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If I were not a _________, I'd probably be a _________.
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Don Penguinoini
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Whoever told you that is wrong, killing the animal is where the problem lies. Eating an animal that died of old age for example is fine to eat, because you did not harm it. eating cows is looked down upon greatly in Hinduism because we move onto cows milk from out mothers mimlk, which is what kept us alive, so in essence that means a cow has kept the role of a mother in our life (it does sound a little silly)
The killing is the problem, not the consumption.
I had a mushroom sauteed steak just last night with Caesar salad and a lovely Hoegadden. There's nothing better that exists.
It's hard to say what I would be if I wasn't Christian (Catholic/Orthodox/High Anglican) because I sort of sit at the fringes of very many of these communions and am very versatile and fluid within them. Further, I can't imagine foresaking my Romanian/European heritage because then I would have no cultural identity... I guess I could always join the American/Western trend and convert to a form of Buddhism that doesn't require any sort of hard work.
Allan
It's hard to say what I would be if I wasn't Christian (Catholic/Orthodox/High Anglican) because I sort of sit at the fringes of very many of these communions and am very versatile and fluid within them. Further, I can't imagine foresaking my Romanian/European heritage because then I would have no cultural identity... I guess I could always join the American/Western trend and convert to a form of Buddhism that doesn't require any sort of hard work.
Allan
Imagist
Worshipper of Athe.
I'm not a huge fan of Hoegaarden. It's not that it's bad, it's just that there's a similar witbier that I prefer: Blue Moon.
However, with steak I prefer merlot or shiraz.
Bedlam
Improperly Undefined
If I was not a (No religion), then I suppose I would have to be a (Some kind of religion). As for which one...
I think I'd have to go with Buddhism. It involves a great deal of reflection and quests for personal improvement, and having practiced meditation in the past, it grants a level of inner calm that I never felt when I was Christian.
I've never met a Buddhist that was anything but perfectly warm, polite, and welcoming to everyone they met.
But I've met jerks in every other religion I've ever encountered. Even Wiccans.
theonepaladin
Member
If I were not an Orthodox Christian, I would be a Jewish person (I do not like using the informal word/title "Jew").
God has promised that Judaism would be His Faith, and Jewish people would be His People. Christians are also His People because we believe and worship the same God.
Jewish people are not held back by the "Law of Love". Without that law I wouldn't have to repress and regret any accidental "dislike" of some unnamed athiests.
I prefer being a Christian because the New Testament teaches Love and Forgiveness more openly.
God Bless,
-Paladin
God has promised that Judaism would be His Faith, and Jewish people would be His People. Christians are also His People because we believe and worship the same God.
Jewish people are not held back by the "Law of Love". Without that law I wouldn't have to repress and regret any accidental "dislike" of some unnamed athiests.
I prefer being a Christian because the New Testament teaches Love and Forgiveness more openly.
God Bless,
-Paladin
smitten508
Member
If I weren't Catholic Christian, I would be........ Probably pagan, since in my experience, its the next best thing!
GiantHouseKey
Well-Known Member
AlwaysSeekingTruth
Member
If I wasn't what I was, then perhaps for arguments sake I'd be a member of the Community of Christ.
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The Neo Nerd
Well-Known Member
If I were not a Christian, I'd be a moron.....
ROFL, you're a credit to your stereotype.
If i wasn't a chaote, i'd be a stone mason.
They do good work for the community, they help when help is needed.
-Q
DadBurnett
Instigator
A complex question
I first became a fundamentalist, born-again Christian. Then at twenty, I became a Mormon. As a Mormon, I thought that if I ever became something else, it would have to be Judaism. At forty I left The Church, the Priesthood and Temple. I revisited (unsuccessfully) fundamentalism and Eastern religions and then I found New Thought and Unity. It is the foundation of what works for me now. Now, in my seventies, I find no need for any ism, any religion or church defined by the beliefs of others. What matters to me is an ongoing ever-deepening personal relationship with that Infinite Something called God and Christ.
I first became a fundamentalist, born-again Christian. Then at twenty, I became a Mormon. As a Mormon, I thought that if I ever became something else, it would have to be Judaism. At forty I left The Church, the Priesthood and Temple. I revisited (unsuccessfully) fundamentalism and Eastern religions and then I found New Thought and Unity. It is the foundation of what works for me now. Now, in my seventies, I find no need for any ism, any religion or church defined by the beliefs of others. What matters to me is an ongoing ever-deepening personal relationship with that Infinite Something called God and Christ.
ryynänen47
Little Old Heathen Lady
If I weren't an Asatruar/Heathen, I would probably be a Hindu.
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theonetemplar
New Member
If I were not Christian, I would probably be Jewish... after all, Jesus was a Jew. Plus, I have several friends in the Jewish faith, and a lot of respect for Judaism.
Don Penguinoini
Modi.
Yay! We got oneryynänen47;1568827 said:
