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What religion/faith are you?
Christian (includes Catholic and Protestant)
57%
 57%  [ 62 ]
Mormon
0%
 0%  [ 1 ]
Muslim
4%
 4%  [ 5 ]
Agnostic
7%
 7%  [ 8 ]
Atheist/Humanist/Existentialist
8%
 8%  [ 9 ]
Eastern (Buddhist, Taoist, New Age, Wiccan, etc.)
2%
 2%  [ 3 ]
none/undecided/don't want to answer
12%
 12%  [ 14 ]
other
5%
 5%  [ 6 ]
Total Votes : 108

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whiteflyguy182
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I have alot of mormon friends. Good taste in music heh heh
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Why arn't Mormons lumped in with the Christians ?
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Probably because the two churches and donctrines are so separated (for example, mormons use the book of mormon in addition to the bible, Catholics and Christians use the bible exclusively.)

I think it mostly just has to do with the organizations as a whole. Catholics and protestants are closer linked to each other than they are with mormonism.

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yah, Personally I'd still call them Christian since their faith is still Jesus-centric
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loveisachemical wrote:
I love Jesus very much. But I'm afraid saying you are a "Christian" doesn't hold much weight in this day in age in this country. So, I will rather say I am a disciple of Christ, and try my best to live out His will and love through my life.


that's funny. I was forced to be a disciple of Christ when I was young. It reminds me of a time when I was asked about my religion in a class. No one had ever heard of a denomination called the Disciples of Christ. My friends all swore I'd started my own cult.

JD

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the_quiet_things
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none. my parents chose not to christen me and my brother and let us make my own minds up about religion.
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qwazy4chocolate wrote:
Ihadanepiphany wrote:
loveisachemical wrote:
I love Jesus very much. But I'm afraid saying you are a "Christian" doesn't hold much weight in this day in age in this country. So, I will rather say I am a disciple of Christ, and try my best to live out His will and love through my life.


Agreed.

I find it rather puzzling that America is labeled a "Christian" country. It's like with any statistic I suppose. You take the majority of what people claim...but Christianity is more than a label claim. "Disciple of Christ". that's amazing. "Thrown down your nets and follow ME."
(This was not debating, but merely grandstanding)


AMEN!!!


i also think it's silly because one of the main points of founding america and getting this party started was freedom of religion...yet now we are defined by what most people think of as religion? kind of strange.

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organized religion is silly. why cant we just believe there is a god and he is good. we shouldnt have to call it anything.
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granpaturtle wrote:
i'd vote existentialist, but it's next to athetist...and i do believe in god...and jesus...i just have my own thoughts on the rest...

i'm being poorly represented...


Thats kind of how I am.

I believe in a God. But the rest I have come to believe through my own experiences. I dont believe that God is up there, granting our prayers and making decisions for us. There are too many things explained by Science to believe what the Bible says.

I do believe strongly though, that our soul and body are separate entities and when we die (possibly even before we die) our soul can leave our body and go up to 'heaven'. I don't believe in Hell (so I guess some Judiasm fits in there)

Yeah. Will and I had many talks about this before he died. He was Mormon (a bad one at that) and the church was training him to become some sort of leader type person so he was taught a lot. I grew up Lutheran, so we had different views about things, but the thing we both believed in was that we weren't put here by God, nor does he have any decisions over our lives. His death though, confirmed some of my beliefs.

But yeah, thats kinda what I believe. I'm sure they'll change and grow through my experiences.

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phoenixdown wrote:
Protestants and Catholics generally tend to have similar worldviews; same with the eastern religions and atheists/humanists/existentialists. Two key words: "generally" and "similar." I just want to get a very general idea -- imagine a color wheel instead of a pie graph, where you're not pinpointing the color but rather saying something that indicates "I'm somewhere between yellow and blue, but definitely not red." Hope that makes sense.



thanks for writing that. i get really peeved when people think catholics aren't christians.

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i believe in life.
thats all.
nothing else.
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yoetheterrible wrote:
yah, Personally I'd still call them Christian since their faith is still Jesus-centric


Not really. They believe in Jesus in a completely different way than Christians. The Mormons believe that Jesus was just a prophet/teacher/do-gooder. Christians and Catholics believe that He is the Son of God and that He is who He said He is.

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Humanist
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amidthestars wrote:
i believe in Jesus and i'm going to heaven when i die because He died for me & loves me and His blood pays for my sins. (btw, i'm not trying to throw this at anyone... i'm clarifying what kind of christian i am)
so, um, christian, i guess, even though i never call myself that because people don't understand what i'm talking about.



I know exactly what you are talking about, because I, myself am a Christian, not just one who says they are but you wouldn't know it by watching their actions, one who is one and acts like one. I think Christian is an overused word and many people put their stereotypes into place when they hear it. I hate that and it makes me sad. They think we are judgemental, hypocritical jerks, and I can't blame people for thinking that, they have gotten the wrong impression by people. I hope that people know that being a Christian is a wonderful thing and I'm glad that I am, but I don't look down on others who aren't or who don't believe. My brother is Agnostic and we don't' agree on everything, obviously, but I love him no matter what. I also have friends who are Atheist and they know where I stand and I know where they stand, the only thing I can do is be an example! I don't force my beliefs onto anyone and those who don't believe what I believe shouldn't force their beliefs on me. You should respect the person for who they are.
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Oh, and I'm a Christian by the way...
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