Religion?

[Niall]

What religion are you if any?

I'm Catholic.

[Lee.]

No religion :)

[InOne]

Catalick

[MojoNixon]

Somekinda christian. Don't even remember. Only go to church to weddings or funerals.

[Niall]

Poll added..

[Stacey.]

Atheist

*feels clever*

[Jordan.]

Im not religious. D:

[Josy]

Catholic, I dont go to Chapel though, unless its a funeral, wedding christening etc.

[Niall]

Catholic, I dont go to Chapel though, unless its a funeral, wedding christening etc.

Same. I don't really believe in church. :/

[Lee.]

I'd say I'm agnostic

[MTVN]

Well although I was baptised a Catholic I couldnt really call myself one

I'd probably say I'm an Agnostic Theist, I think there probably is some kind of higher power but we don't know what or who it is and we may never do

[Niamh.]

Well, born into being a Catholic but refuse to click it as I don't consider myself to be now

[Niamh.]

Well although I was baptised a Catholic I couldnt really call myself one

I'd probably say I'm an Agnostic Theist, I think there probably is some kind of higher power but we don't know what or who it is and we may never do

Yeah, exactly this.

[Niall]

I do believe in the Catholic idea of God but a lot of my beliefs have kinda made me feel alienated from the church because I'm quite a liberal person - I agree with abortion, contraception etc but the Church is all :nono: with that stuff. Oh and that fact that i'm gay don't really help either.

I don't believe in that whole Adam & Eve crap either. I think God started the Big Bang & evolution.

But if I was to go to a church it would have to be Catholic though. :laugh:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

buddist

[InOne]

Catholics make it up as they go along. The whole thing is ridiculous lol

[Niall]

buddist

:laugh2:

Catholics make it up as they go along. The whole thing is ridiculous lol

Yeah exactly.

[Z]

I'm not of any faith. Religious extremists put me off the idea of being an agnostic, so I'm an atheist.

[Stu]

I do believe in the Catholic idea of God but a lot of my beliefs have kinda made me feel alienated from the church because I'm quite a liberal person - I agree with abortion, contraception etc but the Church is all :nono: with that stuff. Oh and that fact that i'm gay don't really help either.

I don't believe in that whole Adam & Eve crap either. I think God started the Big Bang & evolution.

But if I was to go to a church it would have to be Catholic though. :laugh:
So your not Catholic at all really? I don't get why people continue to cling to a label even if their beliefs in it have peeled off layer by layer.

Anyway I'd say I'm pantheistic at a stretch. I believe the entire cosmos is one motion of divine energy. Or something like that. Excommunicated myself from the Catholic church at countmeout.ie about a year ago because I didn't want to be a number in the kiddie fiddling industry.

[Ramsay]

Agnostic

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

its annoying when parents baptise you when your like 6 months old :bored:

you should be able to choose your own faith

[Niall]

So your not Catholic at all really? I don't get why people continue to cling to a label even if their beliefs in it have peeled off layer by layer.

Anyway I'd say I'm pantheistic at a stretch. I believe the entire cosmos is one motion of divine energy. Or something like that. Excommunicated myself from the Catholic church at countmeout.ie about a year ago because I didn't want to be a number in the kiddie fiddling industry.

Well this is the thing, I still agree with their idea of God and style of mass. Its just some of the teachings the of Catholic Church I have major issues with which I have listed. You could say I'm Christian but I still prefer to consider myself Catholic because in any other church service I feel really alienated because everything is different. The Catholic service is the only place I feel normal in if you get what I mean?

Oh your church was part of that scandal then? D:

[Niall]

its annoying when parents baptise you when your like 6 months old :bored:

you should be able to choose your own faith

Ikr? Mine have failed anyway because, neither me or my brother have been confirmed. :laugh:

[Niamh.]

So your not Catholic at all really? I don't get why people continue to cling to a label even if their beliefs in it have peeled off layer by layer.

Anyway I'd say I'm pantheistic at a stretch. I believe the entire cosmos is one motion of divine energy. Or something like that. Excommunicated myself from the Catholic church at countmeout.ie about a year ago because I didn't want to be a number in the kiddie fiddling industry.

I've never heard of pantheistic before.

