Any good names for my own belief system?
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The American Medical Association\nThe Church of Science and Rigid Theoretical Dogma\nThe Bush Administration Church of Legal Interpretations\nGirls, girls, girls!!!\nSacred Lodge of the Holy Vagueness\nTemple of the Vesticular _______\nHoly Shrine of Binge Drinking\nEmaculate Brotherhood of Really Deep Bong-Hits.\nTransidental Ecclecticism\nSpiritual Phlebotomy\nExtistential Immaculation\nThe Church of the Subgenius's Cousin-in-law
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I am a human being seeking the truth of life. I am open to truth. I see all human beings as my fellow beings. I am willing to listen to anybody. What do you call my religion?
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welcome to the club sister.  I don't think you have a problem at all.  I think that you are a free thinking and open minded person.  It's when you feel that pressure to conform and be like everyone else and resist it, that you truly begin to gain a greater perspective of reality.  I suggest you read "the herd" chapter from Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil".  This is the book in which the phrase was coined "God is dead".  Don't let that scare you.  What I think he really meant to teach was that organized religion and the God they invent is dead.  He challenges you, in the chapter entitled "the herd", to ask yourself if all these things that people are telling you that "God" has said are indeed from "God".  Or, are they something made up by leaders of church to influence the masses opinions to get a desired social result.  That result is control.  Don't let anyone but God control you.  He wouldn't force control on you.  He doesn't want to control you.  He offers suggestions and you choose freely.  To me though, all this damnation and hellfire are not products of Christ at all.  Christ is like the sweetest friend I have ever had.  I don't live right at all.  I have done bad things in my life.  Yet, he has never left me.  People, on the other hand, have behaved terribly...  and for that matter... so have I at times.  I decided that I would not be controlled by "the herd" either.  People will accuse you of rebellion.  Rebellion it may be, but against whom?  God?  I don't think so...  The "herd", definitely.  I had to separate myself from them, and while it is lonesome at times, it is at least free.  Knowing God should never feel like being in a social or political prison in which you are interrogated and punished.  They're like religious nazis and they have confused social control with God.  Welcome to freedom sister.  You may find groups that you "fit" with...  I never did.  This is the tragedy of the genuine individual.  Perhaps you should start your own "group" on yahoo groups.  If you do, let me know, and I will join.  This topic is certainly worthy of discussion.  Don't feel like you are alone.  There are many, many, people who have went through this...
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spirituality!\n\n\nlet thy name resound\n\n\na close personal relationship with your creator is far better than any brand of religion
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Being a devote Christian myself, this source comes from a friend of mine.  I believe this is along the lines of what you are looking for and if not, it is something that may interest you.  My friend was explaining the Gnostic beliefs/ideas to me and let me this web address (see sources)
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One religion hmmm this is intresting, i guess that i would pick commandments that focused on helping others and promoting a society that attempts to help others, Christanity has some good guidelines in that department, also eastern religions focus on an idividuals place in the world definitly useful. Just stay away from the dietary laws... i like food in general.
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I think this is a great question.  I, in fact, have created my own religion.  It's called Oprah-Mor-Budish-ism.  It's my own little combo of never missing a syllable from Oprah's mouth, Mormonism (I figure if they can make up such a big 'ol bag of bullshit, why can't I?) Buddism, and Judaism.  In my religion it is an abomination for a man to lie with a woman but we do stress "tolerance".  In other words we "tolerate" hetero's but we're not happy about it.  Other than that we generally follow all of Oprah's principles and throw in a healthy dose of fashion, nightlife and cocktails.  Voila!  Religion.
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That would be great.\n\nOf course there's already...\n\nThe Atheist Alliance: http://www.atheistalliance.org/\nAmerican Atheists: http://www.atheists.org/\nThe Skeptics Society: http://www.skeptic.com/
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Try THE BRIGHTS. This is a global on-line constituency, an umbrella group for atheists agnostics humanists and others. \nhttp://www.the-brights.net/\n\nOr check out your local secular society, most places will have one here's mine.\nhttp://www.secularism.org.uk/
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I think Wicca would be nice; if not Wicca, I'd chose being a witch cause then I'd have the power of casting spells.  But maybe Buddhism is the best choice. Having said that, please understand that I am reborn and new to the faith.  Praise Jesus and pass the potatoes, too (just kidding).  Amen.
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I believe in people's right to chose their own religion\nI believe that it is my job to help people when I can and ask nothing in return\nI believe that people are fundamentally good, there's no such thing as an evil person, only mistaken patterns of thought\nI believe that religion is good when used to help people, but that it can (and has been) used as a weapon, which is wrong\nI believe that science is also good, in that it leads us to better understand the world around us\nI believe in the divine, and divine mercy, but I do not believe that the divine has only one aspect, or that the divine is necessarily male
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"I will respect the right of any individual to chose not to believe in any form of divinity, without calling that person immoral, idiotic, illogical, or threaten them with any kind of eternal punishment."\n\n"I will respect the right of any individual to believe in any kind of divinity or deity they so wish, whether or not I doubt any such divinity or deity exists, and I will do so without calling that person illogical, idiotic or blind."\n\n"Furthermore, while I will stand up for my own right to believe or not believe in anything I so choose, I will not interfere with another's right to believe or not believe in anything they so choose, as along as they are not harming me or interfering with my rights." \n\n\n\nthe power of cut and paste i love it
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Don't press them as truths when you have no proof to submit them as such.  Assert them as your beliefs and let them compete in the free market of ideas.  If they are good, they'll stand up on their own.  If they're no good, they will fail.  \n\nAs a famous christian theologist put it, "Christianity is a lion, you never have to defend a lion, only release it."  \n\nIf your ideas have any merit, they will stand up to rational scrutiny on their own without your constant pressure.
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Must you?\nWhy not just live the best life you can, and if they remark on your improved character, behavior, serenity, or whatever, you can then let them know it's the result of your belief system.\nI always think your religious beliefs are very personal, and see no need to tell others about them.
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Try visiting an Episcopal or Unitarian church. I liked Methodist too. Just visit on Sunday and see what you get from the different places. In fact, visit them all with an open mind. It is very enlightening about human nature.
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have you got your own religion?\n\n sign me up!
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Belief system 'truth is not attainable'\n\nword 'devastating'