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i have been told I am not allowed to do that..nor am I allowed to identify myself as a compilation / blend of various religious / non-religious elements...
"They" demand my religion fit neatly in a box an be readily identifiable wile meeting the community's standards..
I think it shows that whoever changes religion more than once (from what their parents believed) will be the one who is actually thinking about and considering their beliefs.
Rather than just accepting what others have told us to believe, that must be good for determining what it is we, ourselves, really believe - whether it is aother orthodox religion or something else.
I think it shows that whoever changes religion more than once (from what their parents believed) will be the one who is actually thinking about and considering their beliefs.
Rather than just accepting what others have told us to believe, that must be good for determining what it is we, ourselves, really believe - whether it is aother orthodox religion or something else.
I've officially changed religions once (from Christianity to Judaism).
I bounced around several Christian denominations and "tried" several other religions prior to my conversion.
I think it shows that whoever changes religion more than once (from what their parents believed) will be the one who is actually thinking about and considering their beliefs.
Rather than just accepting what others have told us to believe, that must be good for determining what it is we, ourselves, really believe - whether it is another orthodox religion or something else.
Yeah, but what if a person is born into Religion A and stays there, and another person is born into Religion B and converts to Religion A? To me, you're saying that "thinking about" one's beliefs should logically result in changing them. The person who was born into Religion A and stayed there didn't necessarily "just accept what others told him to believe." That kind of rationale has never made sense to me, because it seems to be assuming that the person who converts is inherently a deeper thinker and less likely to have been "brainwashed" than the person who doesn't. Isn't it the end result that matters?
Last edited by Katzpur; 01-06-2018 at 06:19 PM..
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