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I'm curious why you listed Catholic as a separate choice from Christian. I guess that means you don't consider them to be Christians. I'm also curious why you didn't mention Mormons/LDS at all. I guess you must consider them to be Christians. Interesting.
It is interesting actually. I have been Catholic (raised), Mormon (married-joined), Christian (Interested), and a few others. Now I am simply Spiritual. However, in my passing through other religions I have come to understand that some Catholics don't consider themselves Christian. Most Mormons do consider themselves to be Christian.
I am atheist and agnostic and a naturalist and a humanist and an active member of the Unitarian Universalist fellowship.
I am a nontheist in that I do not have a belief in god. I am an epistemological agnostic in that I do not believe we can either prove or disprove the existence of god. I am an atheist in that I estimate the probability of the existence of any type of god existing as extremely low. I am atheist not only because I believe that there is no convincing evidence of god's existence, but because I believe there is evidence that discredits many of the things typically cited as evidence for god's existence, such as the Bible, Quran, fulfilled prophecies, answered prayers, spiritual promptings, near-death experiences, visions, intelligent design, etc.
I am a naturalist in that I do not believe in the supernatural and believe that we are fully part of the physical universe. I am a spiritual naturalist in that I still enjoy feeling the feelings I formerly believed came from the "Spirit" (transcendence, peace, awe, connectedness, elevation, inspiration, etc) which I now believe are psychologically caused. I study the rules and conditions that govern when those feelings will be present.
But, as opposed to listing all those terms as descriptors of me, I typically just say I am atheist. When someone probes deeper, I tell them that I am a spiritual naturalist.
Christianity... most popular religion in the world with the most followers... about 2.1 billion. Probably more by now since that census was a few years ago. Some people get mad when I say that because I guess they don't like to be told they are a minority.
And for the poll... Catholics are Christians. And Atheim isn't a religion.
A religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
Atheism has it's own set of beliefs on the subjects above. Therefore it is a religion.
Christianity and Catholicism are different in regards to many beliefs, such as the path to salvation. Their foundations are also quite different. Catholics believe in Original Sin and baptize at birth. Christians believe Sin is learned and baptism is a choice to be made by the individual when they are able to decipher right from wrong.
Catholic priests teach directly out of the bible and are based on strong traditions. Christians often interpret the bible themselves and teach about topics closely related to the bible.
If believing in Christ is what's necessary to get the reward, I suppose I can believe in Christ.
My wife wanted me to join her church, so I did, but I haven't set foot in one in years. She was a Baptist, and I disagree with a number of their principles.
I am a Christian. I'm active in a large Southern Baptist church.
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