What is your religion?

[TravelingMaaike]

Christian? Catholic? Jewish? Greek Orthodox? Muslim? Buddhist? Hindu?

If atheist, what was your former religion?

[wolfcat87]

A combination of Agnostic Atheist Buddhist and a belief that we are all just the universe experiencing itself through a massive dream.

I was raised in a southern Christian household, but the bible didn't make sense from the time I started reading it at the ages of 6-7. A god who condones murder and rape of children and pregnant women? Hard pass. Also, stealing wives, tricking parents, killing/abusing/mutilating your children if they don't behave. Taking bets on how much torture your best buddy can take before they turn on you for entertainment... There's nothing good or worthy of worship in that book. That's why its followers committed mass genocide over and over to force people to convert and beat ad brainwash their kids. They knew it wasn't worth following either.

I also spent years researching other gods and religions. They are all clearly written by humans. All 2,000+ gods are full of human flaws and man made. At best, some could have been more technologically advanced or stronger beings than a regular human, but they were still incredibly "human". Plus, a god still had to come from somewhere. Nothing can be created or destroyed.

So, a dream is the only logical solution I've come up with. We aren't actually matter, just a consciousness. Some people control the dream more than others.

[Siri137]

I'm not religious, and cannot understand why anyone would be. You ask the question, "If atheist, what was your former religion?", but I never did believe in "God". I'm open to the possibility of there being more to life, and reality in general, than what we can observe, but that's it. No beliefs are necessary.

[TonyMetal___86]

I'm not surprised since you're from new zealand, a feminazi country 🤣🤣

[Siri137]

@TonyMetal___86 As opposed to Lebanon, which is dominated by the mullahs of Iran, and where the government is controlled by a different breed of Nazis called Hezbollah?

[TonyMetal___86]

Believe me that they are worst than each other, it's true that it's dominated by hezbollah but we refuse to be dominated and we are always in revolution to remove his domination and to bring back the beautiful Lebanon that we always had back in the past and that the weapons will only be at the hands of the country's army and the entire's country decisions will get back to the official country's government which everyone are represented in, unlike an armed militia who is overpowering the country and it's loyalty is to another country...

[Siri137]

@TonyMetal___86 So you admit that your country is controlled by Nazis.

[TonyMetal___86]

Not nazis, these 2 are totally different from each other...
Also yes i admit it, that's the truth, i don't live by the lies, everyone knows this fact about my country and it's on the worldwide news...
Before this, my country was occupied by syrian army and before that we had a civil war and in the beginning we were occupied by France, my country was really independent for like just 3 decades and less and in these 3 decades my country became the swiss of the east, which means if my country was left to thrive and patriotic people came to rule it than it will become one the most beautiful countries in the world and recognized by everyone worldwide...

This ain't new zealand, everything here is different, it's a small country filled with multi religions and it's the portal to the eastern world and it's geographical place is sensitive and everyone wants a piece of it...

[DJB72]

I'm a Born Again Christian. That makes me a work in progress, not perfect.

I swear. I have a very bad temper and I'm aware I'm capable of great violence.

I also love, I'm (usually) quick to forgive and I'm hardest on myself.

People have mistaken my outwardly "gentle" nature for weakness. It's taken me 37 years to reach this point where I laugh at the situation. A few weeks ago a guy with breathtaking anger management issues cut me off in traffic, got out of his (predictably) BMW and walked towards my car screaming profanity at me. I laughed and drove round him. My five year old son was in the car with me. That probably impacted what happened next.

About 50 yards down the road the same guy screams past me again and gets out of his car brandishing a tree branch...

Now I'm an amputee. I physically can't run but I know how to fight. So I laughed and drove round him again.

My son then started laughing. I asked him what was so funny. He replied "That silly man doesn't know you, does he Daddy". I said "no, why?"
He replied "Thanks for not kicking his butt"

I think God's working on my temper is starting to bear fruit.

So yeah. Christian. Forgiven, not perfect.

If you're looking for judgement look elsewhere. I'm trying to get the plank out of my eye...

[HawkPerception]

I was not raised with a religion thankfully and right now I'm agnostic. I don't believe in any human made religion. I just think there might be a power out there involved in the creation of all that we can't fathom or comprehend. I think it's extremely ignorant for anyone to say they know God when they've never had any proof and those claiming they had seen God were in a delusional state.

[strateguy632]

delusion is when something is impossible but who gets to decide what is possible? if god sent a message, it is a possibility.

[Julie_TS]

Roman Catholic here. More of "cafeteria Catholic' variety where I admittedly kinda sorts pick & choose what/when works best for me :(

#OurFatherWhoArtInHeaven

[EnglishArtsteacher]

I'm a Christian (more specifically a Catholic), but I'm not a strong practicing religious person anymore.