I don't think I need to ex communicate myself as the catholic church have no hold over me anyway.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

http://cdn.babble.com/famecrawler/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/buddha_big.jpg

:worship:

how do you change faith? i wanna be buddist. would be epic if you could apply online

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Ikr? Mine have failed anyway because, neither me or my brother have been confirmed. :laugh:

your brother :evilgrin:

[Niall]

http://cdn.babble.com/famecrawler/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/buddha_big.jpg

:worship:

how do you change faith? i wanna be buddist. would be epic if you could apply online

I think you have to go to a Buddhist place and apply.

your brother :evilgrin:

LOL D:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

you said you would post more pics :bored:

[Stu]

Well this is the thing, I still agree with their idea of God and style of mass. Its just some of the teachings the of Catholic Church I have major issues with which I have listed. You could say I'm Christian but I still prefer to consider myself Catholic because in any other church service I feel really alienated because everything is different. The Catholic service is the only place I feel normal in if you get what I mean?

Oh your church was part of that scandal then? D:
Your church was part of it too. The Catholic Church?

What is the Catholic idea of God then? Is it really that exclusive to Catholicism? Does being a 'Catholic' make the God somehow more real? More plausible? And what is that God anyway. Presumably it's the God of The Bible. That child slaying, city destroying rampant narcissist. What a bastard of a God to believe in, right?

I don't want to tell you what you are but Christians - practicing Christians - believe the Bible to be the word of God. They believe in the creation story, they believe the seed of life is sacred, all that sort of thing. You can't really cherry pick the sexy bits and disregard the vast majority of the tract.

One of the cornerstones of the Catholic belief is that your leader - the Pope - is infallible. That he is a direct voice of God and he can't be wrong. Believing those kind of things is what makes you a Catholic surely. Not finding the church buildings relaxing to sit in?
I've never heard of pantheistic before.

I don't think I need to ex communicate myself as the catholic church have no hold over me anyway.
Of course they don't but you add to their numbers. Imagine if all the millions of Catholics-who-are-not-really-Catholics excommunicated tommorow morning? The Vatican would be embarrased. And I do love watching them get embarrased.

[Stu]

Damn I forgot to list my technical Religion :

http://dudeism.com/

Now I remember. I'm a Dudeist.

[Niamh.]

Your church was part of it too. The Catholic Church?

What is the Catholic idea of God then? Is it really that exclusive to Catholicism? Does being a 'Catholic' make the God somehow more real? More plausible? And what is that God anyway. Presumably it's the God of The Bible. That child slaying, city destroying rampant narcissist. What a bastard of a God to believe in, right?

I don't want to tell you what you are but Christians - practicing Christians - believe the Bible to be the word of God. They believe in the creation story, they believe the seed of life is sacred, all that sort of thing. You can't really cherry pick the sexy bits and disregard the vast majority of the tract.

One of the cornerstones of the Catholic belief is that your leader - the Pope - is infallible. That he is a direct voice of God and he can't be wrong. Believing those kind of things is what makes you a Catholic surely. Not finding the church buildings relaxing to sit in?

Of course they don't but you add to their numbers. Imagine if all the millions of Catholics-who-are-not-really-Catholics excommunicated tommorow morning? The Vatican would be embarrased. And I do love watching them get embarrased.

aahhh, ok I see your point now, may just do it myself!:joker:

[Niall]

Your church was part of it too. The Catholic Church?

What is the Catholic idea of God then? Is it really that exclusive to Catholicism? Does being a 'Catholic' make the God somehow more real? More plausible? And what is that God anyway. Presumably it's the God of The Bible. That child slaying, city destroying rampant narcissist. What a bastard of a God to believe in, right?

I don't want to tell you what you are but Christians - practicing Christians - believe the Bible to be the word of God. They believe in the creation story, they believe the seed of life is sacred, all that sort of thing. You can't really cherry pick the sexy bits and disregard the vast majority of the tract.

One of the cornerstones of the Catholic belief is that your leader - the Pope - is infallible. That he is a direct voice of God and he can't be wrong. Believing those kind of things is what makes you a Catholic surely. Not finding the church buildings relaxing to sit in?

