re: Religion

Quoting The Doctor:" Potato chips for all!"

I love potato chips. I wish I had some. I'm so hungry lol

Catholic born and raised.

Quoting Laneys*Mama:" This is gonna sound stupid, but what exactly do athiests believe? I know that's basically what people ... [snip!] ... that work? I grew up Baptist. I don't really know much of anything about any other religions, that's partly why I was asking."

Theology is any kind of belief or system of beliefs that involves a higher power or an existential force that has complete, mild, or even no involvement in it's subjects. They include creationists of any religion, Christians, Muslims, Jews, people who believe in Norse/Greek/Egyptian pantheons, as well as Buddhists and Daoists.

Antitheism (atheism) is the belief that there is no intelligent outside force working through or making decisions in our world.

Basically, atheisms don't believe in any higher power, force, power, afterlife, or idea that can't be rationally explained or observed.

Quoting Chroma Hex [+1]:" Theology is any kind of belief or system of beliefs that involves a higher power or an existential force ... [snip!] ... atheisms don't believe in any higher power, force, power, afterlife, or idea that can't be rationally explained or observed."

Thank you for breaking that down  

LaVeyan Satanist.
Why? Because it represents my life and my lifestyle most accurately.

Quoting My Lil' Monster:" LaVeyan Satanist. Why? Because it represents my life and my lifestyle most accurately."

What exactly is that?

Quoting My Lil' Monster:" LaVeyan Satanist. Why? Because it represents my life and my lifestyle most accurately."

I have a very good friend that studies under LaVeyan practices. She is a very confident and self-motivated person, so I think it suits her well, too.

Quoting Laneys*Mama:" What exactly is that?"

LaVeyan Satanism is a religion based on materialism, the empowerment of the self and the ego, the carnal realities of animal life, the questioning of social taboos, and the promotion of tough social justice. Satan is not real but is the most ideal and accurate symbol of reality and nature: The world is full of violence, suffering, stress, striving, and death - the life cycle itself requires all these things. There is no heaven, no hell, no afterlife, no angels or demons: there are no gods or saviors apart from ourselves.

Quoting My Lil' Monster:" LaVeyan Satanism is a religion based on materialism, the empowerment of the self and the ego, the carnal ... [snip!] ... things. There is no heaven, no hell, no afterlife, no angels or demons: there are no gods or saviors apart from ourselves. "

That would make me really sad lol

Quoting Laneys*Mama:" That would make me really sad lol"

For you yes it would possibly be but for me, my children, and my spouse it is what we believe and are a very healthy, happy, loving, and caring family. In fact people always think we are Mormon or Christian because our actions as humans represent a lot of their values. I mean as a human animal we love and nurture our children and they are taught to be respectful to others and have respect for themselves. No one would ever know we are LaVeyan Satanists at all.

Quoting Chroma Hex [+1]:" I have a very good friend that studies under LaVeyan practices. She is a very confident and self-motivated person, so I think it suits her well, too. "

Thats cool. A lot of people are afraid to even acknowledge they study or practice it for fear of being ridiculed or ostracized.

Quoting My Lil' Monster:" For you yes it would possibly be but for me, my children, and my spouse it is what we believe and are ... [snip!] ... are taught to be respectful to others and have respect for themselves. No one would ever know we are LaVeyan Satanists at all."

I mean just the thought of no heaven, hell, or afterlife of any kind. I'm not really sure what I believe, but for the sake of grieving over someone I've lost that I was very close to (and people that are yet to come), I have to believe there is some sort of after life. I'm not judging you by any means!

I was raised Southern Baptist, fire and brimstone.
I left and became Pagan for about a year, but I didn't really connect
So now I'm trying out Unitarian Universalism. So far I like it.

I believe there is a God and that everyone goes to Heaven or somewhere similar when we die. No one goes to Hell, because God is truly loving and would not send anyone to suffer.

I grew up in a christian family, but we never went to church or anything extreme.
I started experimenting with different religions when I was 13. I'm now Agnostic, have been for about 5 years now, and will most likely stay that way.

I was raised Christian, when I was 11 I discovered Wicca, and that has been my belief ever since.