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Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:28 am

This topic is a place where people can post to be encouraged in whatever their faith is. Whatever you believe, if you're having doubts post why. Then someone else is supposed to encourage you, even if they don't believe the same. The rule here is don't take advantage-if someone says they're doubting, either keep quiet or post something that helps, okay?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:04 am

Recently I find myself falling prey to judging those within my own religion. I may disagree with other Christians concerning theology and interpretations of scripture but I shouldn't judge them for it. I know it's human to do so but it makes be very uncomfortable that I am doing this since ironically it was for this reason here why I even considered leaving Christianity in the first place.

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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 6:58 am

I'm thinking about going to a Buddhist temple tomorrow morning. (I do believe they practice Theravada Buddhism.)

I think most of my doubts and jitters with going to one is the fact that I've been irreligious all my life. That...and my boyfriend's a Baptist and I've been trying to convince him that after five years of dating it's time to get married and start a family. There's never been a problem as long as I was atheist but I'm not sure whether or not there will be if I start attending a Buddhist temple.

Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 3:55 pm

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I'm thinking about going to a Buddhist temple tomorrow morning. (I do believe they practice Theravada Buddhism.)

I think most of my doubts and jitters with going to one is the fact that I've been irreligious all my life. That...and my boyfriend's a Baptist and I've been trying to convince him that after five years of dating it's time to get married and start a family. There's never been a problem as long as I was atheist but I'm not sure whether or not there will be if I start attending a Buddhist temple.

Is Theravada Buddhism a theistic variety? (Forgive my ignorance.)

Why don't you bring him along? If he's really very uncomfortable with it, it may be something you have to talk through at length and over some time. But if he comes along to the temple a couple of times he may realise there's nothing subversive about it. Either way it's something you have to discuss.

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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:23 pm

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I'm thinking about going to a Buddhist temple tomorrow morning. (I do believe they practice Theravada Buddhism.)

I think most of my doubts and jitters with going to one is the fact that I've been irreligious all my life. That...and my boyfriend's a Baptist and I've been trying to convince him that after five years of dating it's time to get married and start a family. There's never been a problem as long as I was atheist but I'm not sure whether or not there will be if I start attending a Buddhist temple.

Is Theravada Buddhism a theistic variety? (Forgive my ignorance.)

Why don't you bring him along? If he's really very uncomfortable with it, it may be something you have to talk through at length and over some time. But if he comes along to the temple a couple of times he may realise there's nothing subversive about it. Either way it's something you have to discuss.

No as far as I understand it's the older, more conservative school of thought within Buddhism. Regarding that it's part of the plethora of questions I plan on asking. (I do believe Mahayana places emphasis on Bodhisattvas?)

Either way I wanted to go mainly to learn more. I've always been of the opinion if I was ever to follow any of the organized religions, Buddhism would be it.

Yeah I suppose I should talk to him about it. I think I've conditioned myself at this point to fear all Christians close to me will raise hellfire if I so much as mention another religion that's not Christianity. Then again he has been dating an atheist and knew it...

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 12:24 am

Well, if you are truly to spend the rest of your life with someone, you should each have a basic understanding on where each other stands.

I am a Christian, and my husband is neo-pagan. When we first got together (10 years ago now), he was worried how I would act if I learned his beliefs, and so he kept them to himself. I was a bit naive and kept trying to get him to do churchy things with me and go churchy places with me that he didn't have the slightest interest in doing. A few days after he proposed to me I was helping him clean out a back room of his apartment, and I came across a box of his religious effects that he had put away, so he wouldn't offend me.

We had our first long sit down on that one, but it didn't go quite the way you might expect. Once he had the freedom to be himself our relationship exploded into something extraordinary. There is power in truth and acceptance, especially when it comes to relationships. If one's partner can't accept the truth of who they are, their lives together won't be truly fulfilled.

You should give your fiance the opportunity to accept your beliefs. He might find it hard to swallow, but if he accepts you you should give him the chance to understand you. You should also do the same for him. I really believe if you two can pull that off, you'll be together forever.

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