Into What Religion Were You Born Or Raised?

[LittleGrizzly]

Im stuck between anglicanism and protestantism, they both have fairly plain churchs right ?

If yes anything major to differentiate between the two ?

Is anglicanism C of E ? If so then protestantism...

[Uesugi Kenshin]

I was raised celebrating Christmas, but that's about it. I've only been to a church for a religious service maybe once, I was never baptised, and I've probably been to a synagogue for exactly as many services as I have to a church. Which is one. Bar Mitzvahs rock!

[lars573]

Is anglicanism C of E ? If so then protestantism...

Yep, Anglicanism is Church of England (it's what I was raised, before I walked away from childish things like believing in a higher power in the judeo-christian sense). Yes there is quite a bit of difference between Anglican and other Protestant sects. Really C'o'E and Catholics have much more in common doctrine wise than C'o'E vis-a-ve Lutheran/Calvanist/Preysbeterian etc.

[spmetla]

Was baptized Catholic but when my family moved from Austria to Hawaii they dropped all pretense of religion. I'd describe my family as spiritual though I myself am an atheist.

[Husar]

I expected someone to make a funny vote, but not you, Don!

Ah well, been raised as a non-denominational Christian. It's more on the protestant side than the catholic one if that isn't included in non-denominational already.

[Ronin]

Non-practicing Roman-Catholic

[Viking]

Raised protestant. Both my parents were, and still are, religiously active.

[Sigurd]

Lutheranism.

[Don Corleone]

Well, to all my Shi'a Islam brothers out there, I meant no disrepsect in co-opting your religion. I just don't understand why Tuff has two polls out there. Can't people wax about their upbringings in the thread that's centered on their current religious beliefs?

Anyway, I picked Shi'a Islam because I'm playing a campaign as the Turks right now and I'm in the role-playing mode. I know modern day Turkey is mostley Sunni, but I figured coming from the Steppes, newly converted Turks would have been Shiite, and it sets up a good reason why as the Turks I'd be blatantly invading my muslim brothers, the Fatmids.

I have a question about Islam (I apologize for it being rather basic and simple if it comes off that way). But trying to deepen my understanding of the differences between Shiite and Sunni Islam, this is what I've been able to come up with:

Both branches belive that Mohammed was the last annointed prophet of Allah, and his words as given by the Quran are to be the ultimate authority. However, in the years that followed, disputes arose over interpretations of the Quran.

Shiites believed that the authority to interpret is vested in a lineage back to Mohammed. The final authority for settling disputes on scripture rests with a man, namely the Imam, and auhtority is conveyed through bloodline.

Sunnis believed that the authority to inerpret is vested in the law, the sum total of interpretations to date. Their legal scholars study all legal decisions made since Mohammed ascended to heaven and strive to maintain continuity by integrating the truth from each of these differential elements of truth, the individual decision, into a universal truth.

Do I understand the differences correctly?

[atheotes]

Born and raised Hindu....turned agnostic around age 13 and atheist by 20

[Yoyoma1910]

(Secular) Roman Catholicism.

[Kralizec]

My parents are both former protestants, now atheists but I don't recall them ever pushing their (lack of) beliefs on me. I'd describe myself as an agnostic.

[Koga No Goshi]

Well, to all my Shi'a Islam brothers out there, I meant no disrepsect in co-opting your religion. I just don't understand why Tuff has two polls out there. Can't people wax about their upbringings in the thread that's centered on their current religious beliefs?

Anyway, I picked Shi'a Islam because I'm playing a campaign as the Turks right now

LOL!!! That's great, you're a character.

[lars573]

Well, to all my Shi'a Islam brothers out there, I meant no disrepsect in co-opting your religion. I just don't understand why Tuff has two polls out there. Can't people wax about their upbringings in the thread that's centered on their current religious beliefs?

Anyway, I picked Shi'a Islam because I'm playing a campaign as the Turks right now and I'm in the role-playing mode. I know modern day Turkey is mostley Sunni, but I figured coming from the Steppes, newly converted Turks would have been Shiite, and it sets up a good reason why as the Turks I'd be blatantly invading my muslim brothers, the Fatmids.

I have a question about Islam (I apologize for it being rather basic and simple if it comes off that way). But trying to deepen my understanding of the differences between Shiite and Sunni Islam, this is what I've been able to come up with:

Both branches belive that Mohammed was the last annointed prophet of Allah, and his words as given by the Quran are to be the ultimate authority. However, in the years that followed, disputes arose over interpretations of the Quran.

