Religion

[Jesus is my homie]

What's yours?

[Doomed Rasher]

Never, EVER double thread.

[Jesus is my homie]

I am Protestant Christian.

[domsyodaddy13]

I am too. Nice Sig!! lol.

[Impulse]

I'm an atheist. Atheism is not a religion, by the way. I voted anyway.

[STICK.FU.MASTER.]

Christian. We have already pawn3d you and you didn't even know it.

[Arca]

Athiest: not believing is fun! I have a list of reasons why I'm not religious... I'll have to bring it in someday... 900th post Woot!

[.twotoedsleuth.]

Aww....I didn't see athiest. My mom's jewish so I picked that. I should have looked more. I thought that he wouldn't put athiest because it's not a religion but...

[Arca]

Ok reason #1 the pews are hard
2. Each religion has a day, or longer when you can't eat a certain type of food.
3. The guys nailed onto the cross! That not very rewarding!
4. More time on sundays
5. No kneeling :P
6. Don't have to deal with as many religious nuts

[Coheed]

I'm Catholic, but thats beucase in a sense I've been 'brainwashed' by my mother and grandmother since I was young. I still debate among myself as to what I really believe.

[Vagrant]

I'm Protestant. Yay Martin Luther.

[Honeycomb]

I'm an atheist. Atheism is not a religion, by the way. I voted anyway.

Then you would not celebrate Christmas :p. Im the first one. Catholic. We dont go to church at all but we believe in God. We dont do anything religious. Maybe just a special christmas and easter supper.

And whats protestant? Im serious. I dont know what it is :p. And if you skip a holiday that is in your religion dosent mean your going to be Athiest. Catholic people eat certain items at a certain day? Thats new to me...

[Bodadem]

Christmas has nothing to do with religion, idiot.. It's just a time when people give me presents.. Duh!

[Hex]

By genetics im.... something... not going to tell you...

But I have an Atheiatic mind... for the most part.

[Asension]

I'm agnostic.

Edit: Shouldn't agnostic be an option too? I'm sure more people on the boards are agnostic compared to Confucian (not saying there aren't...)

[Honeycomb]

Christmas has nothing to do with religion, idiot.. It's just a time when people give me presents.. Duh!

And Bod your pretty much right. Silly me :p. I guess no matter what religion people are they celebrate christmas. I guess certain religions celebrate it in a diffrent way. Silly me. I could be an Athiest but not really. I have somewhat belief in certain things. But im really a Catholic.

[Bodadem]

Atheism FTW.

[Impulse]

I was asked by a bloke at work whether I (as an atheist) celebrated Christmas. When I said I did he asked me whether there was anything hypocritical about that (actually he might have used shorter words). My response was that I don't see Christmas as being a Christian celebration, it is a secular festival built on a Christian adaptation of pagan traditions, there is little distinctively Christian about it and I feel no problems about joining in public and family celebrations of secular humanist values: peace, goodwill to all men is not a monopoly Christian sentiment.

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[mattz1010]

Well, in that case, I'm in the religion called Awesome.

[FoH]

Im anthiest. I dont believe in the "Maker".

[DevonTheGreat]

If you put atheist on there, you might as well have put agnostic on as well.

I personally believe there is no way I can possibly know if there is a god (or gods, or whatever), so therefore there is no reason why I should attach myself to either camp.

[ripht|CoC]

Oh god... not again. -_- Even if I hadn't already felt dislike for you, I'd not like you now that you've remade this horrible crappy thread for the billionth time. Thanks for that.


I'm an Evolutionist. You've never heard of it. Don't ask.

I believe very strongly in a lot of the Taoist practices, so I put that down.

[reliant]

reformed christian wich is basicly protistant i think... :P

[Uncle Sam Eagle]

My religion has something to do with a monster made out of spaghetti.

...Which one was that?

[Screech]

I would call myself Spiritist, or buddhist, along those lines of thought. I am not a part of an organized religion, I go to christian churches all the time, i've been to different temples, ect. All religions speak peace and love and good. Isn't that all thats important?

[JoeyG]

Then you would not celebrate Christmas :p. Im the first one. Catholic. We dont go to church at all but we believe in God. We dont do anything religious. Maybe just a special christmas and easter supper.

