christianity'. I know that there are certain parts of science which are in conflict with Christian beliefs, but mostly science and Christianity don't argue.

I'm a pretty 'weak' atheist in that I believe that there is the possibility of a god, but I'm not believing that there is a god, much less one that a major religion believes in, until I see real proof.

 

[Duke]

Uncle Meat we should talk.

 

[Zink]

Uncle Meat winz. There is no contradiction between Christianity and science as is commonly believed.
I have thought upon this, and I have also decided that there is no arguement for evolution vs pure creationism either. Not that they don't mutually contradict, just that there is no argument, solution, or line of reasoning that leads to a victory for either. Plus the battle is completely irrelevant.
PS: Wasn't Wicca the fastest growing religion in 2006?

 

[pikachun00b7]

I'm Canadian.
I'm a minority.

Canada scars me....not being racist....but it does
EDIT: The world needs religion. There is no proof of existence. Its just a state of mind.good, evil, life, death are true and religion explains it. all based on thought which religion centers on

 

[Venom Dream]

Canada scars me....not being racist....but it does

No worries, I understand. I'm the epitome of Canadian wierdness.

 

[JFox]

Can someone enlighten me on what exactly Wicca is? I'm just curious...

Oh and personally, I'm a weak atheist. I don't think I know there is no God, but I certainly doubt there is one. But if for some reason I was given reason to believe there was one, I wouldn't mind believing in him despite the shunning look of disapproval I predict many atheists would get when reading my post.

 

[Bassoonist]

If I was given proof I would believe too... but there's enough proof against God that I have no reason to believe.

 

[falco_4_life]

i'm christian-baptist. why isn't that in the poll

 

[Eor]

Read the first post.

 

[Mediocre]

Canada scars me....not being racist....but it does

I wasn't aware that Canadians were a race.

EDIT: The world needs religion. There is no proof of existence. Its just a state of mind.good, evil, life, death are true and religion explains it. all based on thought which religion centers on

What do you mean, "the world needs religion?" If you said, "some people need religion", I might agree with you, but it's definitely not true that everybody does. I should know. After all, I'm doing just fine without it.

It's not like I'm trying to say people shouldn't be religious, mind you, but I don't think you can rightly say that religion is absolutely necessary.

Oh and personally, I'm a weak atheist. I don't think I know there is no God, but I certainly doubt there is one. But if for some reason I was given reason to believe there was one, I wouldn't mind believing in him despite the shunning look of disapproval I predict many atheists would get when reading my post.

I agree completely.

If I was given proof I would believe too... but there's enough proof against God that I have no reason to believe.

Well, one can argue against the Christian God, because that God has certain traits and is supposed to have done certain things that can be shown to be contradictory with either facts or logic.

However, one cannot logically or factually argue against God, if by God you mean a supernatural, omniscient, omnipotent entity. There's no way you can disprove that concept.

 

[falco_4_life]

Read the first post.

what am i supposed to see. it says let him know if he 4got anything.
i fall under both these groups:

Christianity-baptist
Christianity-non denominational

 

[Duke]

Just don't vote or pick the closest one because I wish you luck in trying to get BBT to get on smashboards and update the poll.

By the way, mormons for president. Literally. (Mitt Ramney)

 

[KaoS]

Religion: America

 

[Mediocre]

what am i supposed to see. it says let him know if he 4got anything.
i fall under both these groups:

Christianity-baptist
Christianity-non denominational

There's no way you can possibly both baptist and non-denominational. Baptist is a denomination.

It's like being a bald man with an afro. Can't be done.

 

[Duke]

That's not a religion, silly, that's a nationality.

 

[Duke]

There's no way you can possibly both baptist and non-denominational. Baptist is a denomination.

It's like being a bald man with an afro. Can't be done.

Or a mammal that lays eggs.

 

[falco_4_life]

There's no way you can possibly both baptist and non-denominational. Baptist is a denomination.

It's like being a bald man with an afro. Can't be done.

actually there pretty much the same thing. there names are just different. i've been to both baptist (somewhere between 8 and 10 years) and non denominational churches (since then) and we bothe pretty much hav the same beliefs.

