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Goingtohell · 07-28-2002, 12:05 PM

Let's say hypothetically that you were a citizen under a government which passed a law forcing you to belong to a religion. Now let's just say that you have to obey this law and it is pointless to rebel because Big Brother will see you and will cut off some important anatomy as punishment. And I'm talking generally here people, specific denominations need not apply. I guess I'm just a little curious to discover what is the most appealing religion among the "infidels" (gasp)!

Personally I would pick Roman Catholism because first of all I'm Irish and R.C takes on a more broader meaning then just merely being a religion. Also, a would indulge in the fact that not only can I ask God for tons of favors, but I can ask all the saints too. And I like those odds, cheers.

Straight Hate · 07-28-2002, 12:08 PM

I would adopt Asatru/Norse Heathism, the religious belief system of my ancestors which aside from taking note of the Gods and Goddesses, does not differ much from my modern-day Atheist philosophy.

The Resistance · 07-28-2002, 12:13 PM

Buddhism. Sounds more tolerant and peaceful than most religions.

Debbie T · 07-28-2002, 12:20 PM

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Originally posted by The Resistance:
<strong>Buddhism. Sounds more tolerant and peaceful than most religions.</strong>

Buddhism for sure, I shall have no gods before me!

Loki · 07-28-2002, 12:31 PM

I'd go R.Catholic (again

). It's pretty and can be pretty creepy if you think of the idea that they're eating their god. Nice ambience

Typhon · 07-28-2002, 12:49 PM

Could I invent my own religion? Where in the definition of religion, does it say one need believe in a god or gods?

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001.

religion

a system of thought, feeling, and action that is shared by a group and that gives the members an object of devotion; a code of behavior by which individuals may judge the personal and social consequences of their actions; and a frame of reference by which individuals may relate to their group and their universe. Usually, religion concerns itself with that which transcends the known, the natural, or the expected; it is an acknowledgment of the extraordinary, the mysterious, and the supernatural. The religious consciousness generally recognizes a transcendent, sacred order and elaborates a technique to deal with the inexplicable or unpredictable elements of human experience in the world or beyond it.

If so, I would found, organize, and belong to C.E.L., the Church of Evolved Life. We would believe that life's only purpose, moral or otherwise, is life itself, that life arose in the cradle of a naturalistic, and ultimately understandable universe, and that humans were the product of evolutionary principles, just as every other life form, and that the common heritage we share should be respected, biological diversity held semi-sacred, and the altruistic behavior of species propagated for the benefit of all life.

That's as close to a religion as I ever care to get.

.T.

dannyk · 07-28-2002, 01:20 PM

I would be a jedi

Autonemesis · 07-28-2002, 01:29 PM

Reformed Non-Aristotelian Druids of North America, because Nature seems good.

Eudaimonist · 07-28-2002, 02:24 PM

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Originally posted by Goingtohell:
<strong>Let's say hypothetically that you were a citizen under a government which passed a law forcing you to belong to a religion.</strong>

Does it have to be an established religion? What is the government forcing me to do? Attend religious ceremonies? Or do I have to live that religion's prescribed way of life?

If I could choose any organization at all, I guess I'd declare the Fellowship of Reason my "religion" (even though it is nontheistic and not a religion) and leave it at that.

If I couldn't choose that, but I could choose a joke religion, I guess I'd declare myself a Jedi. That would just be me thumbing my nose at the State.

If I couldn't choose a joke religion, but must choose a major religion, I guess I would go for Roman Catholicism because I was raised that way, and because it is one of the least offensive of the Christian denominations.

Perhaps the Unitarian-Universalists would work too.

Albion · 07-28-2002, 02:56 PM

Well, since everybody knows that Evolutionism is a religion, I guess that'd do for me.

07-28-2002, 12:05 PM	#1
Goingtohell Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 98	If you were forced to pick a religion...... Let's say hypothetically that you were a citizen under a government which passed a law forcing you to belong to a religion. Now let's just say that you have to obey this law and it is pointless to rebel because Big Brother will see you and will cut off some important anatomy as punishment. And I'm talking generally here people, specific denominations need not apply. I guess I'm just a little curious to discover what is the most appealing religion among the "infidels" (gasp)! Personally I would pick Roman Catholism because first of all I'm Irish and R.C takes on a more broader meaning then just merely being a religion. Also, a would indulge in the fact that not only can I ask God for tons of favors, but I can ask all the saints too. And I like those odds, cheers.

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07-28-2002, 12:08 PM	#2
Straight Hate Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 4,171	I would adopt Asatru/Norse Heathism, the religious belief system of my ancestors which aside from taking note of the Gods and Goddesses, does not differ much from my modern-day Atheist philosophy.

07-28-2002, 12:13 PM	#3
The Resistance Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 571	Buddhism. Sounds more tolerant and peaceful than most religions.

07-28-2002, 12:31 PM	#5
Loki Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Land of hippies and fog Posts: 2,075	I'd go R.Catholic (again ). It's pretty and can be pretty creepy if you think of the idea that they're eating their god. Nice ambience

07-28-2002, 01:20 PM	#7
dannyk Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 335	I would be a jedi

07-28-2002, 01:29 PM	#8
Autonemesis Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: I've left FRDB for good, due to new WI&P policy Posts: 12,048	Reformed Non-Aristotelian Druids of North America, because Nature seems good.

07-28-2002, 02:56 PM	#10
Albion Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: US east coast. And www.theroyalforums.com Posts: 2,829	Well, since everybody knows that Evolutionism is a religion, I guess that'd do for me.

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