August 30, 2009
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Facebook and Religious Views
I was reading an article about Facebook and religious views.
According to the article, 150 million of the 250 million Facebook users write in something next to the “religious views” box.
Some write in jokes such as:
1. Flying Spaghetti Monster
2. Agnostic, but accepting offers
3. I barely believe I exist
Here is the link: Link
If you were starting up a Facebook site today, what would you put next to religious views?
Comments (115)
Mine says agnostic-atheist.
The Church Of Lee Marvin Saves!
Since, you know, Lee Marvin is 54.6% more bad ass than Jesus.
Pagan.
Koch
Mine says: No views, only the beautiful truth.
Strong Atheist/Misotheist.
Mine says Muslim. I would put Harry Potter, but that might be sacrilegious.
@abilene_piper_lg - what’s a weak atheist?
Member of the faithful minority.
Church of the Fonz
@Eternalimplosion - Nice.
Mine used to just be a check mark. Now it says “Toronto Blue Jays”.
Mine says, “Atheist ^^” – hahaha.
#2 is some serious win.
@AFS90 - A weak atheist or an agnostic-atheist mean the same thing. An atheist with commitment issues.
Luthern – thats what is says.
Church of Christ.
Mine was always just “Christian”. I guess that’s boring.
Some people mistook my religious view as “Moderate Christian” because my political view was right above it.
@abilene_piper_lg - heh, good way of saying it.
I think that I have Christian. Even though most Christians wouldn’t agree that I was.
No denomination of mans dictates, but only a faithful
FOLLOWER OF CHRIST
Made righteous as He is Righteous ONLY by His grace and mercy, by His shed Blood.
I think I had it at “agnostic” last time I checked. I got too lazy to put in custom religions.
My religious view is ‘hardcore atheist’. My poltical view is ‘Well, no white lies this term…’
“My faith is whatever makes me feel good about being alive.” – Tom Robbins
That’s what mine says currently.
Christian – Protestant
The pastor at my church put “Religion Sucks” as his…
I find it hilarious that “Jedi” came in at #10 on the list!
Mine says “Follower of Christ”…
Ghandi said: “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ.”
I try to stay away from Christians, and near to Christ.
“with no god, man is condemned to be free”
“Anglo-Orthodox,” as I exist somewhere between Anglicanism and Western Rite Orthodoxy… It’s also a joking “take that” to all of my Anglo-Catholic friends.
I’m pretty sure mine says christian (or something to that affect).
Mine reads “I am proof that there is a God and he has a sense of humor.”
Take that for what you want. lol
Mine says Christian.
i believe in me!
mine is blank so as not to make my poor Catholic parents cry.
catholic. What IS the flying spaghetti monster? I goggled it before and just saw a picture, but where did it come from?
Christian
atheist.
I’ve left mine blank, actually. Meh, labels.
@nodnarbassoon - the sermon today was about that topic of christians not acting christ like. gandhi was much like jesus in his ways.
Mine just says “Christian – protestant – other” but I have a whole paragraph that explains in more detail on the “more info” tab
religious views: thetheologianscafe
I could add my denomination, but it isn’t well known. ‘Christian’ is good enough.
I have atheist.
I
God Creating Adam. Michelangelo is amazing.
PRESBYTERIAN!!!!
i maybe swaying and staggering on my way home. but the road i am on is the right road. just because i am stumbling does not make the road i am on the wrong road. the road is the right road. that road is Jesus Christ. the home is Heaven to my father’s arms. I may sin and stumble but it doesn’t make it the wrong road. if i am on the wrong road then show me the right road.
sinner saved by grace
“Creation, Armageddon, eternal life, all the beliefs of Witnesses.” Because I’m a Witness. -^^-
Mine says servant of Christ.
I don’t like saying I’m a Christian, because a lot of people have a twisted view of that word.
@radicalramblings - i wouldn’t know about your more info tab since you blocked me when i disagreed with you.
@supsoo - Gandhi was awesome.
I only recently turned to Jesus… before I was torn… I didn’t want to be atheist, or religious, because A) I’ve always believed in SOMETHING higher, and B) Religious people tend to hate on and victimize themselves towards atheists, making atheists look bad (“Oh poor me! There are so many christian-haters!”… I DESPISE that!), and I didn’t want to be religious, because I could sympathize with the atheists in their “freedom”… and quite frankly, atheists make a lot of good points… but so do “Christians”…and I didn’t want to lose respect in the minds of atheists and agnostics… or Christians/other religions.
