Are You A Convert To Your Religion?

[Jedster]

Nope, I'm original.

I wonder if converts take it seriously and stick to their religions.

From the many converts I have known(to various religions), they are usually more sincere and passionate than 'originals'.
Being born into a religion and learning its ways is not the same as arriving at the belief through your own conviction.


In my own biological family, I have one cousin who was born a Jew and became a Christian and
another cousin who was born a Christian and became a Jew.

Both these cousins are extremely orthodox in their beliefs.
I just can't shake them

 

[Smart_Guy]

From the many converts I have known(to various religions), they are usually more sincere and passionate than 'originals'.
Being born into a religion and learning its ways is not the same as arriving at the belief through your own conviction.


In my own biological family, I have one cousin who was born a Jew and became a Christian and
another cousin who was born a Christian and became a Jew.

Both these cousins are extremely orthodox in their beliefs.
I just can't shake them

Yes, I notice this too with Many Muslim converts.

Ah, I know that Muslims are born Muslims in Islam, but never new it was the same with Christianity and Judaism. Good info there.

 

[Rival]

Ah, I know that Muslims are born Muslims in Islam, but never new it was the same with Christianity and Judaism. Good info there.

No, I don't think we talk about the same thing. Muslims believe everyone is born Muslim and then is just deconverted. Christians don't believe that all are born Christian; in the West we just mean that if someone is born in a Christian culture and raised Christian, he is born Christian because he hasn't converted.

 

[Rival]

From the many converts I have known(to various religions), they are usually more sincere and passionate than 'originals'.
Being born into a religion and learning its ways is not the same as arriving at the belief through your own conviction.


In my own biological family, I have one cousin who was born a Jew and became a Christian and
another cousin who was born a Christian and became a Jew.

Both these cousins are extremely orthodox in their beliefs.
I just can't shake them

I often feel they bring new perspective too, if they are from a culture outside of that faith.

 

[Laika]

Are you?

Voted "Yes", but stretching the definition of religion to ideology/philosophical worldview. I "converted" round age 18/19 in the midst of a personal crisis (leaving University/onset of depression/not having a clue what my future was/ First bisexual crush, etc). But it was niether simple, easy or pleasant as a conversion. if anything it was a survival mechanism because of how deep my depression was at the time and desperately "needing" answers.

Also, have you previously converted to any other religion?

No. I was introduced to Christianity at primary school and "believed" in a way for a short-time but did not convert. I became an atheist very early on, and was quite fervant during my teens. I got into Communism first as a historical interest, then as something more political. now it's "matured" and water-down a great deal and more resembles "philosophical adherence" rather than "political conviction". I have briefly taken an interest in Deism, Atheistic LHP and Islam on RF over the past year, but never actually anything as deep as a "conversion". I have considered it but there has been too much dissonance between understanding a religion and actually "believing" it.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

From the many converts I have known(to various religions), they are usually more sincere and passionate than 'originals'.
Being born into a religion and learning its ways is not the same as arriving at the belief through your own conviction.


In my own biological family, I have one cousin who was born a Jew and became a Christian and
another cousin who was born a Christian and became a Jew.

Both these cousins are extremely orthodox in their beliefs.
I just can't shake them

Very true. It's the zeal of the convert. You're naturally going to be more passionate about a religion you've converted to as a result of your personal study, conviction and calling than you are about something you're just going through the motions with because you inherited it.

 

[Jedster]

Very true. It's the zeal of the convert. You're naturally going to be more passionate about a religion you've converted to as a result of your personal study, conviction and calling than you are about something you're just going through the motions with because you inherited it.

True both my cousins are very(..almost mega..) as they were more than 40 years when they converted.

 

[LuisDantas]

Does "shopping around" count as being a convert for the purposes of this thread? I don't think anyone specifically encouraged me to convert.

 

[Smart_Guy]

True both my cousins are very(..almost mega..) as they were more than 40 years when they converted.

For some reason, as much as some of them get really serious and devout, some others do the exact same and change religions. I'm not judging of course.

 

[Chakra]

Are you? Also, have you previously converted to any other religion?

I don't know if this counts, but I was born into a different Hindu tradition, which is different from the one I follow right now.

 

[Rival]

I don't really care if someone goes 10 years and then decides to change his religion. If it's in an honest search for truth then the more power to him.

 

[LuisDantas]

No. I mean were you born into your faith or raised an atheist and then found another faith.

Hmm, I certainly wasn't raised into my beliefs. So I guess I am a convert.

 

[Flankerl]

No.

 

[Rival]

Does "shopping around" count as being a convert for the purposes of this thread? I don't think anyone specifically encouraged me to convert.

No.

 

[Sees]

Voted "Yes", but stretching the definition of religion to ideology/philosophical worldview. I "converted" round age 18/19 in the midst of a personal crisis (leaving University/onset of depression/not having a clue what my future was/ First bisexual crush, etc). But it was niether simple, easy or pleasant as a conversion. if anything it was a survival mechanism because of how deep my depression was at the time and desperately "needing" answers.



No. I was introduced to Christianity at primary school and "believed" in a way for a short-time but did not convert. I became an atheist very early on, and was quite fervant during my teens. I got into Communism first as a historical interest, then as something more political. now it's "matured" and water-down a great deal and more resembles "philosophical adherence" rather than "political conviction". I have briefly taken an interest in Deism, Atheistic LHP and Islam on RF over the past year, but never actually anything as deep as a "conversion". I have considered it but there has been too much dissonance between understanding a religion and actually "believing" it.

If you had converted to Islam, no RF member could say with a straight face that they don't believe in miracles.

 

[Tumah]

Born and bread.

 

[Rival]

Born and bread.

Gluten free?

 

[Tumah]

Gluten free?

No way. I actually by gluten and add it to my dough.


...I'm not even joking!

 

[Laika]

If you had converted to Islam, no RF member could say with a straight face that they don't believe in miracles.

here's the thread.

 

[Adramelek]

I converted to Satanism at the age of 15. After discovering and researching the philosophy of the Temple of Set I converted and was ordained a Setian five years later at the age of 20 on that night I first invoked the Name of Set in a Working of Greater Black Magick.