What religion do you follow and why?

>>19249757
German paganism because I'm Alsatian and it's the religion my ancestors followed before the Romans came here and christianised the whole damn thing.

I live near a forest with "prehistorical" altars and such. Not much is known about the place but you can definitely feel the magic.

But it's more a spirituality than my religion, I don't do fancy rituals (yet).

>>19249757
Christianity (Non Denominational) because I like the value system.

>>19249757
I follow NOTHING. Religion follows me.

>>19249968
>my ancestors did it (oh but they did it slightly before my other ancestors so it's better)
Literally the worst reason to be religious.
>>19249990
>because I like the value system.
Literally the second worst reason to be religious, holy fuck anon.

>>19250181
They posted the same reason, don't be a faggot.

>>19249757
I have my own belief system which essential stems from all belief systems that have relevant points along with my own personal beliefs.

>>19249757
I don't really follow a religion. I do believe that spirituality is the quest for man to find god.

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>>19249757
Discordianism for the memes.

>>19249968
>because I'm Alsatian
Mans a fucking German Shepard Dog.

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I'm a little undecided but Gnosticism is really speaking to me.

>>19249757
Muslim because i believe in the one true God and Muhammad is his messager.
أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله و أشهد أن محمد رسول الله

>>19250628
Christ is your savior my friend. Muhammad was a child rapist who beat women and slaughtered jews,christ was the only innocent man.

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>>19249757
Christianity. My interpretation of it atleast.
Not to say that I don't take the time to research other things, but ultimately it comes back to Jesus Christ.

I'm still hunting. Arguably I am a Discordian; Eris is the only god who ever tried to kill me, which is a pretty epic testament but not the best reason to go around believing in people.

>>19249757
Christian, Urantia book

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>>19249757
Sort of an animistic pantheism.

I am an ancient Egypt pagan, unironically

Satanic Christianity, which is called Judasism, but I don't want people to think I am a Jew.
We basically believe Jacob was the son of the man who raped Mary when she was a young virgin. Jesus died in his grave and his body was stolen out of revenge because Judas died.
Judas had to sell him out, because Satan was given the order by God to make it all happen.
Our organization is still underground, but by raising Flat Earth and make it big again our orders are to prove the bible gives the wrong picture.
When the time is right, flat earth will collapse and all those who now swear they believe in it will forever be known as the onces who misinterpreted Gods creation.
Help us to make flat earth a new religion so we can make way for God and expose Christendom as a dirty trick of the church that made God a failure and hated by too many people.

>>19249757
Something along the lines of hermeticism, I suppose. It just sorta makes sense to me.

>>19250624
I'm still lacking books. Otherwise I would have jumped in.
>>19251769
The Primordial Water, Darkness, Silence and time is calling me LOUD. actually since I was kid. Shame that I didn't know more.
>>19252038
Oh shit. That's why you guys push flat earth so hard. Dang I hate it. Won't help you.
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Well I guess I believe in any religion I want to and make it my reality. Just like a smoothie laced with high dose of mana.

What is the name for this? I really don't know.

>>19252125
>Dang I hate it. Won't help you.
Hating it still helps us. Our mission is devine and will succeed. If you support it or/and if you try to destroy it. Satan is way ahead of you and always accomplish the mission. That is the will of God. God created it that way.

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Have you seen the Yellow Sign?

non-practicing Christian

>>19249990
>Non denominational

>>19249757
Roman Catholicism.
Becuase faith, not much else reasons

>>19252147
stop dont mess with that shit

>>19250181
then what is your best reason the be religious?

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>>19252185
Too late
This consumes everything

>>19252147
Carcosa! Our true salvation in a land of ruined reason!

