Talk religious to me...

[colliemommie]

So, flist, what is your religious state? What do you self-identify as? Are you part of an organized religion? If so, what sect? Do you consider yourself devout? How often do you attend serivces? Hw often do you pray/meditate/otherwise practice at home? If you are not part of an organized religion, do you consider yourself a religious/spiritual person? Why is my return button not working? Any religousy thoughts you want to share? How do you feel about original sin / mysticism / intercession of saints / the resurrection of the body / life everlasting? Manifestoes welcome! *Disclaimer: I will not try to argue anyone out of any beliefs, convert anyone to anything, be disrespectful or make fun. I will probably ask questions, but I majored in Religious Studies in school and I'm fascinated by all traditions, so it's coming from a place of genuine interest. Anyone who can explain vicarious salvation to me in a way that makes sense gets all the internet cookies in the world!

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[ginger]

I am ... vaguely ambiguous?

I was raised, baptized (as a toddler) and confirmed (at the age of 13) in the Methodist religion and required by my parents to attend church, Sunday school and youth group meetings every week as well as spending spring breaks from the time I was in junior high school on mission trips to a Methodist mission in the Appalachian mountains, up until I was about 17.

These days I kind of mush some bits together - I don't follow any formal religious traditions, but I hold to sort of a general golden-rule kind of belief that as long as I try to be a good person, that's the important part and the rest is trimmings. I do believe in a higher power, though I've not put too much effort into identifying it, and I generally address my concept of a higher power as Mama Athena when I'm talking to it for reasons that are sort of silly, but good enough for government work. (Despite the title, I don't hold any particular belief in or affinity for the ancient Greek pantheons, beyond an interest in their mythology from a storytelling persepctive.) I don't generally go to church unless I'm visiting my parents (at which point it's more for them than for me) or on Christmas eve -- I love Christmas eve midnight services, can't really explain why.