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Have You Met A...

Who Have You Met?

  • Sikh

    Votes: 32 58.2%

  • Jain

    Votes: 6 10.9%

  • Daoist

    Votes: 12 21.8%

  • Buddhist

    Votes: 44 80.0%

  • Baha'i

    Votes: 19 34.5%

  • Muslim

    Votes: 54 98.2%

  • Neopagan

    Votes: 31 56.4%

  • Hindu

    Votes: 42 76.4%

  • Jew

    Votes: 44 80.0%

  • Left Hand Path

    Votes: 24 43.6%
  • Total voters
    55
Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
JustGeorge said:
I meant a modern Druid. :p There are plenty of them(and most acknowledge the lack of information regarding the topic).
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And some of them aren't even really Celtic. Like the one group with a leader who goes by Arthur Uther Pendragon. That wanker can bugger off with his wanting to Frankenstein Anglo-Saxon lore into Druidry (I've read a few "Druid" books that are really bad about that).
 
JustGeorge

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
Staff member
Premium Member
Shadow Wolf said:
And some of them aren't even really Celtic. Like the one group with a leader who goes by Arthur Uther Pendragon. That wanker can bugger off with his wanting to Frankenstein Anglo-Saxon lore into Druidry (I've read a few "Druid" books that are really bad about that).
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No, some of them aren't really Celtic.

Having been in a Druid circle for a number of years, I'd say the overreaching emphasis is on nature for most, although there is a Celtic overtone to it.
 
beenherebeforeagain

beenherebeforeagain

Rogue Animist
Premium Member
I can check off seven out of 10 on that list...most of the cases were in the last 20 years although I'm pretty sure I encountered others earlier in life...memory is hazy, try again later...
 
Lazy Old Devil

Lazy Old Devil

Member
I'm not really a 'people person', but over the years I've met these from the list: Buddhist, Baha'i (although I didn't even know what that was until a few years ago, then it turns out there are quite a few in my part of the country, including an old schoolteacher who taught me 40 years ago or so!), Muslim, Neopagan, Jew, and Left Hand Path.
 
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SalixIncendium

SalixIncendium

अग्निविलोवनन्दः
Staff member
Premium Member
JustGeorge said:
Because I have too much time to think, I've been pondering lately how you meet people with various beliefs here on the forums, but may not have ever met anyone with those beliefs personally. How about you? Have you met people from the following religions(in person, not online)?
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I don't know. The subject of religion rarely comes up in my day-to-day life.
 
mangalavara

mangalavara

सो ऽहम्
Premium Member
I checked Muslim, Neopagan, Hindu, and Jew. I used to know many Muslims from Jordan and Palestine. When I was in high school, I had Neopagan friends, and a Neopagan girlfriend who I met on WitchVox. I even had a teacher who was a Neopagan, and we talked a lot during lunch. The only Hindu I met and got to know a little bit was a Nepali woman who worked at a local convenience store. Lastly, I used to have a Jewish friend who was Yemeni and Indian. I also met a French Jewish woman who was a Karaite.

Sometimes, I wonder how many people I meet in my workplaces are something other than Christian or nontheistic/nonreligious. For all I know, I've met another Hindu or perhaps even a Satanic Red lately, but I wouldn't know due to the professional environment.
 
VoidCat

VoidCat

Pronouns: he/him/they/them
I've met a neopagan, a musilm, a few jews, and a person who said they were kinda Buddhist. I'm also a left handed path follower
 
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Aupmanyav

Aupmanyav

Be your own guru
@JustGeorge, how come Zoroastrians are missed in your list? One of colleagues in my office was a Zoroastrians. Of the religions that I have mentioned, I have met people belonging to their various sects.
 
loverofhumanity

loverofhumanity

We are all the leaves of one tree
Premium Member
JustGeorge said:
Because I have too much time to think, I've been pondering lately how you meet people with various beliefs here on the forums, but may not have ever met anyone with those beliefs personally. How about you? Have you met people from the following religions(in person, not online)?

For the sake of this poll, I'm going to assume most of us that are on the forums live in places in which we've likely met a Christian or an Atheist. If you have not, please state that.

As for the religions listed, if you know what sect they belong to, feel free to add that. Or, if you've met a person from a notable faith that I haven't listed, please add that as well.
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I’ve always wanted to meet a Zoroastrian. I think the Zoroastrian Faith should be included because it has influenced many other religions and has its own Prophet Zoroaster.
 
JustGeorge

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
Staff member
Premium Member
Aupmanyav said:
@JustGeorge, how come Zoroastrians are missed in your list? One of colleagues in my office was a Zoroastrians. Of the religions that I have mentioned, I have met people belonging to their various sects.
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It didn't even cross my mind! I would add it, but the poll cuts me off at 10.

@exchemist also has met Zoroastrians.