>>19251221
>. Muhammad was a child rapist
The hadiths were written 200 years after Muhammad's death. Most Qu'ranists and Islamic scholars say that the prophet married Aisha when she was 16.
>who beat women
Arabs pre-Islam were beyond fucking savages. What he did was institute insanely liberal policies in comparison.
>and slaughtered jews
Not really.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khaybar
> In return, non-Muslim citizens were permitted to practice their faith, to enjoy a measure of communal autonomy, to be entitled to Muslim state's protection from outside aggression, and to be exempted from military service and the zakat, which is obligatory upon Muslim citizens.

>>19249757
i follow the metal mask at the edge of reality. i do this because of a vision i had while meditating one day. i couldnt control what i was seeing while meditating after a point.

i had done various meditation techniques before. none of that hippie make noise shit. fuck 440 mhz. thats shits done for tourist nothing more. i use a visualization method

any ways one day while flipping the channels i found some shit talking about monks raising their body temperature and their method for meditating to do it. they picture themselves a stone statue drawing in power from the earth and growing and sinking into the earth. i had heard about them being able to raise their temp before and slow their heart beat so i decided to give it a shot. i could already force goosebumps to go away by looking at my arm and focusing on them i figured it would be hard

everything was going according to plan then when i tried to picture the statue me sinking into the earth i lost control. the view point was going higher and higher and faster and faster. before i knew it the earth was shrinking and i watched mars wiz by then after about a minute or so everything was going so fast it kinda blurred but the entire visible universe looked like nothing more than a galaxy and the perspective turns and i see it. a giant semi reflective mask . when i close my eyes and envision things its splotchy red blue pale green so i cant say it was metalic or if it was wet but if i had it guess it was silver and mirror finished. it had a slight smirk that formed in moments. it was only a mask no body visible no eyes but it was thinking.

it didnt tell me anything and i took it as a sign that there are no rules. rules are made by man. i also got the impression that he didnt get many visitors

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>>19249757
Trika Saivism if I had to narrow it down to one.

Cause I came across these books by Jaideva Singh. He did the translation of these sutras and explanation. Deepest shit Ive come across and has been blowing my mind for 17 years.

Vijnana Bhairava or Divine Consciousness
Siva Sutras The Yoga of Supreme Identity
Spanda Karikas The Divine Creative Pulsation
Pratyabhijnahrdyam The Secret of Self Recognition

Gnosticism mixed with a little bit of Discordianism because the memes

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>>19249757
Christianity, because the Apostles wouldn't have died for a hoax.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6NbqjRZr0Q

>>19252213
Theology.

>>19249757
A weird mix of Odinism and Voodoo Specifically Baron Samadi and Papa Lebaga

>>19249757
Buddhist, because its the only "religion" that makes sense

Not a religion exactly, but I feel like I float closest to deist. I feel the universe is too logically structured to not have been created intentionally, but at the same time feel that it a higher power or creator wanted to be worshipped, it would make it's presence more well known.

That said, I could still lean on agnostic, since it's not out of the question that the universe has always existed, and always will exist.

I do find gnosticism extremely interesting though, but that could just be my depression talking.

>>19249990
>>19252161
"Non-Denominational" is a term that comes up a lot in Christian circles, and it's always annoyed me. The churches/individuals that use it to describe themselves almost always turn out to be some flavor of Baptist in practice.
Try to find a non-denom that will perform infant baptism, for instance. They won't -- and that sacramental scope itself makes them denominational.

>>19252826
Buddhism isn't a religion Hinduism is.

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>>19249757
I believe in the Hellenistic Religion. It's just the religion that I felt the most connected with. The morals and virtues are very wholesome without being altruistic or selfless.

>>19251347
>following Eris when you could follow Homonoia
Sad, Discordia never amounted to anything, Concordia built empires. Alexander the great believed deeply in Homonoia and his empire was very steady and wouldn't have fallen if not for his successors making their own lives hard.
Rethink your life, son and maybe some god will protect you when another god wants your head

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The only true religion

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>>19249757

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>>19252038
nah

>>19249757
Jesus Christ is literally the only way, the only truth, and the only life. there are NONE who come to The Father, except through Jesus.

