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 Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 2:48 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:18 pm
My mother was raised as a Catholic but to this day isnt religious.
My father doesn't beleive in religion. He says "Religion was created by one man to simply control another". He beleives in God 100%...which confuses me. sweatdrop
The notion of a higher being never caught on with me but I felt that being nonreligious was more like undecided.
Paganism intriuged me. As I studied it further I found hundreds of branches of the word. Many different beliefs, gods, etc. I stumbled upon pantheism.
As I was reading I thought it was like someone was explaining me. I do not beleive in a higher being. I feel very in tune with nature. That is all I need.
I found this is not true for many others.......
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:57 pm
Marjuari_the_elemental I found this is not true for many others....... I stay openminded as much and often as I possibly can. Never forget human error and the fact that we, humans, tend to thrive on hierarchy. I have a fear of contradiction. At least, that is the best word I have for it as of now. My body is 13 and my mind fluctuates between 3 and 30.
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:43 pm
I think it's time for a revision: it's been a really long time since I've done this.
Hello. I am Son of Axeman.
Real name: Jason
Like?: I hate my name
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Age: 19
Religious beliefs: I was born an Armenian Orthodox Christian, from my (very religious) mother's side of the family. I lost faith at around the age of 13. At ~14, i started studying Wicca. I considered myself a Wiccan for a while, but then discovered that it seems fabricated to me. I then considered myself an Eclectic Pagan for awhile, then developed my love for science, and realized that none of any of this religious stuff makes any bloody sense. I am now an atheist, if you couldn't tell already.
Hobbies: Studying medicine, discussing ethical issues, mocking stupid people.
Aspirations for the future: I want to become either a doctor or Ethics teacher.
Bad habits: I bite my nails.
Has been described as: Grumpy, sarcastic, sociopathic.
Social group: I hate social groups. Emo, Goths, Jocks, I hate them all.
DISCLAIMER ON MY BEHAVIOUR:
Son of Axeman I cannot stress enough that what I say may offend you, and that I do not care. I do not believe in political correctness, it is a method with which to control language. I call a spade a spade, and if you don't like it, bugger off. it's not up to me to censor my individual right to free speech, for the comfort of the majority.
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:37 pm
Hello! I just join this guild today, and so i'm here to introduce myself...
I'm a 20 yrs. old university sophmore. I was born and raised Catholic by my parents/family. I'm currently considering Confirmation although at times I do wonder if this is the right choice for me to make. I don't doubt my Christain faith though, I'm just trying to figure out if the Catholic family that I've grown up in is the one I want to stay in.
For some reason I feel the need to say at this point that I'm liberal both philosophically and religiously.
I'm open to learning about all faiths/religions/world views, whatever you want to call it.
I look forward to meeting new people in the guild!
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 2:52 pm
Name's Megan, I'm 15 and a sophomore in high school.
I was raised somewhat Catholic, in that I was sent to a Catholic school and taught the bare minimum of the religion. (Actual facts about theology and doctrine were, both at school and at home, neglected in favor of very broad, generic statements such as "Jesus loves you!" and "Let's be good people by volunteering at [x church function]!")
I then chose to attend Catholic high school for several reasons, making me one of the only ones there who aren't resentful of the school's attempt to instill morality.
I don't call myself Catholic anymore, but I'm definitely a theist and Christianity seems to appeal to me, and makes more sense to me, than most other religions. Right now, I'm really attempting to just... learn, and figure stuff out on my own. I also joined this guild to meet people and make friends, so feel free to PM me.
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:34 pm
Hello, everyone!
My name is Maggie, and I am a devout catholic. I'm an 18-year-old female, and a freshman in college. I'm taking up Chemistry as my major, with a possible minor in BioChem.
My mother was born and raised Catholic, and my father was born and raised Protestant. In order to be married in the Catholic church, they made a promise to raise their children in the church. So they did.
I'm the third of four children, with the other three being males. We were all raised as good little Catholic children.
When I was 11, my mother died of cancer. She had a nice Catholic funeral, and my father tried his best to keep us in the faith.
A few months later, my father lost his faith, and we stopped going to church. I missed it very much, and ran off a few times to hide in the church when no one was there. I would pray, and cry, and sometimes sing a nice little hymn. It made me feel good inside, and I wished so much that I could do that again every Sunday. I was never confermed, and I still regret it to this day.
When I hit my teen years, I began to stray away from the church. I wanted to find my own meaning of God, and my own believe. I began by researching other religions. Then, I picked up my bible, and read the entire thing (it took me two years! gonk ). I made my own interpretations about it, and talked to my father about it.
My father an I have become very close, and I look to him for my spiritual guidence. He has since regained his faith, and pratices it in his own way.
I would love to return to the routine of a Catholic life. Unfortunately, I cannot participate in the Eucharist, because of serveral things.
I am by no means an ignorant Christian. I know and understand the history of my religion, and what it teaches.
The reason why I joined this guild was because I feel left out in the fact that I and still very devoted to the religion I was born into. I have been disriminated against by many people who claim themselves to be "tolerant Atheists," yet feel no compasion for my beliefs.
Finally, I would like to note that I am a true believer in the teachings of M.K. Gandhi. He saw that every religion was the same, not in who they believe in, but in what they believe, and the people who follow it. I'm a very tolerant person, and not easily offeneded by what other say. I always try to learn more about others, because I believe that it makes my values and morals stronger.
