What Is Your Religion

[Parche]

[mainegreen]

1. Where's pastafarian?

:mad:

[KG]

17. rAmen, sister!

[JVS]

2. The one true church

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod/ SELC which is in full fellowship too.

[Deep13]

25. What? Everyone knows the one true church is...

Latvian Orthodox.

[JVS]

35. The Latvians are actually predominantly Lutheran with an ethnic Russian minority...

that is Russian Orthodox.

[bigwillq]

3. Agnostic

I was raised Catholic.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. As my parents would jokingly say, Cat-hol-ic

When I was a little kid, I thought there was actually such a thing as the Cat-hol-ic Church. And that it somehow involved the worship of cats, or alternately the worship by cats.

[DaydreaminHippie68]

5. I'm

Catholic but I don't agree with some of thier veiws, so I guess my religion is The Beatles

[CatholicEdHead]

34. Unlike what "Orthodox" Catholics say, you can be Catholic and disagree

with parts of the teachings.

[MorningGlow]

6. Other

I'm a witch/pagan.

OT: Love your pic of the endangered species. "Last chance to see..."

[Fox Mulder]

7. Agnostic Secular Humanist.

With some pagan beliefs.

[sakabatou]

8. Atheist, though I will sometimes observe Jewish customs

[TZ]

31. Bingo. Same here.

[CreekDog]

9. Lutheran isn't in here

I refuse to call myself "protestant".

[Parche]

10. Lex Lutheran?

:rofl:
:hi:

[CreekDog]

14. okay, maybe

you realize that Lex Luthor (as played by Hackman) is about the best villain ever.

in all of cinema my favorite moment is when he decides to nuke many great cities and then gleefully adds Hackensack to the list ostensibly because his girlfriend's mother lives there.

[JVS]

36. Dude, I already answered the "One true church" above!

We have a WELS person posting downthread. We've been out hardcored!

[CreekDog]

41. i don't think WELS people can vote "Lutheran" if they know LCMS people are also participating

nobody else has a clue what we are saying. :rofl:

[Critters2]

44. I do. But I was afraid you'd leave if I said so.

There's a WELS here? Wow. Nothing else...just wow.

[CreekDog]

47. yoiks, our cover is blown!

:hide:

[CreekDog]

48. are you ELCA?

when LCMS has another civil war, I'm sure half of us will be going your direction, the other half will split into 18 factions of the most correct Lutherans evah!

[Critters2]

49. I'm UCC. My home church was Deutsche Evangelische before

all the mergers. You know, the Prussian Church that united Lutherans, Reformed, and pietists in 1817. And led Lutherans to break with the state church...and become the LCMS.

But if you want to come our direction, you're welcome!!

[PeaceNikki]

65. I was raised hardcore WELS.

Currently agnostic.

[Critters2]

38. Why? Lutherans were the first Protestants.

No matter what the Hussites and Waldensians claim :)

[CreekDog]

46. yeah but then the movement went to hell in a handbasket

i'm paraphrasing Luther. In the original German, his quote on the matter had lots of expletives and the ink smeared from spilled beer. :hide:

[Critters2]

50. There's no theological treatise quite like the Table Talks! nt

[Critters2]

56. Those pesky Swiss guys started gettin' involved.

It was all downhill from there!

[geardaddy]

51. Why?

Martin Luther was one hell of a protestant.

[CreekDog]

54. but they weren't good Lutherans

:dilemma:

[shaniqua6392]

11. Lutheran Church

Wisconsin Synod.

[billyskank]

12. None of those.

[Parche]

20. Are You Of The Skank Religious Cult?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:hi:

[applegrove]

13. What about UU? Unitarian Universalist? I'm one. Great fellowship.

They sing the songs of all religeons.

[khashka]

16. A great fellowship

Wanna meet some really great peoople? Attend services.

But is it actually a religion?


Khash.

[applegrove]

18. It has principals and accepts all types of beiefs. Sermons can be on

just about anything. One time our ministre did a talk on Darwin. We get guest speakers for all sorts of religeons. One time we had a talk from a physicist. Really cool and open. Warm and loving. I would say it really is a religeon. Has rituals.

[khashka]

15. Wiccan

but very eclectic - I'll do anything that works.

I still go to Catholic Mass At times although I was raised hardcore Baptist (my mom) / atheist (my dad).

Khash.

[Deep13]

32. I just love Wiccan furniture.

:evilgrin:

[Critters2]

40. I love Amish furniture.

[Benfea]

19. Atheist

Brights represent!

[Deep13]

23. Um, Brights?

*groan* x(

[Benfea]

24. What's wrong?

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

[Deep13]

27. I know what it is.

I just think it is pretty embarrassing to be associated with people who label themselves "Brights." Just seems self-aggrandizing, but in a silly way.

[Benfea]

82. Eh.

I understand the impetus behind it, and I really don't mind.

If you say "I'm a materialist" people think that means you're greedy. If you say "I'm a naturalist," people think that means you like hanging out in the woods with Grizzly Adams. The term "bright" is just an attempt to avoid confusion.

[UndertheOcean]

21. So what is Islam?

chopped liver ?

[Deep13]

22. Well, it's not chopped pork liver.

That's for sure. And Hinduism isn't chopper bovine liver.

[UndertheOcean]

26. HaHa

[lost-in-nj]

28. hmm gotta say

that old time religion

thats good enough for me



:)


lost

[Parche]

45. i thought it was Gornism?

:rofl:


:hi:

:hug:



found gornism

[pokerfan]

29. If atheism is a religion

then is baldness a hair color?

