Religion of the Local Populace

[Time Psyduck]

1) Are you religious? If so, 1a) What religion do you follow or 1b) if it's a personal religion describe it.

Technically agnostic, although I tend to think there may be a God somewhere

2) Are the people you live near (as in the county, area... uh, can't think of what you'd call it, but NOT the nation) mostly religious? If so, 2a) what is the most popular religion?

It varies wildly, incorporating atheists, Christians, There is an 'Earth Religions' Group here (Buddhists, Wiccans, ect.), I knew a few Muslims before I moved and I know there were more

3) Let's say you don't follow their religion. Does their worship hinder yours (or your lack of)? Does it bother you or make you uncomfortable? Do they try to shove their religion onto you? Do you find it hard to make friends or relate to other people when the majority are following a different religion than you?

Very few people push religions, and everyone seems nice and friendly. Mostly everyone ignores everyone else.

 

[goldenquagsire]

1) Atheist. Can find absolutely no reason to believe in anything spiritual.

2) The local area? London's too big an area to use as a sample, and it's incredibly varied anyway. Christians of all denominations, Muslims, a small surviving Jewish population, Hindus and all the misc. stuff. A better sample would be the borough of Southwark, which I live in. I'm not exactly sure, but it's probably mostly either Church of England or areligious, with Islam coming up as the third largest. As far as my school is concerned, the majority seem to be Atheist.

3) I rarely even notice anyones' religious beliefs; the local area is pretty tolerant, and churches don't seem to have much influence around here. I've never had beliefs forced on me or been ostracised for my Atheism, although I have got into religious debates on a few occasions.

 

[Involuntary Twitch]

1) Are you religious? I'm agnostic. There might be something out there, and if there is I hope to god that it takes pity on me when I die. Can you tell what is wrong with that sentence?[size] I also celebrate major Christian holidays with my family and jewish ones with my extended family (since my dad is jewish.)

2) Are the people you live near mostly religious? If so, 2a) what is the most popular religion? I live in a very ethnically diverse region, so there's tons of different beliefs. Most notable is judaism

3) Does their worship hinder yours? Not at all. =D We got a day off last week for Yom Kippur-- I'm snug as a bug in a rug. The closest it gets to hindering my life is when a) jewish girls on my soccer team can't come to games because they have bat mitzfahs every weekend, or b) when my christian friend was going all ballistic at my birthday party when my very atheist friend was batmouthing religion.

 

[Not Meowth]

1) Are you religious?
No.

2) Are the people you live near (as in the county, area... uh, can't think of what you'd call it, but NOT the nation) mostly religious?
Not really; I don't really recall having ever met anyone I know to be religious within my local area. But then, apparently England as a whole is becoming a less and less religious country. So yeah.


3) Let's say you don't follow their religion. Does their worship hinder yours (or your lack of)? Does it bother you or make you uncomfortable? Do they try to shove their religion onto you? Do you find it hard to make friends or relate to other people when the majority are following a different religion than you?
N/A- see above.

 

[EvilCrazyMonkey]

1) No. Atheism.
2) Yes. Most people (and by most, I mean >90%) of people here are Christian, and a vast majority of them are Catholic.
3) They can, but usually don't.

 

[#1 bro]

1) No.
2) It depends what you mean by "area". If you mean county/city/region, it's mostly Christianity with a bit of Judaism. If you mean my neighborhood, or a more immediate area, then mostly Judaism with a bit of Christianity.
3) Not in the least.

EDIT:

1) Are you religious? If so, 1a) What religion do you follow or 1b) if it's a personal religion describe it.
Technically agnostic, although I tend to think there may be a God somewhere

Wait, what? Weren't you the one arguing in the Homosexuality thread that homosexuality was evil because it was a tool of Satan, and that God hated homosexuals? Did you have an epiphany, or something?

 

[Time Psyduck]

Wait, what? Weren't you the one arguing in the Homosexuality thread that homosexuality was evil because it was a tool of Satan, and that God hated homosexuals? Did you have an epiphany, or something?

Why am I not surprised this came up. I was on a 'theistic' day at the time. I slide around a bit, but right now I'm at 'don't know'. Plus that's not what I said, but I've abandoned the Debating Hall now as I can't seem to make a point without restating it twice.

 

[Aenrhien]

1) Are you religious?
- I'm agnostic.

