@light_blue_fables - Lol. We have distant relatives who are Catholic, yet still practice Buddhism. Our extended family retained some of the Buddhist practices.
I’m reminded of the book
Growing Up Born Again
, which described the ordeal of trying to explain what your religion is. “‘Christian’ didn’t cut it, and saying the name of your denomination meant you were putting your faith in the wrong things.” (I’m quoting from memory, so the quote isn’t likely to be exact.)
Raised as 5 but now I feel more so 1 slightly 3.
7. … I’m not explaining more unless someone comes and asks me.
Church of the Fonz
Atheist, occasionally agnostic.
If I might correct you on something, Catholics are Christians. Anyway, I’m Catholic…been that way for 13 years now.
3. No one can ever know, and I don’t have the faith to blindly follow something like that. I’ll just keep on being a good person, and if that’s not good enough, well, how good is a heaven?
I am a raised Christian Catholic. I have turned to Christian Pentecostal though.
Definition of Christian: A person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Jesus Christ and His teachings.
Hmm…5, I think.
i believe in one god over all
4. I am Muslim
Christian
Are you really that stupid???!!!??? Catholics are 52% of All Christians— that is 1.4 billion ppl as of 2007 soooo dont count them as to diff religions, that is ignorant!
2
Buddhist
If you are going to separate Catholics from Christians, I believe that Protestants should be separated out from Christians too. I’m a Methodist.
Wait… You have Catholic AND Christian on there?!?? But no Jews?
Not fair, Dan. Not fair…
1. Christian and 7. I also worship Shakira
christian … moving toward wiccan
Technically, I am an atheist, but I plan on starting my own religion as soon as I draft something I’m happy with
I am Christian, and I for one, despite other comments, LIKE that you had Christians and Catholics separate, because while all Catholics consider themselves Christian b/c they read the Bible and believe in Jesus, not all Christians believe in Catholics as true Christians.
I will try to explain. The reason for this separation is bc Catholics pray to Mary and various named saints, though it says in the Bible to only pray to God/Jesus. Also, Catholics feel they need a priest to absolve them of their sins and that they must confess in confessional, though other Christians confess via their prayer straight to God, needing no mediator and know that we are delivered through faith, not works or words, only b/c of Jesus’ blood on the cross. Christians that are not Catholic do not believe a particularly worded prayer (Hail Mary) will cleanse them nor some water that is blessed by a priest. Its through His Grace alone. A third major difference (and yes, there are differences b/w other denominations too, but I believe any Christian denomination that is not Catholic by definition is considered Protestant, or born-again, which addresses one comment saying Protestants should be considered separate from Christians.)
In any way we should be tollerant of, and try to show love to one another for all religions, and yes, I agree that Jewish should havealso been one of the choices listed.
SDA Christian
Judaism should have been on the list. It has never been one of those ‘other’ religions.
a trying Catholic
I am Chinese and we have allowed all religions to dwell in peace in old China. Basically Christ and Buddha shared a lot of common ground:Buddha commanded his disciples to preach his gospel to all men. Christ commanded his disciples to do the same. Three centuries after the time of Buddha, Asoka the Great, emperor of India, became a convert to the Buddhist faith, made it the state religion of the empire, and did more than any other man to secure its supremacy in the East. Three centuries after Christ, Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome, became a convert to the Christian faith, made it the state religion of his empire, and won for it the supremacy of the West.