Of course they don't but you add to their numbers. Imagine if all the millions of Catholics-who-are-not-really-Catholics excommunicated tommorow morning? The Vatican would be embarrased. And I do love watching them get embarrased.

Well I do believe in most things they teach but I do pick and chose the parts of it that I believe. I know it ain't totally right but at the end of the day its what I choose to believe in. I'm not gonna let someone in a white robe tell me that I should believe in x, y and z because its in the Bible. I think I have a right to choose what I believe in.

Most of the essential Catholic beliefs and ideals I agree with fully. But its a few things that I have major issues with.

As for the Pope thing yeah I guess I do believe he is God's voice on Earth but the part about him never being wrong is just silly. I think that he can make statements that are divine but not everything he says is God speaking through him.

Also I believe in that kind of God yes. But he isn't always a God of hate (sorry to sound like a priest here) but I do think he can be loving. I have to say though when you put it that way it does make me consider switching religion because that makes the Christian God sound awful. I guess you could say I haven't declared myself an agnostic now because the Christian God is the only type of God I've ever really known in depth. I don't know. The whole thing is still really confusing for me lol. :laugh: Sorry if none of that makes no sense.

[Locke.]

Dunno. I woulda voted christian but you've got 3 different types of them an I cba looking up which are what

[Niall]

Dunno. I woulda voted christian but you've got 3 different types of them an I cba looking up which are what

LOL fair enough :laugh:

[Callum]

Catholic, although I rarely go to church, I want to start going again. I believe in God fully but not sure on the idea of heaven and hell.

[Stu]

Well I do believe in most things they teach but I do pick and chose the parts of it that I believe. I know it ain't totally right but at the end of the day its what I choose to believe in. I'm not gonna let someone in a white robe tell me that I should believe in x, y and z because its in the Bible. I think I have a right to choose what I believe in.

Most of the essential Catholic beliefs and ideals I agree with fully. But its a few things that I have major issues with.

As for the Pope thing yeah I guess I do believe he is God's voice on Earth but the part about him never being wrong is just silly. I think that he can make statements that are divine but not everything he says is God speaking through him.

Also I believe in that kind of God yes. But he isn't always a God of hate (sorry to sound like a priest here) but I do think he can be loving. I have to say though when you put it that way it does make me consider switching religion because that makes the Christian God sound awful. I guess you could say I haven't declared myself an agnostic now because the Christian God is the only type of God I've ever really known in depth. I don't know. The whole thing is still really confusing for me lol. :laugh: Sorry if none of that makes no sense.
But you don't know the Christian God 'in depth'. It's just a story you have read. We invented all the Gods we believe in, he didn't invent us. None of us could possibly comprehend the true nature of life, the universe and everything [cheap pun].

I don't get it to be honest. You can't be Catholic and not believe in core Catholic beliefs so yeah I am confused. It's like me telling everyone I love bowling, but I hate the whole bit with the ball and the pins.

Do you really need to keep calling yourself a Catholic to believe in some of the nicer things the J-Man said about loving one another and all that? It seems weak to define yourself as a Catholic because you love some of the things like respecting one another and turning the other cheek. Are those exclusive to Catholicism? I mean I believe in most of that too but I'm not Catholic. I have a hard time disagreeing with virtually everything Jesus said but I'm still not believing in the story.

Catholic, although I rarely go to church, I want to start going again. I believe in God fully but not sure on the idea of heaven and hell.
More mind boggling 'beliefs'! What the eff? Heaven and hell are integral to Christianity and it's God! I mean ... he lives in heaven! Bad people go to hell! He said all this himself in his overlong and throughly dissapointing biography?!

I ought to just avoid TiBB religion threads :laugh:.

[Iceman]

Born a Catholic but don't practice. I dont know what I believe, if I believe anything.

[Callum]

More mind boggling 'beliefs'! What the eff? Heaven and hell are integral to Christianity and it's God! I mean ... he lives in heaven! Bad people go to hell! He said all this himself in his overlong and throughly dissapointing biography?!

I ought to just avoid TiBB religion threads :laugh:.

I don't know what to believe, I'd like to think there is a heaven, it's kind of comforting to think that there's a place you go after you die. Hell scares me though, I'd hate to go there and burn in everlasting fire.

