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 Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:28 am
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:38 am
Well I don't really like the English word "religious" because the way I feel about it it implies just adhering to a religion rather than personal genuine faith. Or as if "religion" was a special box separated from other aspects of life, which it should not be. That's just the impression it has on me personally.
The equivalent used in my language is rather like "a believer" which I would agree with, if someone asked me if I was one. Because I'm a believer in God and Christ.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:29 am
No.
I live my life without religion adamantly, however I do have strong principles. They are all just secular.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:42 am
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:57 pm
Yes but no. I try to strictly follow my religion but haven't earned the title of religious
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:34 pm
No, I am not religious.
However, I do have a great reverence and respect towards life and the world we live in. It's secular, but I think many of the emotions involved in how I wish to take care of the others around me are the same sorts of emotions others feel towards God.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:25 pm
I don't call myself religious, but I am a devout Latter-day Saint
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:58 pm
Well I follow my religion and have my beliefs and I enjoy it but I wouldn't call myself religious......I am called many other things lol
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 4:45 am
me too...im not religious but ISLAM is my oxygen
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:06 am
I'm a bit curious as to what everyone thinks it means to be religious. I've always seen it as one who practiced their faith in accordance with their particular religious guidelines (only applicable to those claiming to be a member of a certain religion). I guess I'm wondering if people are separating themselves from the word 'religious' because it's now viewed as a dirty word or if they don't really have any religious practices to follow, or if they're more like me and are just non-practicing members.
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:38 pm
Semiremis I'm a bit curious as to what everyone thinks it means to be religious. I've always seen it as one who practiced their faith in accordance with their particular religious guidelines (only applicable to those claiming to be a member of a certain religion). I guess I'm wondering if people are separating themselves from the word 'religious' because it's now viewed as a dirty word or if they don't really have any religious practices to follow, or if they're more like me and are just non-practicing members. Personally, I would definte "religious" to be someone who is devout and unquestioning in their beliefs. Webster's defines someone who is "religious" as being "fervent," "zealous," and "scrupulously and conscientiously faithful." So a person who is non practicing could be described more as "spiritual" than "religious." But, yeah, I have met a lot of people who say that there not religious just because they don't like the sound of it, even if they totally are.
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:45 pm
I am religious if by "religious" you mean someone who technically has a religion. However, I am not religious if by "religious" you mean someone who's devout and unwilling to go against their religion. So, I guess it just depends on exactly which definition you're using.
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:18 pm
vampirate tsukinu me too...im not religious but ISLAM is my oxygen How can a Muslim not be religious? Unless you're not practicing...?
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Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 1:34 pm
comfortably_dumb vampirate tsukinu me too...im not religious but ISLAM is my oxygen How can a Muslim not be religious? Unless you're not practicing...? pretty sure it was sarcastic....
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Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:02 pm
i spose i am, so i may as well be honest about it.
but usually, "religious" feels too institutional, so i would prefer to be called simply "spiritual".
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