What religion are you?

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2006-02-15 11:33am

Hardcore Atheist, I have upset people in this forum with my less than politcaly correct thinking about anyone with any religios thought.

I do not mean to offend but I am bitter and all out hateful against any and all religion.

In my opinion the world wold be a much better place without any religion whatsoever.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-02-15 12:14pm

Atheist, and raised that way.

Which isn't to say that my parents said "There is no god", but rather, that they did not believe in god but I should decide for myself.

I never went to church with my family, and the few occasions which I found myself forced to attend a service with other family members I found it terribly dull and uninteresting.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2006-02-15 12:18pm

Uraniun235 wrote:I never went to church with my family, and the few occasions which I found myself forced to attend a service with other family members I found it terribly dull and uninteresting.

I had many hours to reflect upon this fact last Christmas Eve, as my extended family insisted on going to the service not once, but twice: once where my cousin and uncle sang and attended regularly, and at the "usual" family church... where various members of same family performed musical numbers of some sort or another.

At the end, I was left with more questions than answers. Namely: Sweet disco-dancing Jesus in mortal combat with the God-Emperor of Man, how do people rationalize wasting this obscene amount of time every freaking week?!

Wyrm · Post by **Wyrm** » 2006-02-15 12:25pm

Unprogrammed Quaker with atheist leanings.

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2006-02-15 12:30pm

Faram wrote:In my opinion the world wold be a much better place without any religion whatsoever.

Yes, I fully agree. Religion has been an obstacle for human development (and as served as a barrier between peoples and cultures).

Invictus ChiKen · Post by **Invictus ChiKen** » 2006-02-15 12:38pm

Christian, leaning to Anglicanism (Episcopal in the States)

wolveraptor · Post by **wolveraptor** » 2006-02-15 02:18pm

Loyal servant of his lordship Cthulu, the Great Old One.

Seriously, atheist, with an apathy towards religion.

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2006-02-15 02:53pm

Technically my family is Southern Baptist, but no one gives a damn. I suppose I'd be an atheist with a few things borrowed from Buddhism.

Big Phil · Post by **Big Phil** » 2006-02-15 02:59pm

I have to sacrifice a young virgin to Chaac to bring the spring and summer rains and ensure a healthy crop. Any AYVB members willing to volunteer?

Once I die, I will play the Ballgame with the Lords of Xibalba for eternity... maybe even accompanying the twin heroes, Xbalanque and Hunaphu, on various adventures.

JediMaster415 · Post by **JediMaster415** » 2006-02-15 03:05pm

I don't know what I am.

I was raised as a nonpracticing Baptist.

Currently, I like the idea of the Force with a dash of reincarnation.

When I'm in a tight spot, everything. I'll pray to every deity I know of if it will somehow help me. Even if I'm just bored.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2006-02-15 03:10pm

Christian -- American Baptist

NOT SOUTHERN. The more Liberal version

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2006-02-15 03:21pm

Atheistic scientific pantheist, which essentially amounts to an atheist that recognises "religious experience" as something valuable and natural. I'm intensely anti-supernturalistic, however, and will go as far as to say it's safe to conclude anyone that talks to gods is nuts. I'm antifaith, and anti reverence for religiosity. I also think agnostics are wusses.

So I come across as strongly atheistic. I'm also definately not a humanist, since I'm misanthropic to be honest; humans eat themselves to death on one side of the earth, and die of starvation on the other. I would rather save endangered species than other people.

Darkdrium · Post by **Darkdrium** » 2006-02-15 03:27pm

Fully atheist with catholic childhood.

Simmon · Post by **Simmon** » 2006-02-15 04:00pm

I figure that a diety wouldn't care less about me, so I don't care about its supposed existance.

I'm a big fan of the Golden Rule.

John of the Dead · Post by **John of the Dead** » 2006-02-15 04:01pm

United Methodist, which is almost as liberal a Christian as you can get. We're slightly more orthodox than Unitarian Universalist. Speaking of which, I'm quite surprised there aren't more Unitarians speaking up. To be honest, I'm Methodist out of habit, and could happily go UU, but since Methodism quite liberal with a focus on reason, I'm not uncomfortable there.

Davis 51 · Post by **Davis 51** » 2006-02-15 04:31pm

Scientologist.
...
Just kidding.

Started out Catholic by upbringing. In early teen years, family switched to episcopal. Now my mother is agnostic, my father is Episcopal, and the only Fiscal conservative. Everyone else is (VERY) liberal christian, except for me and my brother. I am atheist, and my brother says he is not sure, (he's only 13).

Stile · Post by **Stile** » 2006-02-15 04:51pm

Agnostic/Secular Humanist

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2006-02-15 05:33pm

Seventh-Day Adventist by upbringing
Nowadays, Atheist

bilateralrope · Post by **bilateralrope** » 2006-02-15 05:37pm

Raised by a family that didn't seem to care about religon much.

Now I'm an Atheist.

Zadius · Post by **Zadius** » 2006-02-15 05:55pm

I suppose I should also mention that I'm a secular humanist in addition to being an atheist.

Psycho Smiley · Post by **Psycho Smiley** » 2006-02-15 06:02pm

Yet another catholic-raised atheist.

Metatwaddle · Post by **Metatwaddle** » 2006-02-15 06:08pm

Atheist and secular humanist, or a "bright" if you want to go with the Dawkins/Dennett term. Was raised Episcopalian, and I don't really have a problem with that liberal side of Christianity. (It helped that my pastor kicked ass.) I just don't go for it.

I don't have too many held-over beliefs from my Christian days, but I do have some opinions on "if I were a Christian, I would say..." sorts of things; for example, I believe that when the New Testament and the Old Testament conflict, the New Testament should be held above the Old, scripturally speaking. I also don't know why the hell Revelation is considered a book in the Bible. I guess my take on Christianity is kind of similar to Thomas Jefferson's. (He rewrote the Gospels, omitted miracles and supernatural stuff, and said, "This is what a really good book on moral teaching should look like." Of course, he probably liked the parts about slaves shutting up and not rebelling against their masters... but I digress.)

I can't really back up these opinions logically, though, and frankly I don't care to because I'm not a Christian anyway.

Bertie Wooster · Post by **Bertie Wooster** » 2006-02-15 06:14pm

Hicksite Quaker

Jason · Post by **Jason** » 2006-02-15 06:21pm

Thanks for all of the nice responses. I'm getting a good idea of the types of people who post here. I figured there would be a strong atheist contingent, and I'm not surprised to see a number of liberal Christian sects respresented. More than one Quaker, that is impressive considering they are such a tiny proportion of the population.

Spice Runner · Post by **Spice Runner** » 2006-02-15 07:04pm

I'm a happy Agnostic