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I've got this

>>19252038
Jacob who? THE jacob? if you mean that jacob, i'd argue that you have absolutely no idea of what you're talking about.

either way, you're still a misguided goon.

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>>19253013
and this

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>>19253022
And this one

>>19252308
so you were reaaaaaaly fuckin' high

>>19252264

>Islamic scholars

No such thing, friend.

>>19249757

Orthodox Christian and making use of Buddhist practice.

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>>19252485
>Blind Faith
>implying those sources are evidence
>implying the stories of the Apostles are real

>>19252485
Fuck off retard they aren't contemporary and neither are the gospels.

>>19249757
atheism, because i am better than everyone

>>19253244
Of course you are *pat on head*

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Part Buddhism, Part Cynicism, Part Sub Genius

I haven't came up with a name for this triad, but I'll get to it someday.

I have not the need to explain myself.

I follow my own religion because I can't read other holy books

>>19252864
Non-denominational is just another word for american protestantism

>>19249757

None. There is a war going on for souls. We are both combatant and prize. Once the border between the physical and spiritual breaks, I'm getting out.

>>19249757
Is there a thing for hating religion without forming a new religion? If so, that.

And you know why.

>>19253086
depending on which practices, you're in dangerous territory, friend. be careful.

>>19249757 (OP)
Methodism because Catholic God is a cuck, Calivnist God is a tyrannical puppetmaster, and speaking in tongues is shamanistic barbarism.

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>>19249757

THE CULT OF BOETHIAH

>>19253204
OP didn't ask for "contemporary" religions.
>>19253139
(When evidence is presented just restate your assumption)

>>19249757
None because I'm not a total fucking idiot.

>>19250628
الحمد لله علي نعمة الاسلام my brother thank god for islam grace

>>19253692
>Methodism
FILTHY ARMINIANIST DETECTED
>speaking in tongues is shamanistic barbarism
agreed

>>19249757
nothing because i dont see the point i guess

>>19251221
correct

>>19250628
Mohammed provoced violence and married a six year old girl so if you wanna follow this man....

Locality-based Saxon hæthennes with syncretic Christian elements

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>>19249757
I'm a Die-hard Clownist.

Nothing because they are all bullshit to keep the sheeple in line.

>>19254046
>pic
That was a great album.

>>19254056
What do you seek for spirituality?
Anything? Please let me know.

I follow no religion, I practice my own beliefs.

>>19254056
I'm so pumped for public schools to start again.

>>19253752
I hope more of you Muslims die. Us Christians should be able to execute every single one of you. CHRISTENDOM

>>19254086
I don't want anyone to die. My beef is with religion, not religious people. Mass, voluntary, safe deconversion is my ideal.

>>19254110
People would rather die than convert to your disgusting degrading religion. Eat shit!

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>>19249757
I am a proud Roman Catholic. I am a Catholic because I like the traditions of the Church, the way in which it incorporated pre-christian European ideas, how it united Europe, and because of Apostolic Succession.

>>19254124
Deconvert. I'm an atheist. You don't need something to replace your faith if you simply lose it entirely.

>>19249757
She looks like an ayy.

>>19254086
Claims to be a Christian, calls for the blood of others..

>>19254255
>Christian, calling for the blood of others...
Implying that is a rare phenomenon?

>>19254255
That's common.

>>19254269
A true follower of Christ would sooner die than take another's life.

But I won't deny there are many pretenders..

>>19254276
>pretenders
No, your book just wasn't clear enough to have its many, many followers understand what the shit they were reading. They're not trying to pretend with malicious intent, they've literally been misguided by pretense of truth.

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>>19249757
Zero of them. Buddhism doesn't count.

>>19254287
Christ spoke in parables so that even illiterate goat herders could understand. I don't know how much clearer "Love each other!" can be..

