Autodidact
Intentionally Blank
Born Jewish. Raised liberal reform Jew. Went through matriarchal phase to pantheism to atheism. Atheist now 6 years.
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Christianity Conversion
- Thread starter enchanted_one1975
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Herr Heinrich
Student of Mythology
I am not saying that Buddha was Vishnu, but historically that is the argument Hindus have used to get Indian Buddhists to convert back to Hinduism.
nameless
The Creator
Lord vishnu had incarnated as a Buddha, but was not Gautama Buddha -
Gautama was not a Vishnu Avatar
In sanskrit Buddha means, one who is enlightened, it is a title.
enchanted_one1975
Resident Lycanthrope
My bad! I didn't see that as happening though. My thoughts are once people leave Christianity they never come back, although I do have to admit that was one sided thinking on my part.
Minus Habens
Member
I was once a Christian, Southern Baptist to be specific. I accepted Jesus as Lord n Savior, was Baptised. I left when I was 12... Never looked back... I have been agnostic ever sense, therefore I selected christian to another religion eventhough I don't consider agnosticism a religion...
uu_sage
Active Member
I was a raised as a Evangelical/Fundamentalist Christian in the confessional Lutheran and Baptist traditions then left those traditions at 16. From there I was a humanist, then evolved to an eclectic theology with Buddhist-Pagan leanings then became a liberal Christian in the Universalist tradition.
Vile Atheist
Loud and Obnoxious
Born and raised Catholic for...14 years. Fundamentalist Baptist for 2 years. Agnostic for 1 year. Atheist for 2 years.
blackout
Violet.
1.raised christian,
2.disregarded it (the bests I could... taboos and all),
3.actively embraced it,
4.threw it out... taboos and all.
I'm now 41.
It would have been better for me as a person
to have been born into a non doctrinal home.
It took many years for me to sort through
(on a deep enough level)
and finally discard once and for all.
2.disregarded it (the bests I could... taboos and all),
3.actively embraced it,
4.threw it out... taboos and all.
I'm now 41.
It would have been better for me as a person
to have been born into a non doctrinal home.
It took many years for me to sort through
(on a deep enough level)
and finally discard once and for all.
BruceDLimber
Well-Known Member
You are welcome to your opinion, Xiao!
Ours differs.
Peace,
Bruce
Ours differs.
Peace,
Bruce
Herr Heinrich
Student of Mythology
You are welcome to your opinion, Xiao!
Ours differs.
Peace,
Bruce
I am sorry if I came on a little strong or seemed a little offensive in my posts. That was not my intent. And of course you too are entitled to your opinion.
Love,
Xiao Shu
I am baptized, my parents took me to church every Sunday, they enrolled me in CCD classes, they did all of the things they could do to raise a Christian (Catholic) child. But I have never accepted Jesus Christ as my lord and savior. Since that is the great tenet of Christianity, then one can say I've never been a Christian.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
I was a devout Christian much of my teen and adult years but no longer adhere to the religion. I just don't care for it anymore on a personal level.
There isn't a poll option that really fits well with me.
I was raised generally non-religious but with some Christian influences. In early adulthood, I started seriously considering what I believed and ought to believe about religion and came to the conclusion that I was some sort of non-theist.
Since then, I've examined several forms of Christianity. I wouldn't say that I got deeply involved in them enough to say that I tried them, but the two that stand out are the Catholic Church (which I suppose I always felt a mental disconnect towards, but which I've given as honest consideration of it as I know how) and the Society of Friends - I attended my local Quaker meeting on-and-off for a while to see what it was like, and while some aspects appealed to me, I never really took to it.
I was raised generally non-religious but with some Christian influences. In early adulthood, I started seriously considering what I believed and ought to believe about religion and came to the conclusion that I was some sort of non-theist.
Since then, I've examined several forms of Christianity. I wouldn't say that I got deeply involved in them enough to say that I tried them, but the two that stand out are the Catholic Church (which I suppose I always felt a mental disconnect towards, but which I've given as honest consideration of it as I know how) and the Society of Friends - I attended my local Quaker meeting on-and-off for a while to see what it was like, and while some aspects appealed to me, I never really took to it.