I have no idea which religion would fit me the best

[james2ko]

Hi everyone. I have no idea what religion would fit me best and I was hoping you all could help me out. Here is an overview of what I believe:

• There is no Hell. There is no eternal punishment of anyone because all religions lead to the same place, Heaven/Paradise/whatever.
• There is, however, consequences for evil behavior (basically murdering someone, depriving them of their basic human rights, abusing animals, etc is what I would call evil behavior). These consequences may either be a lack of rewards in Heaven/Paradise/whatever or it could involve a place where people are cleansed of any "bad karma" that they received through their evil behavior. Or possibly maybe they just won't be as important in the afterlife as those who did the most good.
• There is one God but he/she is not the kind of God that would demand worship or else you are going to be punished.
• God manifests his/her truth(s) in all of the various religions. There are many different ways of interpreting the truth.
• ALL people regardless of race, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, political views, national origin, etc are created equal and all deserve the same basic rights.
• All animals are deserving of basic rights as well. This does not necessarily mean that one should feel obligated to be a vegetarian/vegan. It is okay to eat meat so long as the animal that was slaughtered was slaughtered in as humane and compassionate manner as possible. It would be preferable, for example, that the animals are given a hefty dose of pain killers before they are slaughtered so they feel as little pain as possible.
• Religious freedom is a must. No religion should be prohibited so long as it does not pose a physical danger to society.
• Reproductive freedom is a must. Abortion is not a sin or something that will bring you bad karma. There should be absolutely no restrictions on abortions. However, the abortion industry should be regulated more so as to prevent dangerous abortions and unsanitary abortion facilities. Abortion clinics should be required to notify law enforcement personnel if they have reason to believe that the client has been abused in any way. The client should also have the right to protection from any further harm from abusers.
• Freedom of speech is a must so long as it is not speech that is threatening violence. Hateful speech should be allowed but strongly discouraged as much as possible. We should seek to end such hate speech such as the Fred Phelps type.
• Freedom to assemble peacefully is a must.
• Heath care should be free as it is a basic right of all people.
• Oppressive governments should be opposed with any non-violent means possible. Either that or the least violent alternative should be used if all other methods of changing the government fails.

That is all I can really think of right now. I'll add more if it comes to mind. Thanks!

That's quite a list. Would it not be wiser to look for a God whom you would conform to His/Her beliefs instead of imposing your beliefs on Him/Her?

 

[Autodidact]

Did anyone suggest the belief-o-matic yet?

 

[Autodidact]

Hi everyone. I have no idea what religion would fit me best and I was hoping you all could help me out. Here is an overview of what I believe:

• There is no Hell. There is no eternal punishment of anyone because all religions lead to the same place, Heaven/Paradise/whatever.
• There is, however, consequences for evil behavior (basically murdering someone, depriving them of their basic human rights, abusing animals, etc is what I would call evil behavior). These consequences may either be a lack of rewards in Heaven/Paradise/whatever or it could involve a place where people are cleansed of any "bad karma" that they received through their evil behavior. Or possibly maybe they just won't be as important in the afterlife as those who did the most good.
• There is one God but he/she is not the kind of God that would demand worship or else you are going to be punished.
• God manifests his/her truth(s) in all of the various religions. There are many different ways of interpreting the truth.
• ALL people regardless of race, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, political views, national origin, etc are created equal and all deserve the same basic rights.
• All animals are deserving of basic rights as well. This does not necessarily mean that one should feel obligated to be a vegetarian/vegan. It is okay to eat meat so long as the animal that was slaughtered was slaughtered in as humane and compassionate manner as possible. It would be preferable, for example, that the animals are given a hefty dose of pain killers before they are slaughtered so they feel as little pain as possible.
• Religious freedom is a must. No religion should be prohibited so long as it does not pose a physical danger to society.
• Reproductive freedom is a must. Abortion is not a sin or something that will bring you bad karma. There should be absolutely no restrictions on abortions. However, the abortion industry should be regulated more so as to prevent dangerous abortions and unsanitary abortion facilities. Abortion clinics should be required to notify law enforcement personnel if they have reason to believe that the client has been abused in any way. The client should also have the right to protection from any further harm from abusers.
• Freedom of speech is a must so long as it is not speech that is threatening violence. Hateful speech should be allowed but strongly discouraged as much as possible. We should seek to end such hate speech such as the Fred Phelps type.
• Freedom to assemble peacefully is a must.
• Heath care should be free as it is a basic right of all people.
• Oppressive governments should be opposed with any non-violent means possible. Either that or the least violent alternative should be used if all other methods of changing the government fails.