And whats protestant? Im serious. I dont know what it is :p. And if you skip a holiday that is in your religion dosent mean your going to be Athiest. Catholic people eat certain items at a certain day? Thats new to me...

Forgive me for saying this, but your moronic idea of what it means to be a Catholic Christian has given a bad name to Catholics everywhere. Just out of curiosity, have you ever heard of Lent?

Ok reason #1 the pews are hard
2. Each religion has a day, or longer when you can't eat a certain type of food.
3. The guys nailed onto the cross! That not very rewarding!
more later.

Uh, okay. The pews are not hard at all in the cushy megachurches. They aren't really places of worship as much as they are propaganda houses, but they call themselves churches and I'm not going to fight that on these boards. Also, Jesus' death on the cross rewarded us with the potential of eternal salvation. I'm not sure what else you want.

[pemdas21]

I am athiest... I really find it hard to believe that there is a supernatural "thing" that created the earth and that there was "Adam and Eve". Where's the proof? (besides the bible 'cause how do we know who it was written by?)

Here is a joke for all you atheists... (I just made it up... tell me if you like it)

A sin to a christian is ______ to an athiest?

[Teh~GD]

I believe in a creator, but I don't believe in worshiping him. Where does that go?

[Tanktunker]

I believe it goes in the "Ungratefulist".

I'm Jewish by birth, but after reading some Talmud, I realized that even if there is a god, there's no way their interpretations can be true.

[Teh~GD]

That is why I believe in a creator, and not any religon.

[Tanktunker]

But not worshiping the creator is ungratefulness.

[Teh~GD]

??? I am thankful to be alive, and i am thankful for having good health. I am thankful for living in america. I just don't sit and worship him for hours on end, or thank him every time I eat.

[Kevim]

I'm the lonely Buddhist...

But I really wouldn't consider Buddhism, Spiritist, Confucian, or Atheist a religon. Religons typically have gods and such, Buddhism, Spiritist, and Confucian are more like philosophies. And atheist isn't a religon at all.

[Teh~GD]

buddhism wants you to obtain Nirvana! Go buddha!

[Jesus is my homie]

Buddhists actually do worship Buddha. I know 3 Buddhists. And I added Athiest in because of the large number of people on this forum that are athiests.

[DarkReality]

Buddhism is about as diverse as types of music. Buddhism in it's true form does not worship any "god", only the idea of being enlightened. But you can't worship an idea, you simply try to reach enlightenment based on rules that are supposed to help.

But, just as music changes over time and throughout cultures, Buddhism was radically changed as it spread different regions in Asia, such as China, Mongolia, Japan, the middle east, etc. Buddhists don't try to attack or convert other religions, but actually adapt to them, changing buddhism slightly to match other religions. And so some Buddhists actually do see Buddha as a form of god.

[Arca]

alright I just got 4+5+6 :)

Ok reason #1 the pews are hard

2. Each religion has a day, or longer when you can't eat a certain type of food.

3. The guys nailed onto the cross! That not very rewarding!

4. More time on sundays

5. No kneeling :P

6. Don't have to deal with as many religious nuts

[Kevim]

Buddhists actually do worship Buddha. I know 3 Buddhists. And I added Athiest in because of the large number of people on this forum that are athiests.

Buddhists do not worship Buddah. They respect him greatly, they might bow to a statue of him or do something of that sort, but they do not worship him.

[FoH]

What is the current definintion of worship. They do worship budda.

[STICK.FU.MASTER.]

I'm suprised athiests are winning. This is against National statistics.

[Kevim]

Worship - The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed.

People do not pray to Buddah, have ceremonies or celebrations in his name, or any "normal" religous forms of which love is expressed. Buddhists respect him as a student would a master, no as a mortal would a god.

[FoH]

No its not. Lots a people are athiest. Dont post unless you know what your talking about.

[JoeyG]

alright I just got 4+5+6 :)

Ok reason #1 the pews are hard

2. Each religion has a day, or longer when you can't eat a certain type of food.

3. The guys nailed onto the cross! That not very rewarding!

4. More time on sundays

5. No kneeling :P

6. Don't have to deal with as many religious nuts

4. An hour more time each week is a pretty small sacrifice.
5. Kneeling for 20 minutes (20 mins sitting and 20 mins standing) each week is also a small sacrifice. And it probably strengthens your knees or something.
6. I'll accept that. Religious nuts are annoying until you learn to find humor in the things that they say.

