What religion am I ?
 

I was raised Christian but I'm not really into embracing the trinity thing. However, I embrace a lot in the Bible regarding Jesus' spiritual teachings.

I've already read and embraced writings in the Koran, a good bit in Buddhism, a "little" in Hinduism, very little reading in the far eastern religions like Dao and Sikh.

I believe in some kind of entity regarding creation but do not believe in any of the "storybit" stuff put into organized religion, like adam and eve, or the concept of jihad, or a god with an elephant's head.

I am pessimistic about the idea of an afterlife or incarnation, but I'm kinda agnostic in this regard.

What the hell am I?

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spiritual?

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seems fitting.

im just wondering if theres some sort of tag i can call myself. im not unitarian nor truly agnostic but when ppl ask what religion i am, i dont exacly know what to say.

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Jedi

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confused

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A few friends of mine are similar to you. They usually take a few seconds to explain it just like you did. Sorry no catchy tag here!

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don't bother labeling it dude.

you are Clayton

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Hell has a special circle set aside for agnostics who dabble in eastern religion. It overlooks the jewdome and the koranateria.

Enjoy the non-burning-flesh part of your existence while it's here.

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I'd expect someone taking a class on thug motivation to not be such a pussy.

By the way I suppose you can consider yourself "spiritual". It seems as if you're disaffected with organized religion and that is really common as you grow up and are exposed to new-perhaps more appealing-ideas.

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Hell has a special circle set aside for agnostics who dabble in eastern religion. It overlooks the jewdome and the koranateria.

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ty, this is what i was looking for [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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far eastern religions like ... Sikh.

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? india/pakistan is not far east.

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You're agnostic.

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NIT

i knew someone was gonna call me on that too. sry its 5am.

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You're agnostic.

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*sigh

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I don't understand the trinity thing at all.

Care to explain it?

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seems fitting.

im just wondering if theres some sort of tag i can call myself. im not unitarian nor truly agnostic but when ppl ask what religion i am, i dont exacly know what to say.

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While I really like Piiop's answer, mine is "Confused."

At least it's honest.

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confused

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ok ok someone beat me to it. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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seriously, when asked about my beliefs I would shrug my shoulders and say "eh, hard to explain"

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far eastern religions like ... Sikh.

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? india/pakistan is not far east.

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What is it?

Honestly, I'm curious.

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I don't understand the trinity thing at all.

Care to explain it?

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God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one. But also 3.

You shouldn't have sex before marriage.

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Clayton,

What you describe is pretty much the exact description of being a Mormon.

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Clayton,

What you describe is pretty much the exact description of being a Mormon.

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no- he's Jewish. the primary principle of Judaism is that there is one God. He thinks there is one God. He likes the teachings of the bibles but doesn't like the stories.

There is a story about a Rabbi from long ago. Guy says "Rabbi, if you can teach me everything there is to know about judaism while I stand one foot, I'll convert." Rabbi said "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Everything else is just commentary. Now go study."

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You're just another traveler, asking the questions that have plagued man since the dawn of time.

Who are we? Why are we here? What is this?

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Clayton,

What you describe is pretty much the exact description of being a Mormon.

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seems fitting.

im just wondering if theres some sort of tag i can call myself. im not unitarian nor truly agnostic but when ppl ask what religion i am, i dont exacly know what to say.

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Your views would easily fit into the Unitarian Universalist Church I attend, for the simple reason that the place is totally without dogma. There are many differences among the various Unitarian congregations. Some are more "Christian" than others. But at my congregation, the overriding principle is that virtually any point of view is accepted.

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Diablo... do you know this from first hand experience? Just curious...

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Unitarian... for the simple reason that the place is totally without dogma. There are many differences among the various Unitarian congregations. Some are more "Christian" than others. But... the overriding principle is that virtually any point of view is accepted.

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nh. This was my first thought for a match when I read OP. Clayton, it's not my bag, but you may find Unitarianism very much yours.

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I'd say Unitarian or Reform Judaism, depending on how much Jesus you through in the mix. If you think of Jesus as the Messiah, that rules out Judaism, unless you take the Messianic Judaism route, but let's not go there. However, if you just accept Jesus as a spiritual teacher, there are some liberal Jewish congregations where you'd fit in without too much trouble. Unitarianism is more likely your choice, however. Or Ethical Society.

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I was raised Christian but I'm not really into embracing the trinity thing. However, I embrace a lot in the Bible regarding Jesus' spiritual teachings.

I've already read and embraced writings in the Koran, a good bit in Buddhism, a "little" in Hinduism, very little reading in the far eastern religions like Dao and Sikh.

I believe in some kind of entity regarding creation but do not believe in any of the "storybit" stuff put into organized religion, like adam and eve, or the concept of jihad, or a god with an elephant's head.

I am pessimistic about the idea of an afterlife or incarnation, but I'm kinda agnostic in this regard.

What the hell am I?

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You pull from many cultures and philosophies, the very manner in which you choose to develop your spirituality defies the boundries that a label places. I guess the important first step in finding out how to label yourself is finding out why you care in the first place.

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Sampler at the Spiritual Buffet?

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Hell has a special circle set aside for agnostics who dabble in eastern religion. It overlooks the jewdome and the koranateria.

Enjoy the non-burning-flesh part of your existence while it's here.

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Peter's Inferno.

What happens to people who learn Jewish mysticism at night school and won't shut up about it? People who do T'ai Chi in the park in speedos? Buddhists who eat meat?

NT

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when religion last ruled the earth, they called it The Dark Ages.

saw that on a bumper sticker this morning...

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when religion last ruled the earth, they called it The Dark Ages.


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Was that like 5 minutes ago?

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Sounds like what was called a "Deist" back in the day (which is what most of the Founding Fathers were).

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You sound like an apatheist or a spiritual agnostic.

Apatheists live life the way they intend, and the possible existence of God has no bearing on their choices.

A spiritual agnostic claims not to have the necessary evidence at hand to make a judgement on such matters, but believes there is a good chance in some kind of power or creator beyond our current comprehension.

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Read this somewhere in the 30th century.

Theists and Deists quibble over this argument, that there is always more or less than one god.

My faith in existence comes from the purity of infinity itself and its moods and subtleties.

As for yourself, I dunno. Whatever floats your boat as long as you're asking the question.

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I don't understand the trinity thing at all.

Care to explain it?

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God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one. But also 3.

You shouldn't have sex before marriage.

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Yeah, I understand the Jesus part and the God part, but what's the holy spirit?

Also, is sex before marriage related to the trinity?

Where did that come from?! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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My faith in existence comes from the purity of infinity itself and its moods and subtleties.

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WHAT THE [censored] IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

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Whatever the [censored] you want it to mean [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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it's jibberish.. that's why i asked for a clarification