What is your birth religion and current religious status?

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03-19-2009, 04:18 PM
dramasnot6

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Originally Posted by Delta40

I was born into a CoE background where I went to Sunday School for the lollies. Now, I reflect as I journey on.....

What we do for a sweet tooth...there is no end.
03-19-2009, 05:46 PM
JacobF

My Father is protestant and for the most part we were raised protestant -- went to church every Sunday -- but my Mother is Jewish, so I was exposed to that religion as well. Especially around the holidays. Now I'm atheist, and haven't gone to church in about 3 years.
04-01-2009, 05:21 AM
Luciela Minerva

I was born Muslim, raised in a predominantly conservative Muslim context, and still am a Muslim.

I'm 50% Chinese and Malay. I'm Asian, so you'd probably not have heard of the Malay race :p
04-01-2009, 10:47 AM
MissScarlett

I am Roman Catholic. Was baptized Roman Catholic, am Roman Catholic today, and will remain Roman Catholic and devoted to the Church, though I don't always attend every week.

I'm Dutch, French, and believe it or not, Chinese. (I know I don't look it.)
04-01-2009, 05:46 PM
Lynne Fees

My mother was raised as a Catholic. My father was raised as a non-practicing Episcopalian. My parents became Lutherans. I became a Baptist. One sister remained Lutheran. One sister became Catholic. Maybe kids like a different brand of religion than their parents.

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Originally Posted by JacobF

My Father is protestant and for the most part we were raised protestant -- went to church every Sunday -- but my Mother is Jewish, so I was exposed to that religion as well. Especially around the holidays. Now I'm atheist, and haven't gone to church in about 3 years.

My one-year-old nephew is in the same boat. How did your parents handle the issue of "Who Was/Is Jesus"?
04-03-2009, 07:08 PM
jakobmuller

I am an atheist/agnostic, a little of both. I was born that way obviously, and always have been that way, even though i tried to dabble in christianity just because the community is oppressively christian, but found it too ridiculous to ever even start to believe. I found it like the story parents tell little kids about santa and the north pole, except i never even found about it in the first place to find out it wasn't true.
04-05-2009, 02:38 AM
crystalmoonshin

I'm a Catholic by birth though I'm not entirely devoted to the Catholics church.
I'm 75% Chinese and 25% Filipino. :)
04-07-2009, 11:30 AM
Lynne Fees

Who is Jesus?

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Originally Posted by jakobmuller

I am an atheist/agnostic, a little of both. I was born that was obviously, and always have been that way, even though i tried to dabble in christianity just because the community is oppresingly christian, but found it too ridiculous to ever even start to believe. I found it like the story parents tell little kids about santa and the north pole, except i never even found about it in the first place to find out it wasn't true.

So your parents didn't really say anything about who Jesus was?
04-07-2009, 02:57 PM
grotto

Born into a catholic house hold, did what I was supposed to do until I was 15.

I am no longer dominated by a denomination or a member to any dogma.

I have no label, I like it there.
04-07-2009, 05:28 PM
jakobmuller

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Originally Posted by Lynne Fees

So your parents didn't really say anything about who Jesus was?

Yes, and i have come to appreciate it since it let me form my own opinion.
04-07-2009, 06:37 PM
Rorshach69

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Originally Posted by jakobmuller

Yes, and i have come to appreciate it since it let me form my own opinion.

Yea, in a society where people have lost the ability/guts to think for themselves, i find it pretty cool of my parents to let me believe what i wanted. Not what all the "Cool" kids were believing. Because now as my time with those "Christians" dwindle down in high school i realized who had the better morals. Not the kids who went to church on Sunday and were also having pre-marital sex, doing drugs, and judging others But the kid who never believed in such a foolish thing as religion.....
04-08-2009, 03:45 PM
Lynne Fees

Faith

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Originally Posted by Rorshach69

Yea, in a society where people have lost the ability/guts to think for themselves, i find it pretty cool of my parents to let me believe what i wanted. Not what all the "Cool" kids were believing. Because now as my time with those "Christians" dwindle down in high school i realized who had the better morals. Not the kids who went to church on Sunday and were also having pre-marital sex, doing drugs, and judging others But the kid who never believed in such a foolish thing as religion.....

That is sad when the "church" kids (or grown-ups, for that matter), don't show true faith in their lives. Jesus said, "By this all men shall know you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." Instead people see immoral behavior!
04-09-2009, 01:54 AM
MarkBastable

Raised non-Conformist Baptist. Now committed atheist.

I've never really understood why people try to keep their children away from beliefs other than their own. I make sure my children get a solid and systemic religious education, on the basis that they need to know what they're talking about in order to make a decision. Just as I find it hard to take seriously a close-minded believer, I'm unconvinced by ill-informed atheists.
04-09-2009, 11:53 AM
Lynne Fees

The uninformed

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

Raised non-Conformist Baptist. Now committed atheist.

