Which religions promote creativity and self-expression?

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29 Nov 2007, 2:36 pm

I think paganism would definately be the best choice.

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29 Nov 2007, 2:45 pm

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I was very confused at a church I went to when I was younger because they condemned Christian rock music as 'Satanic'. The best explanation for this that I was able to get was that certain sounds and rhythms evoked the holy Love of God, while other sounds and rhythms solely attracted the attention of Satan, regardless of the actual content.

The distinction between these two things appeared to be based entirely on the personal preferences of the person doing the differentiating.

It is a personal preference. Sometimes I don't listen to rock just because it agitates me a little (probably an Asperger thing) even though I really enjoy it, but it's the style of our praise and worship, and I've seen God really use it to bring people closer to Him, even revival. If you're talking lyrics, I can understand some of the concerns, but for the music itself, no.

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29 Nov 2007, 6:31 pm

Unitarian Universalism, neopaganism, or Reconstructionist Judaism. Reconstructionist Judaism is very liberal, very progressive, and sees Judaism as a constantly evolving religion.

Or you can just believe in a higher power without subscribing to a particular religion, e.g. Thomas Paine.

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29 Nov 2007, 7:15 pm

Those are all good choices. But how do I get accepted for my beliefs, whichever system I choose, and how do I find a romantic partner (preferably an Aspie) with those same beliefs?

Tim

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29 Nov 2007, 8:08 pm

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But how do I get accepted for my beliefs,

What are you beliefs? Have you tried this test:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

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29 Nov 2007, 8:33 pm

None.... next question.

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29 Nov 2007, 8:38 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:

Those are all good choices. But how do I get accepted for my beliefs, whichever system I choose, and how do I find a romantic partner (preferably an Aspie) with those same beliefs?

Tim

Honestly, it sounds to me like you're a Deist.

It shouldn't be too difficult to be accepted for that and find a partner along the same lines.

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29 Nov 2007, 9:32 pm

LaVeyian Satanism, Taoism, and perhaps Asatru as well. --All are pretty much Left Handed Path/Personal development belief systems. Buddhism, as well, though technically, it's not a religion, so much as it is a philosophy.

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29 Nov 2007, 9:36 pm

You're seriously looking at changing beliefs just because of its artistic values?

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29 Nov 2007, 10:41 pm

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You're seriously looking at changing beliefs just because of its artistic values?

I've heard of dumber reasons.

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29 Nov 2007, 11:08 pm

Here is a listing of most of the religions I belong to currently:

1. Access Reiki (Reiki master and Seichum master)
2. Alliance for Jewish Renewal (member)
3. The American Sufi Institute (initiated by a disciple of Gohar Shahi)
4. The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship (Sufi Muslim)
5. Church of Scientology (completed auditing course in Atlanta)
6. The Church of Seven Planes (ordained minister)
7. The Church of Spiritual Humanism (ordained minister)
8. The Church of the SubGenius (ordained minister)
9. Discordianism (episkopos of my own cabal)
10. Foundation for Spiritual Unfoldment (initiated personally by Rajesh Ananda)
11. The Johrei Fellowship (initiate)
12. Ordo Templi Orientis (perfect initiate)
13. Sahaja Yoga (initiate)
14. Sant Mat (initiate)
15. The Society of Johrei (initiate)
16. Spiritual Freedom Satsang (initiated personally by G. Michael Turner)
17. Sri Sri Thakur Anukulchandra Satsang (initiate)
18. The Unification Church (member)
19. The Universal Life Church (ordained minister)
20. Universal Ministries (ordained minister)
21. Usui Reiki (first degree initiate)
22. The Way International (completed foundational and intermediate courses)
23. The Wider Quaker Fellowship (member)
24. Yuen Method (completed seminar)

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30 Nov 2007, 12:01 pm

nominalist wrote:

Here is a listing of most of the religions I belong to currently:

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8. The Church of the SubGenius (ordained minister)

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I never figured that one out, Bob.

Did you mean to leave out the Temple of the Flying Spaghetti Monster??

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30 Nov 2007, 12:33 pm

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I never figured that one out, Bob.

Most people think that it was inspired by Discordianism. However, they deny it. It is basically a way of poking fun at all the charismatic leaders of religious movements.

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Did you mean to leave out the Temple of the Flying Spaghetti Monster??

That was started by a student at the University of Kansas. However, as far as I know, they do not offer memberships. ;-)

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30 Nov 2007, 3:41 pm

Wow! How could you belong to so many religions at one time??

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30 Nov 2007, 5:05 pm

Averick wrote:

Wow! How could you belong to so many religions at one time??

I am a sociologist of religion, and I often make use of ethnographic field research (participant-observation). I join religions in order to study them. Quite a number of researchers do the same thing, but I probably do so more than most.

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30 Nov 2007, 6:38 pm

My best guess none. Its really the believer in question and what orientation they're able to find to their religion that adds to creativity. If someone's a theist they could say they're glorifying the greatness of that deities or the multiple diety's creation. If they're a Buddhist they're just finding their way and bringing something out that they feel will help themselves and help others. If they're atheists, well, its still more just them trying to find some beauty in this existence and trying to find ways to speak their heart that are a little better and more gripping than just words alone.

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