What do you say when people ask what is your religion?

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Permalink Reply by Dragonheart on March 16, 2011 at 11:35am

The truth. I have nothing to be a shamed of.

Permalink Reply by Marie Carew on March 16, 2011 at 11:52am

Blessed Be, I tell everyone that I am a Jeslibrian. In the Pagan religions people believe in one or many Gods. Electic is not a religion. Electic is to be diversified while not following any one system. Feel free to check out my group.

"A New Order Of Witchcraft"

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Permalink Reply by oceanwitch on March 16, 2011 at 12:01pm

the other day I was in the hospital waiting room. When a man came up to me and asked if I went to church. I told the man I do not due to church because I did not follow the same belief they did. I told the man that I was a Wicca high priest and that I believe in all gods and goddesses. The man then asked me if I knew Jesus Christ. I then started telling him about Jesus Christ being the Lord and Savior of Christians. After speaking about Jesus Christ to this man and everything that I knew about him the man and everyone in the room was completely silent. They could not understand how a Wicca high priest could know so much about the Christian religion. But like I said I believe in all gods and goddesses and to be a Wicca high priest you must understand all religions and be in tune with the universe.eclectic is to select what is has in various doctrines and beliefs. So therefore this can be also be found in many other religions.

Permalink Reply by Marie Carew on March 16, 2011 at 12:42pm

Blessed be,

Sorry to interject, but I would assume that electic would be when a person did not conform to any one religion, but adopted the beliefs of many religions. Considering that the word itself means diversity. I am surprised that in this day in age someone would question if you went to church. Having studied world religions myself, I find that most people view the topic of religion to be equal to politics. Incidently, just to throw in another point of view for you, I was Christian for many years and still use Christ in my own church, but I do not believe, nor never did I believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins nor do I believe he is the savior of Christianity. After all, Christ is not even the prophets real name.

Reverend Marie Carew

Permalink Reply by oceanwitch on March 18, 2011 at 8:31am

yes you are correct.he was not named Jesus until the Greeks beside it to translate the Hebrew doctoring. But we do know that his mother Mary named him Yashusua Hamashiach.The name Yashusua meaning the Messiah in Hebrew.

Permalink Reply by Marie Carew on March 18, 2011 at 8:52am

Thank You for your reply.

The English spelling of the Hebrew name Yeshua or Yashusua is “Joshua.” However, when translated from Hebrew into the Greek language, the name Yeshua becomes Iēsous. The English spelling for Iēsous is “Jesus.”

What I actually was referring to was the name Christ.

Christianity uses Christ’s last name when Christ was not Jesus’ last name at all. No one knows the true last name of Jesus Christ because in Christ’s lifetime last names were not commonly used until well after 1160 A.D.

The name “The Christ” was given to men of high honor such as priests and Kings.

This name "The Christ" is very similar to the name Mary in the Catholic church. The name Mary use to be given to every nun who served the church to honor Mother Mary.

In The Catholic Church’s nuns were called; Sister Mary Margret or Sister Mary Rodgers. Mary always came before their given last name.

In the pilgrim era, woman put the name “Goody” as part of their name to show they were good women of the town. (Goody Proctor. Sarah Goody ect.)

Permalink Reply by oceanwitch on March 19, 2011 at 8:28am

after doing some research on how did Jesus get the last known Christ. I came across this. No. Although many people refer to Him as Jesus Christ, the Greek word translated as "Christ" is cristos (Greek: Χριστός , Strong's Concordance # G5547), which means "anointed" and was commonly used to refer to the prophesied Messiah or Savior. It would be more proper, grammatically, to say the phrase: Jesus, the Christ.

"You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus." (Luke 1:31, NIV)

"And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus." (Luke 1:31, NKJV)

The name Jesus is a transliteration of the Greek word Ιησους, Strong's Concordance #G2424. A transliteration is taking the way a word is pronounced in one language and spelling it according to the way it SOUNDS when written with the letters of another language. The Greek word used for Jesus (Ιησους), in turn, is derived from the Hebrew or Aramaic word Yehowshuwa. This word, Strong's Concordance #H3091, is the same Hebrew word translated in the Old Testament as Joshua.

