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What Religion Do You Follow?

Islam 15 7.89%
 
Christianity 50 26.32%
 
Hinduism 2 1.05%
 
Sikhism 1 0.53%
 
Buddhism 2 1.05%
 
I don't follow a religion 120 63.16%
 
Total:190
ManusJustus said:
pizzahut451 said:

China accepting christianity to some level would be amazing. Not only would atheism become much weaker in the world but it would also start the spreading of our religion in the far east and Asian continent overall, something our forfathers werent able to do before.

One can hope...

I wish that people stop following anctient myths and instead use logic and reason to guide their lives.

One can hope...


Ah yes, the good old ''Your dumb, Im smart and intellgent, use logic'' argument. You sure proved me wrong.



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Picked don't follow one, I'm agnostic. Throughout a couple of times in my life I have felt slightly inclinations to, not so much belief, but a suspension of disbelief that there might be some God or Gods, but in all honesty I was mostly using this as a self improvement tool rather than actual faith.



sapphi_snake said:
pizzahut451 said:

I wouldnt be so sure about that, especially with our great religion increasing in China

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128546334

China accepting christianity to some level would be amazing. Not only would atheism become much weaker in the world but it would also start the spreading of our religion in the far east and Asian continent overall, something our forfathers werent able to do before.

One can hope...

First of all, the majority of the Chinese aren't atheists (only about 14-15% of them are), they're Buddhists or Taoists.

Second of all, most of that part of Asia was colonised by Europeans. If they couldn't convert them by now, they ain't gonna (and you can ber sure that the muslims ain't gonna convert).

Third of all, Christianity is one of the worse things that could happen to China. The last thing they need is a radical religious sect ruining their developing country and halting their progress.

(and in the West, thanks to secularism, atheists have nothing to worry about ).

(Oh, and all reliable sources indicate that Islam is by far the fastest growing religion in the world. Even an organisation such as the World Christian Database says so).


I didnt excpect another kind of response from you...

First of all, majority of chinese are atheist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_China#Statistics      

Second, countries like China, japan, Thailand and Mongolia werent colonised by europeans (at least not most of them), and I wasnt talking about middle easter muslim countries, but about the countries in the far east.

Another random insult, which if I wrote, zexen would ban me in a second because of ''religious intolerance'' but that only applies if a non-christian belief is insulted, but whatever. You just keep living up to those stereotypes.

And Islam is spreading due to big birth rates in families, but Christianity is spreading aong whole nations and continents, which is a long-term advantige over Islam.



pacman91 said:

i follow Jesus Christ and everything that is written in the holy bible.

I guarantee that you don't.



pizzahut451 said:
sapphi_snake said:
pizzahut451 said:

I wouldnt be so sure about that, especially with our great religion increasing in China

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128546334

China accepting christianity to some level would be amazing. Not only would atheism become much weaker in the world but it would also start the spreading of our religion in the far east and Asian continent overall, something our forfathers werent able to do before.

One can hope...

First of all, the majority of the Chinese aren't atheists (only about 14-15% of them are), they're Buddhists or Taoists.

Second of all, most of that part of Asia was colonised by Europeans. If they couldn't convert them by now, they ain't gonna (and you can ber sure that the muslims ain't gonna convert).

Third of all, Christianity is one of the worse things that could happen to China. The last thing they need is a radical religious sect ruining their developing country and halting their progress.

(and in the West, thanks to secularism, atheists have nothing to worry about ).

(Oh, and all reliable sources indicate that Islam is by far the fastest growing religion in the world. Even an organisation such as the World Christian Database says so).


I didnt excpect another kind of response from you...

First of all, majority of chinese are atheist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_China#Statistics      

Second, countries like China, japan, Thailand and Mongolia werent colonised by europeans (at least not most of them), and I wasnt talking about middle easter muslim countries, but about the countries in the far east.

Another random insult, which if I wrote, zexen would ban me in a second because of ''religious intolerance'' but that only applies if a non-christian belief is insulted, but whatever. You just keep living up to those stereotypes.

And Islam is spreading due to big birth rates in families, but Christianity is spreading aong whole nations and continents, which is a long-term advantige over Islam.


The number of people that adhere to any given faith tells us nothing about the level of truth in that faith. In fact, seeing as we are pretty much destroying the world one could argue the opposite...

Your presentation of Christianity will certainly deter intelligent people from trying to understand Christian Theology. Quite possibly there are some smart self-proclaimed atheistic guys reading your comments and thinking:''Yeah, that's just more proof that religious dogma is for lower class people.''

While I myself am in no way atheistic, I have to say that I cannot blame anyone who reads your comments and comes to the above (religion is for fools) conclusion.

Jesus didn't try and convert as many people as possible to become Christians. He dedicated his life to understanding and teaching spiritual truth.



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ManusJustus said:

Concerning the ten thousand religions in the world, there are either 9,999 myths or 10,000 myths.


I was talking about the part where you implied that the religious don't use logic or reason to govern their lives. Sure, many look up to ancient myths for inspiration and moral guidance. Nothing wrong with that and that certainly doesn't mean that they don't use logic.



 

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Dr.Grass said:
chris.m95 said:
sapphi_snake said:
chris.m95 said:

Where is the option for LDS/ mormonism. You should know to include that oh well ill just go with christianity as it is the closest thing to it.

In the past, I thought you guys were called the LSD Church. I used to wonder of there was any connection to the drug. Then I found out it's LDS (Letter Day Saints). That made more sense.

Lol loads of people think that but it isnt.


