......how much do you believe in your religion??

[kreativ]

...religion,however much i may not stand by it, is almost as old as life itself...Christianity and Islam both hail from Abraham....Bt its the same offspring that is now raging wars in the Midl East...Xristians esp the Westerns claim that Islam is terror....
...there many others...bt should this be the dividing factor when it comes to spiritual matters and indeed life itself Pls shade sme light to this!!!!!!!!

[Augustine]

Originally Posted by kreativ

...religion,however much i may not stand by it, is almost as old as life itself...Christianity and Islam both hail from Abraham....Bt its the same offspring that is now raging wars in the Midl East...Xristians esp the Westerns claim that Islam is terror....
...there many others...bt should this be the dividing factor when it comes to spiritual matters and indeed life itself Pls shade sme light to this!!!!!!!!

I don't have a single religion. I believe in my spiritual experiences because they are mine. I know, that's a kind of non-descript answer, but it is the truth. I am basically a mystic- a person who seeks after a personal relationsnhip with the Divine. My spirituality is based on my experience of the Divine/God/Spirit and the beings (human and not) that exist in my life.

The religions that I primarily draw from in my own practices, in order to have some community and tradition to which I can participate, is Christianity (the closest I get to a denomination is liberal Quaker, but I'm not really Quaker in all regards) and modern Druidry (which is a Neo-Pagan tradition). I consider Christ my guide and follow his teachings; I follow the practices and many of the beliefs of modern Druidry. The two are not difficult for me to synchronize, but I ditched much of the doctrine of some Christian denominations that I couldn't find in the Bible and that didn't feel right when I brought it to God/Divine in prayer.

I have substantial overlap with Judaism and Islam in certain of my ideas, particularly about how I think about God. I have substantial similarity to parts of Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism, much of which is because modern Druidry has many similar practices and concepts.

I am basically... a path of one. A path of and toward The One. I'm on a journey of unification...

As for taking chances with my soul, I don't believe in hell. So, what chance is there to take? If I steadfastly love God with all my heart, and my neighbor as myself, then what more is there? To those who would say to convert to this or that religion to avoid a proposed hell, I would say that is a lousy reason and almost certainly insincere. If there is a God who condemns people to hell, I doubt He'd take people who converted only to get a reward and avoid punishment.

It seems to me a selfish and fallacious reason to join any religion. We should do good and love God and each other and worship because the Divine is what it is. Because we've been given a life. Because this is so amazingly beautiful and our potential is so great. And if we join a religion, it should be because it makes us more loving and thus makes our lives more sacred, not because we live in fear of some idea (hell).

[Augustine]

In as far as u wanna be religious.....don be a f.uck about it!

[kreativ]

..Tru dat @Augustine..I prefer refering 2 myself as a neo-xtian reason being that what was earlier brought into the world has greatly been revolutionized for all the wrongs eh...In my new found or rather new formed religion...th's no specific docrine to follow...in any case its the doctrines that misled most of them...So mine is a mixture of say everything which actually sums up to nothing...Its simply left to concious...which if evry1 can step up to then u wont condemn the other for wat u urself do not understand...I believe tht is God..so complicated...Bt dont make it worse for urself......religion was and still is our worst undoing in spirtualism.......

[Ndigila2]

Originally Posted by Augustine

I follow the practices and many of the beliefs of modern Druidry.

You cannot be serious!

RD and Atabong, if us Christians are mentally white-washed, what about an African who practices Druidry?

[Ester]

Originally Posted by Ndigila2

You cannot be serious!

RD and Atabong, if us Christians are mentally white-washed, what about an African who practices Druidry?

Druidry ndio nini tena?

Augustine, just curious, are you "path of one?"

Why do you believe in YOUR religion - Interfaith forums

[Ndigila2]

Originally Posted by Ester

Druidry ndio nini tena?

Not sure of the details, but I think it's a European religion that existed in pre-Christian times.

Originally Posted by Ester

Augustine, just curious, are you "path of one?"

Why do you believe in YOUR religion - Interfaith forums

Wa!

Plagiarism bila haya.

[reggie_woic]

xtianity and islam hail from Abraham...i wonder how many would be willing to sacrifice their first born son..?

[when did mashada change?..i'm really not feeling this new look..]

[al-zalzalah]

Originally Posted by reggie_woic

[when did mashada change?..i'm really not feeling this new look..]

Wow, you've really been AWOL for a long time, then.
It takes some getting used to but the new digs is friendlier than the last one. Siku hizi it's actually possible to edit posts etc.

[ATLian]

Originally Posted by reggie_woic

xtianity and islam hail from Abraham...i wonder how many would be willing to sacrifice their first born son..?

Not just Abraham, even god sacrificed his first born (and only) son.