1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (94%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (94%)
Well...
2. Liberal Quakers (94%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (94%)
Well...
Religions.
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Hiljainen
why can't we not be sober
Dark_Jester
Unrepentant sentient
Neo-Pagans are a community of faiths bringing ancient Pagan and magickal traditions to the modern age--including mostly Wicca but also Druidism, Asatru, Shamanism, neo-Native American, and more. Neo-Pagan is an umbrella term for various and diverse beliefs with many elements in common. Some Neo-Pagans find no incongruence practicing Neo-Paganism along with adherence to another faith, such as Christianity or Judaism.
Belief in Deity
Some believe in a Supreme Being. Many believe in God and Goddess--a duality. Many believe there are countless spirit beings, gods and goddesses, in the cosmos and within all of nature--God is all and within all; all are one God. The Great Mother Earth, or Mother Nature, is highly worshipped. Divinity is immanent and may become manifest within anyone at any time through various methods.
Incarnations
No human incarnations are worshipped in particular, as all of nature and the universe are considered embodiments of God and Goddess, or of gods and goddesses, worthy of respect, reverence, or worship.
Origin of Universe and Life
Generally, there is no conflict between observations revealed through science and Neo-Pagan beliefs on origins of the physical universe and of man. Many believe in a supreme intelligence that created a duality of God/Goddess who then created a spirit world of gods and goddesses as well as all of the universe and nature.
After Death
Many believe in reincarnation after some rest and recovery in the "Otherworld." There is generally no concept of hell as a place of punishment, but some believe wrongdoing can trap the soul in state of suffering after death. Some (Wicca) believe the soul joins their dead ancestors who watch over and protect their family. Some believe that life energy continues in some, if unknown, form. Some believe in various spiritual resting places. Many say we don't or can't know what happens after death.
Why Evil?
"Evil" is imbalance. Most believe there is no evil but rather that people sometimes make mistakes. Wrongdoing results when we forget we are one with the universal spirit.
Salvation
The concept of "salvation" is essentially irrelevant; rather the belief that people can attain spiritual balance and harmony with each other and nature. The path includes group ceremonies, dances, songs/chants, prayers, meditation, trance, altered states of consciousness, the metaphysical, magic, invoking or evoking deities or spirits, Tantric practices. Intercessors are commonly used: psychics, seers, shamans, tarot, Oui-Ja board. Ethical choices are influenced by a belief that one is rewarded or punished within this or after this lifetime for one's choices and an ethical code to do no harm.
Undeserved Suffering
Most do not believe in Satan or any spirit being as the cause of suffering. Some believe in a karma-like principle, that choosing to live a life of wrongdoing and pain will naturally result in suffering in this or later lifetimes. Many view suffering as a result of spiritual imbalance in one's life or on the planet or in the universe. The focus is generally on healing suffering rather than answering definitively why it exists.
Contemporary Issues
Abortion is not condemned, as there is no official doctrine; beliefs about abortion range the full spectrum. Views on divorce, homosexuality, and gender equality are generally very supportive of human differences, equality, and personal choice. Many believe that involvement in community action, especially regarding environmental concerns, is integral to the belief in human interdependence and worship of the Earth Mother.
1. Neo-Pagan (100%) 2. New Age (91%) 3. Mahayana Buddhism (81%) Interesting...I find it amusing that Roman Catholicism, the religion I'm technically a member of, is the one I'm most incompatible with
Belief in Deity
Some believe in a Supreme Being. Many believe in God and Goddess--a duality. Many believe there are countless spirit beings, gods and goddesses, in the cosmos and within all of nature--God is all and within all; all are one God. The Great Mother Earth, or Mother Nature, is highly worshipped. Divinity is immanent and may become manifest within anyone at any time through various methods.
Incarnations
No human incarnations are worshipped in particular, as all of nature and the universe are considered embodiments of God and Goddess, or of gods and goddesses, worthy of respect, reverence, or worship.
Origin of Universe and Life
Generally, there is no conflict between observations revealed through science and Neo-Pagan beliefs on origins of the physical universe and of man. Many believe in a supreme intelligence that created a duality of God/Goddess who then created a spirit world of gods and goddesses as well as all of the universe and nature.