I've never really understood why people try to keep their children away from beliefs other than their own. I make sure my children get a solid and systemic religious education, on the basis that they need to know what they're talking about in order to make a decision. Just as I find it hard to take seriously a close-minded believer, I'm unconvinced by ill-informed atheists.

I'm unconvinced by ill-informed Christians!
04-09-2009, 02:12 PM
MarkBastable

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Originally Posted by Lynne Fees

I'm unconvinced by ill-informed Christians!

Well, yeah - but as I have no investment in their views, I don't mind so much.

Whereas ill-informed atheists just make life difficult for the more intellectually rigorous of us.
04-09-2009, 03:22 PM
Carrolb2

My parents are Christian, but we never went to church and religion was never really an issue. Currently, I draw from a lot of Eastern influences (Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism, etc), but mostly I'm just agnostic (and a bit apathetic).
04-09-2009, 04:50 PM
Lynne Fees

The uninformed among us

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

Well, yeah - but as I have no investment in their views, I don't mind so much.

Whereas ill-informed atheists just make life difficult for the more intellectually rigorous of us.

I do have an investment in their views. This is due to the fact that I am a Christian, and, as has been brought out in this thread, some ill-informed people calling themselves "Christians" can make us all look bad!
Ill-informed atheists don't bother me a bit. I know that, once they decide to become informed, they will investigate and see that the Bible really is true. The ones who refuse to investigate are the only ill-informed ones.
04-10-2009, 06:14 AM
MarkBastable

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Originally Posted by Lynne Fees

I know that, once they decide to become informed, they will investigate and see that the Bible really is true.

I hate to disappoint you, but it didn't work for me, and I know the Bible better than most Christians.
04-10-2009, 11:40 AM
Lynne Fees

Evidence

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

I hate to disappoint you, but it didn't work for me, and I know the Bible better than most Christians.

Have you ever read Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell? It has some interesting historical truths about the Bible. This investigation would have to entail more than just reading the Bible, not to say I don't read the Bible...
04-14-2009, 06:18 PM
jakobmuller

thread's for stating our current religion and birth status. lets not forget :D
04-14-2009, 07:15 PM
BienvenuJDC

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Originally Posted by jakobmuller

I don't think i am hearing this the right way, but could someone please help me to get this?

I don't get it when people try to say that the bible is true just because there are some historically true facts in there from the era.

I could write a book right now, that says all sorts of ridiculous silly things, such as: I have thirteen green ears, it rained jars of Vienna Sausage last Tuesday, and my dog can fly. Also, thrown in there are some true facts about my time period, like the fact that there is a fire hydrant on the corner of my street, about X number of people live in a certain city right now, and Italy is currently shaped like a boot.
Does the fact that some parts of the story are obviously correct make the entire thing automatically true, and should be obeyed unquestioningly by millions of people around the world for thousands of years to come?

I don't get why it's so amazing that the people who wrote the bible were alive when they wrote it, and had eyes to observe the world around them. I can think of about....6 billion people who fit those qualifications at the moment.

I don't believe that questioning the Bible is the purpose of this thread. If you what to be skeptical of the Bible...start another thread.

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Originally Posted by cuppajoe_9

Catholic/atheist (although the idea that one can have a religion at birth is ridiculous).

I agree. One cannot have a religion until one is able to understand...at least the basic concepts involved. Although in the early Hebrew religion was based on ethnic origin. One's belief in God...or their god, requires their own belief...belief required at least some minimal understanding.
04-15-2009, 09:31 AM
MarkBastable

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Originally Posted by jon1jt

I was raised by a She Wolf in an Idaho cave. Religion, unknown.

I think you'll find that most She Wolves are Episcopalians, though there's a cultural tendency to keep it a personal thing and not to proselytise.

All other canine species, curiously, are Orthodox Russian.
04-28-2009, 12:52 PM
Lynne Fees

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Originally Posted by jakobmuller

thread's for stating our current religion and birth status. lets not forget :D

I don't have "religion," I have faith, so it is much harder to put into words and requires a bit more discussion. Threads by nature weave in and out a little; you don't mind that, do you?

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Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC

I don't believe that questioning the Bible is the purpose of this thread. If you what to be skeptical of the Bible...start another thread.

I think questioning the Bible is fine. It has to do with people's religion. Why do we need to curtail what people want to say? Unless it's totally off topic, of course.
04-28-2009, 02:24 PM
Niamh

Roman Catholic -> Spiritualist
05-06-2009, 04:16 PM
pagebypage

Roman Catholic---> agnostic
05-08-2009, 05:22 AM
West

Born to Muslim parents, so by default my birth religion is Islam. And I am still a muslim. Never had issues with Islam as a faith. Ethnically Somali.
05-15-2009, 08:02 AM
meh!

Born as an atheist (as were you all, by definition), still an atheist. Never been a reason to change.