Buddha formulated the following commandments. “Not to kill; not to steal; not to lie; not to commit adultery; not to use strong drink.” Christ said. “Thou knowest the commandments, do not commit adultery; do not kill; do not steal; do not bear false witness; honor thy father and thy mother” (Luke 28: 20)
Both have genealogies tracing their descent from ancestral kings. Both were born of virgin mothers. The conception of each was announced by a divine messenger. The hymns uttered at the two annunciations resemble each other. Both were visited by wise men who brought them gifts. Both were presented in the temple. The aged Simeon of the one account corresponds to the aged Asita of the other. As “the child (Jesus) grew and waxed strong in spirit,” so “the child (Sakay-Muni) waxed and increased in strength.” Both in childhood discoursed before teachers. Both fasted in the wilderness. Both were tempted. Angels or devatas ministered to each. Buddha bathed in the Narajana, and Christ was baptized in the Jordan. The mission of each was proclaimed by a voice from Heaven. Both performed miracles. Both sent out disciples to propagate their faiths. In calling their disciples the command of each was, “Follow me.” Buddha preached on the Holy Hill, and Christ delivered his sermon on the Mount. The phraseology of the sermons of Buddha and the sermon ascribed to Christ is, in many instances, the same. Both Buddha and Christ compare themselves to husbandmen sowing seed. The story of the prodigal son is found in both Scriptures. The account of the man born blind is common to both. In both the mustard seed is used as a simile for littleness. Christ speaks of “a foolish, man, which built his house upon the sand”; Buddha says, “Perishable is the city built of sand.” Both speak of “the rain which falls on the just and on the unjust.” The story of the ruler, Nicodemus, who came to Jesus by night, has its parallel in the story of the rich man who came to Buddha by night. A converted courtesan, Magdalena, followed Jesus, and a converted courtesan, Ambapali, followed Buddha. There is a legend of a traitor connected with each. Both made triumphal entries, Christ into Jerusalem, and Buddha into Rajagriba. Both proclaimed kingdoms not of this world. The eternal life promised by Christ corresponds to the eternal peace, Nirvana, promised by Buddha. (Yeah copied and pasted from:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_would_you_compare_Buddha_and_jesus)
Later in China Tenrikyo came from Japan. It was taught by a woman, she taught how to heal physical problems and they humbly believe in having a joyous life.
You prabably should list more religions like hinduism, probably all the pagan religions or just say paganism, etc. just to be fair instead of putting them all in the other category like their not important enough to even get a number.
christian
Mostly 3, borderline 2.
2
Christian
7 – with some 3
Christian: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormon”)
Aren’t Catholics Christian?
My answer is Christian anyway..
I see a lot of people commenting that Christians fall under catholics.
I would like to state that I do not believe that they do.
While at the core, they might believe the same things, their takes on many others are vastly different (the idea that one can not be married to serve the Lord, the idea that Mary was always a virgin which I think to be ridiculous, the idea that one must or can pray to saints, and the ritualistic way that catholics do things which is sort of done away with in the bible. Including their ideas on hell, purgatory, etc)
So, while they might believe similar things, someone in this category believes lies (if you believe that either are correct) as they disagree with one another on a lot of these things.
I personally would identify as Christian/Jewish.
My religion is Islam. Therefore, I’m a Muslim (: (: (:
1. …but searching and learning about other religions
1. Christian
1. Christian
2. Atheist
Atheist
6, with a bit of 7– I am shugenja– I follow Shugen-do, which is a mix of Buddhism, Taoism and Shinto. But I’ve already said too much– *ninja smoke vanish*
Christian, definitely not Catholic. I do not pray to Mary or venerate people who were decent in the past (saints). I have the luxury of being able to pray directly to God. I don’t need all these different saints to deliver my message .. and neither does anyone else. Rosary beads mean nothing, endless repeated prayers mean nothing. praying from the heart is the only thing with value.
Thus, I am a Christian .. not a catholic. Totally different things.
Let’s be more specific. Satan believes in God and knows full well that Jesus is the son of God. Belief without action does not save you. However, action without belief also does not save you. So technically to confess that Jesus is lord of your life is to become a Christian, but to show it we change our life to look more like Christ. I just wanted to be clear that a lot of people believe in God and believe in Jesus without actually giving their life to him.
some of the options are religion, while some others are reference for people that subscribe to certain religion.. weird… by the way, i never known that there are religion called “other” before.. i should be looking into that
Agnostic
2 and 3 are not religions.
I also do not collect stamps. That’s my hobby.
My favorite tv show is when the tv is off.
Dumbass.
3. Agnostic
I used to describe myself as “an atheist who would believe… if there was solid evidence. But there’s not”. And then I grew up a little and learned that I was actually agnostic. It made life a bit simpler.
Born again Christian.
5. Catholic.
Catholics are Christians!
