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What is your religion? Just a short poll

What is your religion?

  • Catholic

    Votes: 9 9.5%

  • Protestant

    Votes: 9 9.5%

  • Eastern Orthodox

    Votes: 2 2.1%

  • another Christian denomination

    Votes: 3 3.2%

  • Muslim

    Votes: 1 1.1%

  • Jew

    Votes: 2 2.1%

  • Hindu

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Buddhist

    Votes: 3 3.2%

  • another religion

    Votes: 8 8.4%

  • no religion

    Votes: 58 61.1%
  • Total voters
    95
Britain polled less than 50% Christian a day or two back, first time it's been less than half the country. From memory it was 47% still the largest group, with no religion second at 35ish. Muslim came third at 6ish %, and other religions fewer than that, Sikh, Hindu, Jewish, Rasta.
 
I firmly believe in Nature, a God like force, which without intent or design is the ultimate governing force over all that exists.
 
aociswundumho said:
I'm an agnostic regarding Santa Claus. That means I don't know, and Santa Claus is very far down the list of possibilities.
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Don't you know that Saint Nicholas was a real person? :)

Saint Nicholas of Myra[a] (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343),[3][4]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas#cite_note-8 also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (Greek: Μύρα; modern-day Demre, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.[7][8] Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker.[c] Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe. His reputation evolved among the pious, as was common for early Christian saints, and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the traditional model of Santa Claus ("Saint Nick") through Sinterklaas.
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Saint Nicholas - Wikipedia

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NatMorton said:
I’m in training to be a Druid and have my Divination final next week.
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As you mention Druids:

I am a believer in the Drawiluri, said to be a wood-and-mountain spirit in the Northern Black Forest, my home region. :)
The Drawiluri is famous for frightening wanderers at night, but also for helping poor people in the villages of Neuweier and Eisental.
 
Manc Skipper said:
Britain polled less than 50% Christian a day or two back, first time it's been less than half the country. From memory it was 47% still the largest group, with no religion second at 35ish. Muslim came third at 6ish %, and other religions fewer than that, Sikh, Hindu, Jewish, Rasta.
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Later today I think I will look up those figures for Germany.
Once it was like this:
Western Germany - when it existed, was roughly 50 % Catholic and 50 % Protestant.
But when the two Germanies merged, the East brought many Protestants and many Atheists.
 
Rumpel said:
An interesting map:

>>>> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relig...atei:Konfessionen_Deutschland_Zensus_2011.png <<<<

yellow - Catholic
purple - Protestant
green - no religion
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That a few decades of state atheism could have such an effect in East Germany, fits very well with my belief that religion is largely inherited from parents. Though people who are raised in one religion may convert to another, it's unusual that they become atheists. It's also unusual that people raised atheist convert to any religion.
 
Dragonfly said:
Anonymous polls are useless.

100% useless
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The beauty of this is that people, if they wish, can write how they voted.

I am formally baptized Orthodox, I hear about Eastern Orthodox for the first time, but apparently the author means them. I was baptized as an adult in the army, I went to war against Muslims, it was more a gesture and a position... But anyway, I didn't find faith in God.
An interesting moment when I returned home after serving in the army, on the first day lying on the bed, the cross broke off from the chain around my neck... I found some symbolism in this
I don't attend church, I have a very low opinion of the Orthodox Church (actually, like any other) as an organization, I see their corruption and insincerity, so I always get away from religious issues in society, I don't want to participate in it.
Am I an Orthodox Christian, probably not rather than yes. But technically I am.
 
No religion, of course.

Some wise people have said that it is just plain stupid to believe something because other people tell you to.

In my personal life, I have no proof of a loving "God."

And the Holocaust, Rwanda, horrific diseases, the war in Ukraine, people being murdered on the subway, etc., are further evidence of no "God." (I think that some people have said that "God" died with the Holocaust.)


That said, people who can convince themselves that there is a "God" are to be envied.

It makes it a little easier to accept the suffering in this vale of tears.
 
Individual said:
I firmly believe in Nature, a God like force, which without intent or design is the ultimate governing force over all that exists.
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A witch! Get him!

(kidding)

But that's how nature-lovers were treated back in the day. Just as an aside. Worship of nature has generally been associated with Witchcraft.
 
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