After Death
Many believe in reincarnation after some rest and recovery in the "Otherworld." There is generally no concept of hell as a place of punishment, but some believe wrongdoing can trap the soul in state of suffering after death. Some (Wicca) believe the soul joins their dead ancestors who watch over and protect their family. Some believe that life energy continues in some, if unknown, form. Some believe in various spiritual resting places. Many say we don't or can't know what happens after death.
Why Evil?
"Evil" is imbalance. Most believe there is no evil but rather that people sometimes make mistakes. Wrongdoing results when we forget we are one with the universal spirit.
Salvation
The concept of "salvation" is essentially irrelevant; rather the belief that people can attain spiritual balance and harmony with each other and nature. The path includes group ceremonies, dances, songs/chants, prayers, meditation, trance, altered states of consciousness, the metaphysical, magic, invoking or evoking deities or spirits, Tantric practices. Intercessors are commonly used: psychics, seers, shamans, tarot, Oui-Ja board. Ethical choices are influenced by a belief that one is rewarded or punished within this or after this lifetime for one's choices and an ethical code to do no harm.
Undeserved Suffering
Most do not believe in Satan or any spirit being as the cause of suffering. Some believe in a karma-like principle, that choosing to live a life of wrongdoing and pain will naturally result in suffering in this or later lifetimes. Many view suffering as a result of spiritual imbalance in one's life or on the planet or in the universe. The focus is generally on healing suffering rather than answering definitively why it exists.
Contemporary Issues
Abortion is not condemned, as there is no official doctrine; beliefs about abortion range the full spectrum. Views on divorce, homosexuality, and gender equality are generally very supportive of human differences, equality, and personal choice. Many believe that involvement in community action, especially regarding environmental concerns, is integral to the belief in human interdependence and worship of the Earth Mother.
1. Neo-Pagan (100%) 2. New Age (91%) 3. Mahayana Buddhism (81%) Interesting...I find it amusing that Roman Catholicism, the religion I'm technically a member of, is the one I'm most incompatible with
Miolo
pie king
Hiljainen
why can't we not be sober
Dark_Jester
Unrepentant sentient
Ormir
Senior Member
Rei Toei
not quite human
1.* New Age (100%)
2.* Neo-Pagan (98%)
3.* Unitarian Universalism (97%)
4.* Liberal Quakers (95%)
5.* Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (93%)
2.* Neo-Pagan (98%)
3.* Unitarian Universalism (97%)
4.* Liberal Quakers (95%)
5.* Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (93%)
rahvin
keeper of the flame
1.Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (97%) 3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (93%) 4. Nontheist (89%) 5. Liberal Quakers (84%)
Hmmm.........
Hmmm.........
1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) 2. Eastern Orthodox (88%) 3. Roman Catholic (88%) 4. Liberal Quakers (81%) 5. Orthodox Quaker (80%)
yay. scientology and new age were both very low on my list.
by the way, you are all extremely cool with your views on religion.
yay. scientology and new age were both very low on my list.
by the way, you are all extremely cool with your views on religion.
rahvin
keeper of the flame
@hyena: instead of being metal, i think you could be able to provide an explanation for the contradiction mentioned by shadowlioness. i thought of one, wrote it down, then um crashed and i can't be arsed to type it in again. besides, you're a tad more knowledgeable on the specifics.
rahvin.
rahvin.
don't have any idea of what you're talking about but i'll go read and then edit this post with what you're asking for.
edit: yeah, found it. actually i think this was one of the main points of the catholic/protestant divide back when the two churches split. as far as i know, the catholic church does not claim that the virgin mary or the saints are God; they are just individuals who received a special grace and whose deeds were extraordinary, therefore they are closer to god. these individuals are prayed to because, as humans, we might find easier to relate with someone who has been human at a point than with the pure essence of god; and, while it is held true that Christ himself became a man around two thousand years ago, saints are something different, because they have no divine nature, they're simple humans that attained a very high level of closeness with the divinity. i will clarify with an example: say you are a hard-core campaigner for human rights and you are being persecuted in your country, where some races are considered lesser than others and the government doesn't want you to go around saying they're all the same. you will naturally tend to relate more to some martyrs of the church who were killed in similar endeavors, eg trying to stop slavery or trying to overthrow racist governments; and you will likely want to direct your prayers to them, assuming they are, in some way, a kindred spirit, bound to understand your plea, and make your case to god. of course you can and should pray to god directly too, it's sort of many tastes of the same thing. as far as i know, most protestant churches hold that worshipping men and women is blasphemous, since it sort of interferes with personal communication with god, that should be untarnished, without "conductors" of any kind.