 

[Duke]

And I guess we are all suppose to take your word for it?

 

[Mediocre]

actually there pretty much the same thing. there names are just different. i've been to both baptist (somewhere between 8 and 10 years) and non denominational churches (since then) and we bothe pretty much hav the same beliefs.

But they're not the same thing. No matter how similar they are, they're different things. Either you're a Baptist, or you're non-denominational. You can't be both.

BBT's not the one who's making the mistake here. It's you that's making the mistake.

You know, I find it strange that I'm explaining things about Christianity to a Christian. You ought to know more about this than me, considering I've never been a Christian in my life, while you've been one all your life. You ought to be teaching me.

Anyhow, you're probably non-denominational. A non-denominational Christian would be fine with going to a Baptist church, but a Baptist might not be willing to attend a non-denominational church. It's just a guess, mind you, but it's the one that makes the most sense, considering what you've told me.

 

[falco_4_life]

well i've always been told it really doesn't matter between the two, since there so much alike, so i consider myself both. aint like there two different religions. there one in the same.

u probably just think i don't know what i'm tlking bout, but i really do.
u should read "the life of pie" good book, kid was three religions.

but since u seem or think u know what your tlking about i'll ask about it.
even though i have many other times and always get the same answer

 

[Mediocre]

well i've always been told it really doesn't matter between the two, since there so much alike, so i consider myself both. aint like there two different religions. there one in the same.

I agree, it doesn't really matter.

I'm just saying that non-denominational means that you don't belong to a denomination. That means that you don't worry about being Baptist or Protestent or whatever. You're just a Christian. Not a Catholic or Protestent or Anglican or Methodist or anything like that.

So, yeah, don't worry about it. Just be Christian, and if anyone asks you what kind, just say you're non-denominational. Just don't say non-denominational Baptist, because it's literally impossible to be a non-denominational Baptist.

 

[falco_4_life]

well mediocre i thank u. u just inspired me to actually learn more about my religion. when i learn more about this little non-denominational and baptist thing i tell ya what i finally come to. but until then like you said i'll just b christian

i need to put down my gamecube controller and pick up a bible.

 

[EnigmaticCam]

Or a mammal that lays eggs.

What about the Platypus?

 

[Zink]

I have a question. Would anyone mind terribly if I turned this into a debate thread? I'd like to reply to a few things Mediocre and others have said, but I'd hate to hijack a thread if everyone else is discussing something closer to topic.

 

[Duke]

Just take it to AIM.

 

[Eor]

Or debate hall

 

[commonyoshi]

Here's a short story as to why I dont like arguments concerning denominations.

My History teacher became a Christian when he was an adult. In the short time following, he almost went back to his former belief (whatever it was) because the Christians he was associating with argued over denominations and such. He saw the disunity among the believers and was convinced he had made the wrong decision.

He almost lost his faith. :/

I dont like it, but I dont see how the denomination thing can be helped.

 

[Zink]

Fortunately it isn't as bad as it used to be. Now we instead of killing each other, we spread stereotypes that disallow us from running for public office. Lol. I recently heard that the Pope is trying to improve ties with the Orthoox chruches, so who knows? It's entirely possible that a deschism will happen within our lifetimes.
On another note, what IS Wicca?

 

[Duke]

Actually, I'm pretty sure the the mormon church is the fastest growing church in the country (unless you meant that Wicca was the fastest growing church in the world)

 

[Xsyven]

Actually, I'm pretty sure the the mormon church is the fastest growing church in the country (unless you meant that Wicca was the fastest growing church in the world)

Not quite sure, but it's definitely one of the fastest growing in the world.

Take the numbers of how many members there are in the world, and take account of how long the church has been around.

Compared to such churches as the Catholic and Wiccan religions, we're not doing too bad!

 

[falco_4_life]

as much as i like arguing with people over stuff, i don't like the idea of debating over religion, for the reason that so many people have so manyu opinions over certain things, and u get some people who don't know **** of what there tlking about and is telling people the wrong stuff about there own religion.

but i really don't care. i was just putting my opinion out there. if u don't want 2 debate over religion than don't