That is all I can really think of right now. I'll add more if it comes to mind. Thanks!

Didn't review thread. Thoughts include: Ba'hai and Reform Judaism.

 

[Midnight Pete]

Hi everyone. I have no idea what religion would fit me best and I was hoping you all could help me out. Here is an overview of what I believe:

• There is no Hell. There is no eternal punishment of anyone because all religions lead to the same place, Heaven/Paradise/whatever.
• There is, however, consequences for evil behavior (basically murdering someone, depriving them of their basic human rights, abusing animals, etc is what I would call evil behavior). These consequences may either be a lack of rewards in Heaven/Paradise/whatever or it could involve a place where people are cleansed of any "bad karma" that they received through their evil behavior. Or possibly maybe they just won't be as important in the afterlife as those who did the most good.
• There is one God but he/she is not the kind of God that would demand worship or else you are going to be punished.
• God manifests his/her truth(s) in all of the various religions. There are many different ways of interpreting the truth.
• ALL people regardless of race, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, political views, national origin, etc are created equal and all deserve the same basic rights.
• All animals are deserving of basic rights as well. This does not necessarily mean that one should feel obligated to be a vegetarian/vegan. It is okay to eat meat so long as the animal that was slaughtered was slaughtered in as humane and compassionate manner as possible. It would be preferable, for example, that the animals are given a hefty dose of pain killers before they are slaughtered so they feel as little pain as possible.
• Religious freedom is a must. No religion should be prohibited so long as it does not pose a physical danger to society.
• Reproductive freedom is a must. Abortion is not a sin or something that will bring you bad karma. There should be absolutely no restrictions on abortions. However, the abortion industry should be regulated more so as to prevent dangerous abortions and unsanitary abortion facilities. Abortion clinics should be required to notify law enforcement personnel if they have reason to believe that the client has been abused in any way. The client should also have the right to protection from any further harm from abusers.
• Freedom of speech is a must so long as it is not speech that is threatening violence. Hateful speech should be allowed but strongly discouraged as much as possible. We should seek to end such hate speech such as the Fred Phelps type.
• Freedom to assemble peacefully is a must.
• Heath care should be free as it is a basic right of all people.
• Oppressive governments should be opposed with any non-violent means possible. Either that or the least violent alternative should be used if all other methods of changing the government fails.

That is all I can really think of right now. I'll add more if it comes to mind. Thanks!

Hi Zoogirl

I don't think this is the right approach, listing your free-floating beliefs in bullet form and then trying to shoehorn them into a religion. Maybe you should read about the various religions and then wait for your free-floating bleiefs to appear in them. Also, from a practical perspective, you should be aware that your choice will be somewhat determined by the availability of a church/temple/mosque/synagogue etc. in your area. It would be a shame to discover that your found religion is Buddhism but with no Buddhist organizations near you.

Good luck.

 

[Father Heathen]

What religion hasn't zoogirl joined in the last few months?

 

[Smoke]

Did anyone suggest the belief-o-matic yet?

I find Belief-O-Matic kind of annoying. I don't like some of the questions or the way the questions and answers are presented, and it seems to overlook some of the things it should be addressing.

But my results are usually pretty accurate; that is, if I get 70% or above for a particular religion, it's usually one I don't have a lot of negative feelings about. Last time I got 100% for Theravada and 95% for UU, but it varies every time.

 

[Smoke]

What religion hasn't zoogirl joined in the last few months?

