Religions March Madness

[vcczar]

I'm not following the standard bracket method. Obviously, some of these religions could be split or merged. I only picked 50. 

[DakotaHale]

Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Gnostic, Sunni Islam are the only real answers. Coptic, Lutheran, and Anglican were lucky to make it. Honorable mention to Buddhism. 

Christ is King.

[Rezi]

Agnostic Atheist myself, but chose the religions that would be on my shortlist if I had to be faithful. Eastern Religion or Reform Judaism if I had to choose an abrahamic religion.

[DakotaHale]

Sikhs are good people too. If I could vote against Jehovahs, 7th Day Adventists, and Mormons I would. Not a fan of modern (post Solomon temple destruction) Judaism but Samaritanism is cool. As someone who leans Catholic (though I like to say with a gnostic mindset) my best friend is ironically an unironic Norse Pagan.

[vcczar]

46 minutes ago, DakotaHale said:

(though I like to say with a gnostic mindset)

This is my mindset. 

[vcczar]

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[WVProgressive]

I voted for religions I especially respect, or those which I borrow from in my own spiritual life. There were some of them, like Shintoism, or Sikhism, where I just didn't know enough about them to know whether I liked them, or not. Also, I find it pretty strange that Native-American, and African religions were all lumped together under the 'tribal' distinction, while Christianity was given 20 different denominations to choose from.

[The Blood]

Checked off Mormon because while the church certainly has issues and Joseph Smith was a lying charlatan, I genuinely think the church's modern theology is better than 99% of Christianity (no eternal flaming torment for unbelievers, take note Christendom), and the handful of Mormons I've had personal experiences with were actually great people. 

 

Other than that, I just marked down religions based on my personal faith (Reform Judaism) and those I think are admirable/interesting.

 

My faith-of-origin (Adventists) can deserve votes when they drop the apocalypticism and Ellen White worship and just keep the emphasis on healthy living, since that's really their main strength as a group.

[vcczar]

15 hours ago, DakotaHale said:

Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Gnostic, Sunni Islam are the only real answers. Coptic, Lutheran, and Anglican were lucky to make it. Honorable mention to Buddhism. 

Christ is King.

I think if I had a religion--or felt any semblance of sprituality at all--the religion that would fit most natural to my person would be a merge of the following:

• Gnostic
• Jain
• Deist
• Ancestor Worship
• Taoist
• Unitarian

in my opinion--aside from ancestor worship (I'm just really into geneology)--the above seem like the religions closest to "pure good and pure logical,' at least many aspects of them. I think religion ought to be rational, if God is rational. I think religion ought to be good, if God is good. I think Good = Humanitarianism and love. Good = fear, submission, and favoritism. I don't think "faith' is logical. it just seems like a lame tag to convince one's self that something that can't be proven to have happened has happened. if God is rational, I think he'd want us to seek something deeper than faith to justify his existance, his goodness, and his worship. 

I think the fundamental varieties of any religion are the worst, I'd include fundamental atheism in this. Of the non-fundamental, I think evangelical (non-denomination) is the most dangerous--at least in the US. Pentacostal can be pretty bad too. Any "charismatic" and/or Mega Church Christianity seems dangerous and non-Christian to me. The crazy thing is that non-denominational Christianity isn't even accurate. They're almost all--if not all--Calvinistic. 

I'm okay with religion, so long as it doesn't pervert people to be inhumane, anti-Science, and intolerant or is used to justify people to be this way. 

[Edouard]

Guys and Girls.

We have to make win Zeus, I call all of you to make hellenism triumph.

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