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Jun 2015

Yay! A Mormon! smiley

For a minute there, I thought I was the only Latter Day Saint here sweat_smile Do you live in Utah?

Hmmm... to be frankly honest, and despite the fact that I'm LDS, I'd say I'm closest to a Christian/Agnostic. I want to believe in God, and in some ways I do, but I just don't know for certain. To be honest, no one does! We can't disprove that a God exists due to the very fact we exist, but we can't prove that God exists because there is no tangible evidence. All we can really do is have faith that He's there, or in other words hope he is there, and stick to that hope.

In conclusion, "I believe in God, but I don't know if there is a God or not."

Very well said, and I agree. In my religion, we believe God gave us Agency, or the ability to freely choose and act according to our own conscience. Even though I've been raised as a Mormon in a Mormon community, I still decide to follow my belief because that's what I feel most comfortable with. No matter how we worship Him (or not), we should do it the way we feel is best.

Aw heheh! no I live in the Philippines :/ but there arent a lot of us here,since most are Catholic.
Ive seen a picture of Jesus Christ(you know the ones they put on primary rooms?) on someone's workspace sometime ago in the forums here so I know I'm not alone ;D

They say that "You know you're Filipino when you have a Sto.Niño..."

I'm not Catholic.

This guy said that "All Filipinos attend the Noche Buena."

I'm not Catholic, hehe

"In my opinion, everyone has a spiritual need to fulfill, to recognize their connection to something beyond themselves;"

I used to say that I believe in belief itself, and that everybody believes in something, but your version is so much more nicely put. Even if it's "just" a belief in something as (seemingly) elusive as values, emotions or concepts.

So, except for religiously feeding my mind with stories, I'm not a religious person at all. However, I nurture beliefs that are funded in many religions, and beliefs that can only be found in one or the other odd philosophy or phantasy. I was once called a "weird Agnostic Universalist" but thatdesignation doesn't seem to work for my understanding.

Agnostic myself. I don't know if there is or is not a god or gods, and if there are or aren't said gods it would be no surprise to me, as I guess I would expect that it is either one or the other because I do not know yet don't dismiss. It's not something that I could just throw my faith into, as I actually do not like the idea of faith all that much (if you really think about it in the most basic manner, it's kind of a form of trust that can really screw you over if you put it in the wrong thing) Granted I have no issues nor think badly of people that do put their faith in such things, it's just not something I would do.

Not that I don't find religion interesting in it's own right, it's very interesting and I'm often studying up on different religions in my free time, it's a hobby I guess. Also I DO like the idea of things being created / caused / looked after by beings with just big imaginations and the means to create whatever the heck they want (I don't know if this is because I'm an artist and writer and can appreciate that theme) so the idea is appealing to me, yet at the same time I can't say "oh yeah, totally exists" just because I like the idea.

Yeah, I have my own picture of Jesus sitting on top of my computer module, and two more on my bookcase.

Y'know, this whole situation reminds me of a comic1 I did a while ago.
Not quite sure how religiously accurate it is now that I look back to it, but I just thought you'd be interested.

I'm pagan. I could go into further detail of what I believe in my pagan path, but it's really confusing and makes me sound insane XD XD

98% of my family is Christian, but it simply wasn't for me, I was too busy sneaking out of church to play in the woods as a lil yumper. My dad noticed the signs and knew I would be attracted to paganism so he didn't try to stop me. My grandfather taught me some basic stuff of the craft when I was in middle school but stopped when my mother found out, and she was not happy lol XD

I don't have any issues with other religions, and I respect other religious branches :') There used to be a lot of hate in my heart for reasons I won't go into detail, because I love how civil we're all being on this topic, but I got over my hate and now it's a deep respect for other religions :') If there's a religion I don't know much about, I'll do my research and sate my curiosity before anything. If I meet someone who's a different religion than mine, I'll ask them questions as to not accidentally offend them, show interest on their perspective since we all come from different walks of life, and continue the friendship :')

@Wolven_Sister When you say "pagan", what does that entail? As an amateur history-nut, for me, "pagan" ranges from the vikings' worship of Odin and Thor all the way though to pre-Islamic polytheist desert religions and modern Wiccans; it's kind of a broad range of possibilities.

Yeah, what are Wiccans anyway? I heard they're into spiritualism/mysticism, but I'm not entirely sure.

@Agentzap, I'm glad too see a muslim here. I thought they were just hiding for some reason... But at least you appeared wink

I also thought the majority of replies are going to be Christians and Muslims lol.

You're right AnnaLandin! Pagan is an umbrella term for numerous branches and even in those bramches, there are a ton of beliefs and interpretations. I can tell you my personal outlook on my pagan path, but it's different for everyone so no answer is really going to be the same. So, please don't take my answer as the official statement of all pagans because it really differs from one person to the next :')

For me, I tend to follow close to the Celtic path and I also believe in energetic pulses that every living thing has, from the tree & stones, to the average human, to even space itself. I believe in evolution and a lot of scientific facts, but I also believe that every living thing is connected and embrace the natural dark and the natural light in our world,and in ourselves, sometimes using both depending on the situation. I do call the energy of old gods depending on what ritual needs them, and I do believe in the Horned God but I call him by his many names and I do believe in the Goddess, I embrace them equally.However I don't put human faces on them and view them in their many aspects. Some pagans/wiccans humanize their gods and this is totally fine and I respect them for that :')

(I hope I didn't offend anyone, it was not my intention <3 )

There are three things that I don't talk with other people....

RELIGION,
POLITICS,

and the GREAT PUMPKIN!

Shhh! Theres supposed tah be a secret handshake for that. (looks around to see if the coast is clear)