LOL, some real funny people here in Xangaland. I think your answers should be better adjectives that could actually describe something other than names of actual religions. I mean you did ask, “Which best describes your religion?” I would have to say 69, 33, 17 or 2. My adjective of choice would be
FUN
!
These are all interesting to read!
Christian
3
You gotta love how some how the author defines Atheism and Agnosticism as a religion. In fact they are the OPPOSITE of religion.
My religion is ISLAM and I am a MUSLIM
@ShimmerBodyCream - I thought #7 was Jedi? I think Shakira is #8 or perhaps #42. lol
atheism isn’t a religion….
Sex.
No Jews are allowed on Xanga!!!
Christian
I float between 3 and 4. I waffle on whether or not I believe in supernatural phenomena and I don’t think you can believe in supernatural anything and still be an atheist (although I’m sure there will be plenty of people to correct me if they think I’m wrong lol. Love Xanga!)
I was wondering how long it was going to take the atheists to scream “We are not a religion” Of course many Christians say the same thing. I do not believe them ether
Ecclectic Agnostic. I don’t rule anything out entirely.
BEING FREE STRESS FREE
@Crystalinne - @theartofsexy - Thank you so much for explaining the difference between Catholics and Christians! People should read your comments to learn something.
I know the difference too
i believe in the power of carbs and their ability to lull me into a state of bliss and make me question the reason for my pitiful existence at the same time.
Um – aren’t Catholics considered Christians too?
@voodoo_flower_child - to deny the supernatural requires a lot more faith than anyone who believes in it.
It is faith regardless of whether it lacks religion or not.
Um, Catholic is Christian, so please include them in the Christian family.
Catholic
Someone else had a much better post about this but even though all Catholics are Christians there are many who share the same basic beliefs but don’t consider themselves followers of the Catholic Church. It could just as easily have been 1. Christian/Catholic but Dan likely kept them separate since non-Catholic Christians view and practice things differently, i.e. Protestantism.
I don’t like religion or being labeled as such so while I consider myself a spiritual person with strong convictions I don’t call myself a follower of any in particular.
This is not to put Catholics down, but here is why why are NOT. They believe the Pope can take away sin. They believe believe in sinless and is in heaven and you much go through here and when you pray you need to say Holy Mother & Father. No Scripture too that. No need to pray for the dead nor can you remove anyone from anywhere by paying money. There are just a few. And they do not line up with the Scripture. Bro. Doc
Seventh Day Pentecostal. Bro. Doc
@TheGiantSlayer - I was born Jewish and became a Christian. I’m not involved in a Messianic church or ministry, although I was at one time for about a year.
1. Christian. Southern Baptist, to be precise. But I guess you could say I’m a bit “lapsed”. I haven’t been to church in years, I don’t pray every day or read my Bible, and I think and do some bad shit. I’m confused about a lot of things. But through it all I somehow manage to retain my faith.
@Brian_Jeremiah - Who is to say I haven’t given my life to Him?!? You don’t know me, but I get what you are saying. In reply to your comment to Dan; as a Catholic I never prayed to anything or anyone but God. Not every Catholic idolizes statues etc. I don’t pray the rosary, nor pray the same prayers over and over. Even though, The Lord’s Prayer is in the Bible. Don’t assume all Catholics are the same. Have a blessed night!
I was making a general statement, not specific to you. I was just saying in general those things don’t save you. I am not saying you do those things or that you are not a Christian.
@Brian_Jeremiah - I understand and I am aware that those things don’t save you which is why I don’t practice any of it. I am not a Catholic now anyway. God Bless!
@LSP1 - I was agnostic, then I became Christian, and then realized that Jesus taught the Torah while rebuking pharisees for holding Oral tradition as Torah
Maverick Knight. (Something I developed. Wouldn’t necessarily call it a religion. But it’s a set of guiding principles, so in this context, I guess it qualifies. The same way atheism does.) Atheist or agnostic, depending, again, on the context. I believe it’s possible (though not probable) for the universe to have some kind of creator, but must distinguish between the type of creator which could logically exist, and the one(s) manufactured by religions like Christianity, Islam, etc. which have no basis in reality.