Shiites believed that the authority to interpret is vested in a lineage back to Mohammed. The final authority for settling disputes on scripture rests with a man, namely the Imam, and auhtority is conveyed through bloodline.

Sunnis believed that the authority to inerpret is vested in the law, the sum total of interpretations to date. Their legal scholars study all legal decisions made since Mohammed ascended to heaven and strive to maintain continuity by integrating the truth from each of these differential elements of truth, the individual decision, into a universal truth.

Do I understand the differences correctly?

More like they dispute the sucession of the early Caliph's. Right guided I believe is the word they use. Shiites believe that anyone after Ali (IIRC) isn't right guided. I'm sure other stuff came after the split.

[Tristuskhan]

I have a question about Islam (I apologize for it being rather basic and simple if it comes off that way). But trying to deepen my understanding of the differences between Shiite and Sunni Islam, this is what I've been able to come up with:

Both branches belive that Mohammed was the last annointed prophet of Allah, and his words as given by the Quran are to be the ultimate authority. However, in the years that followed, disputes arose over interpretations of the Quran.

Shiites believed that the authority to interpret is vested in a lineage back to Mohammed. The final authority for settling disputes on scripture rests with a man, namely the Imam, and auhtority is conveyed through bloodline.

Sunnis believed that the authority to inerpret is vested in the law, the sum total of interpretations to date. Their legal scholars study all legal decisions made since Mohammed ascended to heaven and strive to maintain continuity by integrating the truth from each of these differential elements of truth, the individual decision, into a universal truth.

Do I understand the differences correctly?

You have strong basics there. Shiites are Islam's Cathos and Sunnies Islam's Protestants... It seems stupid but the more I learn about this, the more I believe in the comparison (hierarchic/no hierarchic clergies, pictures/no pictures, saints/no saints, and some more...)

I insist, it seems I'm not the only one who would like to have a "none" option in this poll.

edit: (...and some more: love of brutal bloody ceremonials like self-whipping/no love of brutal and bloody ceremonials)

Re-edit: what lars573 said, historically. Are also called "shiites" the different kind of Ismaïlis, who originate in disputes over the number of sucessors of Muhammad, some (very few) believe therte was six, some more (mot so much either) believe there was seven. Religions know no limits... Most Shiites believe there was twelve, if I remember well.
Meanwhile i've been more concerned with Sunnism, privilege of having an egyptian father-in-law. Quite strict believer by the way.

[TinCow]

This poll is very interesting when combined with the "Religious Affiliation" poll. Nearly 2/3 of Backroomers describe themselves as Athiest or Agnostic currently. However, only 1/4 were born into a family with those beliefs. About 40% of all Backroomers were brought up with a religion and have since abandoned it. If someone could find national/international data on this, it would be interesting to see how our results correlate with the global population.

[CountArach]

This poll is very interesting when combined with the "Religious Affiliation" poll. Nearly 2/3 of Backroomers describe themselves as Athiest or Agnostic currently. However, only 1/4 were born into a family with those beliefs. About 40% of all Backroomers were brought up with a religion and have since abandoned it. If someone could find national/international data on this, it would be interesting to see how our results correlate with the global population.

Though it is very hard to find the trendlines for number of atheists worldwide, this has a graph for the top 10 countries in 1991 and 2004.

[Sigurd]

Though it is very hard to find the trendlines for number of atheists worldwide, this has a graph for the top 10 countries in 1991 and 2004.

Even though that site claims 31 - 72% of the Norwegian population as non-believers, it is interesting that in 2007 82,7% of the Norwegian population was registered members in the Norwegian church (aka the Lutheran church).

It would be interesting to see the actual numbers of this survey. Believers tend to be found outside the big cities.

[CBR]

Even though that site claims 31 - 72% of the Norwegian population as non-believers, it is interesting that in 2007 82,7% of the Norwegian population was registered members in the Norwegian church (aka the Lutheran church).

I think the numbers are similar in Denmark. But since anyone who has been baptized/confirmed is an automatic member that might have something to do with it.


CBR

[Sigurd]

I think the numbers are similar in Denmark. But since anyone who has been baptized/confirmed is an automatic member that might have something to do with it.


CBR

I find it funny that someone can claim to be an atheist but at the same time be a member of a religious organization.

I am not a member of the Norwegian church.