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Intelligence.

You mean like...INTELLIGENT DESIGN!!!!!!!!!

Just kidding.

To quote Scott Adams; "If God is so smart, why do we fart?"

You mean like...INTELLIGENT DESIGN!!!!!!!!!

Just kidding.

At least he called me hot...and no you are not. You do not 'kid'.

To quote Scott Adams; "If God is so smart, why do we fart?"

I dunno. Guess that's just the way we are.

At least he called me hot...and no you are not. You do not 'kid'.

I do not "kid"? Non, non, monsieur, I kide very much.

If the guy is spamming his own thread say "aye".
Aye!

Back on topic. I'm Jain.

If the guy is spamming his own thread say "aye".
Aye!

Back on topic. I'm Jain.

AYE!

I do not "kid"? Non, non, monsieur, I kide very much.

I take offence to that. Sexual harrasment and such.

If the guy is spamming his own thread say "aye".
Aye!

Back on topic. I'm Jain.

Jain, huh? That's cool. I'm Hindu. Your religion is kind of like an offshoot.

Whatever. In the name of God Almighty/Potato Chips, I promise to stop spamming.

I do not "kid"? Non, non, monsieur, I kide very much.

Monsieur? I laugh!

btw, AYE.

I take offence to that. Sexual harrasment and such.

Did I harass you? I'm sorry madame

AYE!

Arrrrr...

Monsieur? I laugh!

btw, AYE.

What does btw mean?

Jain, huh? That's cool. I'm Hindu. Your religion is kind of like an offshoot.

Whatever. In the name of God Almighty/Potato Chips, I promise to stop spamming.

You are a Hindu and do not know your own religion?

You must be American.

What does btw mean?

You are the one who speaks in 1337. You tell us.

Arrrrr...

Ye shall walk the plank!

Okay, we're really getting off topic here. Can someone please explain why they follow their religion?

What does btw mean?

by the way

You are the one who speaks in 1337. You tell us.

Just as a guess, it means ....back the winner? I dunno

U got a problem with Americans? If you mean the Potato Chips part, yeah< iwas just kidding. I know my religion.

by the way

Lady, you spoiled all of my fun...

Just as a guess, it means ....back the winner? I dunno

U got a problem with Americans? If you mean the Potato Chips part, yeah< iwas just kidding. I know my religion.

Only the moronic ones.

Lady, you spoiled all of my fun...

Hahahahaha!

Seriously, all we're doing is dissing each other. When I created this thread in six days and on the seventh day I rested, I did not intend this thread to be like this!!!!!:headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

Only the moronic ones.

You mean, all the Americans that voted Bush/Donkeyface/Retard

You mean, all the Americans that voted Bush/Donkeyface/Retard

Not necessarily. There are others.

Not necessarily. There are others.

And according to you, I'm one of them. Am I right? Am I right?

You mean, all the Americans that voted Bush/Donkeyface/Retard

There are quite a bit of intelligent ones that did, who were faced with a crappy situation of choosing between an idiot and a moron. It wasn't so black/white on who to vote for, you do remember that Hitler's party was voted for as well.

There are quite a bit of intelligent ones that did, who were faced with a crappy situation of choosing between an idiot and a moron. It wasn't so black/white on who to vote for, you do remember that Hitler's party was voted for as well.

Yeah...well..Kerry's the lesser of two evils.

Yeah...well..Kerry's the lesser of two evils.

Who knows. He may have been, he might not have been. Hindsight is always 20/20 but the fear of the unknown is far more dangerous than the fear of the known.

Who knows. He may have been, he might not have been. Hindsight is always 20/20 but the fear of the unknown is far more dangerous than the fear of the known.

You may have something there...whatever..if ur in CA vote out Arnie in November!

And according to you, I'm one of them. Am I right? Am I right?

All of my 'sub'liminal messages have lead to this.

And hey, I could tell you are an American. That says something. Canadian intuition is as sharp as ever.

You may have something there...whatever..if ur in CA vote out Arnie in November!

Question about that, was he better or worse than the guy he replaced?

All of my 'sub'liminal messages have lead to this.

And hey, I could tell you are an American. That says something. Canadian intuition is as sharp as ever.

I have an uncle who lived in Canada. and I deeply admire Canadians...unlike most Americans I'm not a xenophobe who thinks communists are going to take over the world

*sigh* I wish I could say the same for you

Question about that, was he better or worse than the guy he replaced?


WORSE!!!!

And I thought we were talking about religion! :mad: :upyours: :headbang: :sniper: :mp5:

I have an uncle who lived in Canada. and I deeply admire Canadians...unlike most Americans I'm not a xenophobe who thinks communists are going to take over the world

*sigh* I wish I could say the same for you

I deeply admire Canadian females. *nodnod*

I deeply admire Canadian females. *nodnod*

Nice.

WORSE!!!!

And I thought we were talking about religion! :mad: :upyours: :headbang: :sniper: :mp5:

Oh really?

I thought we were spamming this grammatically incorrect thread?

Oh really?

I thought we were spamming this grammatically incorrect thread?

I know, I started a sentence with a conjunction. And it should beWhich religion are you.

Theology debates people!

To all of you who are complaining that there's no option for atheism, agnosticism, etc...he did say what religion are you.

As for me, none of those options fit my religious profiles.

I know, I started a sentence with a conjunction. And it should beWhich religion are you.

Theology debates people!

...Where'd you start a sentence with a conjunction?

I know, I started a sentence with a conjunction. And it should beWhich religion are you.

Theology debates people!

It should not even be "which religion are you".

It should be 'which religion do you follow?' or somesuch phrase.

I'm a LaVeyan Satanist. Nothing like a good melding of humanism, egoism, and hedonism, wheeee!!!:p

I'm a LaVeyan Satanist. Nothing like a good melding of humanism, egoism, and hedonism, wheeee!!!:p

I used to be one of those, but i decided it wasn't right 4 me.

It should not even be "which religion are you".

It should be 'which religion do you follow?' or somesuch phrase.

That's true. "And I thought we were talking about religion!"

And is a conjunction

Satanism, specifically Traditional Luciferism.

~Satanic Reverend Medivh~

Satanism, specifically Traditional Luciferism.

~Satanic Reverend Medivh~

Is there a Reformed Luciferism?

Hate to ask what the founder nailed his manifesto to...

This is basically a place to discuss what religion you consider yourself, and why you have chosen this religion.

A combination of Gnostic (not agnostic, mind you), Buddhist, and a light sprinkling of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism.

No one religion seemed to fit, so I decided to go my own way. To paraphrase Bender:

"Oh yeah? Well, I'll create my own religion! With blackjack! And hookers! In fact, forget the religion!"

I'm a LaVeyan Satanist. Nothing like a good melding of humanism, egoism, and hedonism, wheeee!!!:p

Silly satanist. Tricks are for kids.

No atheist, no agnostic ? What's a biased poll...
They are not religions ... beliefs (or lack there of depending on exactly what stance or combination) yes but not religions in of themselfs

I got in just in time -- before this thread dies of spamitis -- to pick Shinto because I couldn't stand to see it all alone and empty. I'm not strictly a Shintoist because I'm not Japanese, but I am an animist, Shrine Shinto style, and apparently, I'm the only one on the whole forum. *sigh*

Buddhism and Confucianism = China:mp5: = Communists:mp5:

Let's try this one, then....

Buddhism and Shinto = Japan = Anti-Comintern

Happy? Your maligned Buddhism was determined to stop Communism long before the US decided to ignore human rights in order to fight it.

Yeah...well..Kerry's the lesser of two evils.

Electing the lesser of two evils is still electing evil.

Oh. And I'm a... er... uhm... Mytheologitarian?

Which is to say that I believe that all religions are nothing but Imperfect attempts by Imperfect beings to grasp and comprehend one or more Perfect beings. It suffers from a disproportionate influence courtesy of Shinto and animism and Buddhism (in comparison to, say, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism).

I'm an atheist, but I occasionally pretend to be a satanist for kicks, if only in the playground.

I'm an atheist, but I occasionally pretend to be a satanist for kicks, if only in the playground.


I'll be damned. I am a Satanist who occasionally pretends to be an athiest![/sarcasm].

Actually I am an apathist who occasionally pretends to care.

Yay religion polls.

Voted "Other."

Kemetic Traditionalist.

This is basically a place to discuss what religion you consider yourself, and why you have chosen this religion. SPAMMERS/MISSIONARIES WILL BE BURNED AT THE STAKE!

Christian, more specifically Reformed and even more specifically Presbyterian.

Why? Simple, the view point of God and the soterology expressed by this group most accurately matches the development and views which I adopted from independent study and meditation over the years... As well as the viewpoint of the form, function and mode of governing the Church.

agnostic is not a religion

From the context of the poll it is. Agnostic is more specifically a philosophical view; howevere, since other philophical world-views are included (and are recognized as religions) not allowing for its including would do disservice to those who have adopted it... Agnostic is just as much a religion, since the poll includes Shinto, Daoist/Taoist, and Confusianism; thus providing context for what is meant by "religion" in the discussion.

Belief system:
Christian
Protestant
Evangelical
Reformed/Calvinist
Presbyterian
Somehere between traditional and conservative

Affiliation: Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA) :mad: :(
I'll probably end up in the Presbyterian Church of America after this summer's General Assembly :)

And if such occurs let me be the first to welcome you to the PCA...

A religion requires you to make a definitive statement about the nature of Deities...

In which case you should be arguing about the inclusion of Confusianism and Daosim as well... Since you're not, you obviously are not actually adopting this as a universal maxim...

From the context of the list, and other inclusive elements by the author, it is easy to suppose that the loose definition of "religion" is being used: Adherance to an ideology, cause or principle...

If the definition were to include only regognition of deity towards something then there would be things not in the poll such as the philosophies of Confusianism, Taosim and the naturalism of Shinto... If it were only limiting to the organization then there would also be a lack of inclusion of Hindu and Buddist... Since Hindu is included, there can be no reliance upon the institution as an element in the definition, and since the inclusion of Confusianism and Taoism there can be no reliance upon elements of spirituality and deity inclusive for the definition.

Let's try this one, then....

Buddhism and Shinto = Japan = Anti-Comintern

Happy? Your maligned Buddhism was determined to stop Communism long before the US decided to ignore human rights in order to fight it.

Actually, Buddhism started in what is now India, not China.

Actually, Buddhism started in what is now India, not China.

I know that. That's why the 'original' sacred writings for Buddhism are in sanskrit. Not Chinese or Japanese.

I know that. That's why the 'original' sacred writings for Buddhism are in sanskrit. Not Chinese or Japanese.

What do u mean "original?"

Mystic.

Know God.

Faith is for the spiritually lazy.

Mystic.

Know God.

Faith is for the spiritually lazy.

Well, that clears things up.

Evolution or Intelligent Design?

i believe in a combination of both.

What do u mean "original?"

The writings that can be directly attributed to the Buddha, rather than later works that are written in other sects as being attributed to either the Buddha or one of the boddhistatvas.

Christian. ( Which is the right religion)

I am of no religion. Neither am I Atheist nor Agnostic. I am, in the plainest terminology, adamantly centrist on all matters spiritual.

Hey! You don't have "Amish" on there! Don't you realize how many Amish people might be offended when they access the forum? :D

The Amish are a Christian denomination, at least when they were "formed."

Christian. ( Which is the right religion)

Um...no it isn't. :upyours:

Christian. ( Which is the right religion)

MISSIONARY! I'm already lighting the stake monsieur!

And if such occurs let me be the first to welcome you to the PCA...

Thanks! Although, right now I'm leaning towards ordaining women. I keep teetering on that issue.

Thanks! Although, right now I'm leaning towards ordaining women. I keep teetering on that issue.

I teetered on it for abit as well, though I pretty much agree with the PCA in general; a woman is no more eligible for ordination than someone who is single or childless... Pastors and Elders wives and children are as much part of his qualifications as any other work he has done... And I've seen candidates being removed consideration before over their home life under issues as simple as weak family worship.

Christian, Hooyah.

I voted other, because I just don't know what I am. I'm not agnostic or anything wishy-washy like that - I have very clear beliefs, they just contradict eachother, overlap, and shift liquidly like a big oily bowl of belief-soup.

Fundamentally I'm an athiest, but some religions have cool stuff (discordianism, christianity, the church of the Subgenius, rastafarianism, the church of Satan, the church of Elvis, etc.), so I pick morals, philosophy, mythology and jokes from all of them in whatever configuration I feel like.

Lapsed Agnostic, I believe in God I'm just not sure that I trust him.

God I love Red Dwarf quote :p

None.

I am a Christian. I am working in the Middle East right now and am very involved in a house church headed by my cousin, but I am not a missionary myself.

I am the only member of my own religion. And I'm right.

i was christian, then became atheist. now i think i am agnostic...

Christian. ( Which is the right religion)
No. Atheism is the right religion.

No. Atheism is the right religion.

Oy...You're not exactly helping us out with this you know...

i dont feel like reading through any of this, but i thought i'd point out how much the OP sucks at making polls.

primarily because the overwhelming majority fall into the "other category," which clearly indicates that ze should have taken the time to specify a few more religions, and secondarily because several of the options on this poll are completely compatible with one another (i'm thinking buddhist-daoist-shinto-confucians), so ze ought to have made it possible to select multiple responses.

This is basically a place to discuss what religion you consider yourself, and why you have chosen this religion. SPAMMERS/MISSIONARIES WILL BE BURNED AT THE STAKE!

Why would you make a thread about religion if you're not prepared to deal with the consequences (ie: spammers, flamers, missionaries!)? Why?

athiest

Um...no it isn't. :upyours:

http://www.abestweb.com/smilies/poopy.gif

Why would you make a thread about religion if you're not prepared to deal with the consequences (ie: spammers, flamers, missionaries!)? Why?

Because in my perfect conservative world, money to finance wars grows on trees, taking a few cells out of a woman's body is murder,and homosexuals are evil and should be burned at the stake.

Athiest, and why is a lot of people on NS, or the internet, athiests? Is it mabey that most nerds and geeks are athiests?

Athiest, and why is a lot of people on NS, or the internet, athiests? Is it mabey that most nerds and geeks are athiests?

Well...Generally younger for the internet, and NS is...well...The population sample here is...above average.

I worship Anubis, the chibi god of the dead.

Why was Jewish AFTER Other??

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Because it's "Jews and Gentiles". We're all jealous of Jews because they have so many high holidays.

I'm atheist.

I think I'm agnostic....

I think I'm agnostic....

...but you just don't know.:D

I'm Christian. Church of England. Will be confirmed in July (then I get to have bread and wine- yay!).

My brother is a Deacon in the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints (aka Mormons). He's 13. I think that's cool :)

I think I'm agnostic....
...but you just don't know.:D

LOL

Tom... Does god exist?

"I don't know."

Can you ever know? Is it even possible for you to ever know?

"Maybe. I don't think so."

Then you're an agnostic.

LOL

Tom... Does god exist?

"I don't know."

Can you ever know? Is it even possible for you to ever know?

"Maybe. I don't think so."

Then you're an agnostic.
What if one thinks they don't know but might be able to know? Are they Gnostic, or doesn't that have other implications?

What if one thinks they don't know but might be able to know? Are they Gnostic, or doesn't that have other implications?
I thought I included that in agnostic.

Gnostic is another story. ;)

...but you just don't know.:D

Exactly!!!

Greed becomes a religion. Millions worship.

Greed becomes a religion. Millions worship.
Depends on what they worship.