Caesium137
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Rastafari added for my Jamican brethren.
Board religious make up........
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NYboro
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I meant Pastafari as in: Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Caesium137
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I'd never heard of that, but I think I'm already a convert!
Ingleby_Flash
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I’ve voted agnostic because you can’t be 100% certain, but I’m actually atheist C of E, got to have something to put on the religion section on the passport. Being religious must be quite handy though, today is the second bank holiday here this week due to some saint or other.
NYboro
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Reminds me of the first job I had in the US. We were entitled to however many religious holidays on top of regular PTO. I managed to find a calendar that had a religious holiday for every day of the year.
Boro in Devon
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There is a category missing in terms of Methodist/Baptist - protestant but not as high church as C of E.
I was brought up as a Methodist attending sunday school in Hutton Rudby, whilst most of my family continued to follow, I had trouble understanding the problems and issues between different religious groups.
When my parents were ill before they died, I saw how the church community rallied round them and thought that was a nice situation.
In later years I have often thought about how you bring the best parts of each religion together and ditch the bad. I have discovered that I think that I am more Humanist than religious.
I was brought up as a Methodist attending sunday school in Hutton Rudby, whilst most of my family continued to follow, I had trouble understanding the problems and issues between different religious groups.
When my parents were ill before they died, I saw how the church community rallied round them and thought that was a nice situation.
In later years I have often thought about how you bring the best parts of each religion together and ditch the bad. I have discovered that I think that I am more Humanist than religious.
NeilInFrance
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Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior-ist, but don't believe in the second coming. The third was much better!
NeilInFrance
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We wish you a merry Junior
And a happy Nihno
And a happy Nihno
Malaguena
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If you're in Spain mate (as I seem to remember you are), today's the only religious holiday - Immaculate Conception Day, if you will (though if the bloke was born on 25th December (yes, yes, I know) surely it should be in March
)Yesterday was Constitution Day, celebrating (in effect) transitioning from Franco's dictatorship to a democracy - they celebrate the date of the referendum that "approved" it .... and you can just see the rabid Brexiteers going "national holiday to celebrate a referendum you say
)Corcaigh_the_Cat
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No Jewish members?
HarryVegas
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Atheist, but some of the most lovely people in my life believe and that's more than fine by me. I think it's a nonsense tbh, but live and let live, my only exception being religions which inflict damage on people, and I've come across a good few people whose lives have been utterly messed up by being indoctrinated.
HarryVegas
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If I was to have a 'religion' that'd be the one I'd lean towards.
Jostler
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I’m christened, but see myself as more of a Christmasist, I like the extra effort everyone goes to at this time of year to make sure friends and family are happy in the bleak mid winter.
strangely watched a carol service and then the vicar of Dibley the other day (after some red wine) and was thinking maybe I’d like to join a church when I’m older, I think the community element is a really positive thing.
strangely watched a carol service and then the vicar of Dibley the other day (after some red wine) and was thinking maybe I’d like to join a church when I’m older, I think the community element is a really positive thing.
Right footed Left winger
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Whilst I'm not religious, I do tend to lean towards the Buddhist way of life.
theredrooster
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Although I was christened CofE, I only went to church every now and then as a child, mainly family events or religious festivals.
However my other half is Catholic and after having children we decided they should be baptised and raised as Catholic. Pre COVID we would all go to church most weeks as a family which was quite nice.
Although I wouldn't class myself as religious as such there is a nice sense of old fashioned community in the church and I do think the general messages of kindness, compassion, forgiveness and helping others are positive values that I would want my children to embrace. If as they get older they aren't interested in going to church fair enough, wouldn't force them.
However my other half is Catholic and after having children we decided they should be baptised and raised as Catholic. Pre COVID we would all go to church most weeks as a family which was quite nice.
Although I wouldn't class myself as religious as such there is a nice sense of old fashioned community in the church and I do think the general messages of kindness, compassion, forgiveness and helping others are positive values that I would want my children to embrace. If as they get older they aren't interested in going to church fair enough, wouldn't force them.
Holgatewall
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I didnt ' turn to god ' during the traumas I'm going through at the moment.
FatCat
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I find religious people to be happy , as mentioned they have community, they have many friends and a like minded network. Life is very simple and straightforward for them as it’s all gods plan whilst the rest of us non believers are just wandering around thinking what’s it all about!