this said, i like being metal today.
edit: yeah, found it. actually i think this was one of the main points of the catholic/protestant divide back when the two churches split. as far as i know, the catholic church does not claim that the virgin mary or the saints are God; they are just individuals who received a special grace and whose deeds were extraordinary, therefore they are closer to god. these individuals are prayed to because, as humans, we might find easier to relate with someone who has been human at a point than with the pure essence of god; and, while it is held true that Christ himself became a man around two thousand years ago, saints are something different, because they have no divine nature, they're simple humans that attained a very high level of closeness with the divinity. i will clarify with an example: say you are a hard-core campaigner for human rights and you are being persecuted in your country, where some races are considered lesser than others and the government doesn't want you to go around saying they're all the same. you will naturally tend to relate more to some martyrs of the church who were killed in similar endeavors, eg trying to stop slavery or trying to overthrow racist governments; and you will likely want to direct your prayers to them, assuming they are, in some way, a kindred spirit, bound to understand your plea, and make your case to god. of course you can and should pray to god directly too, it's sort of many tastes of the same thing. as far as i know, most protestant churches hold that worshipping men and women is blasphemous, since it sort of interferes with personal communication with god, that should be untarnished, without "conductors" of any kind.
this said, i like being metal today.
Kovenant84
T-369 days
Eh... in work... too lazy to actually post a long, drawn out explanation.... but tho I practice Roman Catholicism, I follow more the belief in God put forth in E.A. Poe's "Mesmeric Revelation".
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~Kovenant
Tebus
An abode of few.
I'm Presbyterian by birth. But my religion is basically the Bible. I believe in the philosophical messages in it. It's not a matter of belief in a God, or a belief in certain religious events. I just try to look for beliefs that will motivate me to be a good person and be as selfless as possible.
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (98%)
3. Reform Judaism (98%)
4. Neo-Pagan (84%)
5. Secular Humanism (84%)
6. New Age (80%)
2. Liberal Quakers (98%)
3. Reform Judaism (98%)
4. Neo-Pagan (84%)
5. Secular Humanism (84%)
6. New Age (80%)
Melancholia
Eternal daydreamer
According to this beliefotest,me is:
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (90%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (86%)
5. Nontheist (73%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (71%)
7. Neo-Pagan (69%)
8. Bahá'í Faith (60%)
9. New Age (58%)
10. Taoism (55%)
and my two lowest:
26. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
27. Roman Catholic (15%)
By reading the descriptions the Secular Humanism somehow suits me....
This lIberal protestant thing suprised me,as well as the buddhist stuff and the new Age!!!!!!!!! the two lowest i somehow expected,since i don't care about organized religion,i don't feel i need to be a part of it and generally i don't believe in the existence of one god (and imagine my ID *says* i'm Orthodox ).....
interesting test
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (90%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (86%)
5. Nontheist (73%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (71%)
7. Neo-Pagan (69%)
8. Bahá'í Faith (60%)
9. New Age (58%)
10. Taoism (55%)
and my two lowest:
26. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
27. Roman Catholic (15%)
By reading the descriptions the Secular Humanism somehow suits me....
This lIberal protestant thing suprised me,as well as the buddhist stuff and the new Age!!!!!!!!! the two lowest i somehow expected,since i don't care about organized religion,i don't feel i need to be a part of it and generally i don't believe in the existence of one god (and imagine my ID *says* i'm Orthodox
).....interesting test
Dark_Jester
Unrepentant sentient
Melancholia
Eternal daydreamer
Dark_Jester
Unrepentant sentient
Nothing really, its just most Catholics you speak to (me included) feel jaded about the church. It seems both repressionist and judgemental, and particularly here in England has been associated with soooooooo many cases of child abuse that the 'parish priest paedophile' is becoming a cliche joke. This means that a lot of Catholics are losing faith...not in a God or whatever, but in the church itself. They feel 'how can these people tell me how to live my life, or what I do is wrong, when they do things like this?'. As far as I go, I don't really consider myself part of the religion any more...
