Exaltist Ethan
Bridging the Gap Between Believers and Skeptics
Most people would say that faith and religion go hand in hand. That, if your faith is Catholicism, your religion is also Catholic. However, it is also known that many Catholics actively go against Catholic teachings as well. Half of all Catholics are pro-choice and half of those Catholics believe the Pope is pro-choice as well. Whether you are Catholic, Protestant or Eastern Orthodoxy as your religion your faith is Christian. I consider Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Baptist and others to be someone's religion, but as far as their faith goes, I'd call them Christian.
As far as my beliefs goes, I practice religion in Unitarian Universalist congregations and sometimes go to silent worship in Quaker meetings. So that is my religion. However, since both faiths are essentially creedless I have my own faith that is not inherently associated with either, which I call pantheistic syntheism. My religion then is UU / Quaker and my faith is pantheistic syntheism. Syntheism in general is very similar to Quaker teachings. However, Facebook and Religious Forums do not ask for your faith, they ask for your religion.
Now I take these concepts and bring it back to you, the reader. When you answer religion on RF or Facebook, do you answer it such that you answer it based on your religion or your faith? Do you see the difference between both concepts? I know for people in creedal religions this could get confusing. I think my two examples from the exoteric and esoteric examples I made explains this quite well. So, when you answer this question do you answer it based on religion or faith?
Let me know what you think and if you see the same distinction I see.
As far as my beliefs goes, I practice religion in Unitarian Universalist congregations and sometimes go to silent worship in Quaker meetings. So that is my religion. However, since both faiths are essentially creedless I have my own faith that is not inherently associated with either, which I call pantheistic syntheism. My religion then is UU / Quaker and my faith is pantheistic syntheism. Syntheism in general is very similar to Quaker teachings. However, Facebook and Religious Forums do not ask for your faith, they ask for your religion.
Now I take these concepts and bring it back to you, the reader. When you answer religion on RF or Facebook, do you answer it such that you answer it based on your religion or your faith? Do you see the difference between both concepts? I know for people in creedal religions this could get confusing. I think my two examples from the exoteric and esoteric examples I made explains this quite well. So, when you answer this question do you answer it based on religion or faith?
Let me know what you think and if you see the same distinction I see.