In response to a few other comments on this…though I would call this distinction splitting hairs in the context of this discussion, atheism is not a religion, and does not take faith. And it does not take faith to deny the existence of the supernatural. To not believe what there is no evidence for, is not faith. It’s sanity.
Christian…This is Tallman…I could not get into my site so I created another account….named after one of my favorite albums.
1, Christian
Agnostic.
@TheGiantSlayer - Is it mainly Jewish Christians that go there? Is it part of Jews for Jesus?
@LSP1 - No, it isn’t jews for jesus or anything like that. The Torah states that the same law for the Jew is also for the Gentile ( alien) The Torah was for all of God’s people, Israel. Israel isn’t just those who are Jewish by birth, as Abraham wasn’t a Jew, nor Caleb and so on. Jesus stated that he only came for the lost sheep of Israel and that is comprised of both Jew and Gentile alike.
Jesus stated that he only came for the lost sheep of Israel and that is comprised of both Jew and Gentile alike.
Right, I agree.
I am a 3.
I think it’s sad that Jewish isn’t an option…
@TheGiantSlayer - On xanga they just would not know what he was
I’m surprised you didn’t list Jewish. I’m not part of any one religion. I honor the positive in them all, and a few of them have had some excellent teachers who I feel connected to. Recently I’ve realized in essence, they are all basically different expressions of Oneness. The Jewish prayer of the Shema is a great statement of this.
Comments (127)
Two!
Atheist.
5… with a little bit of 6.
3. Agnostic
1… Shouldn’t Catholic be included in Christian?
@StupidSystemus - crazy. I’m 5 and I want more 6.
Christian
3. Agnostic
@light_blue_fables - Lol. We have distant relatives who are Catholic, yet still practice Buddhism. Our extended family retained some of the Buddhist practices.
I’m reminded of the book
Growing Up Born Again
, which described the ordeal of trying to explain what your religion is. “‘Christian’ didn’t cut it, and saying the name of your denomination meant you were putting your faith in the wrong things.” (I’m quoting from memory, so the quote isn’t likely to be exact.)
Raised as 5 but now I feel more so 1 slightly 3.
7. … I’m not explaining more unless someone comes and asks me.
Church of the Fonz
Atheist, occasionally agnostic.
If I might correct you on something, Catholics are Christians.
Anyway, I’m Catholic…been that way for 13 years now.
Christian… Lutheran, to be exact.
@StupidSystemus - Budhatholic?
a converted Xangan…
42
Democrat.
2. more agnostic, though
@saintvi - I agree, maybe 5 should be Judaism.
1, I am a christian.
7. Jedi.
christian but a really bad one
You don’t have Jewish on there. I’m 1 and 7. Jewish/Christian
Christian
Atheism with times of agnosticism.
@striemmy - Me too!
3. No one can ever know, and I don’t have the faith to blindly follow something like that. I’ll just keep on being a good person, and if that’s not good enough, well, how good is a heaven?
I am a raised Christian Catholic. I have turned to Christian Pentecostal though.
Definition of Christian: A person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Jesus Christ and His teachings.
Hmm…5, I think.
i believe in one god over all
4. I am Muslim
Christian
Are you really that stupid???!!!??? Catholics are 52% of All Christians— that is 1.4 billion ppl as of 2007 soooo dont count them as to diff religions, that is ignorant!
2
Buddhist
If you are going to separate Catholics from Christians, I believe that Protestants should be separated out from Christians too.
I’m a Methodist.
Wait… You have Catholic AND Christian on there?!??
But no Jews?
Not fair, Dan. Not fair…
1. Christian and 7. I also worship Shakira
christian … moving toward wiccan
Technically, I am an atheist, but I plan on starting my own religion as soon as I draft something I’m happy with
I am Christian, and I for one, despite other comments, LIKE that you had Christians and Catholics separate, because while all Catholics consider themselves Christian b/c they read the Bible and believe in Jesus, not all Christians believe in Catholics as true Christians.
