The all-purpose religious affiliation poll!

[Colin]

I've always called myself an Agnostic Roman Catholic for cultural reasons, I still identify with the Catholic Church in some ways.

[Sensei]

I've always called myself an Agnostic Roman Catholic for cultural reasons, I still identify with the Catholic Church in some ways.

as do I. I mean, I try to adhere to some of the moral parts of the Church's teachings, without believing in the metaphysics.

[Lief 🗽]

Deist or Agnostic, depending on my mood.

[Flying Dog]

Roman Catholic turned agnostic turned Roman Catholic once again. The agnostic period was the darkest of my life.

[J. J.]

Christian, Episcopopalian, Broad Church.

I personally practice in High Church fashion, but that is personal preference.  Belong to a predominantly Black Parish.  Prefer Lift Every Voice and Sing to the traditional hymnal.

Raised Presbyterian; converted in college.  Father was a Presbyterian Minister.  My mailslot still say "Rev." on it.

[JSojourner]

Christian, Episcopopalian, Broad Church.

I personally practice in High Church fashion, but that is personal preference.  Belong to a predominantly Black Parish.  Prefer Lift Every Voice and Sing to the traditional hymnal.

Raised Presbyterian; converted in college.  Father was a Presbyterian Minister.  My mailslot still say "Rev." on it.

"An Episcopalian is simply a Presbyterian whose stock did well."  -- Rev. Steve Brown, Presbyterian Church in America

[J. J.]

Christian, Episcopopalian, Broad Church.

I personally practice in High Church fashion, but that is personal preference.  Belong to a predominantly Black Parish.  Prefer Lift Every Voice and Sing to the traditional hymnal.

Raised Presbyterian; converted in college.  Father was a Presbyterian Minister.  My mailslot still say "Rev." on it.

"An Episcopalian is simply a Presbyterian whose stock did well."  -- Rev. Steve Brown, Presbyterian Church in America

Or a Roman Catholic without the guilt. 

Actually, my father was convert (in seminary) from Episcopalian to Presbyterian.  He took a dim view of Apostolic Succession; I obviously did not share it.

[Gustaf]

What's with the Deism, people?

[John Dibble]

What's with the Deism, people?

Some people are deists - is that a problem somehow?

[Alcon]

What's with the Deism, people?

I'm surprised there aren't fewer affiliated people and more deists.

It seems a lot easier to accept that God exists than to accept that God exists and you're 100% sure about a bunch of complicated doctrine.

[John Dibble]

It seems a lot easier to accept that God exists than to accept that God exists and you're 100% sure about a bunch of complicated doctrine.

Alcon, the problem with that statement is that it assumes people think logically.

[Jake]

What's with the Deism, people?

I see no reason to believe in very much specific. I believe there's a God, I believe that God creating the universe we live in and blessed us all with life, I believe that prayers are answered, and I believe in treating others with love, respect, and charity. I don't believe you must attend religious meetings or study a holy book, nor do I believe in authority of religious leaders here on Earth.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Methodist, but I attend a Presbyterian church

[etnavibes]

Christian. I do not attend services much, but I pray and read scriptures.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Methodist, but I attend a Presbyterian church

*Bono's head explodes*

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Methodist, but I attend a Presbyterian church

Heh. How very Welsh.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Methodist, but I attend a Presbyterian church

Heh. How very Welsh.

I know a man, much older than myself, who attends regular Church of Ireland services, but is on the board of the Irish Presbyterian church (Trustees or whatnot.. unsure about details) and not only that but is a registered methodist preacher (who stands in whenever the local priest is unable to attend for whatever reason..)

[Gustaf]

What's with the Deism, people?

I'm surprised there aren't fewer affiliated people and more deists.

It seems a lot easier to accept that God exists than to accept that God exists and you're 100% sure about a bunch of complicated doctrine.

...what? I always thought deism was the specific belief that God created the universe and then took a time-out and ceased to intervene in human affairs. I don't condmen that or anything I just thought it was a bit odd that so many peopel believe in that. But maybe I'm completely in the wrong here.

[Alcon]

...what? I always thought deism was the specific belief that God created the universe and then took a time-out and ceased to intervene in human affairs. I don't condmen that or anything I just thought it was a bit odd that so many peopel believe in that. But maybe I'm completely in the wrong here.

I just looked up "deism" in about ten different dictionaries/encyclopedias, and only two of them listed that as the primary definition.

[Keystone Phil]

Methodist, but I attend a Presbyterian church

I don't understand why people do this. I've heard this before from Protestants.

[J. J.]

Methodist, but I attend a Presbyterian church

I don't understand why people do this. I've heard this before from Protestants.

Some people look at the church community and attend based on the people in the church.  In many smaller towns, there may be a single church of that particular denomination.  If you really don't like that particular church, you don't have an option withing the denomination.

Helpful? 

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Methodist, but I attend a Presbyterian church

I don't understand why people do this. I've heard this before from Protestants.

The church I go to is said to be "one-third southern baptist, one-third catholic, and one third presbyterian and everything else", and reflects its membership in the Willow Creek Association more than any particular domination, though it is a member of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

[Gustaf]

...what? I always thought deism was the specific belief that God created the universe and then took a time-out and ceased to intervene in human affairs. I don't condmen that or anything I just thought it was a bit odd that so many peopel believe in that. But maybe I'm completely in the wrong here.

I just looked up "deism" in about ten different dictionaries/encyclopedias, and only two of them listed that as the primary definition.

Ah. I guess one of those 2 was used by my teacher.

EDIT: having looked it up in a couple of Swedish dictionaries this is probably a language difference. One mentions that deism originally had the same meaning as theism but now refers to the specific 18th century belief held by Voltaire and others which I referred to above. The other does not even mention the first interpretation. So presumably it took on a more specific meaning in Swedish than it did in English over time.

2nd EDIT: Wikipedia seems to agree with me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism

[Bono]

Conservative Presbyterian

Yea, it's pretty sad when you have to add the conservative qualifier for people not to confuse you with PC(USA) types...

[Alcon]

2nd EDIT: Wikipedia seems to agree with me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism

Sort of - it seems not to include that as part of the definition so much as a typical trait of a deist, which is more in line with what I'm familiar with.