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Hi, everyone.
I've created a new Lemmy instance particularly for the discussion of religion and topics relevant to religion.
Other Lemmy instances can sometimes feel a bit hostile to religion, and I'm hoping to create a place that feels a bit more supportive.
If you're interested, feel free to go create a new community there. I've also gone ahead and created communities for Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism, and if you're interested in modding one of those, let me know.
https://faithlemmy.online
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The reasons I like paganism more (not trying to convert anyone just my experience)
So I grew up Protestant Christian, then about 14-15 years old. I became suicidal and wanted to take my own life. Then when calling upon god no one came, no feeling/emotions came. I was left in the tub with a blade to my wrist alone and as I was always told god would guide me. Though it felt like he abandoned me.
Though when in my life calling upon Satan. He actually came, the freedom feeling and love he radiated. With his dark maroon skin being 9ft tall and handsome. Otherwise I prefer pagan religions. Since for example god acts all perfect and loving but he wipes out ppl for only not believing in him. While the pagan gods yeah might do some fucked up shit but they don’t act nonhuman. Like Odin, Loki and others are just as human as we are but with maybe one special power.
I’ve called upon Odin, Loki and Dionysus.
Odin feels powerful and calming Loki feels Caregiving and Chaotic Dionysus feels, Loving, Happy and sexual nature.
Personally I’d rather worship a deity that is human rather than acting all perfect and loving while being the complete opposite.
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Out of curiosity, what is your religion?
NOTE: I intend this post to be a judgement-free discussion about religion where everyone is comfortable talking about what they believe.
- time.com Russia's War Against Evangelicals
Putin's Russia has led an at times brutal campaign against evangelicals inside Russia and in the occupied parts of Ukraine.
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Religious service attendance, mapped
> > > Vermont (75%), New Hampshire (66%) and Maine (66%) have the highest share of adults who say they never or seldom attend church or religious services, compared to the national average of 49%, per a new Axios analysis of Household Pulse Survey data. > >
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As every biblical principle is being disregarded by many other Christians, I often feel like I’m losing my sanity.
www.huffpost.com My Evangelical Church Is Gaslighting Me, But I Refuse To Fall For It AnymoreAs every biblical principle is being disregarded by many other Christians, I often feel like I’m losing my sanity.
"I will never again be gaslighted by an institution that sells out Jesus for political power."
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Who Are the Samaritans?
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The Solomon's temple in Jerusalem was a mistake... according to samaritan israelites, who follows 5 books of the old testament, and pray on Mt. Gerizim, 48km north of Jerusalem. THE place to worship God.
Most of the european christians probably know the term only from the story about the good samaritan. Today I've learned not only they are still a thing, practicing their barebones version of judaism, but in addition to israel and the west bank, some of them even live and practice their religion in brazil.
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Zoroastrianism Explained
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The so called new religious movements are a guilty pleasure of mine. Some of their followers often claim to be inspired specifically by Zoroastrianism.
But what is zoroastrianism? Apparently, it all started ~3000 years ago in the area currently known as iran, by the guy called Zarathustra. And although the number of active practitioners is rapidly declining, the ideas behind it affect us all to this day, as the christianity and islam seem to be highly inspired by the ideas behind zoroastrianism.
- www.huffpost.com Jesus Never Existed, After All
In an earlier post, I argued that the historicity of Jesus was doubtful. Some religion scholars questioned one of my sources. Now, recent scholarship comes as close as possible to settling the issue.
- www.straitstimes.com Pieces of Munich synagogue, destroyed on Hitler’s orders, found in river
The synagogue was among the first Jewish places of worship to be destroyed in Hitler’s Germany. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- apnews.com United Methodists lose one-fifth of US churches in schism driven by growing defiance of LGBTQ bans
More than 6,000 United Methodist congregations have now received permission to leave the denomination amid a schism over theology and the role of LGBTQ people.
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Could a New Religion Develop around AI?
thewalrus.ca Could a New Religion Develop around AI? | The WalrusThe hunger to believe in something beyond the self is real. What if bots started creating scripture?
- web.archive.org ‘All real living is meeting’: the sacred love of Martin Buber | Aeon Essays
When we encounter another individual truly as a person, not as an object for use, we become fully human: Martin Buber
- religionnews.com More than half a million left Germany's Catholic Church last year as abuse scandal swirls
BERLIN (AP) — The departures left the number of Catholic Church members in Germany at nearly 20.94 million, just under a quarter of the population.
- www.theatlantic.com The Woman Who Bought a Mountain for God
The country’s fastest-growing Christian movement helped fuel Trump’s rise—and is gearing up for spiritual battle.
- www.nytimes.com Opinion | What Churches Offer That ‘Nones’ Still Long For
Houses of worship are, uniquely, one-stop shops of meaning, continuity and support.
- www.straitstimes.com Pope 'breaks taboo' with prayer for missing Vatican teen girl
Emanuela Orlandi was last seen leaving a music class in Rome, on June 22, 1983. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- thehill.com Church attendance below pre-pandemic levels: Gallup
Church attendance in the United States is lower than it was before the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey indicated. In the Gallup survey, 31 percent of respondents said they have attended churc…
- www.aljazeera.com ‘Largest Hajj pilgrimage in history’ begins in Saudi Arabia
The number of pilgrims this year is expected to break records at more than 2.5 million.
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Jews, Episcopalians, Unitarians, Satanists and other people of faith say the laws infringe on their religious rights
www.politico.com The sleeper legal strategy that could topple abortion bansJews, Episcopalians, Unitarians, Satanists and other people of faith say the laws infringe on their religious rights.
- www.psypost.org Study suggests religious belief does not conflict with interest in science, except among Americans
A new study suggests that the conflict between science and religion is not universal but instead depends on the historical and cultural context of a given ...
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Religion News Service
religionnews.com Home - Religion News ServiceRNS covers global religion news, including politics, culture, spirituality, institutions and more through articles, photos, podcasts and videos.