What religion are you?

[Sola_Fide]

I don't intend to argue this. I have given examples, you can call it what you want. "Let us make man...", etc...

ISA is a good tool if anyone is interested in researching.

I really would like to see more people looking at the basis (where it all comes from), instead of arguing daily over the outlying parts. I see arguments each day on the Religious Forum over technicalities. But little in the investigation of underlying fundamentals.

Here's my post, that started down the path:



An attempt to give a person a place to start about the fundamentals (in this case, consistency).

edit: There are many old things that are actively eating away at mankind, and this topic has been the most cancerous for the world as a whole.

Your examples are ridiculous because if there is anything so clear in the Scripture, from Genesis on, is that the Lord our God is one God. There is no one before Him or after Him. There is one God only.

 

[Natural Citizen]

The Nephilim seem to have been conveniently retranslated through the ages.

 

[Smart3]

Went ahead and put down Judaism (since it received no love so far).

Yeshayahu Perek 43 (verses 10-11)
"You are My witnesses," declares the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me. "I, even I, am the LORD, And there is no savior besides Me."

 

[Smart3]

People in Tora Bora cannot even read, how can you be Muslim if you cannot read the Quran ? War Lord is a Capitalist

You'd be surprised just how many of the world's Muslims have never possessed a Qur'an or read from one before. Combined (have one in the home, and have never read it) it's probably 40% of all Muslims. Particularly true in the Caucasus, parts of Iran, most of South Asia (including Afghanistan), among nomadic/semi-nomadic Muslim groups in Africa, etc.

Less than 10% of the population of slaves brought to our shores were Muslim, and very few (but higher than the Animist and Christian population) could read and write.

I sort of lean toward Pantheism.

I don't think there is a Personal God that answers our prayers. I could maybe equate the term "GOD" with nature as well as the creative force behind it. Not that I think it's a concious intelligent force. More like our exististence is incidental to this God-Thing.

I tend to think if there is some metaphysical/religious/spiritual reality beyond this life it might even be a God-less after life. Or at least God won't be a benevolent being sitting on a throne but some aspect of reality that is not understandable.

You should consider Sikhism.

I have a friend who is russian orthodox. He claims it is the only true church, lol. I told him he sounds just like that calvinist on this forum.

By only true church he just means the Orthodox Catholic Church. He doesn't mean the other sovereign churches aren't legitimate. A bit like how you can be Calvinist and also Baptist or Presbyterian or Congregationalist.

I don't think Sola_Fide has ever said there's only one true church in the same sense that the Russian Orthodox use that term. Personally, I lean Calvinist even though I despise Calvin himself and I don't believe in any centralized church (By "Centralized" I mean like the RCC, Orthodox or Anglicans where the entire Capital-C Church is under one leadership. I believe that the hierarchy should never be any higher than the local church.

Baptists > Lutherans

Why do you despise Calvin? It's usually ignorance and propaganda that cause hatred of Calvin, who is probably the most important Christian to ever live.

I will ask another question for you to ponder on,,, two actually,,

What religion was Job? What religion was Noah?

Judaism, Adamism

Ancient "Judaism" was without one clear view of God. The ancient hebrew texts hint towards a henotheistic, monolatristic, and sometimes even polytheistic viewpoints. Psalm 104, for example, is remarkably similar to the Hymn of Aten, and clearly sun worship. Josephus, the famous Jewish Roman historian, himself was a henotheist. It's quite possible Jews didn't become hardcore monotheists until Christianity was born. I'm of the belief Judaism stems from Atenism, which was the world's first recorded henotheistic faith. The world's first monotheist religion was Zoroastrianism.

In what way are Atenism and Judaism even similar?

 

[PSYOP]

Gnosticism.

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

Oh my, how did I know at the start of this topic that it would turn into another Star Trek convention.

As may be obvious from the above, I voted for none.

 

[pcosmar]

Judaism, Adamism

Doubt's.
Job was likely (and from my reading) Pre Juda.
and "Adamism"? Well that is just funny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamism

Adamism is a fictional culture in Peter F. Hamilton's science fiction The Night's Dawn Trilogy series. Distinguishing characteristics of Adamism include the use of genetic engineering and nanotechnology and a cultural/religious opposition to the use of bitek (biotechnology) and especially the storage of memories and consciousness made possible by the affinity gene (a form of genetically added telepathy).

 

[Smart3]

Doubt's.
Job was likely (and from my reading) Pre Juda.
and "Adamism"? Well that is just funny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamism

The traditions all say Job lived after Abraham and was almost certainly a Jew.

As for Adamism - i merely meant the religion transmitted from God to Adam and his descendants. "The law written on the hearts"

 

[ReasonableThinker]

In what way are Atenism and Judaism even similar?

You're asking what the similarities are between the earliest known Henotheistic religion and ancient Judaism, which was largely henotheistic & monolatristic? Wow, the mental gymanstics some of you judaizing atheists have.

 

[oyarde]

You'd be surprised just how many of the world's Muslims have never possessed a Qur'an or read from one before. Combined (have one in the home, and have never read it) it's probably 40% of all Muslims. Particularly true in the Caucasus, parts of Iran, most of South Asia (including Afghanistan), among nomadic/semi-nomadic Muslim groups in Africa, etc.

Less than 10% of the population of slaves brought to our shores were Muslim, and very few (but higher than the Animist and Christian population) could read and write.


You should consider Sikhism.


By only true church he just means the Orthodox Catholic Church. He doesn't mean the other sovereign churches aren't legitimate. A bit like how you can be Calvinist and also Baptist or Presbyterian or Congregationalist.


Why do you despise Calvin? It's usually ignorance and propaganda that cause hatred of Calvin, who is probably the most important Christian to ever live.


Judaism, Adamism


In what way are Atenism and Judaism even similar?

Uh , no , I would not be suprised.

 

[GopBlackList]

nvm

 

[kcchiefs6465]

...

You start a poll asking what religion everyone is then you don't even vote in it?

 

[trey4sports]

i believe in the one and only aqua buddha.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

nvm

Lol what happened.. you actually looked at the poll?

 

[Muwahid]

2nd largest religion not in poll.

thanks.

 

[Occam's Banana]

2nd largest religion not in poll.

thanks.

Some of us noticed that. We were even thinking of you ...

I forgot Islam. Don't think there's any on here anyway, though.

LOL, check my friends list , you may be able to spot him.

And there is at least one more, I can't remember the name though..

Muwahid? Is he Muslim? I haven't seen him around for a while ...

Yes, that's the one. No, I haven't either.

 

[oyarde]

2nd largest religion not in poll.

thanks.

I have not forgotten you.

 

[Muwahid]

Lol I still love you guys

 

[oyarde]

i believe in the one and only aqua buddha.

After Christ , probably my second choice ....

 

[oyarde]

Still @ 62 % , none or other .....