What's your religion ???

[DoomsdayApex]

Regardless of religion or not, everyone should read the Bible as it is the basis of so much of the culture and history of western civilization.

I have, not necessarily for personal reasons but academically.

In my opinion, the Bible should be taken lightly or with a grain of salt in terms of history. It's a widely known fact among historians that the Bible got a facelift when it came time to assemble/compile and distribute it.

Personally, I would never read the Bible for moral guidance.

 

[enterthemadness]

Yes, good correction. If Hitler was to go to Heaven, he would have had to spend a HELL of a long time in Purgatory for what he had done to the world.

Yea.

I think JJJ posted it, but IMO I believe in Heaven, Purgatory, Hell. To me Hell ain't a myth.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Regardless of religion or not, everyone should read the Bible as it is the basis of so much of the culture and history of western civilization.

I'll agree with reading it for its historical* and philisophical value, but only if one reads other religious texts like the Koran, the Talmud and others with equally enthusiastic academic fervor.

My friend read the Koran for one of his college classes and said it was actually an interesting and engaging read. I hate how the book's been so stigmatized by anti-intellectual bigots who think you must hate America or be a terrorist in waiting if you read the Koran.

*= historical in terms of the stories themselves holding cultural weight about how adherents to that religion think, not because they're true accounts.

 

[enterthemadness]

Yes, I do. And I believe in ghosts, shadow people, and Aliens.

Heaven- You go there if you good or something.

Hell- go there if you really bad. I guess I dunno.

Purgatory- lol. Godless region.

I honestly don't care where I end up at...just put me on a tree branch so I can laugh down on people. Read me....oh and since I'm dead, I want smokes and weed. I dunno, I just find it fun thinking about the afterlife and where I'll end up at. Maybe I'll end up in hell and use the flames to light a smoke or joint, I kinda doubt Satan would care if I did, but may question how I got them.

 

[Metamorpho1977]

I don't believe there's a magical man in the sky who cares about what we do, or whether two men can get married or not. I believe Jesus was just a Jewish guy with no superpowers trying to point out corruption and hypocrisy in his own faith. But the lessons of Christianity are still valuable, whether I believe that the people in the Bible ever existed or not, or whether what the extremist Christians choose to believe are right or wrong.

Superman isn't real, but I'm sure we can all learn a thing or two from his actions. I guess Christianity to me is like those PSAs that came at the end of the GI Joe cartoons: Duke and Flint aren't real, but it's still useful to know you're not supposed to touch downed wires on the street.

I have this cool Bible study book called The Gospel According to the World's Greatest Superhero. It points a lot of similarities between Superman and Jesus.

 

[Shemtov]

I'm 99.9% sure we already have a religion thread.....
I'm an orthodox Jew, BTW.
Edit:The thread I was thinking of is closed.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

I'm 99.9% sure we already have a religion thread.....
I'm an orthodox Jew, BTW.

Are you Hasidic? What's your opinion (if any) about reformed Jews?

 

[Shemtov]

Are you Hasidic?

Nope.
Most Chassidim wouldn't be on the Internet-and most of those that would use the internet use it only for business.

Also,Check out this thread:
http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=155113
Only problem I have with belief-o-matic is that I believe in both reincarnation AND heaven and Hell, but it wont acommidate that.

 

[moviedoors]

No religion, no spirituality, not even superstitious. Agnostic atheist.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

No religion, no spirituality, not even superstitious. Agnostic atheist.

You know "agnostic" and "atheist" actually mean two different things, right?

 

[Bill]

You know "agnostic" and "atheist" actually mean two different things, right?

Wrong. They are complimentary terms.

 

[enterthemadness]

Whoa, I took that belief o matic test...just saying...#3 at 93%...Neo Pagan. Muahahaha.

Number 1 was U-something Universliam, 2nd was Mainline something Liberal Christian.

 

[moviedoors]

You know "agnostic" and "atheist" actually mean two different things, right?

You should have a read in the atheism thread. It most certainly is a term with a specific meaning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic_atheist

 

[8wid]

We should have another option asking those that say the are not religious, but claim to follow Christ and get that number too alone from the agnostics and atheists on here.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

You should have a read in the atheism thread. It most certainly is a term with a specific meaning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic_atheist

Okay, fair enough. I never got that specific. I guess I just assumed all agnostics were like this.

 

[Superman 1265]

I don't really know how to define my position in Religion. For instance, I don't believe that God exists, but I believe ghosts wander the Earth. I'm totally confused.

 

[moviedoors]

Okay, fair enough. I never got that specific. I guess I just assumed all agnostics were like this.

The SHH: entertaining and educational. t:

 

[moviedoors]

I don't really know how to define my position in Religion. For instance, I don't believe that God exists, but I believe ghosts wander the Earth. I'm totally confused.

That depends on what you think ghosts actually are. Are they literally the wandering souls of the deceased? Are they quantum probabilities waves that have yet to collapse? Do you believe they exist, but have no opinion on what they are? Your answer makes a lot of difference.

 

[Superman 1265]

That depends on what you think ghosts actually are. Are they literally the wandering souls of the deceased? Are they quantum probabilities waves that have yet to collapse? Do you believe they exist, but have no opinion on what they are? Your answer makes a lot of difference.

I believe they exist, but I have no idea what they really are. All I know is that they frighten the **** out of me.

 

[moviedoors]

I believe they exist, but I have no idea what they really are. All I know is that they frighten the **** out of me.

That's the trickiest answer. I wouldn't know how to classify you either! I'd just embrace it. There's nothing wrong with admitting you just don't know. I actually think it's an admirable trait.

 

[Spider-Kid]

What do you mean by "second chance"? Second chance about what?

When you die, God the Father will grant you a chance for forgivness of your sins if you really mean it, although you will have a long time in the fire of purgatory being cleansed from your sins.

 

[Crazy Quilt]

The poll choices could have been a bit more inclusive. Maybe options for Sikhs, Wiccans and Bahai and an "Other" option.

Anyhow, I'm a Muslim, too. To put it under a subheading I'm neither Sunni or Shia. I consider myself to be a Sufi.

 

[Pink Ranger]

The poll choices could have been a bit more inclusive. Maybe options for Sikhs, Wiccans and Bahai and an "Other" option.

Better yet: Miscellaneous.

"Hindu! There are 600 million of us!"

"That's super."

 

[Crazy Quilt]

Better yet: Miscellaneous.

"Hindu! There are 600 billion of us!"

"That's super."

Simpsons?

What's hilarious and kind of weird is I was thinking about that quote like 30 seconds ago.

 

[Superwoman Prime]

Eastern Orthodox for me.