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Greetings, I am Tora Hikari, or Patrick, which ever you prefer.

Religiously, I'm some algamath of stuff that is hard to explain, since I'm still figuring out the finer points of it. As to tolerance, my best friend is Wicca, I was raised LDS, so take a guess at my tolerance level.

um...hello, my name is Amanda.
I was never raised with a religion, nor do I wish to have one (I AM NOT AN ATHEIST!!!) Both of my parents were raised to be Christian and were both confirmed. I think their parents did it because that was what was socialy acceptible at the time. They raised me to have on open mind about all religions and to, as my mother says, "send everyone love from my heart"

I like to take away the good parts from every every religion I learn about. I have no desire to declare myself a certain religion or be confirmed to any one religion.

That was my piece, so long.

If it makes you feel any better I used to be a devout catholic.
By the way, what kind of catholic are you?

you are very welcome

Hey, you can call me Rediamond ar korey, whichever you please. anyways i have been raised in an envirment of many different beliefs/religions. the one that i was exposed to and believed until the age of nine was the jahovah witness belief system/religion. i am currently not sure what to call myself, seeing as how my beliefs dont fit any one religion.

i have a vast knowledge of many religions/belief systems, including but not limited to: jahovah's witness, cotholicism, buddhaism, christianity, wicca, mormanism, athiest, agnostic, humanism, and quite a few others.

i dont mind PMs so if you have a queston please feel free to pm me. biggrin

Hey y'all! Call me Holdwine (duh). I am also on Gaia as Bork, and yes, I am really a girl. wink
I was born into a very Christian family, my grandfather is a Baptist preacher, I am still Southern Baptist even though I don't agree with 100% of what I was taught. I don't think that any religeon other than Christianity is wrong, and I am less likely to judge someone who has different ideas than mine. I am really interested in learning about other religeons, though I don't think I would ever change my religeon. My main philosophy is that people should be able to worship(or not worship)any way they choose to, as long as it doesn't negatively affect people around them(Christian and Non-Christian).
By the way, if I type something that sounds odd, it's usually not meant to, it's very hard for me to get my point across sometimes. sweatdrop And I usually use Christain examples because that is what I know the most about(which will hopefully change as I become more involved in this guild wink ).

Hello everyone, it's nice to meet you all smile My name is Elana, and I just recently joined the guild. I originally had a long, detailed post typed out, but Gaia had a hiccup and it was not posted sweatdrop So, I shall try and do this again.

The basic religion I grew up with was Christianity. My mom is Catholic, and my dad is Greek Orthodox, which are both very similar religions, with Christianity as their basis. I was baptised Catholic, and I attended religious education once a week for 8 years. My parents were neither very orthodox or unattentive... we'd attend church a few Sundays here and there, but not every Sunday, and we certainly went to church on the important Christian holidays, such as Christmas and Easter.

Although I was raised within the parameters of a very Christian faith, I don't really identify myself with any religion. I love to study all religions, along with myth and lore, history, archaeology, etc., and I find it fascinating when I see all of the common ties among them. Many times the similarities are absolutely uncanny. I love it surprised heart

Though I don't consider myself part of any one particular religion, I have a very deep spirituality that pervades every aspect of my life. I guess I'd consider myself to be ecclectically spiritual, although that carries a connotation that I don't necessarily like. My spiritual beliefs are derived from my studies, my personal experiences, my memories, and my inner knowledge. Yes, a lot is implied there that I'm not going to delve into.

If I were to relate my beliefs to the existing religions, I suppose that Christianity, Shamanism, Buddhism, etc., would be the primary contenders. I believe in Christianity to the extent of "following the teachings of Christ," which I may interpret differently than some other people would, and my beliefs are very nature based as well.

As far as my belief in a deity goes, I'd consider myself more pantheistic than monotheistic or polytheistic... although I believe in a personal and impersonal god, along with an eternal life-force that permeates all things. To me, these are all one and the same being, yet at the same time many different beings. Sort of a paradox.

My beliefs can get kind of extensive and specific... and complicated to explain whee

In any case, my spirituality is a very prominent part of my life and I cherish it above all other things. I am very happy to be a part of this guild, and I look forward to talking with you all.

Now, I'm gonna copy this post in case Gaia decides not to submit it again wink So... much typing.