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  1. Exaltist Ethan

    Poll: Syncretism in Pantheism

    Pantheism seems to be a pretty easy concept to understand, yet, I would argue that most people who self-identify as pantheist, panentheist, pandeist, or panendeist also subscribe to some amount of other theology or religion. In the strictest sense possible I consider myself panendeist, as in...
  2. Exaltist Ethan

    Poll: Your Opinion

    I have to say, my opinions on religious matters has not changed at all, BUT, now that I have a place to understand and define my ideas better, I've grown spiritually because of it. This place kind of feels like a religious sandbox where I'm able to test new thoughts and ideas and slowly create...
  3. Exaltist Ethan

    The Difference Between Buddhism and Atheism

    I've seen a lot of posts by people who at first glance seem to be completely anti-religion and anti-theist, or at least agnostic atheist, only to find out from their religious bio that they self-identify as Buddhist instead. I know there is some underlying spirituality in Buddhism, such as...
  4. The Kilted Heathen

    JW's in Norway lose government funding

    The Norwegian government has removed funding from Jehovah's Witnesses due to the organizations exclusionary practices, of which have been deemed a violation of citizens rights and even child abuse. This decision loses the Jehovah's Witnesses' registration as a religious community. "We sent a...
  5. Exaltist Ethan

    Ethnic Religions

    I was doing a bit of studying of the religion Asatru, a neo-pagan Norse Icelandic ethnic religion. It vaguely reminded me of Japan's ethnic religion, Shinto. It seems like those who are religious tend to be in the universal religions camp, belonging to a religion that it meant for anybody and...
  6. Exaltist Ethan

    THEISTS ONLY: What Is the Name and Role of Your God or Gods?

    Pretty straight forward. I'll answer for myself. My God is called The Synverse. The Synverse is any medium which change can occur. The Universe is an example of a Synverse. A blank sheet of paper is an example of a Synverse. The Omniverse, or Brahman, or Ultimate Nature, is the highest degree...
  7. Exaltist Ethan

    What Does "Religious" Mean?

    This thread was inspired by @We Never Know 's thread you can check out here. This is possibly the best video that helps explain what the term "religion" means. And yes, I know that what "religion" and being "religious" means are two different things, but both are intrinsically similar and...
  8. Exaltist Ethan

    Poll: Religious Law

    Today I've been listening to the radio. Today's program was covering a trial in which a local man was convicted of over six life sentences. This individual killed six people and injured dozens more with his car. People are calling him a domestic terrorist and that he brought a warzone to a...
  9. Harel13

    Theists only: Academia and Religion

    For a number of centuries now, academia has stormed the world of religion, analyzing and critiquing various religious traditions and texts. This research includes (but may not be limited to) literary and historic analyses in hopes of discovering connections between various ideas and their...
  10. TransmutingSoul

    9 Star Solutions Closed Web

    I hope Susan Gammage goes on to bigger and better things in life, but what a resource it was. Dearly loved Friends, For the past 15 years, I've had a LOT of fun researching topics of interest and sharing spiritual solutions to everyday problems with you, but all good things must come to an...
  11. DharmaCatLamp

    What would you like to share about your religion/worldview?

    Howdy! Being a cat I am ever curious. What do you want to share about your religion? What do you wish people would ask you about your religion? Are there any assumptions made that drive you nuts? What about common misconceptions you would like to correct? I think I would like to share that...
  12. DharmaCatLamp

    The Subtle Difference Between All religions are truth and All religions have some truth

    Howdy I have been thinking about the nature of truth and religion for a bit today so I decided I would type out my thoughts and share them. Some folks won't agree with the stuff I want to say and that is of course fine. There is a subtle difference between the idea that all religions have some...
  13. Exaltist Ethan

    Fictional Religions

    RF, Religious Fiction... I was wondering what Religious Forums thinks about fictional religions. Otherwise known as religions that everybody knows isn't reality. No, atheists, I'm not talking about any religion that's out there... I bring this topic up because I have altered my signature to...
  14. Exaltist Ethan

    Religious Communities on the Internet

    Part One: The Communities I am putting this in Religions Q&A because while I do have part of the answer I don't believe I'll ever have a complete list of places online to worship with other people. So my question I am asking the audience who is reading this thread is: Where are some places on...
  15. Exaltist Ethan

    What Convinced You?

    This thread is an attempt to explain what convinced me that my independent faith, Exaltism, is reality. This might get long... Exaltism as a word simply means an adherence to raise the status of things. Based on its pure etymology there shouldn't be much more to that. There is, however. We need...
  16. Exaltist Ethan

    Living Prophets

    There are currently eight billion people alive on Earth. The total amount of people to ever exist is roughly 80 billion. That means one out of ten people who were ever alive are alive now. Yet living prophets are so rare now. Why? All the prophets that seem to have existed are now dead. So why...
  17. questfortruth

    What is normal today?

    What is the framework of normality (norm)? This is the level of God's condonation of evil. "Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?" Matthew 17:17. In Paradise, it will be zero, but today's condonation should...
  18. Exaltist Ethan

    What Relationship Do You Have With Your God or Gods?

    My relationship with God is extremely powerful. I have adopted the Syntheist view of theology and even named my God after it, which I coined the term The Synverse. If you want more detail on how I discovered this God, click the first link of my signature. Basically I see God as three things: The...
  19. Exaltist Ethan

    Can Religion Exist Without God?

    i recently discovered a little bit more about @Kharisym 's faith and it appeared to me to be almost identical to a religion that existed briefly in the 19th century. The Religion of Humanity. Auguste Comte invented that religion, established a few temples in France and Brazil, but never really...
  20. Exaltist Ethan

    When You Talk to People Unaware About Your Religion, How Do You Describe It?

    Oh boy. To answer this question for myself... Almost everybody in real life knows me as a pantheist. And the reason why I describe myself as a pantheist is because calling myself that is easier than explaining Exaltism, Syntheism, etc. "I am a pantheist and believe nature is synonymous with...
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