What religion do you follow?

WO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:32:51 -0400

What religion do you follow? Is it the religion of your parents? Grandparents?

Christianity (Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Mormonism, Jehovah's Witness, Church of the East, Non-Denominational, Other)
Islam (Sunni, Shia, Sufism, Ahmadiyya, Non-Denominational, Other)
Nonreligious (Agnostic, Atheist, Humanist, Other)
Hinduism (Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, Smartism, Other)
Chinese traditional religion (Folk, Shenism, Confucianism, Taoism, Wuism, Other)
Buddhism (Theravada, Mahayana, Other)
Ethnic religions ( Bon, Sinism, Peyotism, Celtic, Other)
African traditional religions (Akan, Bantu, Berber, Igbo, Mbuti, Serer, Vodun, Yoruba)
Sikhism
Juche
Spiritism
Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform)
Bahá'í
Jainism
Shinto (Shrine, Imperial, Folk, Sect, Koshinto, Other)
Cao Dai
Zoroastrianism
Tenrikyo
Neo-Paganism (Wicca, Asatru, Volkish, Germanic, Heathenry, Neo-Druidism, Other)
Unitarian Universalism
Rastafarianism
Other

Response by SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA made Apr 12 at 2015 3:34 PM

SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:34:35 -0400

Christianity, specifically I identify as Anabaptist (not Protestant), and I have generally attended a Baptist church.

Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2015 3:35 PM

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:35:10 -0400

I tend to follow the Neo-Paganism path, but I have Christian and Native American spiritual roots as well. I was a member for a time of a Unitarian Universalist church as well. Now a days it's a combination of my Christian and Neo-Pagan roots.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2015 3:39 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:39:26 -0400

the one true religion.. christianity.....

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Apr 12 at 2015 3:55 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:55:06 -0400

Christianity - generally non-denominational Protestantism WO1 Private RallyPoint Member. Early on in life while I was searching for any truth or philosophical approach which represented reality, I was an atheist who explored and read as much as I could on Satanism, witchcraft, Buddhism - Tantric primarily but also looked into Shintoism, Hinduism, Ancient Egyptian religion, nihilism, Darwinism, etc. I fought hard against Christian teaching and teachers; but, I came to realize that all of my efforts to arrive at and make my own truth ended in dismal failure. The words of the Bible which angered me in the past rang true in September 1987. I bowed my knee and life to my Lord and Savior then and there and although life has been very challenging I am eternally thankful that God is active in my life and He guides me through His word [the Bible], His teachers and sometimes directly.

My faith is in God through the Atonement of the Christ. This is the Christian faith which is made of of the worldwide church. I am born-again [spiritually reborn] Christian who is aligned with the protestant part of the church. I recognize that there is some truth in Pentecostalism, the Reformed Church [Presbyterian, Lutheran Missouri Synod] in the tenets that are in alignment with the Bible [clear principles]

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Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2015 4:08 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:08:33 -0400

I think Jefferson said it best.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Apr 12 at 2015 5:46 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:46:31 -0400

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We know who is going to take which sides......
We know who is going to start the fires......
We know the thread will flood the help desk with complaints......
We know the admins will question why they became admins......
We know that Uncle Mark will post his stupid Joker meme..........

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2015 8:00 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 20:00:28 -0400

Christianity (Catholicism) That is how I was baptized.

I now pretty much believe in a higher power but do not attend the Church.

My Belief s that I do not have to go into a specific building to believe. Not to mention they expect almost 1/4 of your pay check so they can live in luxury! RIDICULOUS!

Response by SPC Patrick Gearardo made Apr 12 at 2015 8:23 PM

SPC Patrick Gearardo — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 20:23:24 -0400

I don't follow any religion. I believe in God, but I would say that I'm non-denominational.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2015 9:35 PM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 21:35:00 -0400

Assemblies of God. Evangelical Christian.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2015 10:44 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:44:15 -0400

My Own...

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Apr 13 at 2015 2:03 PM

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:03:41 -0400

I tried to resist. I really tried, but in the end it was futile.

