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S/O of Cubby's post -- What are your religious beliefs?
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Re: S/O of Cubby's post -- What are your religious beliefs?
I'm a practicing Catholic. I mostly believe the fundamentals of the religion [at least what I see as fundamental], but disagree with the church's teachings on some things - such as gay marriage, women as clergy, etc.
I actually do NOT disagree w/ their teaching on abortion, as I believe life begins at the moment of conception, but I do disagree w/ them campaigning to change the laws here in the US. I am very opposed to that due to my very firm belief in the separation of church/state. I've been known to walk out of church if the priest starts talking about the march for life and other events.
Atheist.
I believe in morality, I don't believe there is a god, and I don't need one to be a good person and a good citizen.
I really don't have any religious beliefs at all. I don't believe in supernatural stuff either and many religious beliefs seem just as far-out there to me as ghosts and auras.
I don't think you have to have religion to be a good person; you can be kind, moral and compassionate without God.
I would consider myself agnostic. I don't totally deny the possibility of a God or other higher power even though I'm skeptical- anything is possible, I suppose and I think it would be arrogant to say that I'm *certain* there's nothing else. I don't think anyone can really know for sure.
I believe living things have spirits, I believe in ghosts (hi Dad!), reincarnation, karma.... I believe there are a lot of things that cannot be explained away by science. Do I pretend to know who/what/why ? Ahhh nope. Not up to me. It's up to me to notice it once in a while and see what my gut feeling is and go from there.
Really, I'd be a DruidBuddhistAmericanIndian
I grew up Catholic. Catholic church, Catholic school, etc.
Now, I attend Baptist church for a few reasons. I find the whole experience to be more personal. The church I grew up in had 6 services on Sunday with about 500 people at each service. The church I attend now has morning and evening worship on Sundays and about 75-100 people max.
I also don't agree with some of the things the Catholic church supports BUT I'm not anti-Catholic by any means.
I'm trying to lead a very Christian life right now. I've been having some pretty bad luck lately and, with the help of my church family and prayer, things have been improving.
It's really interesting how things vary by parish - I think part of the reason I have remained Catholic is because the church I grew up in is VERY laidback. My parents were both married in the church, and then divorced due to adultery by their spouses. Neither of them got annulments, even though they could have because they each had children. Anyway, they both still take communion and are very active members in our parish. My great aunt is a nun and she told my mom [re: communion] to do what she felt was right, and if she felt she was a Catholic in good standing, she should take communion regardless of rules about divorce/annulment.
When I went away to college, I had a hard time with my faith b/c the church on campus was ridiculously strict and I loathed it.
DH & I are both Jewish.
My church is very laid back as far as catholosism goes. It's a very young priest and parish.
The funeral issue was at a different church that my grandmother belonged to. Old priest, old congregation. Very strict about their roman cathlothic laws! It's why I stopped attending church for a very long time.
Total Traditional Catholic. Believe and follow every teaching of the Catholic Church. I think alot of the reason Catholics tend to fall away, is that they are never taught the "why" Catholics believe what they do. I feel very fortunate to have been able to make an educated choice and choose Catholicism for my own becuase I truly believe in its teachings, not just because I was raised that way.
I'm Jewish, DH is Catholic. Neither of us are big into religion but I believe in God even if I don't believe in a lot of other things associated with my religion.
This is almost exactly where I'm at. I don't belong to a church or go regularly, though I'm comfortable at my parents church and I like that the Lutheran organization is becoming quite progressive. I also find some comfort in the routine of the service.
