What religion (or lack thereof)

[natmanhan]

What religious identity would you consider yourself to fit into best? I'd say agnostic for me.

[Ray]

I can never remember what agnostic means. I guess I'd say I was Baptist because that's how I was raised...and no matter how many doubts I have or differences or variances of opinion, I always come back to my origins.

Sometimes I think that my religion is an accident of birth and that, by virtue of my European heritage, maybe I should be addressing Woden and Thor. And Freya.

It's so confusing.

On the other hand, I always view people who change religions with suspicion because religion is such a firm aspect of a person's character, I don't understand how someone can just say that now they are Budhist or Pagan, etc. If a person can change religion like they change clothes, I figure they must not be REALLY into it. But I go back and forth on this issue. Next week I'll be a Taliban. Because of wimmen drivers.

[Indurrago]

I'd say I"m agnostic but leaning toward atheism. I've been spending alot of time reading in atheist and ex-christian sites. My parents are deeply catholic but they don't really push the beliefs on us besides putting us through classes when we were younger. I have to admit though I was never very religious ever in my life. Prayer was a chore not something I actually did it because I wanted too. The priests I've met are some of the coolest people I know but that doesn't mean I haven't met a few that I would not even want to sit next to. In mass I get this weird feeling when everyone is praying together loud that there might be a god but after the mass is over that feeling goes away. Reminds me of a drug. My Grandma commented that I didn't do this ____ prayer during mass, I just told her I prayed in my mind. Religion divides people even more than sports I think and with even worst terrible consequences. Well, those my input made of just some my thoughts on religion. Good night.

[natmanhan]

On the other hand, I always view people who change religions with suspicion because religion is such a firm aspect of a person's character, I don't understand how someone can just say that now they are Budhist or Pagan, etc. If a person can change religion like they change clothes, I figure they must not be REALLY into it.:

Eh, it doesn't exactly work that way Ray. Changing religions is a bit harder than changing clothes. If you knew me eight years ago at that point I was very Christian, but now I'm pretty much just an atheist. I think what happens when people switch religions is that people are kind of indoctrinated into religions by their parents and then at some point they break free of the indoctrination and discover their true beliefs. I don't consider that at all shady. Now people who change their religion every year or so, that's an entirely different matter.

[RaleighRob]

Agnostic here too.

(For those wondering...it means you believe that no one can know whether or not God exists. It's a middle ground between Atheist and Religious....that basically says there's no way anyone can know.)

[Lewis]

I would call myself an anglican but I do sometimes have agnostic moments.

[Fat Man]

Catholic,we actually make sense!

Hey boys and girls!

Can you say, Inquisition???

[Fat Man]

Its true we are the only religion that make good sense.

Catholic,we actually make sense!

Hey boys and girls!

Can you say, Inquisition???

AGAIN . . . . .

Can you say, INQUISITION???

[Fat Man]

fat man u are the real loon wat religion are you huh smartass?

I'm in the process of converting to Judaism.

I go to a Reform Synagogue on Saturday mornings for Torah Studies and Shabbot Services.

Shalom!

That means, peace.

And believe me, you need it!!!

Oh! There's a Hebrew word that describes you!

Gerdon Edom!

That means, REDNECK!

[Fat Man]

so u want 2 be a jew.that religion makes no sense at all.how could u actually believe that jesus never walked on this earth?its just ridiculous

fat man u are the real loon wat religion are you huh smartass?

I'm in the process of converting to Judaism.

I go to a Reform Synagogue on Saturday mornings for Torah Studies and Shabbot Services.

Shalom!

That means, peace.

And believe me, you need it!!!

In Judaism, we have a saying . . . . .

Sh' ma Yisrael , Adonai Ehloheinu, Adonai Ehchad!

That's Hebrew.

In English it means . . . . .

Hear, O Israel, the Eternal One is our God, the Eternal God alone!

It means that God is one, and only one!

We don't believe in the Trinity!

We don't believe that God is some kind of schizoid with a personality that is split three different ways!

Therefor I don't believe in your, Papa, Junior, and The Spook!!!

[Fat Man]

fat man fuk u u suk old man ball sacks how fukin dare u talk about my religion like that u frikkin jew! how do u like that?

Well, you just put down my religion!

so u want 2 be a jew.that religion makes no sense at all.how could u actually believe that jesus never walked on this earth?its just ridiculous.

It makes more sense than your religion!

Again, is ask . . . . . . .

Can you say INQUISITION???

[Fat Man]

Oh!

By the way!

I forgot to add . . . . . . .

God is NOT a cookie that you can eat!!!

[Lewis]

fat man fuk u u suk old man ball sacks how fukin dare u talk about my religion like that u frikkin jew! how do u like that?

Wow, such ignorance I pity you.

nobody expects the spanish inquisition!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprjmoSMJ-o

[Fat Man]

That makes no sense at all so shut the hell up

Oh!

By the way!

I forgot to add . . . . . . .

God is NOT a cookie that you can eat!!!

Oh! You're absolutely right!

It's doesn't make sense at all!

Every Sunday, during Mass, all you good little Catholics during Communion, you get in line to eat a little round white cookie that you all believe has been magically transformed into God almighty. You actually believe that you are eating God!

The creator of the universe, turned into a little white cookie, and you get to eat him!

Yeah! It makes absolutely no sense at all!

[Fat Man]

Just so u know we know that what we are eating isnt really jesus.when they say it is they are talkin bout the last supper when he took the bread and it was his body and the wine was his blood that is the only time it was really him.if u were catholic youd eat em all anyway fat man

Yeah, I once witnessed a Communion back in the 1970s.

I never took part in it because I'm not Catholic.

The priest ( a pedophile who like to butt-bang alter boys) held up the little round white cookie and quoted the Jeezer saying "This is my body" and he hold up the cup of wine, and again quoting the Jeezer saying "This is my blood" and everybody says "My Lord and My God" so everybody there actually believes that the little round white cookie, and the little cup of wine are magically transformed into the body and the blood of their God.

It is called Transubstantiation.

I call it BULL SHIT!

It's also blasphemy.

It is actually a form or ritual cannibalism!

The Torah, the Jewish bible, expressly forbids the consumption of any kind of blood, and it forbids cannibalism.

So, when you take a piece of bread, and a cup of wine, just by simply calling it "human flesh and blood" and consuming it, you have committed blasphemy, because the intent is still there.

Therefore, you are a cannibal.

I better run and hide because you would probably want to take a great big bite out of my big fat ass!