Anyone non-religious here? Please be nice!

[deb1]

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Hello and welcome!

I would be interested in your definition of religion or a religious person.

 

[pamperedpoultry]

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Hello and welcome!

I would be interested in your definition of religion or a religious person.

Hello

Its more like I dont consider myself any denomination Like babtist, presbyterian, methodist , holliness and all the others. I do know some people that consider themselves to be religious but think their denomination is the only ones goin to make it to heaven. And do nothing but push their beliefs on others and down the ones who arent like them. Those are the ones that give religion a bad name.. I know some people consider themselves religious just because they attend a church every week. I feel like religion is "man made" its what man thinks of a certain belief or way of life. I've always said its not about relgion its about salvation and your own personal relationship with God.

 

[speckledhen]

I'm not religious at all. I have an actual relationship. There is a huge difference in the two, but that's all I'll say here. Enjoy your day.

 

[redux]

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I have an actual relationship as well. It's just that the "with who" part is not clearly defined for me.

 

[SmartyChick]

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[deb1]

If you follow a system of beliefs that has a founder, holy book, beliefs about the after life, and a conduct of right and wrong then you are a member of a religion and therefore, religious.

There is nothing wrong with being part of a religion so I don't know why some seem turned off by the word.

 

[deb1]

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All people who believe in a deity have a relationship with their God/Goddess or various Deities. Don't you think?

I apologize to speckled hen if she did not mean her statement in this way

Some people assume that only they know the "real" God, and that people of different faiths can not have as deep feelings of love, awe and thankfulness for the being/beings that they worship. So, if you follow the right faith, you have a relationship with God. If you follow some other faith then you have a religion because you are following something false.

It is one of the reasons that I asked for a definition of religion.

 

[speckledhen]

No, I don't think that, sorry.

 

[deb1]

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Whoops


I changed my post. Do you mean that you don't think that different faiths have a relationship with God or that you believe that people of all religions can have a relationship with God?

Don't apologize. You haven't done anything wrong.

 

[speckledhen]

I am not going to elaborate any further on this thread. I raised my hand in answer to the "Anyone non-religious here?" and that was all I intended to do.