Ever Seriosuly Considered...? (protestant, faith, catholic, heaven, religion)

[Bouncing Ball]

I don't convert, I change my thoughts. And that happens about every second.

[Manipulated]

If I converted it would be a degression

[Father Heathen]

Originally Posted by Manipulated

If I converted it would be a degression

Me, too.

[Manipulated]

Originally Posted by Father Heathen

Me, too.

Hey, at least we have something in common.

[Scarlett Wampus]

I once had very strong faith in Thelema but I turned away from that to non-specificism. As for converting on two occasions I seriously considered Buddhism before later feeling that, as a religion rather than just a group of interesting ideas and practices, it was for me. It took something close to eight years since I was first introduced to Buddhism by a Zen-Buddhist to get to that so there was a lot of consideration of Buddhism without consideration of converting to Buddhism. It'll likely be an even longer time before I feel like I'm Buddhist in the way I live and relate to others.

Both my parents seriously considered other religions before they settled into their respective paths later in life. That probably has a lot to do why I also went through a similar thing.

[ChristineES]

I have had some thoughts on it but that was all it was. I don't really want to change my faith at this time.

[kai]

i am still waiting for that moment of clarity

[BalanceFx]

Originally Posted by Don Penguinoini

Converting? When i mean seriously, i mean pondering al the time, convincing yourself to do it, not do it... Ever? I have thought about atheism after meeting some folks here. But i was too attched to Hinduism

Thanks in advance

I was brought up very religious. Catholic at first then Baptist and then Jehovah's Witness. I spent 5-7 years at each. My indoctrined religion at birth was my grandmother's religion. Turned out she was not very religious though. My mom decided to convert us to baptist. It maddening in someways... all the field trips and the constant religious singing. I still hum songs occasionally... Young and impressionable I guess...

"Just like a tree planted by the waaaaaaaatttteeeeeeeeeeer. I shall not be moved!"

I would say my mom converted us to Jehovah's Witness and that was by far the most intense. Sunday Church, Tuesday night meeting and Friday night meeting. We also had a personal bible study and a family bible study and many of the events we went to were essentially witness sponspered events.

I then fell out of faith. It was years in the coming. Unanswered questions, logical inconsistencies, watching families torn apart if one of their children decided to leave the faith. I was baptized as a catholic and a baptist but was old enough to speak for myself when I was a witness and was never baptized.

"He says use the rod! So lets watch how we walk and watch how we talk...."

So yes. I did consider conversion and then converted to Atheism. There was an agnostic phase in there and lots of study on the wiccan religion. But Atheism is the choice for me these days. Dawkins, Chomsky, Einstein and others have all led to that and reading their works inspired me. In the end though its a personal choice and one you make for yourself.

[ChristineES]

I was the opposite, Balance. I was raised Atheist/Agnostic and found faith later. I nearly became a JW but decided I would rather be a Baptist. But I am not 100% Baptist.
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