I don't really know what my 'racial makeup' is either...i'm scottish? my dad's english?
05-15-2009, 09:58 AM
Don Quixote Jr

What is your birth religion and current religious status? Also, racial makeup...

Birth Religion: Jewish
Current religous status: Atheist
Racial makeup: Paternal grandparents came from Russia (prior to 1917 I think)
Maternal grandparents came from Palestine, definitely before the creation of Israel in 1948
05-15-2009, 12:25 PM
Mr Endon

I was raised Roman Catholic, but my parents didn't brainwash me. With this I mean that I don't recall either of them ever mentioning "Jesus" or "God" outside religious debates with grown ups.

Was an apathetic atheist, now am a passionate agnostic.
05-15-2009, 12:54 PM
billyjack

born atheist. raised agnostic. practiced bokonism for a week (cat's cradle anyone). now anti-theist and a militant one at that
05-15-2009, 02:11 PM
Homers_child

Born: Christian. (I guess, I was never baptised but it was my family's religion.)
Now: Deist.
Racial Make-Up: Irish and German heritage.

:D
05-15-2009, 03:41 PM
La Amistad

Birth Religion: Islam
Current religous status: Muslim
05-16-2009, 09:37 PM
JuniperWoolf

When I was born, my parents decided to baptize me protestant. As of today, I don't have a religion. I wouldn't describe myself as an atheist or agnostic. I think I'm a humanist.

I'm Canadian, but like most Canadians I'm a hodgepodge of lots of things. The only true part of me that's Canadian is that my great grandfather was native. The rest of me is Irish and Scottish.
05-16-2009, 11:09 PM
backline

I was born into a Protestant family, but I sure didn't "get it."

By the time I was 11 or 12 years old I apathetically left Christianity (as I understood it then) behind consciously, although my values were certainly fixed in place. Growing up the Western European Judeo-Christian ethic seemed the tacitly endorsed civil religion of the United States, culturally. I had many Catholic and Jewish friends. I'm not sure how many, if any, of us "got it."

Nowadays, I see spirituality as unattached from religion.

Spirit, to me, is like water. It takes the shape of the constraints it's subjected to. Religions are like vessels trying to hold or direct the water.

Some days I suppose I'm a practicing Christian, as an interface. Other days I may be immersed in Buddhism, or atheism.

Sometimes I'm just an oil slick on the surface of a huge ocean of water: not too deep, but can be colorful if the light's right.
05-17-2009, 02:24 AM
Stargazer86

Born, baptized, and rigorously raised Roman Catholic. I am an ex alter server/catholic school girl for 10 years. I'm agnostic/deist.
Nationality wise, I'm American. Ethnically, I'm a total mutt. Mostly Irish. On my dad's side I'm Scotch-Irish and English. On my mom's side, I'm Irish, Egyptian (a great grandparent was Jewish Egyptian, family was in Alexandria for ages), and Portuguese (another great grandparent). The Portuguese and Egyptian are 1/8th. I have quite a bit of Irish on both sides and family still there and all family here in the US closely identifies with the Irish parts so that's my main ethnicity.
Interesting comparison, backline, very interesting to think about indeed...
05-17-2009, 05:31 AM
a_little_wisp

I was raised a Quaker (yes, I like oatmeal, no, I never made my own clothes), for a year and a half I studied Wicca (from 5th to 6th grade), and since 7th grade I have been an atheist.

On my mom's side I'm Scots-Irish, on my Dad's side Scandinavian.
05-17-2009, 08:47 AM
librarius_qui

[QUOTE=librarius_qui;631683
I'll stick to "What's your birth religion and current religious status?"

I was raised as an atheist.
After that, I stumbled on the bible. Got at awe with Solomon. Began believing in Jacob's god, was taught in the teaching of his son, and baptized. Until this day, I'm part of a flock in the Carioca* church.

librarius
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__________

*"Carioca" is the name of people who were born or consider themselves from Rio de Janeiro, for living here awhile

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(... before I forget I answered this.)

Let me say it again, in other words .. :rolleyes:
even considering that it has nothing to do with literature as this forum would supposedly be :crash: ...

I was born an atheist, then I confirmed it, when I was a young guy. Then I stumbled on(to) a god, and, I've spoken about this, already.

lq~
Tim to the friends
05-17-2009, 10:34 PM
billyjack

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Originally Posted by backline

Spirit, to me, is like water. It takes the shape of the constraints it's subjected to. Religions are like vessels trying to hold or direct the water.

Sometimes I'm just an oil slick on the surface of a huge ocean of water: not too deep, but can be colorful if the light's right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ijCS...eature=related
05-18-2009, 01:19 AM
backline

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Originally Posted by billyjack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ijCS...eature=related

Far out.
I must be channeling Bruce Lee.

Or maybe it's Gary Larson's 33,000 year old gibbon ape named Gus.:wave:
05-19-2009, 08:51 AM
Hagah

I was and I am a baptist man.

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