Religion: What have you and your Fiance encountered?

[incanada1234 0]

My husband probably doesn't share my beliefs since I worship Nature, and he is a Catholic who doesn't really believe anymore in any higher powers nature or otherwise, but we enjoy hiking and don't really seem to argue much about religion or spiritual values. Sunday is a day of hiking, sleeping in, BBQing and relaxing.

I'm confused... I thought Catholics believe in God

God is not a higher power. God is a figment of your feeble imagination.

So are you but I don't complain.

By the way, my insults get worse as the day goes on.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

My husband probably doesn't share my beliefs since I worship Nature, and he is a Catholic who doesn't really believe anymore in any higher powers nature or otherwise, but we enjoy hiking and don't really seem to argue much about religion or spiritual values. Sunday is a day of hiking, sleeping in, BBQing and relaxing.

I'm confused... I thought Catholics believe in God

God is not a higher power. God is a figment of your feeble imagination.

So are you but I don't complain.

By the way, my insults get worse as the day goes on.

You need sleep, sista.

[moondancer627 0]

How did this thread turn into flaming..... a simple question was asked... my husband grew up Catholic, goes to church once in awhile and goes through the ritual, but mostly is agnostic/ me I'm pagan...

[Fuzzness 2]

Karen and I come from different religious backgrounds, but we respect each others beliefs and ALLOW each other to have any differences and any difference of beliefs is not a problem at all.

[incanada1234 0]

You need sleep, sista.

No, I OVERslept today because I didn't have to work. Thank you, God, for civic holidays.

[KarenCee 3]

How did this thread turn into flaming..... a simple question was asked... my husband grew up Catholic, goes to church once in awhile and goes through the ritual, but mostly is agnostic/ me I'm pagan...

Cause everyone is still worked up about the "other" thread...

Joel and I don't claim anything. Growing up baptist and being abused by a man who used the bible as his excuse for his behaviour left a bad taste in my mouth for "religion".

Eh, we love being outdoors, hiking, that sort of thing. There's ways of worshipping without being in a building. I prefer to worship (if that's the right word) the way my ancestors, the Cherokee, did...by respecting the Earth. Hmm....does that make me pagan?

[incanada1234 0]

Cause everyone is still worked up about the "other" thread...

I that thread.

[*Robert* 2]

No differences, no problems.

[Fandango 1,439]

David and I - like mostly every part of our relationship - gel very well as far as religion is concerned. We share the same views on many things...and the things I love is that on the things we dont' agree with...we can sit and talk and share each other's POV in a very interesting and educational way.

I know it sounds trite...but it's true

Here's a bit from our wedding song:

She will listen to me

When I want to speak

About the world we live in

And life in general

Though my views may be wrong

They may even be perverted

Shell hear me out

And wont easily be converted

To my way of thinking

In fact shell often disagree

But at the end of it all

She will understand me

Aaaahhhhh....

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

How did this thread turn into flaming..... a simple question was asked... my husband grew up Catholic, goes to church once in awhile and goes through the ritual, but mostly is agnostic/ me I'm pagan...

Cause everyone is still worked up about the "other" thread...

Joel and I don't claim anything. Growing up baptist and being abused by a man who used the bible as his excuse for his behaviour left a bad taste in my mouth for "religion".

Eh, we love being outdoors, hiking, that sort of thing. There's ways of worshipping without being in a building. I prefer to worship (if that's the right word) the way my ancestors, the Cherokee, did...by respecting the Earth. Hmm....does that make me pagan?

It makes you Cherokee. Pagan is from Europe. There are many types of worship that involve nature, that evolved in many different parts of the world. Develop your Cherokee brand of paganism and then come back to VJ talking about how those Euro-style Pagans are going to hell (or be reincarnated as rocks, whatever).

[anya-D 8]

My husband dont believe in any religion (He growing up umm.. Quaker though.) and i'm Buddhist... but we share the same values and thought and he also study some of the buddhism teaching while he was in Thailand.

there was never any problem and it's just perfect

Edited August 8, 2006 by anya-D

[Fuzzness 2]

How did this thread turn into flaming..... a simple question was asked... my husband grew up Catholic, goes to church once in awhile and goes through the ritual, but mostly is agnostic/ me I'm pagan...

