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09-26-2006, 03:17 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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The religion game !!!!
Hey!!!
Ok my first try at this,be nice 
In this game you have to say one good thing about the religion being posted above you then tell us your religion !!
No negative statments =D (unless its about emu's(the bird)!)
Oooh oo me first.......
Wiccan
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09-26-2006, 03:33 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: the concrete and steel beehive of Southern California
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I LOVE their gratuitous use of incense! (snif...ahhh)
Christian. (cowers with trenchcoat drawn over head)
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09-26-2006, 06:36 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Out of my mind.
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Well.
Hey. Without them, we wouldn't have Dante's Inferno, or Paradise Lost. So, they're good in my books.
Atheism.
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09-26-2006, 07:06 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Amidst a shallow grave
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A very fine religion, you get plenty of freedom in life. I am also an atheist.
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09-26-2006, 01:37 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
Posts: 3,231
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Ah. So am I. One of those few religions not based on the writings of strange men hundreds of years ago (or drugged men in recent years), so i rather like the logic of it.
Atheist...
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The noblest sentiment I have encountered and the most passionate political statement to stir my heart both belong to a fictional character. Why do we have no politicians as pure in their intent and determinedly joyous in their outlook as Arkady Bogdanov of Red Mars?
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09-26-2006, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 27
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Well, I have to admit I admire the Atheist's ability to accept responsibility for his or her actions in everyday situations, without pinning it on this or that deity, so, cheers to that!
JoS Satanist.
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09-26-2006, 01:51 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
Posts: 3,231
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What's JoS? I will say this for Satanism, those who really go for the religion and continue it despite posers, bad media, and misinterpretations are really sound people- and generally more reliable than many of other religions.
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Atheist, sorry for posting again so soon.
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The noblest sentiment I have encountered and the most passionate political statement to stir my heart both belong to a fictional character. Why do we have no politicians as pure in their intent and determinedly joyous in their outlook as Arkady Bogdanov of Red Mars?
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09-26-2006, 02:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Rochester NY
Posts: 21
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I've met plenty of Atheists that can debate the bible and its teachings better than most Christians that I know.
As for myself I am Pagan, a Hereditary Witch to be exact.
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09-26-2006, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Out of my mind.
Posts: 999
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Originally Posted by Decay|Of|Belief
JoS Satanist.
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I seriously and whole heartedly, advise you to walk away from that faith.
I am not saying this as some kind of joke, and I'm not saying this because I believe "Satanism is bad".
I am saying this, because Joy of Satan, really doesn't add up.
How do I know this? I used to be one. And, you'd think at first it'd make sense. The site looks official, it looks
http://www.therefinersfire.org/scotts_comment.htm
http://www.the600club.com/satanism.f...psed_5__1.html
http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...m=Joy+of+Satan (Yes, it's urban dictionary, but it sums it up quite well.)
http://forum.rickross.com/viewtopic....90b123dabc19bc
If you want, I can go find more. But, really, I'm trying to do this for your benefit. Not to say Theistic Satanism has any merit, or that Joy of Satan is completely unfounded (Even the biggest lies must have some foundation in truth), but I've never really seen it add up, and it just seems more dangerous then anything to me.
Now, onto Paganism. I find it somewhat awesome that, despite many theologians arguing that there is only one God, Paganism can still argue there are many Gods/Spirits/Elements/Whatever, and what they can insist their abilities have some effect. (Not to argue whether they actually do, but the pure insistance is incredible, to me.)
And, I've already said I'm an Atheist.
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09-26-2006, 03:40 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 225
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wow, very interesting viewpoints, especially paganism, just wondering how can there be a logical and an orderly world as seen in science and several gods looking after their own purposes, it is a very hard religion to understand, as for the ID argument for the Christians, evolution (especially microevolution) is fact, however, we can not explain how matter came from nothing thus something at least equal to it must have been responsible, sorry for my ramblings, just very interesting
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09-26-2006, 03:46 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Amidst a shallow grave
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LaVeyan(?) Satanism makes the most sense IMO, I mean since it really isn't worshipping satan, it's replacing god with satan, and it's mainly worshipping yourself. I mean, it's like Atheism with a higher being, and since it is just that, what's the point? Just stick to Atheism at that point.