I know a few LDS. They are good people. Only thing that bothers me is that vegetarianism is part of the philosophy but many just ignore it. 

As far as i know it isnt. there is a scripture which goes something like this

Man may rear animals and plants for his needs but man cannot use them for his wants.

I think that means that you can eat animals and plants for what you need (remember meat is part of a healthy diet) but i will look this up and if it turns out i should be vegetarian i actually will.

Also there are 2 types of LDS so it may be that one says you should be a veggie and the other says its ok to eat meat.



Wait... does this mean im not human?

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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. - Nelson Mandela

A radical is a man with his feet planted firmly in the air. - Franklin.D.Roosevelt

 

chris.m95 said:
Dr.Grass said:
chris.m95 said:
sapphi_snake said:
chris.m95 said:

Where is the option for LDS/ mormonism. You should know to include that oh well ill just go with christianity as it is the closest thing to it.

In the past, I thought you guys were called the LSD Church. I used to wonder of there was any connection to the drug. Then I found out it's LDS (Letter Day Saints). That made more sense.

Lol loads of people think that but it isnt.


I know a few LDS. They are good people. Only thing that bothers me is that vegetarianism is part of the philosophy but many just ignore it. 

As far as i know it isnt. there is a scripture which goes something like this

Man may rear animals and plants for his needs but man cannot use them for his wants.

I think that means that you can eat animals and plants for what you need (remember meat is part of a healthy diet) but i will look this up and if it turns out i should be vegetarian i actually will.

Also there are 2 types of LDS so it may be that one says you should be a veggie and the other says its ok to eat meat.

I don't mind what you believe or what you like to do. But that is utter nonsense and I absolutely LOATHE that argument since its made by those that are completely ignorant on the subject.

http://www.wisegeek.com/has-it-been-proven-that-a-vegetarian-diet-is-really-healthier.htm

http://www.healingcancernaturally.com/vegetarians-live-longer.html

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/21/1064082865083.html

A vegetarian diet meets all the nutritional needs of infants and adolescents. 
ADA/BMA 

Vegetarians and vegans have higher intakes of folic acid than omnivores. 
BMA 

'Vegetarians have excellent health. Protein is not a limiting factor.'
US Government 

BMA stands for British Medical Association.




chris.m95 said:
Dr.Grass said:
chris.m95 said:
sapphi_snake said:
chris.m95 said:

Where is the option for LDS/ mormonism. You should know to include that oh well ill just go with christianity as it is the closest thing to it.

In the past, I thought you guys were called the LSD Church. I used to wonder of there was any connection to the drug. Then I found out it's LDS (Letter Day Saints). That made more sense.

Lol loads of people think that but it isnt.


I know a few LDS. They are good people. Only thing that bothers me is that vegetarianism is part of the philosophy but many just ignore it. 

As far as i know it isnt. there is a scripture which goes something like this

Man may rear animals and plants for his needs but man cannot use them for his wants.

I think that means that you can eat animals and plants for what you need (remember meat is part of a healthy diet) but i will look this up and if it turns out i should be vegetarian i actually will.

Also there are 2 types of LDS so it may be that one says you should be a veggie and the other says its ok to eat meat.

I will be most impressed if you stick to your word

EDIT: http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/daily/health/meat.htm

I can tell you that the reason vegetarianism isn't being preached is because much less people would be interested to join. People are just too addicted to meat (check sniding comments that will no doubt follow).

I have to tell you; I read the book of Mormon. Furthermore, I studied your philosophy a little bit deeper and it sure has an interesting conclusion! I think most people would be very surprised if they found out what the fundamentals of your universe is! 

Anyways, I respect your religion, so forgive my previous post



Dr.Grass said:
chris.m95 said:
Dr.Grass said:
chris.m95 said:
sapphi_snake said:
chris.m95 said:

Where is the option for LDS/ mormonism. You should know to include that oh well ill just go with christianity as it is the closest thing to it.

In the past, I thought you guys were called the LSD Church. I used to wonder of there was any connection to the drug. Then I found out it's LDS (Letter Day Saints). That made more sense.

Lol loads of people think that but it isnt.


I know a few LDS. They are good people. Only thing that bothers me is that vegetarianism is part of the philosophy but many just ignore it. 

As far as i know it isnt. there is a scripture which goes something like this

Man may rear animals and plants for his needs but man cannot use them for his wants.

I think that means that you can eat animals and plants for what you need (remember meat is part of a healthy diet) but i will look this up and if it turns out i should be vegetarian i actually will.

Also there are 2 types of LDS so it may be that one says you should be a veggie and the other says its ok to eat meat.

I will be most impressed if you stick to your word

EDIT: http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/daily/health/meat.htm

I can tell you that the reason vegetarianism isn't being preached is because much less people would be interested to join. People are just too addicted to meat (check sniding comments that will no doubt follow).

I have to tell you; I read the book of Mormon. Furthermore, I studied your philosophy a little bit deeper and it sure has an interesting conclusion! I think most people would be very surprised if they found out what the fundamentals of your universe is! 

Anyways, I respect your religion, so forgive my previous post

dont worry man im cool with your previous post. oh you know ferrari 7861 or somet like that? he is my friend and ill ask him to tell you if i eat meat. so im gonna have to battle with my meat craving from now on nom nom nom. btw are you a vegitarian?



Wait... does this mean im not human?

PSN addy - mrx95

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. - Nelson Mandela

A radical is a man with his feet planted firmly in the air. - Franklin.D.Roosevelt