I’m curious how much of the traffic here is people with religious beliefs.

There’s no rule against it. I just want to understand better. I’m not interested in debating or criticizing anyone’s choice to visit the comm or practice religion.

My questions:

  • Do you practice or otherwise hold some sort of faith? What kind? Is there a comm for it?

  • What are your thoughts on this (c/Atheism) comm? Do you visit because threads appear on your front page, or do you subscribe/visit intentionally? Why do you click on the topics / what kinds of topics do you click on?

  • Do you comment when you read threads here, or are you more of a lurker?

  • Is there anything you would like to express to the members of this community?

Thank you in advance for any responses.

  • rhacer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Preacher’s kid here. The first 30-some years of my life I was inculcated in conservative Christian orthodoxy. My journey to “faithlessness” paralleled my journey to anarchism, but started a bit later. I considered myself an anarchist a few years before I considered myself an atheist.

    That said, after more than three decades in the church, are you ever truly done with faith? The easiest place to spot “faith” creeping into my life is in my music. For many years I refused to have anything to do with the music of Christianity. But it turns out I like that music! So I said fuck-it , and started adding some gospel back to my music server. I even sing along sometimes.

    I also happen to love the art of preaching, but necessarily the content, but the delivery. Watching a skilled preacher brings me the same happiness watching a skilled actor does.

    So in both those senses I’m still a bit religious.

    • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Honest to god (pun intended), I wish religion and the chruch was not constantly surrounded with controversy. I don’t care about any god, but I think local churches often do provide good service to the community and priests do help people grieve etc. If only the church didn’t constantly try to mind my business, we could be friends.

      • rhacer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 months ago

        This is really a great statement. There are many extraordinary people of faith, I am blessed to have some of them as friends. Unhappily, there are many horrible people of faith, and they give the good ones a bad name.

        Worship how you see fit, just don’t demand the rest of us subscribe to your world view.