[MTVN]

I don't know what to believe, I'd like to think there is a heaven, it's kind of comforting to think that there's a place you go after you die. Hell scares me though, I'd hate to go there and burn in everlasting fire.

Thing is you cant really "believe in God fully" but be undecided about the existance of Heaven and Hell

When it comes to picking and choosing from the Bible, I think all Christians do it to some extent, because the book is littered with contradicitions throughout

[Niall]

But you don't know the Christian God 'in depth'. It's just a story you have read. We invented all the Gods we believe in, he didn't invent us. None of us could possibly comprehend the true nature of life, the universe and everything [cheap pun].

I don't get it to be honest. You can't be Catholic and not believe in core Catholic beliefs so yeah I am confused. It's like me telling everyone I love bowling, but I hate the whole bit with the ball and the pins.

Do you really need to keep calling yourself a Catholic to believe in some of the nicer things the J-Man said about loving one another and all that? It seems weak to define yourself as a Catholic because you love some of the things like respecting one another and turning the other cheek. Are those exclusive to Catholicism? I mean I believe in most of that too but I'm not Catholic. I have a hard time disagreeing with virtually everything Jesus said but I'm still not believing in the story.

LOL I know it sounds really stupid. And when you put it like that look like an ass.

Ok so put it this way: I'm Christian but I have my own set of ideas and beliefs about it and I prefer the whole Catholic mass and that stuff. Hows that? D:

[Stu]

I don't know what to believe, I'd like to think there is a heaven, it's kind of comforting to think that there's a place you go after you die. Hell scares me though, I'd hate to go there and burn in everlasting fire.
Well Catholics believe in heaven and hell, I can tell you that.

It's interesting though ... most people do seem to love the idea of heaven if they are thinking about Christianity and tend to forget about the other place. I remember getting slagged off for 'believing in hell' by Christians during my goth years. The irony was brilliant.

I'm happy with mortal life. Have your fun then die. The great thing about being dead is you don't know your dead. Coz your dead.

Of course most people who picture the afterlife seem to think of it as this place where they can play pool with historical characters in the sky. It could be quite boring. You could be just a totally depersonalized, self aware entity hanging in space for all eternity in a quiet, contemplative state of peace.

[Stu]

LOL I know it sounds really stupid. And when you put it like that look like an ass.

Ok so put it this way: I'm Christian but I have my own set of ideas and beliefs about is and I prefer the whole Catholic mass and that stuff. Hows that? D:
Well the Catholics were clearly always the most theatrical. They love a good tragedy :laugh:.

[Niall]

Well the Catholics were clearly always the most theatrical. They love a good tragedy :laugh:.

LOL :laugh:

[MTVN]

One of my main problems with Christianity is that anyone who doesnt fully submit themselves to the ways of the Bible and the Church is automatically confined to Hell. Doesnt really sound like the loving, merciful & forgiving God that is often portrayed

[Stu]

One of my main problems with Christianity is that anyone who doesnt fully submit themselves to the ways of the Bible and the Church is automatically confined to Hell. Doesnt really sound like the loving, merciful & forgiving God that is often portrayed
No apparently you can do whatever the hell you want and as long as you accept Jesus as your lord and saviour at the end of the day it's all cushtee. That's the most worrying thing about it. U.S. prisons are full of bible thumping inmates and most gangs wear crosses under their brass knucks. What have they to fear? It doesn't matter how ruthless they are in this life. As long as they say 'sorry Jesus, lol' they get into heaven.

[MTVN]

No apparently you can do whatever the hell you want and as long as you accept Jesus as your lord and saviour at the end of the day it's all cushtee. That's the most worrying thing about it. U.S. prisons are full of bible thumping inmates and most gangs wear crosses under their brass knucks. What have they to fear? It doesn't matter how ruthless they are in this life. As long as they say 'sorry Jesus, lol' they get into heaven.

Yep, whereas if you dont happen to believe in Gof and if you lead a life free of crime and free of any serious wrongdoing eternal damnation is the fate awaiting you. I think that's one of the things hardest to justify from a Christian perspective, along with the fact that God supposedly a benevolant force that can intefere in our lives and in the world, yet could sit by while natural disasters kill hundreds of thousands of people.

[Niamh.]

