How do you define yourself as spiritual ? That made him seem like a dick. Every so often, I get asked by friends or relatives overseas if Japanese people are religious. Utah scored higher (79.96%) on the question of “very religious,” but slightly lower, 2.59, on the stigma scale. If you yank out your shades of fantasy off of your eyes, you would see how silly the whole thing is. [–]SlobOnMyKnobb 4 points5 points6 points 5 years ago (0 children). Back then they were in the same situation (God talking to people) but during that time period, people didn't know what schizophrenia was. To be honest, and without inspiring any political debate, George W. Bush took away any religious belief I had. Simply because of how it can warp, twist, and mutilate and individual. July 21, 2015. start slideshow. I decided to look into other religions just to help show the truth of Jesus to myself. 2) coming out of this home and realizing all the weird things that people believed in religion. To me, there is one answer, it is not an opinion, it is a fact and there is evidence to back it up. I was up late crying and I fell asleep crying. So many differing opinions on which text to use and on what interpretation of that text without valid reasons barring accident of birth (by which I mean when and where one was born which seem to determine what people deem to be true). I believe everything can be explained scientifically and I am willing to wait for those answers, and ready to accept when those answers are changed to fit with our ever changing understanding of reality. I was raised in a semi-religious family. I sometimes envy those who do, and often I think that there must be something wrong with me to not believe while so many clearly do, but I just can't. What gives a religious authority that authority, why could they too not be wrong as others obviously are. I've never been able to believe "something" or "someone" being all powerful and having been responsible for life and how we're supposed to live it. It wouldn't be so bad if most churches functioned like a library and allowed you to build your own belief on the numerous writings they stored without bias. So when the topic of religion came up, he was not very pleased that I was Christian. I enjoy the stories, but essentially I have to take them as just that - stories to tell your kids to teach simple lessons. This would be longer. Putting myself into the shoes of another who holds differing beliefs as firmly as I held mine made me question the validity of such feeling. Nothing against it and I've seen some really nice religious communities that really help each other out. It's ridiculous. So you think I'd just go back to Christianity after that whole mess, but I just couldn't. According to some of the descriptions hell is colder than heaven. [–]llano11 5 points6 points7 points 5 years ago (3 children). Religion is usually way too rigid, but not everything they teach is bad. We found out because a relative was on the committee and was present at the meetings. [–]CocoPuff_Dick[S] 6 points7 points8 points 5 years ago (7 children). How would we measure something on the scale of true omnipotence? TL;DR: 1) entitlement 2) hate 3) lack of adherence to logical principles, [–]LastWWolf 2 points3 points4 points 5 years ago* (0 children). And when I started to notice that other religions made the same claim, I had to start thinking about it. I feel like religion just muddles things when they're supposed to be so damn simple. Honest question. I love the way evangelicals worship but hate the way they make gay people suicidal and try to control the government. Because I couldn't justify it on an appeal to authority nor to faith. Why would he care if you covet? Honestly? One of the first dates we had was at a park near my school. But they need to have a real, concrete justification. The Most Popular Non-Religious Wedding Readings Ever. [–]supernaga 1 point2 points3 points 5 years ago (0 children). “Nones have been on the march for a long time now,” Burge said. At that point there was no turning back for me. Maybe they think it like that? I honestly thought it was weird and skeptical to begin with, but I went with it. In my family, my dad woke us up very early on Sunday morning so that we could get a good breakfast in … As an adult, I don't find religion useful. [–]juandh 220Answer Link21 points22 points23 points 5 years ago (0 children). As an adult, I tried going to church again. I kept finding holes like this in the 'logic'. Adults seemed to accept death as 'the end' when it involved an animal. I remember being in church and wanting to go home and play video games or wondering what the Power Rangers were doing that week. Because it's a big load, they teach you a story and a few cut and dry responses to defend yourself against "the doubters" and expect you to follow their silly outdated practices and ignore all of their contradictions. Happened a couple years ago I guess. [–]Mr_Dignible 1 point2 points3 points 5 years ago (2 children), [–]naughtpocket 54 points55 points56 points 5 years ago (8 children). [–]the_internet_clown 220Answer Link21 points22 points23 points 5 years ago (3 children). Breaking news My mom on the other hand wasn't as bad, but she always said the reason kids like me were "bad" then and nowadays (and she still says this) is cause we dont have the fear of god. [–]Saetia_V_Neck 2 points3 points4 points 5 years ago (1 child). The new kids were mean to me