[unpossibles]

30. I picked Atheist but technically it's not a religion.

:)

[LeftyMom]

33. I hate to be picky, but atheism isn't a religion. nt

[Critters2]

37. Umm...just for the record, Baptists are Protestants. nt

[Parche]

57. Oh Pew

:rofl: :rofl:


:hi:

:hug:

[Critters2]

39. UCC. Me, Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright. nt

[sazemisery]

42. WAS Catholic, then WAS Episcopalian, AM Pastafarian. n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

43. IyamwhatIyam

Whatever that is.

[geardaddy]

52. Congregationalist n/t

[Critters2]

53. UCC, or non-UCC? Just curious. nt

[geardaddy]

55. We're not part of the UCC yet.

There's been some push to join, but many in the church are against it. Not based on anything about the UCC, just that we want to remain independent.

Ours is a very progressive church.

[Critters2]

58. NACCC or completey independent? I went to seminary with some NACCC

students. Never heard of 'em until then. Me, I serve a UCC called "First Congregational".

[geardaddy]

71. I think we're NACCC

not completely independent.

[Arugula Latte]

74. Die heretic scum!

Sorry...That exchange just reminded me of that classic joke:


Walking across a bridge, I saw a man on the edge, about to jump. I ran over and said: “Stop. Don’t do it.”

“Why not?” he asked.

“Well, there’s so much to live for!”

“Like what?”

“Are you religious?”

He said: “Yes.”

I said: “Me too. Are you Christian or Buddhist?”

“Christian.”

“Me, too. Are you Catholic or Protestant?”

“Protestant.”

“Me, too. Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?”

“Baptist.”

“Me, too. Are you Baptist Church of God or Church of the Lord?”

“Baptist Church of God.”

“Me, too. Are you original Baptist Church of God, or Reformed Baptist Church of God?”

“Reformed Baptist Church of God.”

“Me, too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915?”

He said: “Reformation of 1915.”

I said: “Die, heretic scum,” and pushed him off.

[Critters2]

75. Well, you see, the key was that s/he said "We're not UCC YET".

So, there's some hope :)

Did you see the LCMSs posting about the WELS upthread?

That Christian unity is a tricky thing to pull off!!

[geardaddy]

85. On further research...

**** is a member of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (NACCC) and the *** Conference of the United Church of Christ (Schedule II status).

I was baptised and confirmed in this church, and even though I don't go very often, I still consider it my church.

[Critters2]

87. I knew you were okay!

I kid, I kid.


Which church, btw? I have a couple of friends who serve schedule II (NA/UCC) congregations.

[deucemagnet]

59. I guess "athiest" is the best choice for me.

When asked, I usually reply, "I'm not religious",or "I don't practice religion". I have a problem with being labeled according to something I don't even think is real. Might as well call me an atoothfairyist as well.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

60. Former ELCA Lutheran, officially Episcopalian since 1991

I couldn't take the "suburban family" atmosphere of the Lutherans anymore.

[LiberalEsto]

61. Unitarian Universalist

and Estonian native religion.

[hyphenate]

62. None of the above

I'm eclectic in my beliefs, like most people who don't follow a strict faith.

According to the Belief-O-Matic, those religions with a higher than 50% agreement with my beliefs are as follows:

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (96%)
3. Neo-Pagan (94%)
4. Nontheist (84%)
5. Liberal Quakers (79%)
6. New Age (75%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (70%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (67%)
9. Taoism (54%)
10. Reform Judaism (52%)

I know I'm not a Christian other than in the broadest of that religion, but some of the others definitely could qualify.

http://beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

[femmocrat]

63. Why do you want to know?

:shrug: (My standard answer to "nosey" questions!)

[KitchenWitch]

64. We pagans want equal press.

[Pierre.Suave]

66. I picked spiritual, which may seem weird coming from me, but...

I am aware that I have a soul, I can feel it.

But I don't think there is one omnipotent god controlling everything, because it just doesn't make sense unless he is a narcissistic megalomaniac asshole. Which I would hope would not be the case.

I guess I am spiritual based on my own personal beliefs, experiences, and feelings.

[BlueDissenter]

67. Discordian....

though I have a soft spot for the gods and goddesses classified as tricksters.

[nemo137]

68. Raised weird swedish Lutheran

Evangelical Covenant Church, basically ECC:ECLA::Methodist:Anglican. Currently leaning Discordian.

[Critters2]

70. I grew up two doors down from an ECC. I liked the people.

They had these Friday night youth things after football or basketball games. Unlike the Independent Christian Church, the ECC let anyone come and didn't try to pressure you into joining or getting baptized or anything. Just free pizza and pop.

I liked 'em.

[nemo137]

77. They're an easy-going bunch

Very Midwestern.

[ThomCat]

69. If you posted that in GD

with so many major religions and spirtual movements missing they'd have your head on a plate.

Smart move posting it in the lounge. :)

[Arugula Latte]

72. Damn! If only real life could have the same religious breakdown as DU

We atheists would take over the Wooooooorrrrrrrllllllllld! :woohoo:

[Critters2]

73. Then you'd become oppressive and mean-spirited,

and lots of people would turn away from you. Philosophies that want to take over the world have a bad history.

[Rhythm]

76. Some great old other...

[Lady Freedom]

83. Heard he's running for...

[Rhythm]

84. Where do you think i got my avi?!

The door-to-door canvassing has been a little shaky, though... who knew my Republican neighbors would have a problem with this?!

[TahitiNut]

78. Huh? Moslem isn't worth mentioning here?

Sad.

[Ptah]

79. NOYB.

[Robeson]

80. felatiopalien.

[GoneOffShore]

81. Atheist

But I used to be a part of the Unitarian Jihad.

I was known as Brother Claymore of Tranquility

[Mad_Dem_X]

86. Deist.

[Critters2]

88. Cool! nt