What faith have you chosen?

[yovargas]

Replicating an old Manwë poll here out of curiosity. This seems like a more spiritually diverse group then that board was. That thread also ended up being a handy reference guide so I'll try to keep this post updated with which posters identify with each group.

(Sorry if I missed your religion but it's impossible to be perfectly inclusive in our polls!)

[Voronwë the Faithful]

None of the above.

[yovargas]

That's odd, I thought I put "Other" as the last choice. Can a Ranger add that to the poll?

[Lurker]

Born a Roman Catholic, will die a Roman Catholic
That's what my grandad always says.

If I'm in a foriegn country or a place where they don't have Catholic Churches, I usually go to "mass" at other Christian Churches in the vicinity. I attended a Jehovah's Witness ministry once. When I was a kid I go to the Baptist Church in the morning for Sunday School (since my Aunt, on my mom side takes me there) and go to mass as an acolyte (altar boy) at the Catholic Church in the evening.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

That's odd, I thought I put "Other" as the last choice. Can a Ranger add that to the poll?

Done (even though we don't have Rangers here ).

[truehobbit]

I like it that you put the topic as "what faith have you chosen".

[Primula Baggins]

As someone born to generations of Lutherans and as the daughter of a Lutheran pastor, I've sometimes encountered people who assumed that I have no other reason for being a Lutheran. It's perfectly possible to be brought up in a faith and still to feel one has chosen it.

[yovargas]

I'd really appreciate it if those who vote post their answer in the thread!
9 votes and only two people have posted their answer.

I'm an atheist, though one who is unusually friendly towards the concept of god.

[Jnyusa]

It's perfectly possible to be brought up in a faith and still to feel one has chosen it.

Jean-Paul Sartre said (paraphrase), "Happiness doesn't come from having what you want but from wanting what you have."

I always felt that key fit the lock perfectly.

Jn

oops - sorry, Yov, I forgot to post my vote. Jewish.

[Nin]

Atheist.

Of course, did I even have to say so?

[truehobbit]

Nin, why would you assume that everybody on the web knew your religious outlook?

It's perfectly possible to be brought up in a faith and still to feel one has chosen it.

Prim, that's my situation, too, and that's why I liked the fact that yov spoke of having "chosen" it. Many people would just assume that people just have a religion like they have a native language or so.

Catholic Christian in my case.

[Erunáme]

Agnostic

[nerdanel]

Agnostic. Latest epic-length essay on religious background posted at b77 last night, so I'm at least keeping it short here.

ETA Yes, I agree that everyone should choose their religion once old enough to do so, even if the choice made is the same religion with which one was raised. I have a hard time with the notion of believing in a religion solely because it's what you were taught by your parents, so how could it possibly be wrong? (I'm thinking specifically of my father's approach to religion here.) I think that the best religious outlooks - no matter which religion is ultimately chosen, or none - are those which are consciously chosen following the age of religious majority.

ETA2 Eru, it's good to see you as always.

[baby tuckoo]

Atheist. Like Ner, I've gone on about it on other threads so I won't ramble here. Like yov, I try to be undertanding about the concept of god, but I treat it like any other philosophy. Christianity strikes me as an ethical philosophy, and a pretty good one. But I fall off the wagon when the supernatural (as opposed to the "spiritual") issues enter the discussion. For that reason also, I can't settle for merely "agnostic." I'm simply not agnostic about the supernatural.


I know my Bible. For better or worse, the response to Christian scripture is the history of western civilization. You've got to know the playbook.

[baby tuckoo]

I think that the best religious outlooks - no matter which religion is ultimately chosen, or none - are those which are consciously chosen following the age of religious majority.

And so thought the Anabaptists back before Luther. It was a heresy that got many of them burned or hanged.

[Alatar]

I'm saying Christian/Catholic, since that is the faith I have chosen to bring up my children in. I actually strongly disagree with much of Catholic Doctrine and would probably be lapsed were it not for my kids. However, whatever the problems with the religious structure and aspects of the dogma, I believe kids need a fixed point of reference until they are old enough to question for themselves. For that purpose, Catholocism serves an excellent purpose, since the primary tenets are ones I can easily stand behind.

The devil, however, is in the details. Pun intended.

[Cerin]

Raised Catholic but identify as Christian Protestant since early adulthood.

[Angbasdil]

As a Lutheran, I have to point out that I don't believe that I chose God, but rather that God chose me.

But I still voted "Christian, Protestant".

[Impenitent]

yov, I can't select any of the options as I would be lying in part by selecting just one.

I'm an agnostic of the Jewish persuasion (and I chose Judaism because I was born into Greek Orthodoxy, so I'm not an agnostic of the Greek Orthodox persuasion).

Does that make sense? Not sure why/how my response could help you.

[yovargas]

Atheist.

Of course, did I even have to say so?

I for one didn't know.


I...don't think I follow Impy. (Hi, btw. ) Does "agnostic of the Jewish persuasion" mean you're agnostic but lean towards or follow certain Jewish beliefs/practices?