http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/09/survey-one-in-five-americans-is-religiously-unaffiliated/?hpt=hp_c2

Well shet...

I am one of those people.

I am one of those people.

 

As am I.

I am one of those people but I also have a great respect for people's religion.

I can't say I blame them. These days it's hard to follow a religion without being ridiculed for your beliefs or associated with hateful assholes.

 

What I can say is that I don't fall into the 1/5th but these days I'm not entirely sure.

 

Personally I support the beliefs of my religion (Catholicism) which are, in a nutshell, be nice to people, help people, and forgive people (and submit your will to the church and give them all your money). But many of the Church's beliefs are horribly outdated or were only written to control people in the first place. Most biblical scholars will tell you that the Bible stories aren't to be taken literally, but people are still preaching it like it is to be taken literally. The Church is 300 years behind. If they want Catholicism to remain the world's most popular religious practice, then they are going to need to catch up. The Catholic Church has been twisted, corrupted, and reformed so many times over the past 2012 years that I can't tell what is actually meant to be followed, and what some jackass decided to add in 1000 years ago to control you. Right now the Church is a very kind and helpful organization, but like I said, it's beliefs are far too outdated to be taken 100% seriously.

 

I honestly don't know what I believe, I wouldn't say I'm agnostic but I wouldn't say I'm a full Catholic either. I didn't always feel this way, but after thinking about this stuff for a while I started to feel this way.

Edited October 9, 201213 yr by Amon

Hm. I'll always be one of those "religious" people, but I can understand why people don't like us sometimes. I mean, who would look at the Westboro Baptist Church and think, "man, I would love to be associated with their beliefs"? I know I wouldn't, if I wasn't Christian.

There are parts of my religion I believe in, there are somethings I don't. So I kinda dunno where I fall. .w.

Hm. I'll always be one of those "religious" people, but I can understand why people don't like us sometimes. I mean, who would look at the Westboro Baptist Church and think, "man, I would love to be associated with their beliefs"? I know I wouldn't, if I wasn't Christian.

 

Please.

Don't say that to Westboro Baptist Church.

They are just milking money by discriminating against other people and when they get touched they sue them.

They aren't doing shit for religion.

 

I'm part of the 1/5 then, agnostic. I am a bit between agnostic and spiritual, i don't know if someones up there but if he I guess I could keep a relationship with it but I don't know if someone is up there at all.

I'm part of the 33,000,000. Represent! But in all seriousness A lot of you 4 out of 5 people are cool.

“In the past, we would describe those people as nominally affiliated. They might say, 'I am Catholic; I am a Baptist,' but they never went" to services, Green says of this last group. “Now, they feel a lot more comfortable just saying, ‘You know, I am really nothing.’ ”

It looks like it's less that there are more agnostic people than it is becoming more culturally accepted to not be religious.

I barely know anyone who is religious.

Please.

Don't say that to Westboro Baptist Church.

They are just milking money by discriminating against other people and when they get touched they sue them.

They aren't doing shit for religion.

 

Yeah, I don't know. I'm just saying that they are contributing a lot to the bad rep we get.

Yeah, I don't know. I'm just saying that they are contributing a lot to the bad rep we get.

 

ikr

they just give such a horrible reputation

and they are really messed up

Yeah, I don't know. I'm just saying that they are contributing a lot to the bad rep we get.

 

Well the problem is they are extremists that twist the christian faith into something its actually not and distort it . I would hope people realize these are not true christians but a cult if anything.

 

ikr

they just give such a horrible reputation

and they are really messed up

 

^^^^^^

I guess it might just be because I live in redneck country, but I've never met anyone irl who is atheist or has no religion. Either way, I do feel kind of bad for them. Religion, whether it's right or wrong, does give you hope.

I guess it might just be because I live in redneck country, but I've never met anyone irl who is atheist or has no religion. Either way, I do feel kind of bad for them. Religion, whether it's right or wrong, does give you hope.

 

>canadian but imma post here anyway

 

I'm a cross between agnostic and spiritualist. I do believe God exists (along with every other magical being from any religion, mythology or faery tale) but I don't like believing He is responsible for everything nor would I want to devote myself to Him because it's not something I personally agree with. But I still have this mindset where, if I believe in these creatures and beings, life seems a lot more fun. So you're right, it does give hope.