>>19254309
>I don't know how much clearer "Love each other!" can be.
Try removing all the useless garbage and just repeating that mantra-style for the entire length of the Bible. Clutter and distractions dilute meaning.

>>19254352
I get the feeling you've never actually read the New Testament..

>>19252264
>Arabs pre-Islam were beyond fucking savages.
Glad that time is over

Plutonian...dedicated my workings to Hades, cuz there is no greater power then in death

>>19254364
Then fuck off. There's a ton of noxious shit in there that people believe is the most important word of God. Sects that preach hatred and wrath aren't rare, and those are the ones you need to refute if you want to claim "pure" Christianity means anything.

>>19254385
lol and yet you can't even cite one of these verses. God bless you, I hope you have a great day friend.

>>19254403
No, I just don't give a fuck trying to debate an asshat that blankly assumes that all criticism of the Bible comes from people who aren't well-read.

You are not, regardless of anything you think or believe, by default, worth anyone's time. If you can't think of a single hate-filled verse from your own book, then you haven't read it.

>>19254086
have you even read a bible before? i rebuke you. your heart is wickedness, and not only do you defile yourself with such talk, but you seek to makr christ into something he is not. read your bible, please.

behold the word of our Lord
matthew 5:43-48

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

>>19254508
>You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Useless cruft tacked onto a legit meta criticism of the existing attitudes of the era.

>>19254133
>Apostolic Succession

did you know that Peter was the first patriarch in eastern orthodoxy as well? roman catholics claim peter was the first bishop of rome. eastern orthodox christians claim he was also the first bishop of antioch. who is the true church of god?

>>19254417
>assumes that all criticism of the Bible comes from people who aren't well-read.

lol it does tho

>>19254526
hey that's cool, if you want to be factually incorrect and all that.

>>19254554
His criticism was legitimate. It just had fuck-all to do with any father, heavenly or otherwise. What's the problem here?

>>19254578
the problem is clear: i believe that Jesus Christ was who he said he was, and you don't.

>>19254595
I don't care who Jesus is or said he was. He made a legitimate criticism about the attitudes of the era and then tacked on something that wasn't relevant to his argument. Why do you attach meaning to my ability to differentiate disparate components of unrelated arguments?

>>19254611
proverbs 26:4
answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.

>>19254632
Thanks for the insult instead of addressing my argument. It speaks volumes about your ability to utilize someone else's character to make up for the deficiencies in your own. But that's the whole point of Christianity, so I respect your faith even if you don't respect mine.

So long as you leave out all violence.

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>Anything other than trans-dimensional enlightenment

PLEBIANS

>>19250628
/thread/ i really wish everybody understand us

>>19249757
Is that bitch fucking half deer or something?

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Jesus is the truth, OP...

>>19249757
philosophical egoism i worship the self

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>>19250628
>>19253752
I'm sorry bro, you are worshipping a false religion. See the Truth, watch this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNAS0aaViM4

>>19250181
>Literally the best reason to be religious.
It's called the Mos Maiorum, you ancestorless bastard mongrelspawn.

Satanism because Satan is real and god is a myth

>>19254530
Apostolic succession can't decide which one of them is, since we got divided because of theological problems

>>19254086
Shut up, Muslims are Abrahmic brothers.

satanism because satan is cool and I like black, and chicks dig it

also because it's fun to say to a christian and they're the majority

>>19253703
He means contemporary with Jesus' supposed life.

I have faith without religion.
Religion is a crutch.

>>19249757
Chillin'atthetikiism.

>>19249757
None, I had an experience with God followed by several other experiences, I tested and checked religions and none filled the bill.

>>19257365

Care to describe said experiences?

>>19252372
sup fellow trika saivist. There are truths I have always known that were confirmed by the stuff I read in books about Kashmir/Trika Saivism. No other religon has rung as true, except maybe some of the values Iesus taught.

>>19250231
This but also because I genuinely love Eris and am grateful for her presence in my life.