Can you tell me more of their beliefs?
 
crossfire

crossfire

LHP Mercuræn Feminist Heretic ☿
Premium Member
I've met all on the list except Jain and Baha'i. I've worked with most on the list. There are also a great number of ordained Dudeist Priests at my work, and I am an Ordained Pastafarian. I've also met Indigenous Shamans, as well as a Druid.

Not on the list: I haven't met a Zoroastrian, Shinto, or a Druze.
 
Trailblazer

Trailblazer

Veteran Member
JustGeorge said:
Because I have too much time to think, I've been pondering lately how you meet people with various beliefs here on the forums, but may not have ever met anyone with those beliefs personally. How about you? Have you met people from the following religions(in person, not online)?

For the sake of this poll, I'm going to assume most of us that are on the forums live in places in which we've likely met a Christian or an Atheist. If you have not, please state that.

As for the religions listed, if you know what sect they belong to, feel free to add that. Or, if you've met a person from a notable faith that I haven't listed, please add that as well.
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I guess you means who have I met in person... I have met a Buddhist, a Hindu, a Jew, and a Baha'i, but I cannot recall having met those of any other faith, except Christians. Why are they not listed?
 
firedragon

firedragon

Veteran Member
JustGeorge said:
Because I have too much time to think, I've been pondering lately how you meet people with various beliefs here on the forums, but may not have ever met anyone with those beliefs personally. How about you? Have you met people from the following religions(in person, not online)?

For the sake of this poll, I'm going to assume most of us that are on the forums live in places in which we've likely met a Christian or an Atheist. If you have not, please state that.

As for the religions listed, if you know what sect they belong to, feel free to add that. Or, if you've met a person from a notable faith that I haven't listed, please add that as well.
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Everyone seems to have met a Muslim. Almost everyone.

In the U.S, there is about a 1% Muslims population. But when you ask, everyone says they have met a Muslim. Its impossible.
 
JustGeorge

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
Staff member
Premium Member
crossfire said:
I've met all on the list except Jain and Baha'i. I've worked with most on the list. There are also a great number of ordained Dudeist Priests at my work, and I am an Ordained Pastafarian. I've also met Indigenous Shamans, as well as a Druid.

Not on the list: I haven't met a Zoroastrian, Shinto, or a Druze.
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That's awesome! Do you wear your colander to officiate weddings?

What's a Druze?

Trailblazer said:
I guess you means who have I met in person... I have met a Buddhist, a Hindu, a Jew, and a Baha'i, but I cannot recall having met those of any other faith, except Christians. Why are they not listed?
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If you'll note in the OP, I state I'm not listing Christians or Atheists due to the fact that I assume most that are on these particular forums have met such(though I do request that those who haven't please call that to our attention).

firedragon said:
In the U.S, there is about a 1% Muslims population. But when you ask, everyone says they have met a Muslim. Its impossible.
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I've even been in a mosque. :)

Perhaps the population is low, but widespread.
 
crossfire

crossfire

LHP Mercuræn Feminist Heretic ☿
Premium Member
Distance of churches/cultural centers that I know of from my house:
  1. Sikh--less than 1 mile away

  2. Jain--don't know

  3. Daoist--12 miles away
  4. Buddhist Temple--3 miles away
  5. Baha'i--don't know
  6. Muslim--5 miles away

  7. Neopagan--there are New Age Crystal shops all over the place here, but do they count?

  8. Hindu--4 miles

  9. Jew--I don't know where their local gathering place is

  10. Left Hand Path--0 miles away ;)
 
firedragon

firedragon

Veteran Member
JustGeorge said:
That's awesome! Do you wear your colander to officiate weddings?

What's a Druze?



If you'll note in the OP, I state I'm not listing Christians or Atheists due to the fact that I assume most that are on these particular forums have met such(though I do request that those who haven't please call that to our attention).



I've even been in a mosque. :)

Perhaps the population is low, but widespread.
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Actually, there are more research done in the U.S and its very clear that most have never met a Muslim in their lives. If I find that research I will share with you.
 
Trailblazer

Trailblazer

Veteran Member
firedragon said:
Everyone seems to have met a Muslim. Almost everyone.

In the U.S, there is about a 1% Muslims population. But when you ask, everyone says they have met a Muslim. Its impossible.
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Certain parts of the United States have more Muslims but we don't have many where I live in the Pacific Northwest, al least I have not met any, but I don't get out much.
 
Trailblazer

Trailblazer

Veteran Member
firedragon said:
Actually, there are more research done in the U.S and its very clear that most have never met a Muslim in their lives. If I find that research I will share with you.
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Here are the 10 states with the largest Muslim populations:
  1. Illinois (2,800 per 100k)
  2. Virginia (2,663 per 100k)
  3. New York (2,028 per 100k)
  4. New Jersey (1,827 per 100k)
  5. Texas (1,678 per 100k)
  6. Michigan (1,218 per 100k)
  7. Florida (877 per 100k)
  8. Delaware (793 per 100k)
  9. California (732 per 100k)
  10. Pennsylvania (634 per 100k)
Muslim Population by State 2021
 
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