okay, this result surprised me:
for those that have ever wondered regarding my take on religion (i love discussions of this sort of stuff with people at times), i have a whole-hearted belief that there is a God. I can feel Him/Her/It all around me, especially when i'm outside, especially when i'm surrounded by nature, mostly trees, grass, water, wind. when it comes to organized relgion, i've always had some sort of a problem with it for various reasons i won't bore you with, except to say mainly that i don't think that anyone can tell you WHAT to believe, you just ... do. i've tried being whole-heartedly Christian many many times, have tried many different churches. i guess for the most part, i may be going to the wrong ones, because either they bored me to DEATH, or i would sit for hours listening to how i was going to hell unless i gave up everything in my life. i.e. homosexuality is wrong and evil. drinking is evil.
mayhaps i've just been exposed for the most part to the wrong religions or the wrong churches. i believe in God, i really do. i've made it through so many difficult times in my life to NOT believe. i'm just not certain what form that God takes. i don't believe that religion should be judgemental, i don't believe that there is any one chosen race or class or sex of people to ascend to glory after death. i don't feel that it should be a punishment, that it should be an understanding.
crap. and there was yet another point i was going to make here, but i can't for the life of me remember what it was...
the lights are on, but no one's home
you'll stand there in the dark
until you see.....
You scored as Buddhism. Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Buddhism. Do more research on Buddhism and possibly consider becoming Buddhist, if you are not already.
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for those that have ever wondered regarding my take on religion (i love discussions of this sort of stuff with people at times), i have a whole-hearted belief that there is a God. I can feel Him/Her/It all around me, especially when i'm outside, especially when i'm surrounded by nature, mostly trees, grass, water, wind. when it comes to organized relgion, i've always had some sort of a problem with it for various reasons i won't bore you with, except to say mainly that i don't think that anyone can tell you WHAT to believe, you just ... do. i've tried being whole-heartedly Christian many many times, have tried many different churches. i guess for the most part, i may be going to the wrong ones, because either they bored me to DEATH, or i would sit for hours listening to how i was going to hell unless i gave up everything in my life. i.e. homosexuality is wrong and evil. drinking is evil.
mayhaps i've just been exposed for the most part to the wrong religions or the wrong churches. i believe in God, i really do. i've made it through so many difficult times in my life to NOT believe. i'm just not certain what form that God takes. i don't believe that religion should be judgemental, i don't believe that there is any one chosen race or class or sex of people to ascend to glory after death. i don't feel that it should be a punishment, that it should be an understanding.
crap. and there was yet another point i was going to make here, but i can't for the life of me remember what it was...
the lights are on, but no one's home
you'll stand there in the dark
until you see.....
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I love anything that involves an infinite loop. Anyway, I was just going to say that I thought it was nifty that your post came right after mine that was very similar on a lot of the religious aspects. I look for little pieces of synchronicity wherever I can find them. :)
such a nifty word in itself. say it with me: syynk-ro-nissss-iiiih-teee.
rawk.
I think if I had told it I kissed boys, too, it would have listed me as one.
*wink*
wow, look at all those words and look at the time *sneaks out* :)
Stu-
I guess that's one of the biggest problems I've had with Organized Religion, it almost always ends up being judgemental, when it's SO not our job to do the judging, it's moreso our job to understand our fellow man/woman/child/alien/pitchfork.
I'm gonna book mark this and check in tomorrow
In other words, don't let society make you think it's wrong to not adhere to their cult-ish standards. There is no obligation to anything unless you let there be.
Nonetheless, I stand about where you stand on this issue.
As you said, I feel content to NOT be part of organized religion. Most places I've been to either have such a blind faith in the scripture that you basically spend the entire time hearing repeatedly about how you're going to hell, or is almost TOO overjoyed, to where I don't feel exactly comfortable, either.
I guess I also have a problem with going somewhere and listening to someone's views on God and religion for however long, and it being an entirely one-sided conversation. I respect others beliefs and will listen to them, but because of my beliefs, I generally get excited about hearing things and want to retort.
Anyway. I suppose the question is, why should a Christian bother going to church when your focus is a relationship with God and not formulas and rules? My answer is, to: 1) worship God, 2) fellowship with real Christians and feel supported, and 3) make a difference. I believe my church is making a positive difference in our own community and through missions. I personally have changed vastly in my feelings/thoughts on race, and become far less subconsciously prejudiced, all through connections made by my church. And even if we weren't making changes in the community, I'd say that a change in my own heart is a very good benefit of going to/being connected in church.
True multicultural churches like mine are rare because they require a lot of effort and sacrifice. But I think you can learn a lot also by going to a church where you are a racial minority.
I have a coworker, Geno, whom I talk to about God and religion about once a week. He has a lot of the same views as I do about such things, just slightly different, which helps us to learn from each other. I LOVE talking to him about such things, because he's one of the closest around me RL that has sort of the same views and more or less knows where I'm coming from. We joke during our talks about how it's our 'church' because of us coming together to learn and discuss God.
I guess due to past situations with physical churches vs. the mental churches, that it's caused me to be extremely stand-offish about going to places like that. I know that not all are the same, and there may be one out there that is for me.
In the meantime, I'll hold my beliefs close to my heart and discuss them at every opportunity with others.
When we finally get to meet up, I'll share some of my horror stories with you :)