I used to be a VERY religious Christian. To be precise, a Jehovah's Witness. In a sense, I technically still am, but I'm definitely distanced from them, mostly because of how my personal views and what their beliefs dictated began to drift apart. A big one is that they're known for being a more pushy religion, and I personally believe everyone should be free to have their own beliefs without being asked to convert. Another one being about how only a man and a woman should be together, since it's natural, something I openly do not agree with. This, among other things, sort of caused a rift, but there are still beliefs that I hold important to me, so in a sense, I haven't left them entirely. I'd say that while I'm not really religious anymore, religion DID help forge some of my values, and is technically still a part of who I am.

I used to be a VERY religious Christian. To be precise, a Jehovah's Witness. In a sense, I technically still am, but I'm definitely distanced from them, mostly because of how my personal views and what their beliefs dictated began to drift apart. A big one is that they're known for being a more pushy religion, and I personally believe everyone should be free to have their own beliefs without being asked to convert. Another one being about how only a man and a woman should be together, since it's natural, something I openly do not agree with. This, among other things, sort of caused a rift, but there are still beliefs that I hold important to me, so in a sense, I haven't left them entirely. I'd say that while I'm not really religious anymore, religion DID help forge some of my values, and is technically still a part of who I am.

 

You didn't tell me. o-o

>canadian but imma post here anyway

 

I'm a cross between agnostic and spiritualist. I do believe God exists (along with every other magical being from any religion, mythology or faery tale) but I don't like believing He is responsible for everything nor would I want to devote myself to Him because it's not something I personally agree with. But I still have this mindset where, if I believe in these creatures and beings, life seems a lot more fun. So you're right, it does give hope.

 

u just put my somewhat similar feelings in a beautiful paragraph

 

i have multiple sides when it comes to agnostic spiritualist

 

cross agnostic and spiritualist buddies<3

I guess it might just be because I live in redneck country, but I've never met anyone irl who is atheist or has no religion. Either way, I do feel kind of bad for them. Religion, whether it's right or wrong, does give you hope.

 

Where I live virtually all of my friends are either atheist or agnostics or started out as Christians and eventually became either one of the formers. There are still a lot of religious people around here but more often I see people who say they're Christians but do things Christians aren't suppose to do. And you don't need to worry about them. Where as a religious person sees that they have to do good in their life time so they can go to heaven (or wherever), a non- religous person sees that they need to do good here because it's all they have. And if anyone dare say the Acronym that we do not say regarding this I will cut you.

 

 

 

. I'd say that while I'm not really religious anymore, religion DID help forge some of my values, and is technically still a part of who I am.

 

This is basically how I feel. I lean a little more towards the religious side but I'm not as religious as I once was, there are so many reasons why I just don't feel as connected as I used to. Hopefully something will come along that will restore my faith, or hopefully something will come along that completely shatters it, which ever turns out better for me. Personally I don't like this balancing in the middle, it makes me feel very conflicted.

I'm just going to stick with existentialism

My religions:

 

Mid February - September = North Melbourne Football Club

September - early February = New England Patriots

My religions:

 

Mid February - September = North Melbourne Football Club

September - early February = New England Patriots

 

"Thou shall not bear false witness"

 

 

AAAANY WAYS.

 

The only person that consider themselves religious is my mother. (Catholicism) The ironic thing is that she has never gone to Church at any Sunday at all. Not even when I was forced to join that Private School for Elementary and Middle school. I came out as Agonostic which made me become much of a loner during that time.

 

But ever since I "came out", my mom has been trying to shove down Catholicism down on me and wants me to go back to Private School. (Which would be bad because High School tuition would be 4,000+)

I'm part of the 33,000,000. Represent! But in all seriousness A lot of you 4 out of 5 people are cool.

 

Why thank you.

 

And if anyone dare say the Acronym that we do not say regarding this I will cut you.

 

YOLO!!

Edited October 11, 201213 yr by Winner's Proof

Why thank you.

 

Indeed!