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09-26-2006, 03:50 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 225
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LaVeyan Satanism is just self-indulgence, no one can believe in atheism and still believe in Satan, since Satan is supernatural
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09-26-2006, 03:52 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Georgia
Posts: 797
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Zen Buhddism.
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Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord to tell everyone about that time at Ronnie's house when I smashed the beer bottle over my own head.
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09-26-2006, 03:59 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: El Paso, Texas/ Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua
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I was once a Zen Buddhist. It's the greatest religion I've found, but as with all serious religions, I find it untrue.
LaVeyan satanist.
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"No theory, no ready-made system, no book that has ever been written will save the world.
I cleave to no system. I am a true seeker."
-Mikhail Bakunin
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Originally Posted by George Carlin
People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think.
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09-26-2006, 04:48 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Georgia
Posts: 797
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I was once one of those!
Nice philosophy...
Uhmm.....Catholicism.
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Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord to tell everyone about that time at Ronnie's house when I smashed the beer bottle over my own head.
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09-26-2006, 04:56 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Out of my mind.
Posts: 999
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You get alcohol and food in the middle of church.
Yayzors.
Church of the Subgenius.
(I'm still waiting 'til I get a credit card account to pay.)
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09-26-2006, 04:57 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow?
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It's survived for a long time, despite many attacks, and while I would hate for this to sound like I'm ignoring the actual religion, without it we'd be lacking alot of really beautiful Catholic cathedrals.
Egyptian Paganism.
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He said "It's all in your head"
And I said, "So's everything," but he didn't get it
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09-26-2006, 04:58 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow?
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Awh, Splintered, you beat me to it. My post was in response to Catholicism, in case there was any confusion.
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He said "It's all in your head"
And I said, "So's everything," but he didn't get it
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09-26-2006, 04:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Irishland
Posts: 40
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I don't believe in Catholicism any more, but I really value some of the things it taught me as a child.
For as long as I can remember, I believed that if I did evil things, I would be banished to hell. The fear of going to hell definitely kept me out of trouble!
I'm still undecided about my religious beliefs, but I was born a Catholic so I'll pass that one onto you!
EDIT: My post was in response to Catholicism too -- d'oh!
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09-26-2006, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Out of my mind.
Posts: 999
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Three in a row!
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09-26-2006, 06:49 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: the concrete and steel beehive of Southern California
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Is it just me or did Cradle-man answer both Zen and Catholic? O.o
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09-26-2006, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Out of my mind.
Posts: 999
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Here.
I'll just even this out on track.
Alaizabel Cray - Egyptian Paganism - Hell, you have Ra, the sun God. It inspired Stargate for names. How cool is that? Eh? EH?
Inky - Catholicism - I still stand, that booze in church = Good Church.
Once again. Church of the Sub-Genius.
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09-26-2006, 07:00 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Canada
Posts: 22
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I have to say something nice, so-'thats great'' lol
How about an eclectic mix of all of the above -voiding Anton Levay of course. He's a genius manipulator.
EWWW-Hare Krishna(or is that a philosophy)?
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09-26-2006, 07:25 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: London, UK
Posts: 2,065
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Religion is such a personal thing, I could never claim just one. I take my beliefs from my own life, and model my behaviour on people I know and admire.
A mix of religions? Well that definitely sounds like a sensible belief system - admittedly the closest to my own.
And now a religion I think deserves mentioning:
Islam (I'm not Muslim, but as I said, it should be mentioned - people have far too little good to say about it these days).
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09-26-2006, 07:27 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: El Paso, Texas/ Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua
Posts: 9,203
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Allah is much more lenient than God.
Homosexuals in Muslim heaven get seven young men instead of the seven virgins, while on Abrahamic religions, homosexuals go to Hell.
Scientology. 
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"No theory, no ready-made system, no book that has ever been written will save the world.
I cleave to no system. I am a true seeker."
-Mikhail Bakunin
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Originally Posted by George Carlin
People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think.
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