In short, I’ve always valued the middle ground… I don’t like being over-bearing, but I do believe strongly in things. Now I’ve found that it is possible to believe in Christ, without the “religious” tag…
I’m actually thinking of writing a blog on this, going more in-depth…
Mine says I believe in a thing called love
I think mine just says Christian or C.O.G.I.C.
Spiritual Christian.
Bartenders know better than to discuss religion!
mine says “yes I believe in god.”
mine says secular humanist.
@AFS90 - what’s a weak atheist?
The opposite of a strong Christian.
Atheist is what’s up now.
Mere Christianity
Mine says “Unbridled Insanity.” It used to say Extra Terrestrials,” when my dad told me he believed god was in with the aliens.
@Drakonskyr - Really? I alway had you pegged as a member of the Church of Ed Koch.
“Traditional Roman Catholic”
WHAT THE FUCK FSM IS REAL, DON’T BASH MY NOODLY GOD.
I like #2 and 3 of the list above.
I think I have up “secular humanist.” But if I were to create an account today, it’d humbly read “atheist.”
Presently, mine says “Catholic” or something to that extent, but I’m debating of changing it to “free thinker.”
Probably nothing…Facebook bores me.
O.T.O.
i put mine as Polytheistic!
Mine says “Christian”…
Mine says:
I love Jesus,But He loves me WAY MORE!!
Christian.
I put the quote by Ralph Waldo Emmerson: “Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble.”
I think the main idea behind most religions is a truth that each of them share, a way of being that they are all trying to get at. Like spokes of a wheel that meet in the center.
My political view was solidarity.
Maybe I’m just a big hippy.
Or hypocrite, I rarely go to church. I don’t think you should go unless you really want to be there, unless you’re going to appreciate it and get something out of it. Fellowship, community, and support if nothing else. But I guess your friends and family can do that.
I put that I’ll respect your religious beliefs as long as you respect my lack of them.
Mine says Guitar Hero.
i’d leave it blank
Mine says either Christian or Nondenominational Christian. I can’t remember.
Mine says “Christian -United” because I’m from Canada (not to be confused with United church of Christ in USA)
But if I remade my facebook, I might have something along the lines of ‘Feminist Theologian’ or something similar. But it’s all a work in progress, so United is a great denomination for me!
Something tells me I’d leave it blank. :/
I just wrote Christian. No need to compartmentalize by denomination
The Church of the Most Divine Oprah. Heh, JK, of course.
“Christ fucker.”
mine non says
i have a facebook, and it says “christian reformed.”
Buddhist
fsm
mine is blank. If people take the time to scroll down and read my bio, they’ll be able to figure it out.
Just Christian
Hey, hey. Pastafarian is a credible religion. It even has a book and everything!
Atheist, but under political views I put dictatorship.
Mine says non-theistic / non-dualistic / Flying Spaghetti Monster
You only believe what your told…I don’t listen…Atheist
Mine sayys “Narcissist”
As a joke to sayy I basicallyy worship myself
Catholic of course
it’s like next to sex -people my age would put yes!
Mine already says, “God, Infinity, and the Collective Universe”
I don’t have anything next to my religious views because I honestly don’t know exactly what my views are. I was raised Catholic but don’t feel it’s right for me and I have no idea what is. So I just don’t associate with any religion and I feel content about it.
Mine says Agnostic.
f/b
Religious Views:Yes, I have a soul but its made of thousands of little robots.
Mine says “Writer’s block”
“Let’s not, but say we do.”
I already have a Facebook site. I believe I merely put “Christian” or “Protestant” on it, as I have here. No more is necessary.
Christian. I believe mine actually says something like “I love Jesus!”
Mine says “James 1:27; Luke 10:27; Micah 6:8″
This actually made me laugh, because I know a few people who put in funny things in there, at the end of the day though its just a social networking site, just because someone takes the mick dont mean they aint religious. I have ‘none’ in mine, because that is the truth
I think mine says “Pentebaptist”.
mine used to say “fundamentalist Christian” before I deleted m’ face-book
I would put “lol nothx”
Mine says “You’re quite the satire”
I think I left mine blank. Why does Facebook need to know anyway? Does anyone seriously think they are going to win someone to their religion through Facebook? Silliness, I tell you. Silliness.
I don’t list my religion on facebook, but if I did, I would probably make some sort of joke.
I say “I like God
”
Flying spaghetti monster is no joke! Tis pastafarianism! I’m not even kidding.
Mine says “sort-of agnostic”
@Olyachka - Nice!
@venomxcupcake - FSM Forever!
JC+ME=BFF
Mine says “Christian-born again” but I may change it to just “I love Jesus.”
Follower of Jesus
Do you know Flying Spaghetti Monster is an actual church. They are an interesting bunch.
I love Jesus