Cause everyone is still worked up about the "other" thread...

Joel and I don't claim anything. Growing up baptist and being abused by a man who used the bible as his excuse for his behaviour left a bad taste in my mouth for "religion".

Eh, we love being outdoors, hiking, that sort of thing. There's ways of worshipping without being in a building. I prefer to worship (if that's the right word) the way my ancestors, the Cherokee, did...by respecting the Earth. Hmm....does that make me pagan?

It makes you Cherokee. Pagan is from Europe. There are many types of worship that involve nature, that evolved in many different parts of the world. Develop your Cherokee brand of paganism and then come back to VJ talking about how those Euro-style Pagans are going to hell (or be reincarnated as rocks, whatever).

depends on your definition of pagan. many people think of hindus as pagan. not because they are not christian/jewish/muslim, but because of the polytheistic aspect.

Edited August 8, 2006 by Fuzzness

[moondancer627 0]

How did this thread turn into flaming..... a simple question was asked... my husband grew up Catholic, goes to church once in awhile and goes through the ritual, but mostly is agnostic/ me I'm pagan...

Cause everyone is still worked up about the "other" thread...

Joel and I don't claim anything. Growing up baptist and being abused by a man who used the bible as his excuse for his behaviour left a bad taste in my mouth for "religion".

Eh, we love being outdoors, hiking, that sort of thing. There's ways of worshipping without being in a building. I prefer to worship (if that's the right word) the way my ancestors, the Cherokee, did...by respecting the Earth. Hmm....does that make me pagan?

What other thread, the one at 35 pages? I guess it's all in what you think you are... religion is just a way to define our World view... I guess you could say I am a bit of everything... Christian, Wiccian, Native American, Buddist, ect...

[KarenCee 3]

How did this thread turn into flaming..... a simple question was asked... my husband grew up Catholic, goes to church once in awhile and goes through the ritual, but mostly is agnostic/ me I'm pagan...

Cause everyone is still worked up about the "other" thread...

Joel and I don't claim anything. Growing up baptist and being abused by a man who used the bible as his excuse for his behaviour left a bad taste in my mouth for "religion".

Eh, we love being outdoors, hiking, that sort of thing. There's ways of worshipping without being in a building. I prefer to worship (if that's the right word) the way my ancestors, the Cherokee, did...by respecting the Earth. Hmm....does that make me pagan?

It makes you Cherokee. Pagan is from Europe. There are many types of worship that involve nature, that evolved in many different parts of the world. Develop your Cherokee brand of paganism and then come back to VJ talking about how those Euro-style Pagans are going to hell (or be reincarnated as rocks, whatever).

What????? And start another flame war????? What would my ancestors think of me?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

The way I figure it, all the fire and brimstone people on VJ are monotheists, why should they have all the fun? I'd like to see some animist/Pagan/native American fire and brimstone people too. That would kick a$$.

How did this thread turn into flaming..... a simple question was asked... my husband grew up Catholic, goes to church once in awhile and goes through the ritual, but mostly is agnostic/ me I'm pagan...

Cause everyone is still worked up about the "other" thread...

Joel and I don't claim anything. Growing up baptist and being abused by a man who used the bible as his excuse for his behaviour left a bad taste in my mouth for "religion".

Eh, we love being outdoors, hiking, that sort of thing. There's ways of worshipping without being in a building. I prefer to worship (if that's the right word) the way my ancestors, the Cherokee, did...by respecting the Earth. Hmm....does that make me pagan?

It makes you Cherokee. Pagan is from Europe. There are many types of worship that involve nature, that evolved in many different parts of the world. Develop your Cherokee brand of paganism and then come back to VJ talking about how those Euro-style Pagans are going to hell (or be reincarnated as rocks, whatever).

depends on your definition of pagan. many people think of hindus as pagan. not because they are not christian/jewish/muslim, but because of the polytheistic aspect.

Right, gotcha. I was referring to how steeped in pre-Christian European imagery and folklore most modern 'pagans' in north america actually are.