and the new adults were mean to my parents. I did later on, ironically, have divine experiences. We can barely comprehend the vastness of the presently existing and limited universe. Should I stop hating gay people just because my religion told me to? I hesitate to say that because it sounds like something an edgy neckbeard would say but my lack of belief was even more so when I started learning more in general. [–]carswelk 5 points6 points7 points 5 years ago (0 children), I actually tried about 10 different churches over the years but never found one I liked, [–]hoodihooo 2 points3 points4 points 5 years ago (1 child). It seems to me it is us determining what is or isn't good then finding lines in the text which support what we already think, so why bother with the text at all? I actually wonder if lying isn’t the worst thing you can do to children because I think they are smarter than the so-called experts when it comes to recognizing someone is not telling the truth. [–]Damnit_Phil 1 point2 points3 points 5 years ago (0 children). No amount of praying helped. Then when I was older, internet videos became a big thing and one of my friends introduced me to some logical argument videos against things like prayer. I grew up in a Christian household all of my life. There were too many hypocrisies in the church. ", [–]I_Do_Stuff_Sometime 6 points7 points8 points 5 years ago (0 children). 11 Funny Non-Religious Wedding Readings. Things happen in life, fairly normal really, and eventually I just sorta thought to myself "you know, that's life. Do we have an established, reliable methodology to distinguish a god from a pretender? I love reading all the stories and fables that go with a lot of faiths, but actually believing? (Not trying to argue, just thought I'd reply a possible counter), [–]Geminii27 4 points5 points6 points 5 years ago (0 children), "If God did not want people to make that choice, He would not have allowed the choice to be made in the first place. Grew up without it and from all I've learned about it since I'm an adult it just looks like a big scam to get money and keep people stupid. There was a teen couple, and the father of the daughter hated the guy. Nowadays it's because it just seems way too fucking ridiculous, I wish I could believe sometimes but it's too much crap to swallow. He just basically pounded atheism into my brain until I caved in and gave up God. Religious non-affiliation in the U.S. started to rise—and rise, and rise. Books have been written about the subject, dealing in-depth with all kinds of topics ranging from Shinto, Buddhism, Yasukuni Shrine and organizations such as Soka Gakkai to the importance of the humble neighborhood shrine. Because there always seems to be some kind of hatred or disapproval that comes with religion. That's when I really started seeing how much infighting there was and how much disagreement there was on doctrine. [–]NottyScotty 1 point2 points3 points 5 years ago (0 children). Please keep in mind that the OP of this thread has chosen to mark this post with the [Serious] replies only tag, therefore any replies that are jokes, puns, off-topic, or are otherwise non-contributory will be removed. Email ... (23 percent) as the largest religious — or nonreligious — groupings in the country. Its enough Jesus face on this photo, back then, was very menacing to me like hes giving you an sneaky, evil look. I was quite religious as a child because the people I was surrounded with in church were really cool and open-minded. Since our beliefs were contradictory one or both of us must be wrong no matter how truly we felt they were not. I didn't shout my beliefs from the rooftops or anything, it was just there. In her post titled “How to Talk to Kids About Death,” blogger Joanna Goddard wrote that she chose to describe her brother-in-law’s death to her son Toby in a practical way: “‘Uncle Scott died, which means he can’t talk, eat, walk or run anymore.’ It felt a little strange to me to describe death that way, but Toby seemed to appreciate the literal description.”, Writer Tracy Moore believes that how parents explain death to kids can impact how they view their lives. [–]anon9003 90Answer Link8 points9 points10 points 5 years ago (0 children). more >>, Mods reserve the right to remove content or restrict users' posting privileges as necessary if it is deemed detrimental to the subreddit or to the experience of others. [–]beautyinherdays 1 point2 points3 points 5 years ago (0 children), As a child (5-12 years old) i was forced to wake up at 5 AM to be able to go to early mass before school and then was forced to stay up late to receive late night mass which was at 10 pm, [–]DEEEPFREEZE 1 point2 points3 points 5 years ago (0 children). Like string theory, no amount of proving or disproving or research or debate could definitively make a final verdict, so I rely on my own interpretation of my life's events, which don't seem to necessitate the existence of a god or an omnipotent creator. Lucky for that! Realized that the existence of gods is fundamentally unknowable to lowly human beings, whether or not they exist. [–]awsadno 1 point2 points3 points 5 years ago (0 children). [–]thriftyshane 6 points7 points8 points 5 years ago (4 children). Religious differences don't always spell doom for relationships, but they can lead to arguments and tensions. I eventually became Athiest, but I didn't like it. 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