What Religion Do You Belong To?

[The Nuclear Fist]

I find many Atheists on the internet. I just don't see how you don't believe in anything. What do you think happens when you die? Personally my family is Christian, but I really don't know what religion I am. I find myself disagreeing with some christian beliefs. Such as homosexuality, death, and more. I believe in reincarnation and God isn't this strict man that says you must follow these 10 major rules or you will burn in hell. I believe he accepts homosexuals and reincarnates people or send them to heaven or hell. I think those who have committed true acts of sin such as, murder, rape, racists, etc, with be sent to hell. Sort of like Hinduism but not.

I'm an atheist. I'm of the opinion that when you die, your consciousness ceases to exist. Effectively, you as a person no longer exist.

Sort of how when you fall asleep or fall unconscious and the next thing you know you're awake the next morning, with no memory of dreams from the in between period.

The in between period is death, and it lasts forever.

[Yumyumsuppertime]

I won't claim to speak for atheists, but I believe that the thought is that when you die, your consciousness simply ceases to exist. It's not such a horrible idea.

No, it's not. Our bodies are broken down to base nutrients which are in turn recycled and used by Mother Earth. I'm okay with that, at least in death I can be useful to our one and only planet.

Even as a theist of sorts, I'm comfortable if that's the end, and there's no afterlife as the major religions would have it.

[The Union of the West]

So... I was hesitant to post at first because... you know... the other thread was so recent but if, after 4 pages, the mods haven't descended like fat kids at a cake eating contest I suppose I'll finally join.

Eastern Orthodox Christian here.

The fullness of the faith lies in the Eastern/Oriental Orthodox and Anglican/Roman Catholic expressions. The rest are heretical schismatics.

What about High Church Lutheranism? It's sort of like Anglo-Catholicism, but Lutheran instead of Anglican. Is it heretical?

[Seshephe]

I find many Atheists on the internet. I just don't see how you don't believe in anything.

I believe in lots of things! Like pizza. mmm..... Pizza.

What do you think happens when you die?

By careful study I have concluded that you die.

I believe in reincarnation

Why? I've never seen anyone reincarnate. I also haven't seen any (valid) evidence that this is a thing. Just a ton of bad philosophizing. I'm not even sure that you could call it wishful thinking since it's functionally indistinguishable from reality for the individual.

and God isn't this strict man that says you must follow these 10 major rules or you will burn in hell.

Congratulations, you officially live in the 21st century!

I believe he accepts homosexuals

Kewl

and reincarnates people or send them to heaven or hell.

uh... does that mean that she destroys the personality of the person until she either get's someone that's awful enough for hell or "good" enough for heaven?
Reminds me of a recycling facility. Or maybe a processing/smelting plant. Haha, I suppose that souls are a valuable commodity and hell is the junkyard.

I think those who have committed true acts of sin such as, murder, rape, racists, etc, with be sent to hell. Sort of like Hinduism but not.

Now that's classical wishful thinking.

[H-Alba]

I am a member of the OBOD (Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids) but I do not identify as a neo-pagan (such as the "modern druidry") rather, I identify as a Celtic Reconstructionist.

[Memell]

Ecletic Paganism.

[Wintanceastre]

I'm a lay member of the Jogye Order of Buddhism, and as such I practice Seon Buddhism. Seon Buddhism is Korea's school of Zen Buddhism.

[Barrera]

I am a Christian.

Edit: Non-denominational.

[De HoRK]

IC: Ton Ton Macoute
OOC: Navayana Buddhist

[Wintanceastre]

IC: Ton Ton Macoute
OOC: Navayana Buddhist

General is OOC only, so no need for the IC.

Anyway, hello to a fellow Buddhist.

[UED]

Buddhism!
Hooray

[Schiltzberg]

This is great! Does anybody else want to share about their religion?

[Jerkmany]

Seeing as Atheism is not a religion, my answer would be "I don't belong to a religion."

[Dain II Ironfoot]

Agnostic. Perhaps i will find a religion that suits me at some point, perhaps not. Who knows.

[Schiltzberg]

Agnostic. Perhaps i will find a religion that suits me at some point, perhaps not. Who knows.

God will show himself to you if he wishes for you to know him.

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

This is great! Does anybody else want to share about their religion?

I don't exactly have one

[Washington Resistance Army]

This is great! Does anybody else want to share about their religion?

I don't have one.

*mic drop*

[Dain II Ironfoot]

Agnostic. Perhaps i will find a religion that suits me at some point, perhaps not. Who knows.

God will show himself to you if he wishes for you to know him.

Indeed.

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

This is great! Does anybody else want to share about their religion?

I don't have one.

*mic drop*

You're a few seconds late.

[The Forsworn Knights]

Economic class: Upper middle.
Age group: Early teenage years.
Political beliefs: Democratic Socialist.
Stance on religion: If you want to practice your religion then that is fine.
Religion: Athiesm, smite me o mighty smiter. (Get it?)
Stance on war: Avoid it, though it will happen.
Stance on you: Depends.
Stance on Obama: Bad president, better than W. Bush and Romney and.
Stance on Israel: Charity project, started out as terrorist organisation now a full-fledged bigot/zealot nation.
Stance on ISIS: The US created the issue, fix it and get the hell out of the middle east.
Stance on Islam: The issue lies not in the religion.
Stance on religion as a whole: Very, very, complicated, outdated means of answering questions, also a way to market a bad science-fiction book.
Stance on facebook: Totalitarian Dictatorship, I use facebook.
Stance on Nationstates: A good game.
Stance on Max Barry: Have not even read his books.
Stance on this post: A waste of time.
Stance on standing: It is time to make a stand.
Stance on america: The government is corrupt, but its my homeland.

[Washington Resistance Army]

I don't have one.

*mic drop*

You're a few seconds late.

Damn you to hell, this was my moment

[Halstus]

*shrug*

I don't consider it a religion, but since it's the closest thing I have, ever heard of Thelema?

[Aeuria]

Agnostic.

To me, generally speaking, atheism and theism both take equally as extreme positions in their declaration to know whether or not a god/gods exist.

There is simply no way of knowing. The process through which a being would become a godlike entity might be possible, who knows, the universe has had several billion years for something to evolve to that point. So in that sense, I definitely think there's highly evolved beings out there somewhere, I'm not crazy I promise, but as for whether or not they're "gods" and whether or not they'd care at all for our tiny planet and those who live on it: unknowable.
I'd like to believe there's an afterlife because that'd be quite pleasant, assuming Christianity isn't right and I'd go straight to hell. But again, there's no way of knowing so I've effectively given up on the god question. I'm just trying to enjoy the existence I have right now while it lasts and let others worry and toil over the existence of god.

[Skappola]

So many people choosing other. Is it just that the Neo-Pagans don't want to pick Traditional (To be fair, this faith isn't always traditional for them), or do we have more Baha'i, Sikhs, Druze, and Unitarian Universalists than I thought?

Also, I'm Roman Catholic.

[Scomagia]

I consider myself a Secular Buddhist. I follow the general teachings of Gautama Buddha, as I believe that they lay a great framework for a happy life, while dismissing supernatural or superstitious elements.