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  1. Karolina

    Is there a Theist equivalent to Deism?

    Thank you. I've looked into Bahai in the past, but I may be in a better place now to revisit it. Thanks for the link, I'll be sure to look into it.
  2. Karolina

    Spiritual and Religious, but not a "believer"

    I love the idea of creative endeavors. It seems so obvious. I guess it's too easy to get sucked into draining activities that do nothing to feed the soul, so we have to be intentional about it. Perhaps most of my religiosity comes from the ease with which I can pursue it - after all, it's...
  3. Karolina

    Spiritual and Religious, but not a "believer"

    Danke. Ich arbeite daran.
  4. Karolina

    Spiritual and Religious, but not a "believer"

    There's a neither option - unless you take issue with the religion nerd part ;)
  5. Karolina

    Spiritual and Religious, but not a "believer"

  6. Karolina

    Spiritual and Religious, but not a "believer"

    Maybe you all can help me figure out what I'm looking for. I consider myself religious in that I participate regularly in the public and private worship of my faith tradition and gain spiritual benefit from so doing. I use the associated terminology and artifacts of the religion, but not...
  7. Karolina

    Christ the Eternal Tao (Taoism and ancient Christianity)

    Since such a book was written ("Christ the Eternal Tao" by Hieromonk Damascene), I'm surprised to be unable to find more people who have a Taoist-leaning-yet-ancient-Christianity-appreciating approach to their spirituality? At least none that I've seen discussed. I see people who are Taoist...
  8. Karolina

    Have your beliefs shifted from a personal God to an impersonal God/Force?

    Would love to hear what you believe now. Did you have to go through a grieving period of letting go of the personification of God? Is worship of God still a part of your spiritual practice? And if so, would you mind describing it? Does the figure of Jesus still feature in some way in your...
  9. Karolina

    Poll: Which Parts of Religion Do You Focus On the Most?

    I voted rites and rituals bc that's the part that is keeping me in the religion of my upbringing. It's familiar and meaninful. There are some ethical stances I disagree with my religion on, and others that are not unique to it. The beliefs are where they lose me and send me coming here, lol.
  10. Karolina

    Interest in Judaism "to feel closer to Jesus"

    What I gathered after these two videos is that people convert both ways, cults abound, and also - you can't base your opinion of any group or organization based on the foul behavior of select leaders. I guess the goal was to help steer me away from Messianic Jews in my quest. Mission...
  11. Karolina

    Name this belief system :)

    I'm not that attached to the term "Christian", just the man "Jesus" :)
  12. Karolina

    Name this belief system :)

    I had not considered this for some reason, even though I've used such a designation when identifying as a philosophical Taoist. Hmmm
  13. Karolina

    Name this belief system :)

    St. Francis of Assisi allegedly preached to fish, so word must have gotten around ;)
  14. Karolina

    Name this belief system :)

    Thanks for this; it showed my incomplete question, for I am definitely a monotheist.
  15. Karolina

    Name this belief system :)

    hmmm..... :)
  16. Karolina

    Why "10" Commandments?

    Insteresting. I wonder why Christians latched onto the 10 commandments then...
  17. Karolina

    Interest in Judaism "to feel closer to Jesus"

    Yes, it's so true! Every now and then we get a priest/pastor who goes in depth to try to explain the background of the situation, but for the most part, I think Christians just sort of blink, shrug their shoulders, and move on. That sort of surface acceptance doesn't work for me.
  18. Karolina

    Interest in Judaism "to feel closer to Jesus"

    I wondered that, too. The thing that confuses me is the line between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation. That may be a whole other can of worms, though.
  19. Karolina

    Interest in Judaism "to feel closer to Jesus"

    The first possibility I can totally understand.... would you mind explaining what you mean by the second possibility of things not going well for them?
  20. Karolina

    Interest in Judaism "to feel closer to Jesus"

    Good question. I was asking from a personal perspective, for an individual.
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