I am athiest... I really find it hard to believe that there is a supernatural "thing" that created the earth and that there was "Adam and Eve". Where's the proof? (besides the bible 'cause how do we know who it was written by?)

Carbon dating. It was written by people in the times that it references, for sure. I'm not sure what your point was.

[DarkReality]

And it probably strengthens your knees or something.

It damages your knees. To a great extent, actually, as there's absolutely no padding between your bones and your knees. Which is usually a bad thing for a spot that you place your weight on. That's the same reason you really shouldn't do headstands without a soft mat under you.

Carbon dating. It was written by people in the times that it references, for sure. I'm not sure what your point was.

... carbon dating? Of a bible? Correct me if I'm wrong here, but the oldest bible we have is dated back to the 1400's? 1500's? Which was a good bit LATER than Moses, methinks. Ironically, the oldest bible was written (or at least the tree that the paper was made out of was killed) during a time when the church was known for being corrupt and anything but christian, selling everything from indulgences to bishop seats. Doesn't speak much for it's validity.

[JoeyG]

It damages your knees. To a great extent, actually, as there's absolutely no padding between your bones and your knees. Which is usually a bad thing for a spot that you place your weight on. That's the same reason you really shouldn't do headstands without a soft mat under you.


I knew that. I was hoping that you of all people wouldn't respond to that post.


... carbon dating? Of a bible? Correct me if I'm wrong here, but the oldest bible we have is dated back to the 1400's? 1500's? Which was a good bit LATER than Moses, methinks. Ironically, the oldest bible was written (or at least the tree that the paper was made out of was killed) during a time when the church was known for being corrupt and anything but christian, selling everything from indulgences to bishop seats. Doesn't speak much for it's validity.

What about the dead sea scrolls? The Bible as we know it was not compiled until a long time after Jesus, but the original texts are still somewhat intact, somewhere.

[FoH]

The religon christianity is fake becuase it rooted off of jedism. If anything jedism is more real than christianity.

[JoeyG]

The religon christianity is fake becuase it rooted off of jedism. If anything jedism is more real than christianity.

No... Christianity is based on Judaism, except that Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah, whereas Jews are still waiting for the Messiah. How does that make it fake? That has to be your stupidest post yet.

[FoH]

I didnt say it was fake. Its fake. Now i just did. Its not real becuase it evolved off jewish teachings. Jesus was a jew and he taught us about christianity. Which is fake.

[JoeyG]

I didnt say it was fake. Its fake. Now i just did. Its not real becuase it evolved off jewish teachings. Jesus was a jew and he taught us about christianity. Which is fake.

What the hell are you talking about???

By your logic, Islam is a fake because Muhammed took Christianity and went off on a tangent. Muhammed was not an athiest. Also, Judaism is fake because it is based on divine inspiration, started by Moses based on the only religion of the time (Hebrew?). Tell me, what is a "real" religion?

[FoH]

What the #### are you talking about. I didnt say anything about Muslims and the religon Islam.

[DarkReality]

What about the dead sea scrolls? The Bible as we know it was not compiled until a long time after Jesus, but the original texts are still somewhat intact, somewhere.

What about the dead sea scrolls. Just because you brought up "scientific facts", I'm going to request some reliable source telling me the age of the dead sea scrolls. Second, have you ever read them? Because i sure as hell haven't, and according to Dan Brown they give evidence that Jesus was married or at least had sexual relations with Maria Magdalena. Of course Dan Brown is quite possibly as reliable as a wet poodle when it comes to these things, but the question still stands, have you read them or have you found valid sources claiming their age to be significantly before that of the bible? The idea that it COULD be a last-ditch hoax has crossed your mind, right?

The religon christianity is fake becuase it rooted off of jedism. If anything jedism is more real than christianity.

Wise words, young padawan. May the force be with you.

[quot]The religon christianity is fake becuase it rooted off of jedism. If anything jedism is more real than christianity.

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I didnt say it was fake. Its fake. Now i just did. Its not real becuase it evolved off jewish teachings. Jesus was a jew and he taught us about christianity. Which is fake.[/quote]

o.O Now I might be a bit old fashioned here, but... huh? It's fake, then it isn't, then it is, and because Jesus taught about christianity (which I might add would be nothing more but judaism with a messiah... and some new rules and all...) it's fake? Making Jesus a liar? Woah! Ground breaking facts!

