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 Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:26 pm
Hey! My name is Alex, but just call me Maz or Mazuac, I don't really mind either one biggrin
Last december I was a devoted christian, then I became athiest. A couple weeks ago I started to feel an emptiness within me without a religion, so I check out a couple and found Buddhism was right for me.
Right now, I consider myself a Bhuddist, even thought I have a lot to learn. I practice meditation and find it very nice and helpful. I have also found my patience has increased as well. However, I don't beleive in reincarnation. I beleive that when we die, we become free of our bodies, and become an ageless being. By that I mean we are able to traverse through time and through the universe, without changing anything. And no, I don't beleive in the Devil or Hell.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:26 pm
Hello! You can call me Gay Inferno or TGI for short.
I was born and raised with a strict Christian upbringing in the Christian Reformed Church. However, about two years ago I began exploring other religions, mostly Buddhism, Taoism, and Shinto. About a year ago, a close friend of mine introduced me to Wicca, so I've been studying some of that as well.
I don't really consider myself any religion, I'm just pretty eclectic. I believe there is a God and a Goddess and I believe that after death we can be reborn into the world based on our actions in our past life. I believe in Karma, to some degree, and I think it is possible to use tarot cards or other means of divination to gain insight or help from higher beings; but seeing the future really isn't something that can be done, because the future is constantly changing.
I don't believe in the devil or hell; but I believe in ghosts and other non-human spirits like angels and demons.
I devote most of my time to the Goddess Quan Yin, who originated in the far east. I often pray using a mala (similar to a rosary) and practice divination with tarot cards.
Aaaaanyway, maybe I shouldn't go SO in depth about my beliefs. sweatdrop
And yes, I really am gay, I'm saying this now because everyone always asks me and it's just easier to get it out of the way here. ^w^
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 2:28 pm
Hi there, my name's Cait, and I live in a cornfield, very fun.
Let's see, in another guild, I called myself a sandwhich so I could describe tomatoes as being Kemetic. xd I was born and baptized Catholic but as my parents weren't very religious, so the only time I really went to church was when I went with my grandma. My mom became interested in "Wicca" (the Neo-Pagan rather than traditional kind) when I was six or seven, and gave me Ravenwolf's Teen Witch Kit. I got interested, researched, had fluff beaten out of me with a pillow and came to be a Neo-Pagan with strong Egyptian influences and I worshipped Bast. Now I've evolved further and am at some odd state where I'm agnostic and Buddhist-influenced and really care more about how I act towards everything else than how I act towards a deity.
Meh, hope you people like me. biggrin
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:35 am
Hi, my name's Rops. I was born and raised in Northern California. I currently reside in Ashland, Oregon. I was born under Christian parents, but raised agnostic. I spent some time as a Satanist, but more recently I have converted to Reform Sithism. The Book of Sith can be found here. I didn't do it as a joke or because I thought it'd be cool or to annoy my parents. I joined the Sith Empire because I agree with it.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:43 am
Hello and As-Salāmu 3alaykum السلام عليكم (in Arabic)
My name is Ebü Bekir (in Turkish), أبو بكر. I am a Muslim, and I have been raised Muslim. I grew up part of my life as a foreign-national resident in Saudi Arabia where I got a lot of my education. Thus, I am a native speaker of both Arabic and English. It had it's ups and downs being there... neutral
I don't like to label myself anything besides being a Muslim (as there are many kinds of Muslims of various sects, schools of thought, and ideologies). However, I would be labeled as Muslim "Sunnî Mālikî" (which, trust me, doesn't in reality differ very much from a Sunnî Shāfi3î, Ħanbalî or Ħanîfî).
I love to learn about different things in this world, wether it be science, linguistics, culture, religions... I also love to teach, as I am a graduating college senior and hoping on building a career in the future in science accademics (most likely in Chemistry or a related field).
Quote:
"To make peace between two individuals (in comparison) is worthier than one's entire prayers and fastings."
- Prophet Muhammad (PBAH)
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:57 pm
93, and hello. My name's Jacob, and I identify myself as having beliefs within the Thelema, LaVey Satanism, and Druidism paths. I do not claim to have a religion, per-say; rather, I look for the teachings and philosophies within different theological beliefs and take what I believe to be true to the world and to myself. I was born to an agnostic household where religion was never a taboo topic to speak about. I joined a Southern Baptist church at age 13, then left at 14. From there I went on a bit of a "spiritual journey" where I studied many different teachings, such as Christianity, Judaism, Taoism, Buddhism, Nihilism, and Gnostic Luciferianism. In the end I discovered Thelema, which is where most of my beliefs lay, then LaVey Satanism, and Druidism.
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:23 pm
Hello there.
As you can see with my Avi name is Sleeping Priestess. But I would like for all new friends here to call me, Julia or Julian.
Now, my parents aren't religious people at all. I went from being and Christian to a Agnostic and then I became liking Buddha and Shinto. But now I also like Wicca, mostly Pagan and Celtic Religion. Not many people see my views on life cause of I'm mostly a random person to be with. But when it comes to a religion I love, I can't take a back seat at all.
Now for alittle more about me:
I'm 17, living in South Cali. San Deigo.
I love to Read, Write, Sing, Play Video Games, Rping, and of course Sleeping.
I do NOT like people that are Mean, Rude, Disses My Religion, Stupid, and mostly people that are Anoying to me.
And that's alittle about me, oh and when it comes to have a God or Goddess, I like all of them but one Goddess I love most is Artemis, Greek Goddess of The Moon. And of course Amaterasu, the Sun God of Japan. Or is it Goddess, I could never tell.
Well anyway, thats all about me, so later!
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:43 am
My name is Zach and I'm 16. I have been raised going to a Lutheran church my whole life, but over the past year or so, I have been researching and learning about many other religions. I have been practicing yoga and meditation, also. I don't consider myself any one religion, as I am still learning.
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:03 pm
Hey! My name is Rachel but you can call me almost anyting you want. I am currently Buddhist, but I come from a pagan/wiccan background.
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:15 am
Hello i am Tsuki (sorry cant give a real name =P)
I am 23 and i am currently on a open pagan path and studying Shinto. I was a former Catholic till about 15 or 16. From there i read many books and learned about witch craft. I am currently learning about Japanese culture and Shinto. I hope to adapt my findings to my life style (some i already have). I am also reading the bible with my fiance (New Living Translation) to learn more about Christianity from what i was not taught from the catholic church and what i can learn on my own. I am trying to read it cover to cover o-O. I accept people of all religions with open arms as long as they have the same respect for me. Which is why i decided to join this guild.
Nice to meet you all.
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:10 pm
Hey! I'm Bella, and I'm Pagan. I was raised in an open sort of Atheistic family, and I have been lucky enough to develop my own beliefs!! Hows it going?
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:54 am
Call me Soul, Kristina, or any variation of my user name. I'm 15, and will be 16 in April.
I grew up in a Catholic home, volunteered for Baptism at age 5, received Eucharist at age...10, I believe. However, As I grew I started exploring other religions and detaching myself from the dependency of pleasing my parents. I came out to my peers as gay and to myself as independent. I don't have a specific religion, but I stand firm in my beliefs. heart
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:02 am
yukito.
""""catholic"""".
male.
gay.
14.
Colombian.
Student.
RANDOM.
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:33 pm
My name is Ashleigh. I'm sixteen years old, and a baptized Mormon. I accept in my religion what makes sense to me, I don't just blindly follow.
I'm tired of people telling me what I believe when they don't belong to my religion. I'm tired of trying to defend my faith on every angle because people are simply ignorant.
I'm open to almost all forms of religion, and am respectful to all forms.
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