do you regularly go to church?

I really wanna visit a Buddhist temple though.

 

No, I don't believe in committing myself to a religion unless I am willing to be 100% dedicated to it. It's such bullshit that people claim to be of any religion, but then pick and choose what parts they follow. I'm a spiritual person, but I haven't been to church since high school.

 

I consider myself spiritual and agnostic. I like theology and Eastern philosophies/religions like Taoism.

 

Oh and druids.

 

i think it depends on the school somewhat.

either way, i generally have more respect for buddhism than most other religions.

 

the last few months i was in santa cruz i'd go weekly.. BUT they preach love and oneness. it's an omnifaith church.. not a "believe in god or you're gonna burn in hell" church.

i still visit their website..

http://www.innerlightministries.com/

check out "tools for living"

 

i find myself (in general) most attracted to taoism. then buddhism (generally). then hinduism and christianity, tied.

a lot of others after that.

but even with taoism, the ideas to which i'm most attracted, i cannot commit myself to it fully, as i dont understand/believe everything.

 

I have no use for religion. I speak to god directly.

 

we all do.

it's a question of recognizing it.

 

what I believe would probably best fall under apatheism, so no, no totem nonsense for me. it's actually more complicated, because I have experienced certain things but they seemed to transcend full understanding and I feel calling it god would be a cop out.
though I do like old churches.

 

I don't associate myself with any one religion. I believe what I believe and what I believe doesn't fall under any one religion.

I've been to a few different religions "churches" though, none regularly but I feel content with my own system I've put into place, so I see no need for myself to.

 

god isn't a name, it's a VERY big word, much more complex than mach, more beautiful than love, and more elegantly plain than defenestrate

 

What I would call "god" would be.. everything.. the big energy thats the universe and makes things work.. something like that..

I think I'm medium, too.

 

There are thousands upon thousands of students
who have practised meditation and obtained its fruits.
Do not doubt its possibilities because of the simplicity of the method.
If you can not find the truth right where you are,
where else do you expect to find it?


Dogen

 

last x-mas

 

No, I don't. I haven't been to church in three years. I believe in God/Creator what ever you want to call it. I had a bad experience with some of the religious people at the church I attended. (Those crazy old biddies that want to gossip about everyone and talk about how they are all going to hell, but claim that they themselves will go to Heaven.) I don't know who goes where and it's none of my business. But yeah they made church unbearable for me. I loved the pastor though.

 

Fuck no I don't. The only time I step foot in a church is for a funeral, not even a wedding. Never really regularly went...only when mom was feeling spiritual, and that was about twice a year.

 

i went to a catholic church pretty much every week from the time i was about 5 until i moved out of my mom's house. besides weddings and funerals, i've been to church once since moving out, and that was probably in the first month after moving.

the church itself is stupid as fuck, but most of the people there were genuinely good people, many of whom were well aware of the church's hypocrisies, which is why i get really really pissed when people think it's cool to make sweeping generalizations about christians.

i'm basically an atheist although i'm not sure enough to actually declare anything.

 

When I lived in Europe, I regularly went to churches, usually when they were empty. I find them to be amazingly beautiful places(some of them) and the silence and awesomeness of some of the architecture used to enaable me to catch my breath and chill.

Over here, I suppose I go to temple maybe once every 6 weeks. It's the same thing reall. It's just a chance to take some time out and chill by yourself. I also enjoy talking to the monks over here. Some of them have quite an interesting view on life.

 

No. I used to. I am not opposed to going back.

My mother just got back into singing with the choir. I used to sing in the choir too. I'd go to church for that reason, because I like singing.