I will try to explain. The reason for this separation is bc Catholics pray to Mary and various named saints, though it says in the Bible to only pray to God/Jesus. Also, Catholics feel they need a priest to absolve them of their sins and that they must confess in confessional, though other Christians confess via their prayer straight to God, needing no mediator and know that we are delivered through faith, not works or words, only b/c of Jesus’ blood on the cross. Christians that are not Catholic do not believe a particularly worded prayer (Hail Mary) will cleanse them nor some water that is blessed by a priest. Its through His Grace alone. A third major difference (and yes, there are differences b/w other denominations too, but I believe any Christian denomination that is not Catholic by definition is considered Protestant, or born-again, which addresses one comment saying Protestants should be considered separate from Christians.)
In any way we should be tollerant of, and try to show love to one another for all religions, and yes, I agree that Jewish should havealso been one of the choices listed.
SDA Christian
Judaism should have been on the list. It has never been one of those ‘other’ religions.
a trying Catholic
I am Chinese and we have allowed all religions to dwell in peace in old China. Basically Christ and Buddha shared a lot of common ground:Buddha commanded his disciples to preach his gospel to all men. Christ
commanded his disciples to do the same. Three centuries after the time
of Buddha, Asoka the Great, emperor of India, became a convert to the
Buddhist faith, made it the state religion of the empire, and did more
than any other man to secure its supremacy in the East. Three centuries
after Christ, Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome, became a convert
to the Christian faith, made it the state religion of his empire, and
won for it the supremacy of the West.
Buddha formulated the
following commandments. “Not to kill; not to steal; not to lie; not to
commit adultery; not to use strong drink.” Christ said. “Thou knowest
the commandments, do not commit adultery; do not kill; do not steal; do
not bear false witness; honor thy father and thy mother” (Luke 28: 20)
Both have genealogies tracing their descent from ancestral kings.
Both were born of virgin mothers.
The conception of each was announced by a divine messenger.
The hymns uttered at the two annunciations resemble each other.
Both were visited by wise men who brought them gifts.
Both were presented in the temple.
The aged Simeon of the one account corresponds to the aged Asita of the other.
As “the child (Jesus) grew and waxed strong in spirit,” so “the child (Sakay-Muni) waxed and increased in strength.”
Both in childhood discoursed before teachers.
Both fasted in the wilderness.
Both were tempted.
Angels or devatas ministered to each.
Buddha bathed in the Narajana, and Christ was baptized in the Jordan.
The
mission of each was proclaimed by a voice from Heaven. Both performed
miracles. Both sent out disciples to propagate their faiths.
In calling their disciples the command of each was, “Follow me.”
Buddha preached on the Holy Hill, and Christ delivered his sermon on the Mount.
The phraseology of the sermons of Buddha and the sermon ascribed to Christ is, in many instances, the same.
Both Buddha and Christ compare themselves to husbandmen sowing seed.
The story of the prodigal son is found in both Scriptures.
The account of the man born blind is common to both.
In both the mustard seed is used as a simile for littleness.
Christ speaks of “a foolish, man, which built his house upon the sand”; Buddha says, “Perishable is the city built of sand.”
Both speak of “the rain which falls on the just and on the unjust.”
The
story of the ruler, Nicodemus, who came to Jesus by night, has its
parallel in the story of the rich man who came to Buddha by night.
A converted courtesan, Magdalena, followed Jesus, and a converted courtesan, Ambapali, followed Buddha.
There is a legend of a traitor connected with each.
Both made triumphal entries, Christ into Jerusalem, and Buddha into Rajagriba.
Both proclaimed kingdoms not of this world.
The eternal life promised by Christ corresponds to the eternal peace, Nirvana, promised by Buddha.
(Yeah copied and pasted from:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_would_you_compare_Buddha_and_jesus)
Later in China Tenrikyo came from Japan. It was taught by a woman, she taught how to heal physical problems and they humbly believe in having a joyous life.
You prabably should list more religions like hinduism, probably all the pagan religions or just say paganism, etc. just to be fair instead of putting them all in the other category like their not important enough to even get a number.
christian
Mostly 3, borderline 2.
2
Christian
7 – with some 3
Christian: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormon”)
Aren’t Catholics Christian?
My answer is Christian anyway..
I see a lot of people commenting that Christians fall under catholics.
I would like to state that I do not believe that they do.
