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Which Religion Do You Follow?

Which Religion Do You Follow?

  • Buddhism

    Votes: 3 5.8%
  • Christianity

    Votes: 9 17.3%
  • Hinduism

    Votes: 7 13.5%
  • Islam

    Votes: 2 3.8%
  • Judaism

    Votes: 2 3.8%
  • Paganism/Neopaganism

    Votes: 6 11.5%
  • None/Non-Religious

    Votes: 16 30.8%
  • Other Religion (please specify)

    Votes: 7 13.5%

  • Total voters
    52
  • Poll closed .

SalixIncendium

अहं ब्रह्मास्मि
Staff member
Premium Member
So, which religion do you follow?
Hinduism.

I'd love to know if there is a particular denomination or church or sect or other specific version of the religion you belong to as well.
Advaita Vedanta school of philosophy.

Were you raised in that faith?
Not in this life. I was born into a Catholic household and raised in that religion.

Did you convert at some point?
If you want to call it that. It was more a falling away from Catholicism as a result of tenets and dogma that didn't align with my worldview.
 

Tamino

Active Member
With Paul's Christianity the original Gospel message changed considerably.
On that we agree. There's some Christians around... if you hear them preaching they're more "Paulinian" than Christian
(Which is more fun in German, since a "Paulinian" - Paulaner - is a popular brand of beer)
 

Left Coast

This Is Water
Staff member
Premium Member
My religion wasn’t even mentioned even though it’s the second most widespread religion in the world. Perhaps another time.

When you gain more adherents, perhaps. For now your religion is a small percentage of the global population. I listed the Big Five as well as a broad category for Paganism. That's supported by the data. You can always create your own thread with your own polls any time, though.
 

mangalavara

नमस्कार
Premium Member
Other: Taoism. I'm not part of any organized sect but I do practice it as a religion, not (just) a philosophy. By which I mean I have rituals, icons, augers and other practices.

Interesting! From what I’ve seen online throughout the years, a lot of Westerners who identify with Taoism tend to follow just the philosophy. So, I find it really cool that you practice Taoism as a religion. (If I were not following Hinduism, I’d probably be drawn to either religious Taoism or Buddhism.)

Anglicanism.

Is there a particular ‘camp’ within Anglicanism that you identify with?
 

Jayhawker Soule

-- untitled --
Premium Member
A couple of thoughts:
  • (Buddhism + Hinduism) > (Christianity + Judaism), which provides a good balance;
  • I'm surprised by the large (Paganism/Neopaganism) count;
  • I'm pleased by the small (Other Religion) count;
  • I wish we had more participation.
 

Left Coast

This Is Water
Staff member
Premium Member
A couple of thoughts:
  • (Buddhism + Hinduism) > (Christianity + Judaism), which provides a good balance;
  • I'm surprised by the large (Paganism/Neopaganism) count;
  • I'm pleased by the small (Other Religion) count;
  • I wish we had more participation.

The complete lack of regular Muslim members is also notable. Though we get what feels like a disproportionate number of threads dedicated to how awful their religion is, so perhaps it isn't surprising. :confused:
 

JustGeorge

Imperfect
Staff member
Premium Member
And what’s the prize?
I'm hoping its cake...
The complete lack of regular Muslim members is also notable. Though we get what feels like a disproportionate number of threads dedicated to how awful their religion is, so perhaps it isn't surprising. :confused:
I can think of @Link and @muhammad_isa off the top of my head as Muslim members... And isn't new member @funnylife33 Muslim?

Maybe someone oughta make a Islam appreciation thread.... (If no one else does, I'll do it sometime in the coming days.)
 

JustGeorge

Imperfect
Staff member
Premium Member
Would you say that there is a particular darśana or philosophy that you align with to some extent?
If there is, I'm unaware of it. I've always been curious if there's one out there that does, and I haven't run across it yet.

I'm more focused on Bhakti than anything else, but I worship several deities rather than just concentrating on one.
 
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