I have religious beliefs that differ so I'd like advice from Unitarians, humanists, Chistians, catholics.?

I was raised Catholic. I believe in the holy trinity and have faith in God, humanity, etc. i never got y we celebrate Mary's bday dec. 12 if supposedly it isnt worship though. maybe im just wrong. I lean more to simple christianity no?


I believe in humanity. humanism. I believe to use our brain to think and reason and act, our hearts to love for when we luv we know god cuz god is luv. i dont like how some religious ppl tell or rather condemn u to hell for ';lacking faith'; or not their religion when i believe THEY have no right. its up to god to have mercy upon us and only him. am i more of a christian humanist?


also, i sumtimes think that we really cannot know the mysteries of god. i believe what i see and seek out the truth not just settle for hearsay. agnosticism? however, thats when its all faith.


i believe in abortion, gay marriage, etc, because ppl have the right to do wats best for themselves. help.


wtf is a deist and theist?


explain thoroughly christian denominations 2I have religious beliefs that differ so I'd like advice from Unitarians, humanists, Chistians, catholics.?
You sound like a very liberal Christian. You would be welcomed in any Unitarian church.





Okay! Theist - A person who believes in god(s). This covers monotheism (Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and polytheism (Paganism, Hinduism, and many forms of tribal worship).





Deist - A person who believes there is a god, but it does not function like an Abrahamic god. It usually does not intervene in the daily life of humans and many times deists view god and nature as one and the same. The belief varies from deist to deist. Unitarians and Confucianists could be considered deists...





The denominations of Christianity is a large subject. There is Catholocism, and Protestant, and Orthodox... all I can do is send you here to research: http://www.religioustolerance.org/christ…





I am a Unitarian Universalist and could be considered a Protestant Christian by being a UU. However, I am first and foremost an atheist, and the Unitarians at my church love me all the same. We are a diverse and welcoming group. I'd say 1/4 of our congregation (at least in my city) is gay/lesbian, we have a Pastafarian, Christians, Hindus, and Atheists. I urge you to check out Unitarian Universalism.


http://uua.org/I have religious beliefs that differ so I'd like advice from Unitarians, humanists, Chistians, catholics.?
To denominate means to take one’s name from another. For


instance, the Lutherans are denominated from their founder, Martin Luther;


the Calvinists are from their founder, John Calvin. Sometimes the name is


denominated from its most prominent quality, hence:


Charismatics, and Congregationalists. The name Catholic is


Latin for “universal.” You might say the technical name of


the Catholic Church is the Universal Christian Church.


From the beginning, the Catholic Church was called


Christian, denominating from the name of Christ, but


today, Catholic is used to differentiate from the sects who


call themselves Christian.
%26gt;%26gt;i believe in abortion...because ppl have the right to do wats best for themselves.%26lt;%26lt;





If it was best for me to kill my (hypothetical) toddler, would you believe in that? She's really annoying sometimes, and I don't want to put her up for adoption because she might be in foster care for a long time or be abused, etc.
People can't condemn you to hell; you condemn yourself by rejecting God..


There is no trinity. The Father is who God is; Holy Spirit is what he is. Jesus is God in man; John 1:1-14, John 14:8-11, Colossians 2:9-11. Read Acts chapter 2 to find out what the first church believed and practiced. There are a few churches today that still believe and practice what the first Christians did.
Deist


a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en%26amp;q=def…





Theist


a believer in a personal God


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en%26amp;safe=…
People do have the right to do what's best for themselves ... or not.





That's why there's a heaven, and that's why there's a hell.





That's also why there's the authentic Church ... the Catholic Church ... and all the rest.





That's why there's Catholics who follow the teachings of Christ and the apostles, and therefore the Church ... and then there's people like yourself.





Make up your mind already.





The Catholic Church long ago explained all that's explainable about the Christian faith, and only a few insoluble mysteries remain.





Study authentic Catholic theology, and you can't miss.





Try to reason things out in your own head, and you play right into the hands of the devil.





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Hmmm, more than just one question. Believe as your heart and mind tell you. It's all good.





Most of the saint's days are their birthdays. I think it's great, more reasons to celebrate :-) I think these were a way to relieve the drudgery of everyday life in the middle ages and keep the people looking to the church constantly.





Use Wikipedia or Merriam Webster to find out the difference between a theist and a deist (not much) and check out www.religioustolerance.org to find out more about specific denominations or religions.
I'd say you're more of a Christian Humanist, yes. It's not like Humanism is a religion, really . . . more of an outlook or philosophy. So it can be coupled with any religion, I'd think.





And a ';theist'; is simply any person that believes in a God or gods. Theism - belief in god. A-theism - without belief in god.





A deist is a person who believes there was a being or god that created the universe, but that they do not watch over it. Sort of like, God created the universe and just left us to it. He doesn't intervene in our daily lives or anything like that.





And I can't really explain the Christian denominations, let alone thoroughly. ;) Sorry.