What the #### are you talking about. I didnt say anything about Muslims and the religon Islam.

But Muhammed did the same thing that Jesus did. Took one religion, made improvements based on what he thought was right and wrong and called it a new religion... it's just a logical conclusion.

[JoeyG]

What about the dead sea scrolls. Just because you brought up "scientific facts", I'm going to request some reliable source telling me the age of the dead sea scrolls. Second, have you ever read them? Because i sure as hell haven't, and according to Dan Brown they give evidence that Jesus was married or at least had sexual relations with Maria Magdalena. Of course Dan Brown is quite possibly as reliable as a wet poodle when it comes to these things, but the question still stands, have you read them or have you found valid sources claiming their age to be significantly before that of the bible? The idea that it COULD be a last-ditch hoax has crossed your mind, right?

No, Dan Brown isn't the most reliable source here. I remember vaguely that he made a lot of assumptions based on the fact that the bible doesn't explicitly refute them (Jesus was married because most people were and the Bible doesn't explain why he was in the uncommon state of bachelorhood) (I don't remember where I heard that). Proof by lack of evidence is one of Scott Adams' several signs of idiocy.

Now, I found this: http://www.physics.arizona.edu/physics/public/dead-sea.html
I believe that is the Physics department of the University of Arizona. They date one of the scrolls at 335 BC, which is later than I thought, but makes sense if you consider that it is a retelling of a past story, and likely a rewriting of that. However, this stuff is true:
A) Was here before Jesus
B) Wasn't made up in the Middle Ages by the corrupt church

[Migg]

Christian.

[DarkReality]

Very interesting... now I'm even more curious exactly what is written in the dead sea scrolls...

[Tanktunker]

No... Christianity is based on Judaism, except that Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah, whereas Jews are still waiting for the Messiah. How does that make it fake? That has to be your stupidest post yet.
I'm talking about things I don't fully understand, but I'll try to make sense of myself anyway; First of all, regardless of Jewish roots, both you and He-Who-Doesn't-Have-Any-Idea-What-He's-Talking-About are wrong, there's the Old Testament and the New Testament, they're 2 entirely different things, and are in no way only divided by a small difference.
Secondly, if you are correct (Let's assume you both are) then firstly, the Jewish belief is that when the Messiah will come down to earth there shall be everlasting peace on earth, as of such, if your Messiah has already come down to earth and Cristianty is based on Judaism, then why have there been wars for the last 2000 or so years?

But one thing I can vouch for you is that at least your talking less bull than FoH.

What the hell are you talking about???

By your logic, Islam is a fake because Muhammed took Christianity and went off on a tangent. Muhammed was not an athiest. Also, Judaism is fake because it is based on divine inspiration, started by Moses based on the only religion of the time (Hebrew?). Tell me, what is a "real" religion?
No, not Hebrew, Hebrew was never a religion.
I believe it was a language, not a religion.
A language.
Judaism was the Religion.
Hebrew was the language.
They're not 2 of the same, they're very diff'rnt things.
Very diff'rnt.

[Jesus is my homie]

Outline of the Holy Bible-
I.Old Tetament-
Creation
Spread of mankind
Laws
Prophets speaking of the coming Savior

II.New Testament
Gospel of Jesus Christ
Missionaries
Rapture

In the Old Testament, it talks about Creation, Adam and Eve, Jewish laws regarding cleanliness and worship, the rise of the nation Isreal, the roots of Judism, and various prophets up untill the time of Jesus.

The New Testament tells the story of Jesus, stories of prophets that spread the religion of Jesus, and how the world will end and all who believe will be lifted up into heaven and the ungrateful willl be damned to hell for all time.

May Jesus guide you into the light.

[zecantu]

im kind of um...............satanic

[Espo Mk. II]

christian/jesus

[gorgieboy]

Don't bump dead topics.


Kthxbai.



(Sorry about stealing your line(again(muahahaha)))

[zecantu]

im kind of um...............satanic.



Qouted so everyone will see im the only one satanic!


Please stop bumping old threads.

[rslugger0531]

why whould you put shinto and you frogot one popular one mormon