Yep, whereas if you dont happen to believe in Gof and if you lead a life free of crime and free of any serious wrongdoing eternal damnation is the fate awaiting you. I think that's one of the things hardest to justify from a Christian perspective, along with the fact that God supposedly a benevolant force that can intefere in our lives and in the world, yet could sit by while natural disasters kill hundreds of thousands of people.

:joker: Yes of course, impregnating a virgin with his son, to tell the world that he's Gods son is a far more effective way of convincing us all then say banishing poverty or stopping a tsunami

[Stu]

Yep, whereas if you dont happen to believe in Gof and if you lead a life free of crime and free of any serious wrongdoing eternal damnation is the fate awaiting you. I think that's one of the things hardest to justify from a Christian perspective, along with the fact that God supposedly a benevolant force that can intefere in our lives and in the world, yet could sit by while natural disasters kill hundreds of thousands of people.
My favourite above all of that though is that the worlds most important message - to believe in God and accept him or you are going to roast in a lake of fire for all eternity - was delivered not in the minds of all human beings the world over simultaneously ... but left to this one carpenter in the middle of Desertsville, Middle East, and a group of his posse to write down and hand down through the generations. You might as well trust a kitten to explain the plot of Oceans Twelve.

There are still to this day parts of the world where the 'great message' has not extended to. God is hardly giving those poor saps a fair chance at redemption, is he?

[Niamh.]

My favourite above all of that though is that the worlds most important message - to believe in God and accept him or you are going to roast in a lake of fire for all eternity - was delivered not in the minds of all human beings the world over simultaneously ... but left to this one carpenter in the middle of Desertsville, Middle East, and a group of his posse to write down and hand down through the generations. You might as well trust a kitten to explain the plot of Oceans Twelve.

There are still to this day parts of the world where the 'great message' has not extended to. God is hardly giving those poor saps a fair chance at redemption, is he?

God is racist:shocked:

[Princess]

I don't believe in God or any kind of high power. But I do believe in fate,miracles,meant to bes and so on which apprentley makes me Agnostic.

[MTVN]

:joker: Yes of course, impregnating a virgin with his son, to tell the world that he's Gods son is a far more effective way of convincing us all then say banishing poverty or stopping a tsunami

Yes, it does all seem a little farfetched :laugh:

My favourite above all of that though is that the worlds most important message - to believe in God and accept him or you are going to roast in a lake of fire for all eternity - was delivered not in the minds of all human beings the world over simultaneously ... but left to this one carpenter in the middle of Desertsville, Middle East, and a group of his posse to write down and hand down through the generations. You might as well trust a kitten to explain the plot of Oceans Twelve.

There are still to this day parts of the world where the 'great message' has not extended to. God is hardly giving those poor saps a fair chance at redemption, is he?

Haha yeah that's true, I've never really thought of it like that before

[LemonJam]

I'm agnostic, but I'm also a strong supporter of religion when growing up. I was bought up a Christian and even though I kind of doubted it my whole life I can't deny that it's played a huge role in who I am today.

Religion can teach children to respect others and live with love for one another and is (in general) a good way for your children to be bought up. The ten commandments are a great example of guidlines for children when maturing into an adult. It's only when people take it too literally and not as a moral guideline when things go tits up.

[Lee.]

I'm agnostic, but I'm also a strong supporter of religion when growing up. I was bought up a Christian and even though I kind of doubted it my whole life I can't deny that it's played a huge role in who I am today.

Religion can teach children to respect others and live with love for one another and is (in general) a good way for your children to be bought up. The ten commandments are a great example of guidlines for children when maturing into an adult. It's only when people take it too literally and not as a moral guideline when things go tits up.

I was not brought up with religion at all, although a lot of my family are firm believers in spiritualism, and through a staunch belief in evolution and living in continual wonder at the world around us, I too have grown up to respect other humans, treat others equally and to live with love.. You don't need religion to grow into a good person in my opinion.

Selflessness, a good heart, strong morals and good social awareness makes people good which I don't think comes from having religious beliefs, but from having an upbringing which teaches you these things plus right from wrong.

I do however completely respect peoples religions and beliefs :)

[Stu]

I'm agnostic, but I'm also a strong supporter of religion when growing up. I was bought up a Christian and even though I kind of doubted it my whole life I can't deny that it's played a huge role in who I am today.

