01-02-2003, 11:59 PM | #61 |
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not to be rude either but i noticed some of you have said you are Christians and then say your not religious. doesn't make much sense.
I forgot to say my family was also Cherokee Indian on both sides. it's wierd cause i have Indian on both sides and both sides came on the same ship here from the same country and both sides settled in the same area a looong time ago.
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01-03-2003, 12:56 PM | #62 |
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My parents were born in Ukraine and fled after World War II. They eventually settled in the US where I was born, but I feel more Ukrainian than American. I was raised Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), but now rarely attend services, and then only as a way of staying in touch with my cultural heritage. Since I don't believe in any god, the experience (for me) is about the beauty of the ritual and music. It's really just an aesthetic experience, I guess.
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01-03-2003, 02:47 PM | #63 |
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I'm non-religious. None of my family are religious. My mum was christian in her childhood but because of her parents.
I am glad my family didn't force religion on me. I think that would be unfair. I like to make my own decisions. At the moment i do not want to be.
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I agree that no one should force you to go to church (or pray, or whatever for any religion), however, I am glad that my Mom brought me to church since I was old enoph to leave the hospital and home. As soon as I was old enoph to eather sit in my mothers arms, lay in something at her feet, or be without her for the service at least, my mom has brought me to church. I'm very happy about that.
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01-04-2003, 10:20 PM | #65 |
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that's what i was gonna say earlier Samwiselver2008 but i didn't.
I don't think you should be forced to go to church but i don't think it's forcing if your still growing up. cause it's your parents job to raise you the best they know how.If you're parents are Christians then they'll most likely bring you to church to help lead your life in the right direction. there's a verse that i can't remember that says something like, Raise a child up in the path of the Lord and when he is grown he shall not depart from it. Ugg i can't remember!!anyway it's something like that.
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01-04-2003, 11:17 PM | #66 |
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I have no religion. Currently, I would like very much to believe that death is eternal and that it is very much like being asleep. If I were to choose, I would have to say Buddist; pratityasamutpa is something I could believe in, but more as a philosophy than a religion.
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"what i don't get is why otherwise intelligent people take religion so seriously" qoute from douglas adams which i agree with completely........ not verbatim but close enough.
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The Douglas Adams quote makes sense if you believe that there is no absolute truth; that one may pick a religion (or atheism, for that matter, which is also a belief system) according to taste, like clothing in a store to try on for a bit and change according to mood. If, however, you believe that absolute truth DOES exist, which is a position that makes a lot of sense (for example, many tenets in different religions are conflicting; how can they BOTH be correct?) then it makes sense to be "serious" about a religion that you believe contains the truth. I believe that Christianity is the correct statement of how things really are, so I suppose you could say I'm "serious" about it. However, if you mean "serious" as just grumpy and frowning, I think it's unfortunate that some "religious" people are that way. There's plenty of joy and beauty and fun in Christianity, however, so I, personally, am not walking around totally serious all day or anything like that and I think it is wrong to do so (in fact, in the Bible, we are told to rejoice and be thankful and we have plenty of good reasons to do both!)
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Religion: Atheist. And yes, I do on occasion say "oh random fluctations in the time space continuum!" But not very often.
I was raised Reform Jew, though. As for where my family originates: On me mum's side: (all Jewish, methinks. Or mostly.) Poland, Russia and Lithuania. On me dad's side: Irish, German and Norwegian. . .I think. I've always been very interested in my Irish heritage, which, unfortunately, I know nothing about. My dad was raised Catholic, but he never liked having religion stuffed down his throad. . . I wish I were Scottish. Or more Irish. That probably sounds awfully stupid, neh? Oh well. But I'm rather jealous of my friend who has a clan crest and motto and all. . .
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Anduril - What's with the *snip*? Does that mean you're snipping out a bit of my post, or that you think I'm being snippy, or that you're being snippy?
What, you know that there's not a God? If it's not a belief system, what is it, in your opinion?
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