The promote your religion thread

[Sha'irullah]

I wold like for you guys to all promote your religion, theism or lack of theism. Tell everybody why you think others should consider your religion. What does it have to offer that other religions don't have? If you have no religion why do you think your path is better?

 

[Madhuri]

Before things get started I'd like to remind everyone of Rule 8- just be careful when answering the OP that you do not proselytise.
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[StarryNightshade]

Hinduism - Where the paths to God (or simply your Dharma) are many and most don't care what you do (or don't) believe in. Actions speak louder than beliefs.

 

[Skwim]

Before things get started I'd like to remind everyone of Rule 8- just be careful when answering the OP that you do not proselytise.
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That was my first thought when Sha'irullah said, "promote your religion." Are seeing and making a distinction here? If so, what is it?

 

[Madhuri]

That was my first thought when Sha'irullah said, "promote your religion." Are seeing and making a distinction here? If so, what is it?

Breaking rule 8 would be to state that one's religion is the best and that others should follow it. Following rule 8 would be to state that such and such is the reason why -you- think it's the best.
Starry's response is an example of how to answer without breaking the rule.

 

[Sha'irullah]

That was my first thought when Sha'irullah said, "promote your religion." Are seeing and making a distinction here? If so, what is it?

I sort of stated it wrong but it is my mistake.

I am essentially just asking for the merits of your religion. Personal things essentially not statements like "my religion is the truth". For example:

"Atheism has very great people in it without being a religion. My favorite is Daniel Dennets".

Something like that. Daniel Dennets is cool though :slap:

 

[Riverwolf]

Free Mead at blots. Too bad I don't drink. ^_^

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Free Mead at blots. Too bad I don't drink. ^_^

And we have wine in our ritual. Higher alcohol content.

 

[Sha'irullah]

And we have wine in our ritual. Higher alcohol content.

Satanists get to drink whiskey during rituals

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Satanists get to drink whiskey during rituals

I don't like whiskey, so that's not a selling point for me.

 

[Sha'irullah]

I don't like whiskey, so that's not a selling point for me.

Note to self: "saint_frankenstein does not like whiskey"

 

[Riverwolf]

And we have wine in our ritual. Higher alcohol content.

Honey over Grapes.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Hinduism - for freedom of personal belief. I am an atheist Hindu.

 

[Sha'irullah]

Hinduism - for freedom of personal belief. I am an atheist Hindu.

I am very interested in Atheistic Hinduism. Are you a symbolic theist and merely treat the devas and devis as symbolic figures?
Do meditate? Do you go "Kali Ma" and rip people's hearts out? Do you do atheistic pujas?


One of my questions was a joke by the way, very hard to tell but I am not sure which one

 

[Sha'irullah]

Let me promote my religion Satanism:
A philosophy of religion or non-theistic religion which is not a religion. Satanism is a paradox at its very core and is founded upon paradoxes. I would like to call myself a Luciferian but frankly I just do not care anymore about labels.
Satanism unlike other religions has no structure nor organization and is mostly non-theistic. It incorporates ritualism and mythology but does so only in a symbolic way primarily.

A key bonus for Satanism is that it is the only religion where you are your own god and your judge.
Something to think about

I do have many Dharmic, Deistic, and Islamic/Sufi influences but Satanism sums up who I am fairly nicely.

 

[Sees]

Hmmm...you are real, self is real, this individual actually matters...you can be true and honest to this individual self if you dare.

 

[Aupmanyav]

I am very interested in Atheistic Hinduism. Are you a symbolic theist and merely treat the devas and devis as symbolic figures?
Do meditate? Do you go "Kali Ma" and rip people's hearts out? Do you do atheistic pujas?

I had a good laugh, since now I know you a little better now than just a name. Devas and Devis are the stories that my people made to illustrate their ethics and morals. I did meditate, and got my answers very quickly. I do not need to meditate now. People in North India do not eat heart, normally it is fore (dasti) and hind (puttha) parts of goats or ribs (champ), a good lean meat. Now, what is an atheistic puja?

A key bonus for Satanism is that it is the only religion where you are your own god and your judge.

In theistic 'advaita' also, you are your own God Almighty.

 

[Quintessence]

Well, I suppose if I were to speak to my path specifically, if you want a religion whose core centers on the Four Elements and a knowledge of them that's actually grounded in the natural philosophy of antiquity, you'll find it here and probably nowhere else. I know of maybe a couple of others who have done similar primary source readings that I have (I was inspired by one of them... long story short), but none who have developed that into a central axis for a path of contemporary Paganism.

 

[Sha'irullah]

I had a good laugh, since now I know you a little better now than just a name. Devas and Devis are the stories that my people made to illustrate their ethics and morals. I did meditate, and got my answers very quickly. I do not need to meditate now. People in North India do not eat heart, normally it is fore (dasti) and hind (puttha) parts of goats or ribs (champ), a good lean meat. Now, what is an atheistic puja?In theistic 'advaita' also, you are your own God Almighty.

Satanism is identical since Satanists practice auto-theism sweet

 

[1137]

Knowledge is the most powerful tool we can use in our personal lives and to affect to world around us. Understanding how things are and how they work gives one a great advantage over the more ignorant and fideistic humans.