2) Are the people you live near mostly religious?
- Yes.
2a) what is the most popular religion?
- Christianity.

3) Does their worship hinder yours (or your lack of)?
- Not at all.
Does it bother you or make you uncomfortable?
- Again, not at all.
Do they try to shove their religion onto you?
- Every chance they get.
Do you find it hard to make friends or relate to other people when the majority are following a different religion than you?
- I can't say I notice any difference between the religious bunch and the non-religious ones.

 

[Flora]

1) Yes. (I'm all alone. ^^) 1a) Roman Catholic (Not that I agree with everything that the Church says, specifically on subjects like abortion and homosexuality.)

2) School most definitely, not sure about anything else.

3) No.

 

[Blastoise Fortooate]

1) Are you religious? If so, 1a) What religion do you follow or 1b) if it's a personal religion describe it.

Well, it's kind of hard to explain. I'm Christian, but with a reasonable amount of scientific logic thrown in. Example: Don't believe in Adam/Eve thing. Or Noah's Ark. I take them figuratively.

2) Are the people you live near (as in the county, area... uh, can't think of what you'd call it, but NOT the nation) mostly religious? If so, 2a) what is the most popular religion?

Yes, they are. They're almost completely Christian, but there is this one atheist I met...

3) Let's say you don't follow their religion. Does their worship hinder yours (or your lack of)? Does it bother you or make you uncomfortable? Do they try to shove their religion onto you? Do you find it hard to make friends or relate to other people when the majority are following a different religion than you?

This is tough, since I'm the same religion as the majority, just not as conservative. It get's a little annoying with a few people, who mostly wonder why I support Teh Theory of Evolution. EDIT: Oh, yeah, and homosexuality. Which leads to a bunch of people asking me if I'm gay, which I'm not.

 

[Ambipom]

1) Are you religious? If so, 1a) What religion do you follow or 1b) if it's a personal religion describe it.

I am a Catholic, but I don't agree with some things like abortion or homosexuality, like Flora.

2) Are the people you live near (as in the county, area... uh, can't think of what you'd call it, but NOT the nation) mostly religious? If so, 2a) what is the most popular religion?

Most people around here are either Christan or Catholic, although there are a few Jewish people or people with diffrent religons.

3) Let's say you don't follow their religion. Does their worship hinder yours (or your lack of)? Does it bother you or make you uncomfortable? Do they try to shove their religion onto you? Do you find it hard to make friends or relate to other people when the majority are following a different religion than you?

No, not at all. One of my best friends is a diffrent religon, but that doesn't mean anything. He doesn't force it on me or vice versa. Sometimes I'll tell him about Christmas and he'll tell me about Hanukkah and I'll learn something new.

 

[Diz]

1) Are you religious? If so, 1a) What religion do you follow or 1b) if it's a personal religion describe it.

2) Are the people you live near (as in the county, area... uh, can't think of what you'd call it, but NOT the nation) mostly religious? If so, 2a) what is the most popular religion?

3) Let's say you don't follow their religion. Does their worship hinder yours (or your lack of)? Does it bother you or make you uncomfortable? Do they try to shove their religion onto you? Do you find it hard to make friends or relate to other people when the majority are following a different religion than you


I'm a Catholic, But most of the people around here are Amish...And yes, they do a hinder us. Because of their reluctance to enter the 18th century, tons of tourists flock to our town to stare at them in their 5 mph buggies. Pulled by horses, hence the 5 mph. Our roads are also covered in horse crap. I hate it.

 

[___urnamz2longfixit___]

Are you religious?

Depends on how you look at it. I'm unofficially an atheist and officially a Catholic. I have no faith in the Catholic church whatsoever but I'm too scared to admit that to my family as I'm not sure how they'd take the news. They're not exactly religious fanatics but I don't think they'd be too pleased by the fact that I'm disowning the way they brought me up. Meh, my choice, I guess. I go to mass with them every Sunday but I'm not really feeling any faith towards my supposed religion at all. I suppose I can classify myself as someone who isn't religious, then.

Are the people you live near mostly religious?

Yes. I live in the center of an urban city filled with people who've migrated from other countries and people who've been brought up and can't stand up for their own beliefs. We have Muslims, Jews, Christians, Catholics and more.

Does their worship hinder yours (or lack thereof)?

