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Old 04-20-2006, 05:37 PM
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Have you ever converted to a different religion or system of beliefs? For what reasons?

Or...

Have you ever felt like converting? Why?
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Old 04-20-2006, 05:57 PM
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I converted to UU because it was most inline with my own beliefs and values.
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Old 04-20-2006, 06:17 PM
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Have you ever converted to a different religion or system of beliefs? For what reasons?
Yep I have.... that's why I'm now a Christian

For what reasons? Hope. Salvation. Faith. ...all that goes along with these gifts.
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Old 04-20-2006, 06:40 PM
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I've never really been one religion. I have my own beliefs and I enjoy learning about other religions and taking their own teachings into my life. The only conversion I've ever been close to, is when I started calling myself Pagan, simply because I realized it was the only word that could do justice to my hodge podge system of beliefs.
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Just as a general reminder, please keep in mind that the discussion area is not for debating faith or insulting each other's religion or belief. Thanks, all!

For myself, I moved to paganism because it better described my personal beliefs about the universe and oneself. While I still respected and celebrated my former faith, I've found that this one better encourages me to be happy to be myself and also helps me to feel that I deserve respect and am inherently what I'm supposed to be.
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Old 04-20-2006, 07:01 PM
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i felt like becoming a gnostic from a christian once (lucifer id the real god and lucifer is the 1 who sent down jesus). but i found that i couldnt do it, and walked away ashamed of offending god.
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i felt like becoming a gnostic from a christian once (lucifer id the real god and lucifer is the 1 who sent down jesus). but i found that i couldnt do it, and walked away ashamed of offending god.
Really? Is that what I believe?

Huh, never knew that....

I did change from Christian to Gnostic. Why? Because I felt like i'd been lied to in that there were so many more gospels than 4. I felt tricked by the Church.... but that's only my experience
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i thought u were a choodianist lol
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