Astrogemini was sort of right. UU's are kind of outcasts of society. You could argue that its not a real religion, but what is a real religion/church? I see it as a group of people with similar values that meet together and are all seeking something. In some religions that thing is God, in others, such as mine, it is a sense of belonging and community. So I can see where you are comming from.

I'm christian (catholic to be precise) and let me tell you, I wasn't always the most religious person. However, I've found that I dont really need a chruch to be close to God. The only real reason for a church is to be in a community with other people. I personally enjoy going to church, not neccessarily for the spiritual aspect, but for the sense of family that I feel with other people when I go. At church, I'm not gay, straight, black, white, male, or female: rather, i'm just another follower of God celebrating the fact that I'm alive and well with other people. Who wouldn't enjoy that?

This might make some ppl mad at me, but it might not. Personally I think religion was started to explain what was then the unexplainable. But now with our technology we are starting to explain those things. For example I have a step-Mom who says that humans didn't evolve from primates because "we are too different" lol. Well duh we r different but our differences are outweighed by our similarities. Humans and primates have basically the same bon structure. The Christian religion (and others) say that God created man (Adam) and for Adam he made all the animals. What about the dinosaurs? There were no humans around with the Dinosaurs. I agree with the theories that all living things have evolved from single-celled organisms, some of which still live here on Earth. e.g. Achaebacteria can stand practically impossible temperatures and conditions. Scientists say that before the dinosaurs (way before) Archaebacteria was thousands of times more able to survive in hopeless conditions, such as no oxygen. What I am getting at is that perhaps some single-celled organisms were on a meteorite that struck the Earth. Now that they lived on Earth, they could grow and evolve thanks to the many resources we have on this planet, and as they evolved and could go more pllaces they found even more resources to be had. The result of ALL that was the millions of different creatures we can find here on Earth. Now before my fingers fall off, I end my comment.
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To be completely blunt... I'm a spritiual satanist.

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i myself am babptist and a very strong one at that...i grew up in a catholic family but they never forced the religion onto me..i guess that why my fath is so strong right now...your probably thinking if my faith is so strong why am I on this site...well here's my answer I believe in Christ he died on teh cross for a reason, so we could all be happy and NOT be tied to the strict rules of the OLD testament, while homosexuality is a sin, so is being greedy, so is saying a bad word, but does that stop other people?....no..why?....because Christ died on the cross so we could repent our sins instead of forcing a lifestyle upon ourselves where we cannot sin which is humanly imposible...if I have offended you in any way with my comments I am sorry you have your beliefs and i have mine and will remain strong in my faith...ooh and another thing...just cuz i am strong in faith does not mean i go to church every sunday....seeing me at church on sunday is like seeing me at a gentlemen's club...just not happening

I respect your beliefs, I just still dont understand how loving another person, regardless of sex can be a sin. I've heard it described so many times and in so many different ways, but for the life of me I dont get it.

I think that religion is a very personal thing to everyone, and as society has evolved, so have our beliefs and understanding of the universe. This means that we no longer need to go to church or to live your life exactly how a 'holy book' tells you to do.

We all share common morals and principles, and it is up to the individual to choose how to use their life, and also to love or hate.

I personally am quite a spiritual person in that I believe we are all connected as beings of love, and the more and more people who choose to live their life in a loving way, will mean a happier world for all of us, and we can all fulfil our potentials. I agree though that a lot of people see a stigma attached to the word spirituality or religion, and I have personally been bought up as a protestant, but
have explored other areas of faith until I found my own!! It has helped me to overcome hard times in the last few years, and your faith can be a valuable item throughout life.

This gonna sound really weird but i'm shamanic, and don't u dare compare me to the cartoon. Yes i do wierd stuff, but think about it, the stuff christains, and jew's do seem friggn crazy to me.

This gonna sound really weird but i'm shamanic, and don't u dare compare me to the cartoon. Yes i do wierd stuff, but think about it, the stuff christains, and jew's do seem friggn crazy to me.