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| What is your geezer religion? |
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38% |
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| Wicca |
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6% |
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| Buddism |
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5% |
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| Muslamic |
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1% |
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| Satanic |
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1% |
[ 2 ] |
| Other-Please specify |
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45% |
[ 73 ] |
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 Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:53 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:08 pm
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I agree, the conversations brought up so far have been pretty enlightening smile I have Theravada Buddhist beliefs myself - I'm not really good in the meditation + extensive reading parts, but I do my best to apply the Eightfold Path, precepts, etc. in my life. This philosophy has helped me through a lot of personal difficulties, including what I felt were the beginnings of BPD and overall personal growth in general.
My family is very open about religions / beliefs so I've encountered a few others with their help as well as delved into a few on my own - including Roman Catholicism, Born Again Christianity, Taoism, Satanism, agnosticism, atheism, Mahayana Buddhism and theosophy. (Is theosophy even considered a separate belief or was that just the name of that magazine - Theosophist's Digest or something like that? My parents were subscribed to it way way back when I was a wee toddler. ^ ^; But as a kid I always liked to read those back issues.)
I am still very interested in what other religions have to say though, too bad I don't have much free time to read things up at my own leisure. ^ ^; I am interested in my stepfather's Jewish roots though (even if he is currently an atheist and shuns his synagogue), and Kemetic Reconstructionism (which I only heard about in this very thread) really got me interested.
there any online sites that people can recommend for quality further reading on these topics, as well as other religions? I usually go to Internet Sacred Text Archive and Free Buddhist Audio for my religion fixes. ^___^
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:01 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:04 pm
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WebenBanu I'm a Kemetic Reconstructionist- that is a modern revival of the ancient Egyptian religion. There are quite a few reconstructionist religions out there, far more than there were when I first entered the Pagan community. I am interested to see this particular branch of our family tree growing. As for the Wicca/witch/spellcrafting thing... I used to be Wiccan, and although I was always interested in magical theory I didn't actually practice it all that much. There are two aspects to Wicca in my opinion. That's a gross generalization, but I think that most practitioners will agree that there is the theological side, and the magical side- some are more into one, some the other, and some ride the fence between. *shrugs* We all have our different focuses. I'd also like to point out that not all witches are Wiccan. A witch is simply someone who practices magic- if you want to get picky, it's generally a term applied to someone who practices some form of European folk magic or a school of magic which is at least rooted in Western occultism. There are quite a few members of the modern Pagan community who identify as witches, but aren't Wiccan. As for me, however, I don't really consider myself a witch- even though I practice magic on a much more regular basis now than I ever did as a Wiccan. The Kemetic idea of "magic" (which we call "heka") is a little different from Western conceptions of that term- and admitedly, that can sometimes cloud my perceptions of other schools of magical thinking despite my best intentions. I find that, as with many subjects within Kemetic reconstructionism- the concept of heka clicks a great deal more with my worldview than what I've read elsewhere (although I still find other schools of thought fascinating!). Religion and magic are far more intimately intertwined in Kemetic life, for example; I tend to think of heka as simply the science of applied religion. I use what I have come to understand about the world and its workings- both physical and spiritual, since Kemetic culture does not value one above the other- and apply that in an intelligent and conscientious fashion. Ergo, heka is as natural a part of my life as my spiritual experiences and practical personality.
I would like to know more about your religion |
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:54 pm
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Demona_Darchanjel Hello all, I'm a 24 soon to be 25 year old who happens to be wiccan in a christian community. I'm curious to see what religions we geezers aspire to, and maybe open up the forum for some open minded discussions on our religion, and to hopefully connect fellow geezers with like-religion minded geezers. Please do not turn this into a religion bashing thread, I want this to be an honest discussion of religions that perhaps informs us of various world views. As for my religion, I'm an eccletic pagan leaning towards dianic wicca. My patron deities are Athena and Diana.
I'm an ecclectic pagan myself. The boyfriend and our roomate are leaning towards Druidism. The boyfriend, specifically towards Druidic shamanism, emphasis on healing (pre-vet major who hopes it can help him with patients that can't tell him what's wrong).
I'm with you on the religion bashing. I hate when things go from honest conversation to bash fest. You don't have to agree to respect another's beliefs/opinions.
Myself, I lean towards nature witch, meaning that I respect nature and believe that god/s/esses are found in nature. I'm not confortable inside churches for the most part when it comes to worship. I also draw from many religious traditions. They didn't all get it right, but most of them hit really close to the truth on some parts, just like all humans, and all human beliefs. I will say that my biggest irk with religious ppl, particularly Christians is that they think they have to be right. Right is what's right for the person, when peace with god/s is achieved on a personal level. Also, I think the divinity of Christ part is a dumb argument, since it doens't change the message he was trying to get out no matter how he was divine. And that's the end of that hype. |
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:58 am
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I currently don't have a religion...
I was Christian when I was younger. My mom would occasionally take me to church, but even then everything that they said seemed to just fly over my head. The huge, extravagant church, the songs we sang (that I never learned the words to), even what I read from the bible seemed... superficial, for lack of a better word. Something about it just irked me.
And the older I became, the more I realized that Christianity wasn't for me.
I still carry with me a lot of the moral values of christianity, (as do a lot of Americans I think, due to the way our country/culture is based) but I've taken aspects of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Shintoism and added them to my beleifs as well.
As far as the future goes... the two religions I'm leaning towards taking seriously are Buddhism and Shintoism. Both learn about the world by observing nature and the nature of people, which I already do much of the time. Plus, Buddhism applies a lot of intro-spection through meditation, and after taking a couple of meditation classes (two sitting, one Tai Chi) I've really seen the benefits of looking at oneself intently. Especially as a person with very little self-confidence, among other internal issues.
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:28 am
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JaydeElf1187 I currently don't have a religion... I was Christian when I was younger. My mom would occasionally take me to church, but even then everything that they said seemed to just fly over my head. The huge, extravagant church, the songs we sang (that I never learned the words to), even what I read from the bible seemed... superficial, for lack of a better word. Something about it just irked me. And the older I became, the more I realized that Christianity wasn't for me. I still carry with me a lot of the moral values of christianity, (as do a lot of Americans I think, due to the way our country/culture is based) but I've taken aspects of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Shintoism and added them to my beleifs as well. As far as the future goes... the two religions I'm leaning towards taking seriously are Buddhism and Shintoism. Both learn about the world by observing nature and the nature of people, which I already do much of the time. Plus, Buddhism applies a lot of intro-spection through meditation, and after taking a couple of meditation classes (two sitting, one Tai Chi) I've really seen the benefits of looking at oneself intently. Especially as a person with very little self-confidence, among other internal issues.
Bravo on the meditation! You'll find meditation listed as one of the pursuits of many of the so called 'new age religions' that are really old religions... Mediation has many benefits, including a calmer, more centered you. Bravo! |
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:16 pm
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:32 pm
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:45 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:17 am
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:51 am
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