Just curious... What is your religion?

[Dsylexic]

That's not necessarily freedom-oriented. If something doesn't follow one single arbitrator of rules, then that just means there are no rules except the ones you think of. That's actually pretty anti-freedom because it allows the proliferation of the state and its arbitrary standards for what is morally right and wrong. If you don't believe there are absolutes in the universe, then the state is the only possible source for any morals because they are the only ones with the means to enforce their morals. Not following a deity is simply the denial of morals, not the denial of collectivism or statism, or whatever. It is the acceptance of the idea that the state can determine things arbitrarily through power. God doesn't use His power to suppress His people. He uses it to free them and allow them to choose the right path.

Many people, I think just really get the wrong idea of what it means to believe in a universal standard for morality that comes from the one God. God is not a king.

um no.it just means Hinduism accepts that there is more than one way to salvation. Infact a sanskrit hymn says 'like all rivers lead to the ocean,all faiths lead to the same god". so unlike forms of abhramic faiths(judaism,christianity or islam),hinduism doesnt claim monopoly over the path to god.
infact the very concept of religion is irrelevant in Hinduism.the correct term is 'dharma' which is for lack of an english equivalent translated as religion.as far as states are concerned,statism didnt originate in the east.infact Kings are mere trustees of the kingdom in hindu traditions.Licchavi in India is the oldest ever republic that existed,far earlier than greco-roman ideas of republicanism.the problem with english speaking people is that their whole view point is eurocentric.more ancient traditions have evolved separately and have contributed more enligtening ideas than what historians have written about.
BTW,i carry no water for current indian statism,which is heavily influenced by Nehru(india;s first PM) -who was brainwashed into fabian socialism in oxford and cambridge

 

[Svenskar_för_Ron_Paul]

Agnostic

 

[cnaw]

Other

 

[Ize19]

I'm a Christian, but I'm a Pentecostal, not a Protestant. And when I say Pentacostal, I don't mean UPC. Honestly, how a movement that began as an outpouring of the Holy Spirit ended up as a massive, centralized, legalistic organization is beyond me, but hey, it happened to Catholics too, right? Sometimes, it seems like the one thing humanity fears most is freedom - thank God that this country has all of you, fighting to bring it back!

 

[Cabal]

Agnostic/No religion

 

[HigherVision]

SBNR (Spiritual But Not Religious)

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

Quite spiritual, not religious.

 

[bunklocoempire]

Religion?

WELS

Frozen chosen

Uppity Lutheran

But then there is my faith. Christianity is my faith.

Ask people who know me about my faith.

My family and I currently worship at our kitchen table via phone with others at their kitchen table and attend Bible study in my home office.

Not a whole lot of "religion" going on here in the land of aloha. Faith though, lotsa that!

 

[Forefall]

I believe in nothing. I do wish sometimes that we could get an atheist in office, but no way will that ever happen, even if that person had the best policies. -sigh-

 

[Rincewind]

Catholic, generally. Depends on how I feel when I wake up in the morning.

I was a religion major though, so I'm fairly well acquainted with most of the spectrum. Particularly Buddhism.

 

[The_Ruffneck]

Buddhism closely resembles my values but i could never fully commit to it because history has shown that tyrannical regimes thrive under pacifist majorities (Pol Pot in Cambodia for example)

If you've ever done any sort of deep meditation you will know chakra points do exist.

 

[Rincewind]

Buddhism closely resembles my values but i could never fully commit to it because history has shown that tyrannical regimes thrive under pacifist majorities (Pol Pot in Cambodia for example)

Tyrannical regimes tend to thrive under a lot of types of majorities. And in any case, Buddhism is hardly a unified philosophy in any way, shape or form. Not quite as many different sects as you'll find in Christianity, but there's certainly no shortage of schools to take your pick of.

 

[Rincewind]

Double post.

 

[lilymc]

Non-denominational Christian. (born again.) Former apathetic non-believer.

 

[socal]

Christian (not to be confused with the version practiced by R. Santorum and N. Gingrich).

 

[LawnWake]

I didn't vote because I think my disbelief in the supernatural is kinda unimportant. I think it's only important to people who actually believe. Me? I don't care what other people believe. I mean, I'm technically an atheist, but seeing as the whole matter doesn't hold any importance to me, I don't bother to call myself one either. So.. I'm an 'apatheist' I suppose. I'd rather spent my time making myself and the people I love happy, I don't think there's a higher goal in life than that.

Agnostic. Too bad wasn`t listed in poll separately so i`ve opted for atheist. They`re pretty different though. Atheists say there is no creator while agnostics claim both options are possible, leaving door open for both as there`s no definite proof to prove the existence of one or lack thereof.

Atheists don't claim to believe in a God, but don't necessarily think they know either. Agnostics put more emphasis on the fact that they just don't know and therefore don't make a claim based on it.

Edit; I'm wondering, though. How many religious people are surprised about the number of atheists/agnostics supporting Ron Paul?

 

[FreedomFighter1776]

Jedi

My religion is "Ron Paul R3VOLutionary"

 

[Rincewind]

Jedi

Wait, we can do that?

OK, in that case, I'm a daedra worshiper.

 

[Emptyeternity]

Spiritual not religious!

All religions are like facets to a diamond, you need them all for it to be valuable..

 

[tbone717]

Not for nothing, but this should really be moved to off topic threads.