looking for a belief system.

[Saint Frankenstein]

Theism might not be traditional in many strains of Buddhism, but I don't see it as being incompatible.

Irrelevant perhaps, but if it works for the practitioner, why not?

It's fine in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, which includes deities.

 

[Soandso]

This is a fault of the US education system, which is sad.

By the time I was 10 we'd studied Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Paganism (to an extent) and celebrated Diwali, set up a mock Indian market and dressed up in Saris, lit candles, had food etc. We had specific lessons for this.

Very true! That said, after the age of 12 I moved from public schooling to southern Baptist schooling which was far, far worse. The only time they touched on other religions, which only happened a handful of times in only the most superficial ways, was to dunk on them and to discuss why Christianity was better. So, coming from a background where I was ignorant on the topic of religion, I could be projecting some

 

[Secret Chief]

Theism might not be traditional in many strains of Buddhism, but I don't see it as being incompatible.

Irrelevant perhaps, but if it works for the practitioner, why not?

Buddhism is of course very eclectic, but I'm not sure someone need go looking into zen (specifically) if one is looking to tick the "includes god" box.

 

[syo]

Grew up Christian. I am looking for a belief system that includes god, nature, spirit, love and compassion.


Any suggestions?

Love and compassion? Christian or Muslim. Both nutcases with love and compassion.

 

[The Hammer]

Grew up Christian. I am looking for a belief system that includes god, nature, spirit, love and compassion.


Any suggestions?

Paganism

 

[Secret Chief]

Paganism

Looks like a no brainer to me

 

[Aupmanyav]

There was a poster here who studied Sikhism intensely for at least a couple years, IIRC, and tried to join and become of part of the community but the ethnic and cultural issues were too much and she gave up. They never accepted her as one of them. Very disappointing.

Yes - @Treks

 

[Quintessence]

Grew up Christian. I am looking for a belief system that includes god, nature, spirit, love and compassion.


Any suggestions?

I'll second starting with Unitarian Universalism, if for no other reason than it is a non-creedal religion (not a "belief system") that lets you discover your own religious path.

Members of Unitarian Universalist fellowships can be practitioners of just about any world religion you can name, so it is a great place to get exposed to and learn about religious diversity. UU's rarely have a singular religious identity, so to speak - they're more pluralist in their approach to religion than that. So you will have people who are UU and Christian, UU and Buddhist and Pagan, UU and Secular Humanist... all sorts of combinations. The catch is each fellowship will be a bit different depending on the membership. Some fellowships are more political than others, and the principles of UU are inherently liberal (see Unitarian Universalism's Seven Principles).

 

[meshak2]

Christianity has all what you are looking for, then what exactly is the problem?
Try Islam, the religion of peace, for a change.

If Islam is the religion of peace, why do they kill their enemy?

 

[meshak2]

Love and compassion? Christian or Muslim. Both nutcases with love and compassion.

Mainstream Christians are not Jesus' followers.

they don't follow Jesus' teachings.

Jesus is a prince of peace. He commands His followers to love their enemy.

But mainstreamers are always at war killing their enemies.

 

[meshak2]

Grew up Christian. I am looking for a belief system that includes god, nature, spirit, love and compassion.


Any suggestions?

I suggest getting to know true Christianity, not triune god worshipping Christianity.

Jesus' pure teachings are in the NT books, Mattew, Mark, Luke, John, and Revelation.

It is pure love and compassion teachings.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

Paganism

Becoming a pagan has certainly had a positive influence on my life after years of negative experiences as a Christian.

 

[meshak2]

Becoming a pagan has certainly had a positive influence on my life after years of negative experiences as a Christian.

I suggest getting to know true Christianity, not triune god worshipping Christianity.

Jesus' pure teachings are in the NT books, Mattew, Mark, Luke, John, and Revelation.

It is pure love and compassion teachings.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

I suggest getting to know true Christianity, not triune god worshipping Christianity.

Jesus' pure teachings are in the NT books, Mattew, Mark, Luke, John, and Revelation.

It is pure love and compassion teachings.

I suggest that you cease using the No True Scotsman fallacy, as I don't accept it as a valid argument to discredit the Christians who don't live up to your expectations of what you believe Christians should be. I consider this fallacy to be a cop-out to deliberately excuse the unethical behavior of Christians and an awfully weak argument by one Christian to discredit other Christians whom they personally dislike. In fact, I consider it to be a pathetic excuse.

 

[meshak2]

I suggest that you cease using the No True Scotsman fallacy, as I don't accept it as a valid argument to discredit the Christians who don't live up to your expectations of what you believe Christians should be. I consider this fallacy to be a cop-out to deliberately excuse the unethical behavior of Christians and an awfully weak argument by one Christian to discredit other Christians whom they personally dislike. In fact, I consider it to be a pathetic excuse.

I am talking about Jesus' word, not mainstream teachings.

You sound so offended, why?

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

I am talking about Jesus' word, not mainstream teachings.

This is not a debate forum, and I don't want to derail the thread, so I will say no more on the subject.

 

[meshak2]

This is not a debate forum, and I don't want to derail the thread, so I will say no more on the subject.

I am not debating. I am only straightening out the facts.

 

[Aupmanyav]

If Islam is the religion of peace, why do they kill their enemy?

They are supposed to kill only the oppressors.

 

[mangalavara]

My son had a virtual lesson on Islam when he was doing Virtual Schooling... it seemed like at least a third of the lesson was discussion on hijabs. It annoyed both of us... I really don't understand why folks get stuck on that one detail.

When I was a freshman in high school in Texas back in the early noughties, our geography teacher taught us about world religions for about a week. When telling us about Hinduism, which I knew nothing about, he talked and talked about caste and dalits. He also said something about sati and 330,000,000 deities. The only thing that I remember that he got right was the idea of moksha being the final goal of human life.

 

[JustGeorge]

When I was a freshman in high school in Texas back in the early noughties, our geography teacher taught us about world religions for about a week. When telling us about Hinduism, which I knew nothing about, he talked and talked about caste and dalits. He also said something about sati and 330,000,000 deities. The only thing that I remember that he got right was the idea of moksha being the final goal of human life.

From what I've read, a lot of Hindu youth in the US say their teachers obsess over caste and 'untouchables' when teaching about Hinduism.