While at the core, they might believe the same things, their takes on many others are vastly different (the idea that one can not be married to serve the Lord, the idea that Mary was always a virgin which I think to be ridiculous, the idea that one must or can pray to saints, and the ritualistic way that catholics do things which is sort of done away with in the bible. Including their ideas on hell, purgatory, etc)
So, while they might believe similar things, someone in this category believes lies (if you believe that either are correct) as they disagree with one another on a lot of these things.
I personally would identify as Christian/Jewish.
My religion is Islam. Therefore, I’m a Muslim (: (: (:
1. …but searching and learning about other religions
1. Christian
1. Christian
2. Atheist
Atheist
6, with a bit of 7– I am shugenja– I follow Shugen-do, which is a mix of Buddhism, Taoism and Shinto. But I’ve already said too much– *ninja smoke vanish*
Christian, definitely not Catholic. I do not pray to Mary or venerate people who were decent in the past (saints). I have the luxury of being able to pray directly to God. I don’t need all these different saints to deliver my message .. and neither does anyone else. Rosary beads mean nothing, endless repeated prayers mean nothing. praying from the heart is the only thing with value.
Thus, I am a Christian .. not a catholic. Totally different things.
@boricua_chic_2008 -
Let’s be more specific. Satan believes in God and knows full well that Jesus is the son of God. Belief without action does not save you. However, action without belief also does not save you. So technically to confess that Jesus is lord of your life is to become a Christian, but to show it we change our life to look more like Christ.
I just wanted to be clear that a lot of people believe in God and believe in Jesus without actually giving their life to him.
some of the options are religion, while some others are reference for people that subscribe to certain religion.. weird… by the way, i never known that there are religion called “other” before.. i should be looking into that
Agnostic
2 and 3 are not religions.
I also do not collect stamps. That’s my hobby.
My favorite tv show is when the tv is off.
Dumbass.
3. Agnostic
I used to describe myself as “an atheist who would believe… if there was solid evidence. But there’s not”. And then I grew up a little and learned that I was actually agnostic. It made life a bit simpler.
Born again Christian.
5. Catholic.
Catholics are Christians!
LOL, some real funny people here in Xangaland. I think your answers should be better adjectives that could actually describe something other than names of actual religions. I mean you did ask, “Which best describes your religion?” I would have to say 69, 33, 17 or 2. My adjective of choice would be
FUN
!
These are all interesting to read!
Christian
3
You gotta love how some how the author defines Atheism and Agnosticism as a religion. In fact they are the OPPOSITE of religion.
My religion is ISLAM and I am a MUSLIM
@ShimmerBodyCream - I thought #7 was Jedi? I think Shakira is #8 or perhaps #42. lol
atheism isn’t a religion….
Sex.
No Jews are allowed on Xanga!!!
Christian
I float between 3 and 4. I waffle on whether or not I believe in supernatural phenomena and I don’t think you can believe in supernatural anything and still be an atheist (although I’m sure there will be plenty of people to correct me if they think I’m wrong lol. Love Xanga!)
I was wondering how long it was going to take the atheists to scream “We are not a religion” Of course many Christians say the same thing. I do not believe them ether
Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus
Ecclectic Agnostic. I don’t rule anything out entirely.
BEING FREE STRESS FREE
@Crystalinne - @theartofsexy - Thank you so much for explaining the difference between Catholics and Christians! People should read your comments to learn something.
I know the difference too
i believe in the power of carbs and their ability to lull me into a state of bliss and make me question the reason for my pitiful existence at the same time.
Um – aren’t Catholics considered Christians too?
@voodoo_flower_child - to deny the supernatural requires a lot more faith than anyone who believes in it.
It is faith regardless of whether it lacks religion or not.
The Church of God the Utterly Indifferent
1. Christian
Um, Catholic is Christian, so please include them in the Christian family.
Catholic
Someone else had a much better post about this but even though all Catholics are Christians there are many who share the same basic beliefs but don’t consider themselves followers of the Catholic Church. It could just as easily have been
1. Christian/Catholic
but Dan likely kept them separate since non-Catholic Christians view and practice things differently, i.e. Protestantism.
