Happiness DOES come from within. I agree wholeheartedly!

My husband and I have butted heads on more than one occasion about religion. lol
As he said, he was raised christian and is still a believer to an extent. I try and respect that but I also like to debate. The bible to me is just a book of set rules that are there to control an unruly population. I mean we ARE animals by nature right?

I adhere to a lot of the morals and values that are taught in the bible but the stories? I can't get past a lot of them. I seem to have a very analytical and scientific way of thinking. I have tried to identify with different religions but then something totally unbelievable comes up in it and I am left questioning more than believing.

I identify with paganism and buddhism the most I think, because they seem to be accepting and open to all beliefs. I have my own blend of values from many religions so I guess you can say I am agnostic. I consider myself very spiritual. less

If you are non-denominational, what do you Evangelize about? I mean, to evangelize means to try to bring people into the Faith by preaching. I'm a little confused.

Here are definitions of Evangelism: (from several different dictionaries)

Evangelism - noun: a. the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ b. militant or crusading zeal

Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity, where the scriptures often describe "evangelism" as "spreading the Gospel".

To explain ones beliefs to another in the hope that they might wish to adopt them. The word is sometimes used as a synonym for "Proselytize" - to actively attempt to convert another person to your beliefs. less

I grew up in a suburb of Chicago and part of the time on the Northwest side of Chicago. Chicago, until recently, was populated mainly by Italian, Polish, German, Irish and Greek immigrants,(all Christian places) and a few isolated neighborhoods of Jewish people from Europe. Living in the Midwest, this was very common, until, probably the late 80s.

I never met a Muslim until I went to college, and I doubt I've met more than 2 or 3 real Rastafarians in my life. (College kids who wear black, green, yellow and red, try to Dread their blond hair with glue and listen to Bob Marley do not really count as real Rasta in my book. Most of them cut the dreads out of their hair when they graduate. I hope that doesn't offend anyone, I have simply never met a white person NOT from the Islands who really followed Rasta for more than a few years. Especially the women.)

Where I live now, there are a lot of Muslim people, one of my youngest children's best friends is a Muslim boy from Pakistan (and two the little girls she plays with are Hindu) and probably at least 30% of my clients are Muslim. But, those of us who are a little older and grew up in old fashioned "traditional" neighborhoods, really didn't run into anyone other than mainstream Christians and a few Jewish people until we were older and lived in more sophisticated and integrated areas or went to University. less

I've seen quite a few polls regarding religion/spirituality and its impact on sex and sexuality, so I was wondering what sort of religious congregation we've got here.

I know there's a lot of religions out there but there's only so much space in here and being the westerner I am, I filled it with mostly Judeo-Christian religions... But there is an other option less

I've seen quite a few polls regarding religion/spirituality and its impact on sex and sexuality, so I was wondering what sort of religious congregation we've got here.

I know there's a lot of religions out there but there's only so much space in here and being the westerner I am, I filled it with mostly Judeo-Christian religions... But there is an other option less

Closest to Agnostic. I believe something is happening out there, I just don't know what in the hell it is. Haha! I am one of those freaks who firmly believes religion was created by man to explain his surroundings when birth, death, feast/famine and weather phenomenon happened. less

I've seen quite a few polls regarding religion/spirituality and its impact on sex and sexuality, so I was wondering what sort of religious congregation we've got here.

I know there's a lot of religions out there but there's only so much space in here and being the westerner I am, I filled it with mostly Judeo-Christian religions... But there is an other option less