No. For one, I haven't admitted to too many people that I'm an atheist so I don't see why anyone would pressure me into joining their religion or make me feel like an outcast because I'm not part of their religion. Even then, my friends and people in my community tend to mind their own business. If you're part of their faith, that's great. They're not going to push their beliefs onto you.

We have Jehovah's Witnesses for that, after all.

 

[Jason-Kun]

I'm just going to adress one thing before I start.

Most people around here are either Christan or Catholic, although there are a few Jewish people or people with diffrent religons.

Catholics are Christians. They're just a different branch from Protestant.

1) Are you religious? If so, 1a) What religion do you follow or 1b) if it's a personal religion describe it.

I am a Protestant Seventh-Day Adventist Christian with his own personal beliefs concerning Christianity.

2) Are the people you live near (as in the county, area... uh, can't think of what you'd call it, but NOT the nation) mostly religious? If so, 2a) what is the most popular religion?

Yes, people mhere are either a Christian of some sort or Atheist. Though yes, Cristianity is the dominate religion.

Let's say you don't follow their religion. Does their worship hinder yours (or your lack of)? Does it bother you or make you uncomfortable? Do they try to shove their religion onto you? Do you find it hard to make friends or relate to other people when the majority are following a different religion than you?

No, since I do follow the Christian religion. What bothers me though are the Christians who get upset with me because I don't interpret the fourth commandment the same way as them nor like church very much and those extreme ones who say that because I like Pokemon and Harry Potter, I can't beleve in God. That's where I get annoyed as my interest should have nothing to do with my religion, if you want my honest opinion.

 

[Adnan]

1)Yes
1a)Islam

2)No
2a)Christianity

3)Yeah they shove their religion in my face. No, I don't really mind their worship but I'm sure a lot of Muslims do. I find it easy to get along with everyone.

 

[Dannichu]

1) Yes
1a) Some form of Christianity; I'm just not entirely sure which. Still searching X3

2) At home, the older population tend to hold religious beliefs but those my my generation don't, but here at uni there are lots of religious people.
2a) The vast majority of people my age back home are either atheists or Christians (typically CofE or Catholic), but at uni there's an absolutely massively diverse mix - Kent probably has the most international students of any British uni, so we've got people from all cultures and backgrounds.

3) I've never been bothered (offline) by anyone who shares a different belief to me.
Personally, I love meeting people of different religions because what a person belives in is such a big part of who they are and (typically) what culture they're from, and talking about it with them helps me understand both them and where they come from better.
I don't think I could be friends with someone who couldn't respect my choice of belief, but offline, that's never been an issue.

 

[Ether's Bane]

1) Are you religious?

Well, on one hand, I do believe in God, but on the other hand, I don't really know which religion I can decide upon for myself.

1a) What religion do you follow?
See above.

2) Are the people you live near (as in the county, area... uh, can't think of what you'd call it, but NOT the nation) mostly religious?

Yes.

If so, 2a) what is the most popular religion?

In my city, about 50% Islam, 25% Buddhist, 15% Christian (Protestant), 10% whatever else. (read: Hindu or Catholic) (Yes, there are pretty much no atheists here; atheism is actually frowned upon, though not outlawed, in my country.)

3) Let's say you don't follow their religion. Does their worship hinder yours (or your lack of)? Does it bother you or make you uncomfortable? Do they try to shove their religion onto you? Do you find it hard to make friends or relate to other people when the majority are following a different religion than you?

Sometimes.

 

[Minish]

I'm sorry, I have to address this. the only thing "atheism" means is lack of belief in a god. Nothing else. How is this supposed to be narrow-minded at all?

Because you're saying there DEFINITELY isn't a god. As in, there is no possibility whatsoever.

 

[Jolty]

1) Athiest even though I did make up my own daft religion for fun

2) Most people I know aren't very religious... but there are quite a few Christians and quite a few Muslims about

3) Nobody shoves anything on me or is bothered by my lack of religion

 

[Harlequin]

Because you're saying there DEFINITELY isn't a god. As in, there is no possibility whatsoever.

No, atheism says "There's not enough evidence for the god hypothesis and there's a lot more that makes the whole thing seem highly unlikely so, beyond all reasonable doubt, I must consider the god hypothesis a failed one."

It doesn't say "I believe God isn't real 'cause."