And.. correct me if I'm wrong, but is everyone in here under 18? sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:56 pm
Mirima And.. correct me if I'm wrong, but is everyone in here under 18? sweatdrop Very touching story. I don't know your situation, but I'd say, if you want to start living a Catholic lifestyle again, start by talking to a priest. And no, not everyone here's under 18. Quite a few of us are older. I, myself, am 20.
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A Murder of Angels Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:05 pm
A Murder of Angels Mirima And.. correct me if I'm wrong, but is everyone in here under 18? sweatdrop Very touching story. I don't know your situation, but I'd say, if you want to start living a Catholic lifestyle again, start by talking to a priest. And no, not everyone here's under 18. Quite a few of us are older. I, myself, am 20.
And it's good to know that there is a mix of ages here. n.n
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:56 pm
A Murder of Angels Mirima And.. correct me if I'm wrong, but is everyone in here under 18? sweatdrop Very touching story. I don't know your situation, but I'd say, if you want to start living a Catholic lifestyle again, start by talking to a priest. And no, not everyone here's under 18. Quite a few of us are older. I, myself, am 20.
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Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:33 pm
Greetings, all.
I'm on Gaia as Kichigai (I'm not a mod. That's Kichigai M.), and my 'real life name' is Gloria. I really don't care between the two online.
I'm not really sure where to start, so I'll just ramble a bit.
My father was raised a Quaker/Friend. My mother was raised Brethren. Quakers/Friends believe in Peace, and simple life. (making God/spirituality more important in your life than anything else- specifically material things). They also don't get baptized or take communion, at least in my father's church. (Many Quakers do take communion, but not in my dad's church.) My mom was raised Brethren. Never heard of it? Yes? Thought so.
Originally simple life and selebacy-wanting pacifists. Now there are a few different branches, none of them are still for selebacy: Old Order Brethren (think Amish, yeah, that's it.) There are the conservative sort, who aren't even Pacifists quite often, and there are the liberals. Pacifists, to the max, all for the simple life, but not to the same degree as the Amish... think modern Quaker, and are very accepting. Very. Some people are borderline Unitarians, and there are people on all ends of the spectrum.
Now the liberal (yet not Unitarian) end includes my mom, dad, sister, and me. I'm a liberal Brethren, I'm only 14... and since Brethren believe in adult baptism, I've not yet been baptized. (Standard age range for baptism is 9-22, very diverse.)
I've probably explained something incorrectly, but ah well.
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Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:30 pm
My name is Adam. I'm 18 living in the midwest US.
I started life out as a Methodist, but at about age 10 parted with the church. I have always been rather independent and explorative, and so at that somewhat early age I started my spiritual journey by creating something of a doctrine that is comparable to Shamanism.
Time went on, and my beliefs changed. Around age 12 or so, I came to realise I was most definitely a pacifist, which, to this day hasn't changed. Shortly after that time, a friend introduced me to his church, the Apostolic church. I attended there for about 2 years, and have since to see a church with an equal amount of passion for their beliefs. Unfortunately, I was dealing the entire time with another issue that had originally divided me from the church, homosexuality.
I split from the Apostolic church at age 16 and continued onward. I delved a bit into Buddhist theory, much of which still resides with me, and then moved onto the more magical religious paths.
After weighing what I have come to believe with my insatiable desire to be with nature, I decided I would practise Druidry.
I've found that the most important lesson I've learned is not to be afriad of change. Some religious leaders use fear as a means to keep their members in line, and to submit to this fear is to do a great disservice to oneself. I believe what I believe because I love it, not fear it, and if my beliefs shall change, so be it. biggrin
[sorry for a long post]
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 5:47 pm
Hi all. I am:
- the Magpie Cat
- a Celtic Shaman
- very probably the oldest person on this board, and possibly at Gaia, at almost 47
Let's see, my spiritual history, in a nutshell:
I was raised Episcopalian (Anglican Catholic). I stayed for the music long after I had any other reason to, though I stopped a long (longlong) time ago. I started studying other religions in my early teens, and over the years have learned at least the key elements of most major ones and many minor ones. I found that at the core, most of them have the same rules about how we should treat each other, which boils down to "thou shalt play nicely together".
I pursued solitary practice of Wicca for several years, but the more I studied, the more I found the focus on ritual and form to be too limiting for me.
These days, I refer to myself as a Celtic Shaman. I'm Celtic by ancestry and inclination, though I also include elements from a variety of other paths. My approach to spirituality is more shamanistic than priestly, trying to be more in tune with the spiritual energy of everything. I know that trees have memory. I have studied widely, and continue to do so, making use of those signposts that make sense to my path.
Well, that's enough about me for now. Ask, and I shall endeavor to answer.
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:09 pm
Hi
My name is TC
I was raised in a christian home, UCC, and I began to ask questions. I have sense left that religion, and am now converting to wiccanism. Hello there
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:04 am
I am Lilianna FireStar. I am a 23 year old Elemental Fae Wiccan. I have been in my faith for 13 years, I was 9 years old when I found my faith. I found it is hereditary. my teacher and uncle passed away at 35 when I was 13 years old. my mother and sister are catholic, and my father is Christian. My gifts are, Empathy, prophacy, healing, and more. My quest in life is to gain as much knowledge as possible while staying open-minded. if you want to know more just pm me.
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