Which religion you belong to?

[Sonic]

I am trying to find out which religion most apolytoners believes into...

[Pandemoniak]

hey two freemasons here on poly ...

[Kramerman]

Atheists are 40% of Apolyton, thus far (only 5 votes). Perhaps Im more at home then I thought.

Edit: Freemasons I thought was a 'secret' organization, not a religion? Or is there a religion specific to the organization?

[chequita guevara]

Atheism isn't a religion, therefore I refuse to vote.

[Apocalypse]

Why can't anyone spell Buddhist correctly?

[Aeson]

We need an agnostic option.

[Pandemoniak]

Well, Freemasonry is not only a secret society (not THAT secret, btw), but it also have a specific spirituality. To sum up, we could say Freemasons are builders, and they build according to "god" plans, the Great Architect. This spirituality involves, like a religion, certain beliefs about morality. But on the other hand, Freemasonry spirituality doesnt have the same use than religion. Religion have been made, IIRC, to organize people's time : lifetime (baptem, weeding, death, etc...), day time - with the hours of prayers, day in the year (St Jean, Christmas instead of the winter solstice, etc...), week time, according to grecoromans deities, then adapted to christianism, etc... So we cant really say Free masonry is a religion, actually...

[Giancarlo]

Kramerman, on some polls atheism was anywhere from 50-60% of the forums....

I voted atheist... and I am proud of it. But atheism isn't a religion. It is no religion.

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Aeson
We need an agnostic option.

Just vote atheist

Atheism isn't a religion, therefore I refuse to vote.

atheism: The doctrine that there is no God or gods.
the poll is what is your religion, and atheism is the I have no religion answer. You dont have to be difficult.

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Pandemoniak
Well, Freemasonry is not only a secret society (not THAT secret, btw), but it also have a specific spirituality. To sum up, we could say Freemasons are builders, and they build according to "god" plans, the Great Architect. This spirituality involves, like a religion, certain beliefs about morality. But on the other hand, Freemasonry spirituality doesnt have the same use than religion. Religion have been made, IIRC, to organize people's time : lifetime (baptem, weeding, death, etc...), day time - with the hours of prayers, day in the year (St Jean, Christmas instead of the winter solstice, etc...), week time, according to grecoromans deities, then adapted to christianism, etc... So we cant really say Free masonry is a religion, actually...

I see. I just always thought that freemasons tended to be wealthy, well educated upper-class folk who tended to be Deists, but that is what my old US history book made it seem, IIRC.

[loinburger]

Where's my Jainist option?

[Frankychan]

I don't know if agnostics can be classified in the same genre as atheists. I think agnostics believe in a higher power but don't commit to any one religion whereas atheists don't believe in a higher power.

I'd vote for agnostic or "Amalgamation" option if there was one.

Originally posted by loinburger

---"Hook'd on fonicks phuk'd me up."

Now THATS freekin funny.

[Jon Miller]

no

what you think is agnostism is deism

Jon Miller

[loinburger]

Originally posted by frankychan
I think agnostics believe in a higher power but don't commit to any one religion whereas atheists don't believe in a higher power.

Definition of "agnostic," off of dictionary.com, is:
a. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
b. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.

I think what you're describing above is Deism or something.

Now THATS freekin funny.

Found it on a bumper sticker the other day. It fit so nice, I kept it.

[Vesayen]

"Judaist (Zionist)"

First off not all Jews believe in Zionism(I do, but some sects dont......), and "Judaist" isnt a religion, Judaism is......