It is interesting that the name of the God of the Old Testament, first mentioned in Exodus 6:2, is the Hebrew word YHWH (Strong's Concordance #H3068). Note that Hebrew does not print the vowels in words as is done in English. If you write God's name as it was written in the Old Testament (we would pronounce it Yahweh or Jehovah) and add the Hebrew word we would pronounce yasha (which means "salvation, or "to free"), you will get the word Yehowshua.

This clue to the identity of Jesus as the SAME GOD who created heaven and earth, who wrote the Ten Commandments with His finger, and who dealt with the nation of Israel is sadly hidden from many people.
Written by: Clay Willis

Permalink Reply by Marie Carew on March 19, 2011 at 9:40am

You must understand that Strong's Concordance is a word search for the King James Bible only. Not the Catholic Bible the Douay Rheims.

Once the name Jesus Christ was translated into modern English, it was simplified. Remember as I said; The English spelling of the Hebrew name Yeshua or Yashusua is “Joshua.” However,when translated from Hebrew into the Greek language, the name Yeshua becomes Iēsous. The English spelling for Iēsous or in ancient Greek letters; Ιησους is; “Jesus.”

Modern English speaking people do not use the phrase; "The Christ" because Christ in modern English simply means; Jesus of Nazareth, Not high priest, or king or Messiah. Jesus of Nazareth is the Bibles Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. The word Messiah however in modern English is the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people. And of course messiah is also Jesus Christ for the Christian people.

Although many believe Jesus is God in flesh, many others do not. In Isaiah 48:16 Christ clearly states that he was sent by God and that he is not god.

“Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.” And upon Christ’s death he states;

In Mark 15:3:15: (King James); Pilate asked Jesus;

"Are you the king of the Jews?"

"You say so." Jesus replies, so Pilate asks him again;

"Don't you have any answer? Look at how many accusations they're bringing against you!”
Jesus no longer answers any questions he can see the people have clearly lost all of their humanity and intellect and therefore he knows that the people are going to believe what they choose to believe and not what is the truth of what he tells them.

I think what is more interesting than that, is the fact that although the Bible was translated in many languages. The origins are indeed Middle East and the story itself came from the Jewish people however, because Jesus did not fulfill the messianic prophecies the Jewish people renounce his name. But then this is getting off topic.

Permalink Reply by Harmony Strong-Haven on July 14, 2011 at 11:18pm

I personally tell people I practice Wicca. Since many people don't know what that is I usually explain it as a nature based practice. I tell them that in my practices I celebrate nature and the seasons and all they hold and stand for. This seems to satisfy peoples curiosity about what I do and believe. Occasionally I'll get more questions. These are usually people who are dissatisfied with what they currently believe. So I let them ask whatever they will and answer them honestly.

I personally have a very eclectic system of practice. I pull in from many different religions, but ultimately I practice Wicca. I have just always believed there are many valid teachings in all religions. So I choose to incorporate these into my practice.

Permalink Reply by Eirlys Lady Hawk )O( on December 12, 2011 at 11:31am

I tell people that I follow the path of Wicca. I have had varying responses to this ranging from "What does that mean?" to which I then explain I am a witch, to "How interesting" and they want to learn more, to "Oh" or "Eww!" at which the person usually leaves. I also belong to a Universal Unitarian Fellowship, most of whom know my religion, and it's nice to be with a group of people there who accept you as you are, and are not wary (with an exception of a couple of people). Also, I feel with these people whom I know, who are wary, the way forward in our relationships is to show them that Wicca isn't anything to fear, isn't Devil Worship - a big fear among many non Wiccans, "hocus pokus" or "made up rubbish" but is in fact genuine and relevant peaceful religion and I hope by communication they learn to relax around me.

Permalink Reply by Shadow Witch on January 22, 2012 at 12:29pm

I don't tell anyone about my religion. My mother thinks that I'm no longer reading Wicca books and I like to keep her believing that. But if anyone wants to know I'm practicing Hellenic Wicca.