If you had to change religions, which one would you choose?

Bogs said:
Strange to see a lot of things said for Catholicism; in this country, it's the driving force behind Atheism.
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Really? That's interesting... I see a lot more hatred leveled at fundamentalist/evangelist Protestant groups, especially since Protestants are the majority in the United States.
 
I'm also very interested in Buddhism, honestly. I like how it assumes that humans are basically good and that everyone, eventually, will attain enlightenment.
 
I'd probably go for Eastern Orthodoxy or Catholicism. Possibly Zoroastrianism.
 
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I've already changed religions before (from Christianity to paganism), but if I had to do it again, I'd definitely go for Buddhism. I like its teachings and I've done some Buddhist practices in the past.
 
While Baha'i sounds nice and all
I'd have problems with
because those are things I sometimes enjoy.

I wouldn't really know as I find religion as a concept to be ridiculous in most cases and I'm quite comtempt with being an atheist:neckbeard: Maybe buddhism but I really don't know too much about it.
 
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I'm firmly atheist, but if I were to convert, I'd probably opt for Catholicism. The history and culture attached to Catholicism are something I find rather interesting, as is the organization of the church and the somewhat ritualistic nature of the religion. If we're considering teachings that blur the lines between philosophy and religion (such as, say, Taoism) things might be different.
 
I'm very solidly atheist but if that ever changed you would probably see me converting to either Irish paganism or Russian Orthodoxy.

Orthodox services are fucking beautiful, and I've been trying to read up on Irish reconstructionism for a character for a thing I'm writing and it's... not going well for a whole bunch of reasons but what I have learned really appeals to me.

(Roman Catholic would've been on the list up till very recently but I had a family wedding in a Catholic church not too long ago and because of where my immediate family was sat, there was a statue of Jesus holding his own disembodied glowing heart staring at me the entire ceremony . It seriously weirded me out.)
 
If I had to choose a religion to replace my current one (Agnosticism), I would choose Buddhism. I agree with their philosophy and enjoy their cultural aesthetics the most. Also, Pope Francis is pretty rad and does make Catholicism look more tempting, as long as that Catholicism in question the type that Pope Francis follows.
 
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Catholicism, probably. I grew up Catholic and I kinda miss the sense of community (donuts in the church basement after mass, talking with people, etc). I also kinda like the sense of continuity as in, language aside, this is the way that people worshipped 1500 years ago. I also like some of the core concepts in that good deeds and being a good person is more important than the rituals. I spent a number of my teenage years in a Protestant church and it seemed like the latter was focused on the individual (personal savior, personal deeds) while the former had a greater appreciation for community. Probably my own perceptions coloring the things, but that's how I've always seen the two.
 
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Probably another Protestant sect, though I suppose that's a pretty boring answer, isn't it?

Outside of that, whilst I don't really buy into the theology, the Latter Day Saints are definitely a group that I find interesting, due to the history behind the movement. If I was to join a non-Christian religion just to be a part of a religion, I'd probably go with them.
 
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Dudeofteenage said:
The Catholic mass was substantially altered in 1962, only the most recent of many revisions.
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Yeah, I went and looked into it after I had posted that. Ah well.

Damn you and your false info Mrs. Smith (seventh year CCD teacher.)
 
sugoi-chan said:
Yeah, I went and looked into it after I had posted that. Ah well.

Damn you and your false info Mrs. Smith (seventh year CCD teacher.)
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Well, pretty much every Christian creed claims that their ritual is either the uncorrupted preservation or the divinely inspired restoration of the rites of the early Church. Even the Mormons! The Catholics just have better PR than most (although the Orthodox also have form in this area)
 
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Hat said:
Outside of that, whilst I don't really buy into the theology, the Latter Day Saints are definitely a group that I find interesting, due to the history behind the movement. If I was to join a non-Christian religion just to be a part of a religion, I'd probably go with them.
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We are Christian—that classification may depend a bit upon your definition of Christianity, though.
 
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