I have a sort of "all inclusive" belief. I am fascinated by how all the world's religions align and how they correlate to scientific findings. Obviously it's all used to make some sense out of things in this world that are unexplainable. I grab things from lots of different places-whatever happens to make sense to me. Religion (or lack thereof) is so individual-even for those who subscribe to a specific belief.
just my 2cents on the funeral - that is an incorrect decision by the priest, not the Catholic Church. There are no teachings about "divoriced people cannot participate in the Mass, carrying gifts or otherwise." There are some teachings about not receiving communion of not in good standing with the Church, but that was wrong of that particular priest to tell her no. Priests are humans too, as are rabbis, pastors, etc. They definitely need our prayers b/c all it takes is one to err to turn soemone off from that particular religion.
I was raised Lutheran and am now a practicing Catholic. There are a few things in the church doctrine that I disagree with, but overall I agree, believe, and follow.
We are Christian--specifically Methodist. We are active within our church. I'm the bell choir director, I sing solos a lot, DD goes to Sunday School, and we attend services every Sunday. I've been to a lot of different denominations in my lifetime (everything from Catholic to Southern Baptist), and Methodist fits us best. I really like their 'tag line', if you will, "Open hearts, open minds, and open doors." I believe in Heaven and Hell, although I don't claim to know exactly what it takes to be sent either place. I believe in baptism, but I refuse to believe that you can't get into Heaven without being baptized. I believe in ghosts, and I'm pretty sure that's not something widely accepted by most Christians. I don't read the Bible and do devotions, although it sure wouldn't hurt me. I believe in the Bible, but I don't take it literally, and I haven't ever sat down and read it cover-to-cover. I try to give my 10% every week and feel like it comes back to us several times over.
Our church is not just a place we go to worship and give money to. Our church is an extended family and support system. If we ever needed anything, they'd immediately be there for us. If we needed any kind of counseling, our pastor can provide that for us up to a certain point. When we were brand-new to this community, they immediately welcomed us and included us.
that's just b/c you don't understand the reasoning behind the teachings, dande.
You can join me on the bad Catholic bandwagon. We have lots of beer.
I totally agree with this. I was not raised Catholic, and I feel like I know much more about the church and its teachings because as an adult I learned them. Of course, as children you are taught a lot of that stuff, but at the time you don't understand, you don't care, you think it's boring to learn about, and you have no clue how it will apply to your life.
Christian. I was raised in a pretty fundamentalist church (not long skirts and no makeup and stuff, but very anti-abortion, anti-divorce, some members were even anti-dancing, etc) but DH and I attend a Christian church with our kids that's very tolerant, loving, and generally pretty free-thinking. I love that our church encourages people to question their own beliefs...to not just believe something because "that's how I was raised," but because it's actually their own belief.
This.
I disagree, but I went to Catholic high school as well, and learned a lot about my faith. I also took a few classes at a Catholic law school teaching about Catholic teachings and the law. I think if you don't continue your education past just going to church or Sunday school, that could be true, but I feel pretty confident that I know a lot about the church's teachings, the why, etc. I've also chosen to educate myself at times and read some of the Pope's [particularly John Paul II] encyclicals.
This is partially why I am a big supporter of Catholic schools [even religious schools in general] b/c I think it adds a lot to your understanding of faith with continued education at an age appropriate level. Deciding whether to send Jackson to Catholic schools has been a back and forth decision for us, but ultimately, we were leaning towards it even when we lived in the best school district in the state and would have to commute 20-30 minutes to get him to one we liked. Now I am almost positive we will send him to Catholic schools even though we might buy in a good school district. I just think it's important as a part of supporting the Catholic community/church and for him to learn and eventually make an educated decision about whether to be confirmed [which this is how I was raised - I was expected to learn about my faith and ultimately the decision on confirmation was left up to me]. I don't know that he could get a full picture of the decision with just church, me and CCD classes.
NOW, you tell me!
I don't understand why the Catholic church is the only Christian church that has a policy to exclude people with Celiac Disease from recieving communion.
Really? That's terrible!
BTW, I thought of you when I was at the grocery store the other day b/c they had Gluten Free Betty Crocker mix next to the regular, and it was the first time I had ever seen it! I didn't even know they made stuff like that gluten-free.