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Post by Buddy Pal on Jul 20, 2006 20:18:05 GMT
ok so here is where we can talk (not preach) about religion. this is a board for the exchanging of views and ideas not for telling others they are wrong.
i will start with telling you all that i am an aetheist i don't believe in any gods or goddesses. i believe that no religion has nailed it in terms of truth. but i also believe that most religions have got the right idea as most basically preach love and peace for all of mankind. i dont agree with a lot of what has been done in the name of religion but i also dont thnk it is right to blame an entire religion for the acts of a few.
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Post by orion on Jul 28, 2006 0:44:03 GMT
i'm a pagan...
*gets ready for the jokes*
was risen as a catholic though... so have no problem with christianity or any other religion, as long as they dont try to convert me lol
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Post by EasyTiger on Jul 28, 2006 1:46:22 GMT
No jokes here, Orion... I'm a pagan, too. ;D I used to consider myself agnostic; now I'm far more certain that something's there... even if I'm not sure yet exactly what it is...
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Post by Buddy Pal on Jul 28, 2006 9:32:18 GMT
reason i started this thread is so people could openly discuss religion without getting all the jokes and stuff or being told they're wrong. i'm an aetheist but just because i dont believe in anything doesn't mean i think you're wrong for believing something
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Post by orion on Jul 28, 2006 10:10:22 GMT
welll you always have to ready just in case lol my brothers a druid and you should hear some of the jokes about that... then again.... that fact he's called sirius doesn't help much... and neither did calling his son merlin ;D
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Post by Buddy Pal on Jul 28, 2006 10:31:58 GMT
yes well thats understandable slightly. though not really acceptable
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mandie
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Post by mandie on Jul 30, 2006 18:00:37 GMT
im baptist
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Post by EasyTiger on Jul 31, 2006 0:13:18 GMT
Fair play to you. As I've said elsewhere, my girlfriend's also a Baptist, and were I to turn to Christianity (which is, of course extremely unlikely), I think I would be too. Based on my experience, Baptists as a denomination seem to be the most sensible and down to earth bunch that I've come across. Methodists are just nutters (though that comes largely from the fact that most of my dad's family are Methodists)...
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mandie
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Post by mandie on Jul 31, 2006 13:57:44 GMT
yeah baptist is a good one there isnt anythign too extreme and they dont try to push religion on to other ppl
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Post by Buddy Pal on Aug 1, 2006 15:48:12 GMT
religion should never be forced down peoples throats for two good reasons 1) it makes them not want to believe and less open to new ways of thinking 2) they might choke
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Post by physboff on Aug 2, 2006 10:39:12 GMT
religion should never be forced down peoples throats for two good reasons 1) it makes them not want to believe and less open to new ways of thinking 2) they might choke Very, very true I'm Jewish, although I am considering (and have been for a while) paganism. So if you wanted a short summary of my religious beliefs, it would be: confused. Oh, well!
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Post by Buddy Pal on Aug 2, 2006 10:41:30 GMT
confusion seems to be a common thing with religion. i was for ages before i realised that the reason i was confused was because i realised i didn't believe any of what i'd been taught to believe
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Post by physboff on Aug 2, 2006 10:45:47 GMT
Yeah, I think I'm starting to get to that stage with Judaism. Possibly. Still not sure, lol
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Post by Buddy Pal on Aug 2, 2006 10:57:03 GMT
well the only person who can tell you what to believe is you. others can only tell you what they believe.
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Post by EasyTiger on Aug 3, 2006 0:48:04 GMT
I'm Jewish, although I am considering (and have been for a while) paganism. If you're considering Paganism, you could do a lot worse than to check out MysticWicks. It's a fun, friendly forum (like the alliteration? ;D) full of pagans new and old, and from many different paths. It's a great place to explore your beliefs and ask questions from people who've been where you are. Not that I'm trying to drive anyone away from here...
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