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[–]hennaojichan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (14 children)

Who's your Papa? This is almost enough to give me religion.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (13 children)

I'm a Protestant, so not the Pope.

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (12 children)

I also was raised as a Protest-tant but now don't know where I am.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (11 children)

now don't know where I am.

I feel that. Most Christians probably wouldn't consider me one, to be honest. I ain't sure how to even describe my beliefs without writing an entire paragraph.

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

I'll bet you were raised Southern Baptist, like me. No need to answer that.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

Yep, LOL. How could you tell? Was it because I said "ain't"? Statistically, the vast majority of Southerners are Southern Baptists, so it's a safe bet.

Long answer you never asked for:

The earliest I can remember, we attended the First Baptist Church. I went to the Second Baptist Church once (I think one of my mom's friends invited us, but the memory if fuzzy). Despite it's name, I don't believe it was a Black church (again, fuzzy memory). IDK if we have two Southern Baptist churches, or if it's another type of Baptist.

When I was a teenager, we went to a mainline, Methodist church, which was larger and more fancy-looking than the other churches in town, and I know some of the local elites go there.

We got caught up with a cult for a few months, and after that, my mom starting dragging me to a Pentecostal church. Eventually, I just quit going to church all-together. My mom was part of some non-denominational Internet ministry for a few years, but I was disinterested in religion until after I turned eighteen (about a year ago).

[–]hennaojichan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Whaaat? I went to the First Baptist Church too? My grandmother went to the Primitive Baptist Church that had a dwindling flock of old folks. Methodist?! Sacrilege. To this day, I have to be careful, when I go back home, not to say damn or hell. At thirteen, I told my mom, no more, and she knew I was damned. Is it legal for me to talk to you? 😇

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

What's the difference between a Baptist and a Methodist? A Methodist will speak to you at the liquor store. My great-grandparents were Southern Baptists and it was a sin to dance or even play cards. Dating had to be done within a church function.

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hypocrisy is certainly a part of being Southern Baptist for some people.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Methodist?! Sacrilege.

I honestly don't even know what they believe, because I was too young to remember any of it.

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Me either. Recently a friend started watching zoom sessions of Jehovah's Witnesses and from what he says they seem quite reasonable, not that I'm planning to join.They do not believe in heaven or hell, thus no afterlife. They never ask for money and do not celebrate Christmas. They mostly just study the Bible. They are persecuted in Russia because they refuse to serve in the military: also reasonable but I would not lose my head over it. If I ever get religion in my old age, as so many do, I would go that way but that is not going to happen I'm pretty sure. Nice talking to you

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They do not believe in heaven or hell, thus no afterlife.

This says they do believe in heaven, but that only 144,000 people get to go there; I remember reading something that says they believe it's already full, though.

Their followers are promised eternal life on Earth (I assume after being brought back to life), while bad people just die and don't go hell.

This is probably what Jews believes before Jesus, although I don't know about the 144,000 number, which honestly sounds like a joke — can God not afford more real estate? Regardless, it's definitely an interesting take.

Personally, I don't believe in hell either, and believe heaven ain't a literal place, but rather a state of being, namely: unity with God. Some similarities, but we don't really agree.

They are persecuted in Russia because they refuse to serve in the military: also reasonable but I would not lose my head over it.

Same thing happened to the Quakers here in the US.

Nice talking to you

You too!

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I was brought up Methodist. It's a lighter version than Baptist. Preachers mainly give sermons on how to be a better person in congruence with the bible, but sometimes we'd have preachers that focused on the sin aspect of humanity. Community was always a big part.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks!