Are you religious?

skarekrow13 wrote: the definition in many people's minds for this term doesn't reflect the religious background, only the legal.

Serious_Much wrote:
as the U.S is supposedly secular they have no obligation in their laws to keep to religion, whereas Britain does, hence why marriage will never be a catch all term for hetero and homosexual marriage.

Serious_Much wrote:

Extertionist wrote:I'm somewhat educated in religion in general. I consider myself to be a mix of Buddhist and Satanist. Buddhist because I believe to accept whatever happens and move on. Satanist because it encourages questioning everything because commonly throughout religious mythos, satan is simply someone who argues against a position to make one see it the topic through all view points hence devil's advocate.

Do you genuinely practice this belief? Or do you just hold up the idea of questioning things? You don't make it clear really (and I know little of satanism), though I generally think that the ability to question the norm isn't something exclusive to satanism, or off limits to those who believe in God/any other religion, you can see this trait in more liberal sects of believers.

Have you ever read any parts of paradise lost? I've meant to look at some extracts but sadly I've not really had the time or motivation.

I've got to say though, saying you have beliefs in certain religious faiths isn't the same as just appreciating ideals from them. I take ideals from many faiths but to me it doesn't make myself a believer in said faith. Correct if I've misunderstood what you've said though since you seemed a bit vague.

Also, using such a sweeping statement as "Christians are close minded" is pretty ignorant. I can say safely this is not the case, at least for english christians anyways.

Tolvo wrote:"I believe there is a god, I can't prove it of course and I can't say I know there is one. But I just believe there is one."

Any sensible religious believer