What religion are you?

Stonecutter · 09-07-2004, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by The Germanator

I'm some sort of Christian because I "celebrate" Christmas and Easter. That's about as religious as I get though. I'd call myself Agnostic.

I Celebrate Christmas because I fully believe that Jesus Christ was a real person, one of the greatest people of all time. A leader, an advocate of Civil Rights, an advocate of equality. I do not believe he was the son of god, nor do I believe he rose from the dead.

Typhoid · 09-07-2004, 12:08 AM

Same here, about the Jesus thing.

I mean, water to wine actually isnt hard.

I'll try explain it easily.

Get 1 bucket of water and 1 bucket of wine of equal portions.

Keep putting an equal amount of wine into the water, and the water back to the wine.

Do this for a while.

After your finished, you have 2 buckets of watered down wine. Its diluted, but it is still wine.

I believe Jesus was a man, perhaps a great man, but he did not perform miracles. Things used to be passed by word of mouth, and people would embellish stories to make it more interesting, and sometimes just so people would listen to the story.

So imagine this going on for quite some time.

Put it this way, I think if we lived how people did 2000 or so years ago, and MLK did what he did, he would be crowned the new Jesus.

The Germanator · 09-07-2004, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Stonecutter

I Celebrate Christmas because I fully believe that Jesus Christ was a real person, one of the greatest people of all time. A leader, an advocate of Civil Rights, an advocate of equality. I do not believe he was the son of god, nor do I believe he rose from the dead.

I suppose that I continue to celebrate for other reasons. I don't care if Christ was a used car salesman, I believe in the spirit of the holiday as time to get family and friends together and share gifts and love, etc. It's not like people are only nice during Christmas, but it seems to give them an extra excuse to be jolly. Anyway, I'm not sure why I said any of that. *shrug*

GameMaster · 09-07-2004, 12:20 AM

Your heartwarming testimony has a brought a smile to this aged face, I thank you my son.

Crash · 09-07-2004, 01:07 AM

no ones mormon?

Dyne · 09-07-2004, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Crash

no ones mormon?

A friend at another messageboard became a mormon, and he had to quit the Internet completely except for email. He's now going door to door in Utah. Too bad; he was one of the best administrators I've ever seen in action.

Typhoid · 09-07-2004, 01:30 AM

Aww man.

I was hoping we'd have some Amish people here.

Oh well.

GameMaster · 09-07-2004, 01:42 AM

Canyarion is a Jehovah's Witness.

The Germanator · 09-07-2004, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

Aww man.

I was hoping we'd have some Amish people here.

Oh well.

I live about 20 minutes away from the capital of the Amish in Lancaster, PA. I respect that lifestyle. Plus they don't have to pay taxes. Good for them.... I do not however respect when people try to pass a buggy without caution and almost crash into me head-on.

CamFu · 09-13-2004, 01:49 PM

Long time no see, whats up guys. I love religious discussions. They are always so full of life. It always seems, no matter what religion somebody is (and yes, atheist is a religion... I have my reasons for these belief) they have a strong opinion on it. And people are so easy offended if their religion is questioned.

My religion is LDS (mormon).

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Originally Posted by Crash

no ones mormon?

So to answer your question Crash, yep... there is at least one guy on this board who is Mormon. ME

Jonbo298 · 09-13-2004, 02:36 PM

Welcome back CamFu! A pleasant surprise for most people

CamFu · 09-13-2004, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Welcome back CamFu! A pleasant surprise for most people

Ahhh... the key word there. Most. Thanks Jonbo.

Professor S · 09-07-2004, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by The Germanator

I suppose that I continue to celebrate for other reasons. I don't care if Christ was a used car salesman, I believe in the spirit of the holiday as time to get family and friends together and share gifts and love, etc. It's not like people are only nice during Christmas, but it seems to give them an extra excuse to be jolly. Anyway, I'm not sure why I said any of that. *shrug*

Excellent explanation of why many non-religious people still love Christmas, like myself (in a traditional sense). As the song says, its the most wonderful time of the year.

Raised: Methodist, which is basically Christianity for lazy people. Our weddings are rediculously short. The first time I went to a Catholic wedding I was both confused (Why is everyone getting up? Should I get up? They're eating a cracker. Do I get a cracker? I'm hungry too, you know. Wine? They get WINE? CATHOLICISM ROCKS!!!) and bored to tears because it lasted... um... three days I think.

By Choice: Monotheist. I believe there are many paths to one God.

Typhoid · 09-07-2004, 05:40 PM

I have a question about Catholisism.

Does it not say in the bible that to talk to god for him to forgive you, you need no middle man? So where the hell did the confession booth thing come from? Why do you need to tell someone else to tell god to ask for forgiveness?

So to sum it all up....Why is there a middle man, when it states you need none for god to forgive you?

ulala06 · 09-07-2004, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

I have a question about Catholisism.

Does it not say in the bible that to talk to god for him to forgive you, you need no middle man? So where the hell did the confession booth thing come from? Why do you need to tell someone else to tell god to ask for forgiveness?

So to sum it all up....Why is there a middle man, when it states you need none for god to forgive you?

exxxxaaaactly...