I don’t like religion or being labeled as such so while I consider myself a spiritual person with strong convictions I don’t call myself a follower of any in particular.
Messianic Judaism… like Jesus.
@voodoo_flower_child - It takes faith.
@trunthepaige - lol, Jesus is out by that account.
@LSP1 - Messianic?
@In_Reason_I_Trust - There is a separate category for assclowns, ma’am.
This is not to put Catholics down, but here is why why are NOT.
They believe the Pope can take away sin.
They believe believe in sinless and is in heaven and you much go through here and when you pray you need to say Holy Mother & Father.
No Scripture too that.
No need to pray for the dead nor can you remove anyone from anywhere by paying money.
There are just a few.
And they do not line up with the Scripture. Bro. Doc
Seventh Day Pentecostal. Bro. Doc
@TheGiantSlayer - I was born Jewish and became a Christian. I’m not involved in a Messianic church or ministry, although I was at one time for about a year.
1. Christian. Southern Baptist, to be precise. But I guess you could say I’m a bit “lapsed”. I haven’t been to church in years, I don’t pray every day or read my Bible, and I think and do some bad shit. I’m confused about a lot of things. But through it all I somehow manage to retain my faith.
@Brian_Jeremiah - Who is to say I haven’t given my life to Him?!? You don’t know me, but I get what you are saying. In reply to your comment to Dan; as a Catholic I never prayed to anything or anyone but God. Not every Catholic idolizes statues etc. I don’t pray the rosary, nor pray the same prayers over and over. Even though, The Lord’s Prayer is in the Bible. Don’t assume all Catholics are the same. Have a blessed night!
@boricua_chic_2008 -
I was making a general statement, not specific to you. I was just saying in general those things don’t save you. I am not saying you do those things or that you are not a Christian.
@Brian_Jeremiah - I understand and I am aware that those things don’t save you which is why I don’t practice any of it. I am not a Catholic now anyway. God Bless!
@LSP1 - I was agnostic, then I became Christian, and then realized that Jesus taught the Torah while rebuking pharisees for holding Oral tradition as Torah
@TheGiantSlayer - Are you in a Messianic church?
4. alhamdulillah!
Maverick Knight. (Something I developed. Wouldn’t necessarily call it a religion. But it’s a set of guiding principles, so in this context, I guess it qualifies. The same way atheism does.) Atheist or agnostic, depending, again, on the context. I believe it’s possible (though not probable) for the universe to have some kind of creator, but must distinguish between the type of creator which could logically exist, and the one(s) manufactured by religions like Christianity, Islam, etc. which have no basis in reality.
In response to a few other comments on this…though I would call this distinction splitting hairs in the context of this discussion, atheism is not a religion, and does not take faith. And it does not take faith to deny the existence of the supernatural. To not believe what there is no evidence for, is not faith. It’s sanity.
@LSP1 - I go to one on saturdays, yeah.
Christian…This is Tallman…I could not get into my site so I created another account….named after one of my favorite albums.
1, Christian
Agnostic.
@TheGiantSlayer - Is it mainly Jewish Christians that go there? Is it part of Jews for Jesus?
@LSP1 - No, it isn’t jews for jesus or anything like that. The Torah states that the same law for the Jew is also for the Gentile ( alien) The Torah was for all of God’s people, Israel. Israel isn’t just those who are Jewish by birth, as Abraham wasn’t a Jew, nor Caleb and so on. Jesus stated that he only came for the lost sheep of Israel and that is comprised of both Jew and Gentile alike.
@TheGiantSlayer -
Jesus stated that he only came for the lost sheep of Israel and that is comprised of both Jew and Gentile alike.
Right, I agree.
I am a 3.
I think it’s sad that Jewish isn’t an option…
@TheGiantSlayer - On xanga they just would not know what he was
I’m surprised you didn’t list Jewish.
I’m not part of any one religion.
I honor the positive in them all, and a few of them have had some excellent teachers who I feel connected to.
Recently I’ve realized in essence, they are all basically different expressions of Oneness.
The Jewish prayer of the Shema is a great statement of this.
I am #2
Christian.
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I am a christian.
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