Religion can teach children to respect others and live with love for one another and is (in general) a good way for your children to be bought up. The ten commandments are a great example of guidlines for children when maturing into an adult. It's only when people take it too literally and not as a moral guideline when things go tits up.
Surely you can teach kids the same basic principals anyway without the quasi spiritual rubbish attached? I always thought the Ten Commandments were a pathetic moral code. A good few of them are purely to do with God's ego.

A heavy religious institutionalization from childhood can lead to people becoming ignorant sheep when they grow older if they decide not to grow out of the fairy tale mom and dad happily spun them. In America right now so called 'Jesus Camps' are hugely popular and those children are not going to grow up to be shining beacons of morality and acceptance. They are being brainwashed from an early age when they don't know any better. It's mental child abuse.

Religion, IMO, should never be an acceptable substitute for good parenting. Leave it until they are older. It just shouldn't come into a childs life.

[LemonJam]

I was not brought up with religion at all, although a lot of my family are firm believers in spiritualism, and through a staunch belief in evolution and living in continual wonder at the world around us, I too have grown up to respect other humans, treat others equally and to live with love.. You don't need religion to grow into a good person in my opinion.

Selflessness, a good heart, strong morals and good social awareness makes people good which I don't think comes from having religious beliefs, but from having an upbringing which teaches you these things plus right from wrong.

I do however completely respect peoples religions and beliefs :)

Oh, absolutley LOL, I didn't mean to sound like all non-religious people were compelte bastards haha. Becoming a good person is definatley due to upbringing, but I do think that being bought up around the guidelines religion gives is something that could factor into that. :hugesmile:

[Lee.]

Oh, absolutley LOL, I didn't mean to sound like all non-religious people were compelte bastards haha. Becoming a good person is definatley due to upbringing, but I do think that being bought up around the guidelines religion gives is something that could factor into that. :hugesmile:

:laugh2:

You did didn't you?! You think we're all brushed with the devil! :devil:

[LemonJam]

Surely you can teach kids the same basic principals anyway without the quasi spiritual rubbish attached? I always thought the Ten Commandments were a pathetic moral code. A good few of them are purely to do with God's ego.

A heavy religious institutionalization from childhood can lead to people becoming ignorant sheep when they grow older if they decide not to grow out of the fairy tale mom and dad happily spun them. In America right now so called 'Jesus Camps' are hugely popular and those children are not going to grow up to be shining beacons of morality and acceptance. They are being brainwashed from an early age when they don't know any better. It's mental child abuse.

Religion, IMO, should never be an acceptable substitute for good parenting. Leave it until they are older. It just shouldn't come into a childs life.

Certainly they can learn to be a good person from other ways. All depends on the parenting and what they grow up around. In general, the Church is a loving community where people do care for each other [in most cases]

I see religion almost like alcohol, it has to be taken into moderation. Most people I know who have been bought up in a specific faith take it as a guideline rather than the whole 'believe or die' kind of thing. And alike with alcohol, if you intake too much of it, you just become a social mess.

[LemonJam]

:laugh2:

You did didn't you?! You think we're all brushed with the devil! :devil:

-sprays with holy water and recites John 3:16-

[Vicky.]

I dont believe in god.

But I was christened...so apparently I'm a protestant D:

[InOne]

At least none of us live in an Islamic country, be thankful for that.

[Lee.]

-sprays with holy water and recites John 3:16-

*melts*

"I'm MELTING! I'm Melting! Oh cruel World...

[seanraff07]

I don't really have a religion although i bring Ireland flags to Hibs games so i suppose in some people's eyes that makes me Catholic.

[Novo]

Protestant

[Patrick]

Well I'm brought up as Catholic and go to a Catholic school and have Catholic friends etc etc

But I don't really believe in the whole Jesus and God bull tbh, but I do believe in the afterlife, whether that's heaven or somewhere else, I don't believe we fail to exist when we die.

So I don't think I'm atheist in that sense, but then it's hardly Catholic not to believe in God is it?

So does anyone know what religion that would be?

If there isn't a religion already I'm going to make it up now just incase, Cathoesit.

Love it.