Thread: What is your Religious position?

Please see the poll above. It is a multi-option poll so you can tick more than one box.

I do beleive in God, i worship weekly and serve my church in a number of ways, probably the most notable by singing in their Choir at Holy Communion and Evensong on a Sunday.

Originally Posted by Richard Hitchens

Why do you believe in 'god', and why do you believe in the Christian god rather than Zeus, Mercury, or any of the many other gods that humans believe and have believed in?

Personal experience, the feeling of his presence in my life, as for the Christian part well it was the faith I was baptised into but as an Adult I made an informed decision that the Christian way of life was the parth I should tread, so intially when I was young culture played a factor now its spiritualy the way I feel.

Originally Posted by rjt

Personal experience, the feeling of his presence in my life, as for the Christian part well it was the faith I was baptised into but as an Adult I made an informed decision that the Christian way of life was the parth I should tread, so intially when I was young culture played a factor now its spiritualy the way I feel.

Do you believe that if you were brought up in India you would probably have become a Hindu rather than a Christian, or do you think that you would have 'found Christianity'?

I can accept that you might feel some spiritual sensation which you could interpret as a god. Of course, that is not something which can be proven or disproven. However, I find it strange that you can go from having this spiritual feeling to being a Christian. Is this feeling of a presence a uniquely Christian one, and if so what characteristics of it make it so? Do you accept that Muslims might have the same feeling but interpret it as Allah because that is how they were brought up as a child?

I personally do not have this feeling. I believe in the natural world and natural scientific explanations, rather than the writings of middle eastern tribesmen. However, as a Christian I assume that you believe that what the bible says without evidence, and even in the face of evidence against it? Would that be an accurate assumption? Do you believe that I am a sinner for not sharing your faith, and that I will and should be punished for it?

Ooh goodie .. a God thread, it's about time we had another one. This should run and run. L8trs.


I choose undecided lapsed Christian, you should have put that. :-)

I am an igtheist aka ignostic.

I visited an abbey yesterday and I was flicking through a bible. It occurred to me that I'd never read one properly so maybe I should give it go. I'm sure there's plenty of entertaining stories with loads of violence in them.
Also, in the abbey there was a display of model angels, and this led me to two observations:

1. Anyone who thinks the Bible is the literal truth is barkin' mad.
2. The stories in the Bible are metaphors and parables serving as a guide on how to behave and to live your life. They are not meant to be true.