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Greymatters said:I'm more of a heretic than a nonbeliever.
If you ask all the religious people if they believe all the dogmas of their churches, I think that we would find
plenty heretics...
Greymatters said:I'm more of a heretic than a nonbeliever.
the 48th regulator said:Which is why we lump all you heathen/heretics together.....
OldSolduer said:I always wanted to be a pagan.....would that be OK? or maybe a Jedi....I'm joking about the Jedi....
Greymatters said:RELIGIOUS REPRESENTATION AROUND THE WORLD
Christianity Has over 10 branches; Christianity is largest with over 1 billion 2.1 billion
Islam Has 4 main branches;Sunni is largest with just under 1 billion 1.3 billion
Non-religious (Includes Secular, Agnostic, and Atheist) 1.1 billion
Hinduism Has 5 main branches 900 million
Confucianism / Taoism (Includes multiple Chinese traditional belief systems) 394 million
Buddhism Has 3 main branches 376 million
Primal-indigineous (Includes non-African tribal and aboriginal beliefs) 300 million
Diasporic (Includes African traditional beliefs) 100 million
Sikhism Has 1 main branch 23 million
Juche Has 1 main branch 19 million.
Judaism Has 5 main branches 14 million
Baha’l Has 2 main branches 7 million
Jainism Has 3 main branches 4.2 million
Shinto Has 7 main branches 4 million
Zoroastrianism Has 2 main branches 2.6 million
Source: http/www.hri.ca/index.aspx, estimated religious composition of the world population. Population size based on Jan 2004 estimated worldwide population of 6.4 million
Richie said:Yes! Go team, go! Go team, go! ;D
Damn, I promised myself I'd stop posting on religious threads. Must...not...press...post button...
Reccesoldier said:By my calculations there are still 5.5 billion theists out there... We've a ways to go.
Or Sunni Islam with Roman Catholicism. We Papists still come out on top! ;DEmenince Grise said:Roman Catholicism is not a separate faith but a Christian denomination. It makes more sense to compare Islam with Christianity in general.
uncle-midget-boyd said:It absolutely Grinds my gears when people go around in places like this on the interweb saying that all religious ideals and religions in general are hoaxes and fairy tales. Free speech is a wonderful thing, and I am by no means a fan of political correctiveness, but this is what people base their lives on - their faith. And I just want to Tear something apart when I see people piling the shits all over it. :rage:
Time out for some deep breaths.... Aw hell, I'm getting some JD.
Midget
Richie said:If you're referring to my last post, it was just a joke on my part; sometimes my jokes don't always work out. I apologise if I offended your faith. I have already stated on this forum that we all need something to get through life and if religion gives you strength, then who am I to argue.
Look at it this way: assuming for the moment that God does exist, He must have given us our sense of humour. I often use my God-given sense of humour to get me through life. However, if I crossed the line and offended you, you have my sincere apology.
Richie
X-mo-1979 said:I have not baptised my child as I wish to give him the choice.My mothers first comment was ..."what if something happens to him?"
Meaning he would be stuck in purgatory.Something she was raised with.
the 48th regulator said:That no longer is the belief, however it is recommended to baptize the child at the soonest possible time, to aid in the child's acceptance of the holy divinity.
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X-mo-1979 said:I have not baptised my child as I wish to give him the choice.My mothers first comment was ..."what if something happens to him?"
Meaning he would be stuck in purgatory.Something she was raised with.
Whether or not someone gets their kids baptised is a personal decision.Reccesoldier said:I would say that leaving that choice to the child is the right thing to do. The reason I say that is because I will always advocate free will. Is the choice to believe yours or your child's? To me that is the question you and your wife should answer.
Mortarman Rockpainter said:Whether or not someone gets their kids baptised is a personal decision.
As for saying "I'm leaving the choice to my child", that is a cop out. Do you allow your children to choose how to behave in public? Do you allow your children to choose between right and wrong on their own, or do they come up with their own moral code? Do you allow your children to choose what foods to eat? A parent's role is not to simply make sure that their children survive to the age of 18. A parent's role is to raise their children according to how the parents believe they should be raised. Baptism or not is a personal choice, but I would argue that the choice is up to the parents and not the child.
Mortarman Rockpainter said:Whether or not someone gets their kids baptised is a personal decision.
As for saying "I'm leaving the choice to my child", that is a cop out.
Do you allow your children to choose how to behave in public? Do you allow your children to choose between right and wrong on their own, or do they come up with their own moral code? Do you allow your children to choose what foods to eat? A parent's role is not to simply make sure that their children survive to the age of 18. A parent's role is to raise their children according to how the parents believe they should be raised. Baptism or not is a personal choice, but I would argue that the choice is up to the parents and not the child.