Response by SGT Edward Thomas made Apr 13 at 2015 3:28 PM

SGT Edward Thomas — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:28:53 -0400

I was born a Jew but my was non practicing, my parents eventually were Chreasters. Some of you will get that. What I practice today is of no concern to anyone. All this does is continually drive a wedge between those of us who served with many different backgrounds of people to become the man and women we are.

Response by CPT Alan W. made Apr 17 at 2015 7:41 PM

CPT Alan W. — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:41:23 -0400

None... when asked, I usually just tell folks that I live an empirical evidence based life.

Response by SPC(P) Micah Lavigne made Apr 19 at 2015 4:24 AM

SPC(P) Micah Lavigne — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 04:24:07 -0400

Actually South Korea is mostly Christians catholic Buddhist Confucius with sprinkles of the ancient Shamanism

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Apr 20 at 2015 3:43 PM

SrA Edward Vong — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:43:15 -0400

Was raised as a Buddhist, went to a Catholic school, was a Muslim during most of my enlistment, and now I'm a Deist. I've been exposed to a lot of religions which is why I choose my current belief.

Response by CH (CPT) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2015 8:18 PM

CH (CPT) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:18:58 -0400

I'm a Protestant Christian. More specifically, Assemblies of God.

Response by CW3 Craig Linghor made Apr 22 at 2015 4:44 AM

CW3 Craig Linghor — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 04:44:26 -0400

I believe in Good Orderly Direction (G.O.D.)

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 24 at 2015 6:09 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 18:09:48 -0400

I don't persay follow a religion I am a born again Christian, which is I believe Jesus Christ is my savior and I try (as hard as it is sometimes) to follow the teachings outlined in the Bible. He is my Rock and He comports me always.

Response by SGT Rick Ash made May 18 at 2015 12:19 AM

SGT Rick Ash — Mon, 18 May 2015 00:19:41 -0400

Raised in a Methodist Church, now a member of a Christian Church where I was baptized through immersion 4 years and 2 months ago.

Response by SA Harold Hansmann made May 19 at 2015 10:52 AM

SA Harold Hansmann — Tue, 19 May 2015 10:52:51 -0400

The one listed under other.
Shamanism with a healthy dose of Druidic and a touch of Wiccan thrown into the mix.

Response by A1C Private RallyPoint Member made May 27 at 2015 10:48 PM

A1C Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 27 May 2015 22:48:46 -0400

I'm Roman Catholic (Christian)

Response by PO2 Jo Wi made Jun 10 at 2015 1:50 PM

PO2 Jo Wi — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:50:28 -0400

I'm a pastafarian atheist.

Response by SPC David Hannaman made Aug 18 at 2015 11:40 AM

SPC David Hannaman — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:40:32 -0400

I am a religious anarchist. Most of my experience has been that they're only interest in control.

My faith is God however is unshakable. I'm happy to share it with others, and listen to their perspective, but I'm not interested in following their path, or convincing them to follow mine.

Response by PV2 Scott Goodpasture made Nov 22 at 2015 7:19 PM

PV2 Scott Goodpasture — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 19:19:40 -0500

Agnostic. I'll believe it when I see it but I don't discount it either. Evolution seems far fetched but creationists seem whacked

Response by SPC Thomas Moore made Nov 22 at 2015 7:50 PM

SPC Thomas Moore — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 19:50:07 -0500

I am a Unitarian Universalist. and atheist.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made May 1 at 2016 8:51 PM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Sun, 01 May 2016 20:51:00 -0400

I was raised by 2 Lay Ministers in the Catholic Faith, My Parents, Very active in the "Contemporary" Catholic Movement. In moments of Stress I still do the Rosary in my Head so I guess I'm a Catholic but I do not subscribe to the Dogma of the Church. Probably more accurately would be to describe me as a Catholic Influenced Agnostic, I do believe in a Higher Being and the Teachings of Jesus Christ but I don't accept any Church's Interpretation. As a History Student I view the Bible as a Political Byproduct of Humans heavily influenced by Emperor Constantine in the Council of Nicea and by King James that had his own Agenda Also.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 20 at 2016 11:54 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 11:54:27 -0400

I'm an atheist. I see all religions as the creative explanation of the universe by certain peoples at certain times, to the best of their limited scientific understanding at that particular time and place. The ancient Mayans had a far better understanding of astronomy than the ancient Egyptians and their religions reflected that difference in their view of the earth and the sun, as just one example.