Yeah, it might be better to just to dabble without making a commitment. I don't see anything wrong with experiencing a whole bunch of different religions, though, and maybe she feels she has to get right in there to experience it. However in my experience it takes a while to gain any real experience anyway. It took me several years with Orthodoxy, and it's taking several years with Buddhism, too. Internalization is a slow process. On the other hand, it's hard to reverse. I've resigned myself to the fact that despite the fact that I'm not Orthodox and not a member of a traditionally Orthodox ethnic group, I'm probably going to feel culturally Orthodox for the rest of my life. I don't mind it, though.

 

[St Giordano Bruno]

IMHO Sounds like Unitarianism.

 

[Dezzie]

Hi everyone. I have no idea what religion would fit me best...

You definitely sound like a UU.

I remember I had the same issues too. I had no idea what catergory I fit into... I went from Mormon to Wiccan to UU to Buddhism. It wasn't until I watched the TV show, Ancient Aliens, when I realized what it was I truely believed... The Ancient Astronaut Theory... of course... it's only a theory... But a good one!

 

[talal hail]

You can try this is the religion of Islam, which guarantees your rights and the rights of others was a Muslim or a non-Muslim

 

[Breathe]

You can try this is the religion of Islam, which guarantees your rights and the rights of others was a Muslim or a non-Muslim

Her beliefs are not really Islamic: No hell, religious pluralism (there is more than one way to God), and God does not punish if you do not worship.

 

[Renji]

Hi everyone. I have no idea what religion would fit me best and I was hoping you all could help me out. Here is an overview of what I believe:

• There is no Hell. There is no eternal punishment of anyone because all religions lead to the same place, Heaven/Paradise/whatever.
• There is, however, consequences for evil behavior (basically murdering someone, depriving them of their basic human rights, abusing animals, etc is what I would call evil behavior). These consequences may either be a lack of rewards in Heaven/Paradise/whatever or it could involve a place where people are cleansed of any "bad karma" that they received through their evil behavior. Or possibly maybe they just won't be as important in the afterlife as those who did the most good.
• There is one God but he/she is not the kind of God that would demand worship or else you are going to be punished.
• God manifests his/her truth(s) in all of the various religions. There are many different ways of interpreting the truth.
• ALL people regardless of race, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, political views, national origin, etc are created equal and all deserve the same basic rights.
• All animals are deserving of basic rights as well. This does not necessarily mean that one should feel obligated to be a vegetarian/vegan. It is okay to eat meat so long as the animal that was slaughtered was slaughtered in as humane and compassionate manner as possible. It would be preferable, for example, that the animals are given a hefty dose of pain killers before they are slaughtered so they feel as little pain as possible.
• Religious freedom is a must. No religion should be prohibited so long as it does not pose a physical danger to society.
• Reproductive freedom is a must. Abortion is not a sin or something that will bring you bad karma. There should be absolutely no restrictions on abortions. However, the abortion industry should be regulated more so as to prevent dangerous abortions and unsanitary abortion facilities. Abortion clinics should be required to notify law enforcement personnel if they have reason to believe that the client has been abused in any way. The client should also have the right to protection from any further harm from abusers.
• Freedom of speech is a must so long as it is not speech that is threatening violence. Hateful speech should be allowed but strongly discouraged as much as possible. We should seek to end such hate speech such as the Fred Phelps type.
• Freedom to assemble peacefully is a must.
• Heath care should be free as it is a basic right of all people.
• Oppressive governments should be opposed with any non-violent means possible. Either that or the least violent alternative should be used if all other methods of changing the government fails.

That is all I can really think of right now. I'll add more if it comes to mind. Thanks!

All I can say is that you should "follow what your heart really desires". I must say that you are the master of your own self. Only you can decide on whatever religion that you wish to follow.

 

[J2hapydna]

You can try this is the religion of Islam, which guarantees your rights and the rights of others was a Muslim or a non-Muslim

Where is the closest masjid where she can practice such an islam?