By the way, atheists don't necessarily have a former religion. Some of them have been completely non-religious their entire lives.

[BCRanger10]

I am a practicing Catholic.

Also, Catholics are Christians.

[Orangekiss]

No they are not considered Christians as their beliefs go against what God says in the Bible with their theology.

[BCRanger10]

@Orangekiss even though the Church produced the Bible?

[Orangekiss]

The church did not produce the Bible, God did.

[BCRanger10]

@Orangekiss how?

[Orangekiss]

By speaking to the people what He wanted them to write down. The Dead Sea Scrolls were written way before the Catholic church even came into existence.

[BCRanger10]

@Orangekiss Okay, divine inspiration. The Catholic Church teaches so. But there's still the question of those books which were determined to be divinely inspired and which ones were not.

[Julie_TS]

@Orangekiss
@BCRanger10 you are, as a Catholic, absolutely 1000% Christian.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I grew up as an Orthodox Christian and I am an agnostic now.

[AviatorTom]

I was raised Christian, I no longer practice any religion.

[sawno]

I have my own beliefs so its not any formal religion.

[mandyfire98]

Atheist, former religion was Christianity. Roman Catholic

[IslaTheWitch]

Living a fulfilling life and using my skills for a good purpose

[Staximus]

I have no religion, was not brought up in any religion. I have seen no evidence of a god but I have seen ghosts.

[msc545]

I'm a Pastafarian.

https://www.spaghettimonster.org/

[strateguy632]

i tried to make a poll for this but couldn't. next time make this a poll.

so far the largest group responded catholic.

[strateguy632]

11 catholic replied, 7 christian, one orthodox christian 3 muslim so far.

[Jersey2]

Catholic. And why do people differentiate Catholic from Christian… we are the original Christians :D. Perhaps its just too many other types so group them together.

[Orangekiss]

Because Catholic theology goes against what the Bible teaches in a few ways, such as confessing their sins to a priest to get forgiveness, when 1 John 1:9 says that only Jesus can forgive your sins. The Inquisition doesn't show them as Christian either. The Inquisition was a powerful office set up within the Catholic Church to root out and punish heresy throughout Europe and the Americas. Beginning in the 12th century and continuing for hundreds of years, the Inquisition is infamous for the severity of its tortures and its persecution of Jews and Muslims. Its worst manifestation was in Spain, where the Spanish Inquisition was a dominant force for more than 200 years, resulting in some 32,000 executions.

[Jersey2]

@Orangekiss The Bible’s New Testament was canonized by the Pope in the late 300s, long before other Christian sects broke off from the church. Your sect wasn’t even there.

And the Inquisition was man’s folly not what the church would do today. Man is imperfect which we all know.

[Orangekiss]

But they were doing it in the name of God by the Catholic Church, just like the Crusades was supposed to be done in the name of God. And you were right, ultimately it was done by the will of man, not God.

[rosemilk]

i don't have a religion. i don't believe in religion and never had one forced on me

[Bricealan]

WAS considered a Christian when I did attend church.

[loveslongnails]

I don't have a religion. Religion is mostly dogma and myths. I have certain spiritual beliefs and time will tell if they're true.

[genericname85]

i was rised christian but now i'm an ignostic atheistic secular humanist.

[EmmaMary]

GALLIFREYON!

[Kelly6]

@EmmaMary
is that a real religion now?

[EmmaMary]

@Kelly6

Never say never... One day it just might be! lol

[Kelly6]

@EmmaMary 🤣🤣got it

[celeste01]

Raised a Christian, still a Christian :-)

[Nikki1989]

I have always been an atheist.

[DeeDeeDeVour]

I'm Catholic.

[patrick994]

Christian Catholic

[TonyMetal___86]

A proud Christian Catholic

[TonyMetal___86]

@travelingmaaike and what's yours blonde lady?

[DizzyDesii]

Baptist Christian

[katiesmuff]

I am Catholic!

[TallAnon]

I do not believe and never have.

[hopegirly]

Presbyterian

[Iron_Man]

I’m a Christian

[elaphe]

I am Roman Catholic.

[syncheart]

Born Again Christian.

[Agape93]

Hermetic thelema

[eagle1951]

Christian

[Al_Musafir]

Islam.

[love_conquers_lust]

Catholic

[aceleon]

islam.

[LavLavLuv]

Bunnyism🐰

[Chewy______]

Agnostic.

[12karen]

Christian: Lutheran

[Anonymous]

Muslim

[Lara_Croft]

Christian

[Sonorous]

The Pills

[Sonorous]

Blackpill, redpill, etc

[juliammm]

None

[CubaPirate]

Christian

[Med_guy1978]

Orthodox Christian

[StirredNotShaken]

Buddhist.

[Mettbltt]

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