I believe that most religious rules are also based on the time and place that the religion came from. Jews are prohibited from eating pork because 6,000-years-ago they realized that people who ate pork tended to get trichinosis while those who didn't,did't, and the religion includes a rule that takes that into account.

Of course none of the people who wrote all of those holy books for all of those religions had the benefit of modern science, and so as science moves forward and answers more and more of our fundamental questions, religion is pushed into a smaller and smaller space. Crops no longer flourish or wither based on the anger of a rain god and hurricanes no longer come from the anger of a storm or sea god. We know that birth defects aren't caused by a curse on the family or the disfavor of a deity, and we know that humans have evolved over millions of years from simpler and less evolved creatures than being spontaneously created in our modern form from a pinch of dust (man) and his rib (woman) some 6,000-10,000-years-ago.

I am so glad I was born in this age of knowledge rather than under the darkness of ignorance and blind faith.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 20 at 2016 2:54 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:54:36 -0400

I'm a cafeteria catholic. I pick and choose what parts I believe in and follow.

Response by Maj Kim Patterson made Aug 6 at 2019 11:20 AM

Maj Kim Patterson — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:20:45 -0400

I am a practicing Catholic. While I can appreciate that there are many views, I will remain true to Catholicism. My mother was given to the church as an orphan. They took her in when no one else would. The church my father used to go to as a boy laughed st his socks so he never went to church again until he went to see my brother make his first communion. It took years.

After seeing the atrocities from the concentration camps and traveling around the world in the Air Force (initially the USA which became the Army Air Core) he swore he would never have a child,
The only thing my mother wanted was a family. And to see the beauty of Hawaii that her friend Myra Agape painted verbal pictures about while we lived in California. Around 1963.

In the military, there were black socks and white socks,.

In his sock draw were argyles that often my mother would darn or knit. And I would pair and fold.

I often see life long military people woth no clue how to dress as civilians,

Wait I was talking about Catholicism, the Catholic Church never laughed at his socks, in fact, the Catholic Church doesn't even care what you were, we are just happy if you show up..

As military members one of the things we fight for is Freedom of Relgion.
So I practice as a Catholic and have no intention of changing.

You are free to practice as you like but please don't force your belief on me, I know there is a God, that should be enough,
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SFC Mark Merino~138758:COL Mikel Burroughs] Sgt Private RallyPoint Member LTC Stephen F.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Aug 6 at 2019 11:36 AM

CPT Jack Durish — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:36:04 -0400

An interesting question. Why do you ask? Assuming that you have a valid answer, I'll respond (otherwise you might think that I'm ashamed or fearful). Born a Christian (Missouri Synod Lutheran), I spent most of my youth as an unaffiliated deist. Converted to Judaism at age 34 (felt that I found a community I could be proud of and the love of my life). Was prepared to be an observant Jew, but my wife wasn't all that concerned. So, technically I suppose, I'm still an unaffiliated deist. Believe in an unknown/unnamed supreme creator/lawgiver and have no interest in imposing my beliefs on others

Response by SP5 Dennis Loberger made Aug 6 at 2019 9:37 PM

SP5 Dennis Loberger — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 21:37:12 -0400

My Dad was Catholic. My Mother was Lutheran. They got married at a time when that was frowned upon. I went to both churches as a young man. My Mother had the primary influence on me and so I spent most of my time in a Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Church (the most conservative larger Lutheran Church body). My Dad never changed nor did Mom. When I got married (almost 50 years ago), I married a Catholic girl. Not a big deal at that time, no courage required. We never discussed religion. Eventually Diane became Lutheran. We are still Lutheran today but a member of a more liberal synod (ELCA).

Response by LTC Ernest Edge made Aug 13 at 2021 6:48 PM

LTC Ernest Edge — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 18:48:48 -0400

Shamanism

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Dec 22 at 2022 10:38 AM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:38:24 -0500

thanks for sharing