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Tany
Becoming a different woman
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Tania
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are you religious?
I definitely have a lot of faith but I'm not sure that I believe and agree with the doctrines of the catholic church.
so much that our daughter hasn't even been baptized becasue we are both so unsure of where we stand in terms of picking a religion.
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Ren
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Re: are you religious?
I was once very religous, but am no longer. I do consider myself spirtual.
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| Posted 6/29/06 4:01 PM |
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AimeeE2006
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Aimee
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Re: are you religious?
Not at all - I wasn't raised any specific religion. My father's family is Jewish and my mom's is I think Presbyterian. But neither side really practices either religion anymore.
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| Posted 6/29/06 4:03 PM |
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Tany
Becoming a different woman
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Tania
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Re: are you religious?
Posted by Ren
I was once very religous, but am no longer. I do consider myself spirtual.
may I ask what's the difference?
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| Posted 6/29/06 4:03 PM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
Kisses
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Re: are you religious?
We are very spiritual, believe in God but not man made dogma such as dietary laws, etc.
We attend Unitarian services where they respect the validity of all religions. We are interfaith.
Edit for spelling
Message edited 6/29/2006 4:06:22 PM.
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| Posted 6/29/06 4:03 PM |
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Beth
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Beth
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Re: are you religious?
I pray every night- but have not attened Mass in over 10 years and don't plan on it
Basically- I believe in G-d- but I no longer believe in the Catholic Church
JMO- and I am entitled to it
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| Posted 6/29/06 4:03 PM |
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Tany
Becoming a different woman
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Tania
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Re: are you religious?
Posted by Beth1210
I pray every night- but have not attened Mass in over 10 years and don't plan on it
Basically- I believe in G-d- but I no longer believe in the Catholic Church
JMO- and I am entitled to it
this is how I feel exactly.
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| Posted 6/29/06 4:03 PM |
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Jax430
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Jackie
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Re: are you religious?
I tend to think more in level of observance. I am a somewhat observant Conservative Jew. I believe in g-d, and observe some of the laws of judaism, but certainly not all of them.
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| Posted 6/29/06 4:05 PM |
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Daveswife
I'm all grown up now
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Valerie
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Re: are you religious?
we are very spiritual born again christians. We are very active in our church.
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Tah-wee-ZAH
Kisses
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Re: are you religious?
Posted by Aliasmom
Posted by Ren
I was once very religous, but am no longer. I do consider myself spirtual.
may I ask what's the difference?
Religious means you follow the prescribed rules of a particular religion. Very few people today are really religious. Religion is not about picking and choosing which rules it's about subscribing and following all of them.
Spiritual is that you believe in a spiritual being, god, nature, can be monotheistic or polytheistic but you don't subscribe to the dogma, set of rules of one religion.
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| Posted 6/29/06 4:05 PM |
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Tany
Becoming a different woman
Member since 5/05 24460 total posts
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Tania
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Re: are you religious?
Posted by Tah-wee-ZAH
Posted by Aliasmom
Posted by Ren
I was once very religous, but am no longer. I do consider myself spirtual.
may I ask what's the difference?
Religious means you follow the prescribed rules of a particular religion. Very few people today are really religious. Religion is not about picking and choosing which rules it's about subscribing and following all of them.
Spiritual is that you believe in a spiritual being, god, nature, can be monotheistic or polytheistic but you don't subscribe to the dogma, set of rules of one religion.
thanks, it makes a lot of sense.
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| Posted 6/29/06 4:06 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: are you religious?
I'm not sure. I'm a hypocrite though. Both my kids were baptized because in the end it's just the way we do things. My husband is more religious than I am. We used to go to church every Sunday. Now we go sporadically.
I'm sending Joseph to Catholic school for kindergarten because it's full day. I'm pulling him out in 1st grade because I just can't send my kid to a school that has Crazy Sock & Hat day instead of Halloween.
I believe in myself. I believe things always work out somehow - no matter how hard it is to see at times. I believe in biology. I believe that something had to make the first push to make the big bang happen. I dont' know what that was.
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~Colleen~
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guess
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Re: are you religious?
No, I am an atheist. I haven't believed in organized religion for about 18 years.
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| Posted 6/29/06 4:06 PM |
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MsMBV
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Me
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Re: are you religious?
spiritual, but not religious.
ETA: I am agnostic, and the reason is I do not believe that dividing and classifying religion is helpful. Anything that segregates in such a way that wars can be waged for centuries just does not seem spiritual to me JMHO
Message edited 6/29/2006 4:08:55 PM.
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Lanabean
Yoginis
Member since 11/05 9202 total posts
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Lana
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Re: are you religious?
More so, I am spiritual. I don't believe you need to go to church to pray; I pray in lots of other places...
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lorich
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Grammie says "Lora Gina"
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Re: are you religious?
I 110% believe in God.
I was raised Catholic, but more and more I'm finding myself questioning the church.
So, I guess as posted above...I'm very spiritual, but not "religious".
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| Posted 6/29/06 4:08 PM |
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JenG
Love my little boy!
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Jen
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Re: are you religious?
my family is catholic. my DH and i have been going to church and praying more often since he had some medical problems. but when he did not have his medical problems, we weren't really going to church
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lorich
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Grammie says "Lora Gina"
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Re: are you religious?
Posted by LRusso
More so, I am spiritual. I don't believe you need to go to church to pray; I pray in lots of other places...
 Thank you!
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Snozberry
I might steal your diamonds
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Melissa
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Re: are you religious?
I was raised Catholic and I practice no religion.
I believe in something - a higher being.
I believe in science and think that maybe this higher power is what initiated the big bang which gave us life as we know it now.
Personally, I believe that this higher power is infallible, human beings are fallible and religion created by humans cannot be the truth. Not trying to insult anyone - it's what I've come to believe.
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~Colleen~
my loves...
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guess
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Re: are you religious?
Posted by nrthshgrl
I believe in myself. I believe things always work out somehow - no matter how hard it is to see at times. I believe in biology. I believe that something had to make the first push to make the big bang happen. I dont' know what that was.
Ditto.
I guess I'm a hypocrite too b/c I got married (reluctantly) in a catholic church...but it was out of tradition and respect for my DH's wishes. DH was his cousin's, a Msgr, first baptism over 30 years ago...and it was important to DH (and the family  ) that the Msgr marry us.
I have, again, reluctantly agreed to baptize our child (should we have one) again, b/c of tradition...
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Lanabean
Yoginis
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Lana
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Re: are you religious?
Posted by lorich
Posted by LRusso
More so, I am spiritual. I don't believe you need to go to church to pray; I pray in lots of other places...
Thank you!
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dpli
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Re: are you religious?
I am still a practicing Catholic but I do a LOT of questioning of my church and my beliefs in it. I stay because it is so much a part of who I am and what I believe and I do believe in coming together as a community to celebrate mass. I also stay because I am not convinced that things can't change for the better and I feel like if all the people like me leave, there is little hope for change in the future.
I also think that one can pray anywhere
Message edited 6/29/2006 4:16:03 PM.
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jilmadison
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Re: are you religious?
no
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luvsun27
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Kim
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Re: are you religious?
No..not at all. We always joke in my family, that we pretend we are Jewish for the holidays. 
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stayandjohn
Our life is complete
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Stacey
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Re: are you religious?
Yes, I am a devout Catholic. I go to mass every week.
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