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Hi, people. I'm very interested in the subject of religion. Since Hatrack is the first international forum I'm in, I figured it would be a great place to know about others' religions. It does not matter if it is not an established on, like the Catholic or Baptist Church. I just wanted to know what people believe and why. So...if you like the idea, let's discover how diverse are religions, here in Hatrack. Oh, yes...later (when I come back from work), I can talk about my own case. Posts: 1785 | Registered: Oct 2003
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Mormonism is defintly over represented on this board, but certainly there's a very wide variety of faiths on this board. Me? I'm Mormon too (one of those )
[EDIT: Don't pay attention to those people who tell you I spelled "Mormon" as "Momron", as you can tell I clearly didn't. ]
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Only a response to your double negatives post of before. Now that one left me scratching my head in puzzlement...
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Actually, there are precisely four negatives, and they're paired together into double negatives.
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UofUlawguy was right- there are only two basic religious groups here: the Mormons and those who have not yet been assimilated. Don't try to fight it Eduardo. Resistance is futile.
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Momron - wasn't that the bad guy in Thundercats? Is that who Hobbes is worshipping these days?
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Thanks, Jacare! Well...so, I can say I'm a Kardeckian spiritualist (como "eu sou Espírita Kardecista" em portuguęs), right?
Oh, yes...I'm curious...are you a brazilian guy living abroad or are you an American who lived here for a long time (or took the pains to learn the beautiful but complex language there is portuguese)?
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As my name implies I too am Mormon. And yes I am also quite maniacal... in fact I doubt you'll meet a mormon who isn't.
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quote:Thanks, Jacare! Well...so, I can say I'm a Kardeckian spiritualist (como "eu sou Espírita Kardecista" em portuguęs), right?
Right... I think. It seems that some places make an issue of the difference between "spiritist" and "spiritualist". I am not sure what the difference is myself. Also, I know that in Brazil there are a number of different sects of spiritualism including ones that mix in African elements such as candomble and umbanda. I don't know whether these sects are "spiritist" or "spiritualist".
quote: Oh, yes...I'm curious...are you a brazilian guy living abroad or are you an American who lived here for a long time (or took the pains to learn the beautiful but complex language there is portuguese)?
I am an American. I lived in Brazil for two years while I was serving a mission for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). I enjoy speaking and reading Portuguese so I have done what I can to develop my language skills. I also ended up married to a Brazilian so of course I keep up my speaking skills.
quote: And...why "Jacare Sorridente"?
No real reason. I just wanted to choose a pseudonym that reflects something of who I am, so I chose a Portuguese name since much of who I am is related to things Brazilian; I chose Jacare because it is an animal capable of defending itself and I chose Sorridente because I generally try to be friendly.
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I’m a liberal protestant with Eastern Orthodox tendencies. Theologically I’m a Tillichian Wesleyan, ecclesiologically I lean toward the Anglican, and denominationally I’m a United Methodist. Posts: 9866 | Registered: Apr 2002
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I guess I would be "kardeckian spiritist", then. I didn't realize there were the words "spiritist" and "spiritualist", in english (in portuguese, we have "espírita" and "espiritualista". In this case, we use the first. Spiritualists are new age types, I guess).
Here in Brazil we have many "spiritist" sects, most of them derived from african traditions, as Umbanda and Candomblé (some people call those 'macumba'). Kardeckian spiritism is european in origin. The founder was a frenchman called Alan Kardec. Basically, we believe in Jesus and the bible, but we also believe that we reincarnate many times in this (and others) world(s) to better ourselves trough time. We do not have priests, but sensitive people who can "talk to dead people" who have not, yet, reincarnated (sometimes souls get lost, for a time, and we must help them, or 'enlightened souls' are allowed to teach a little, before reincarnate again). There are much more, of course.
Hope you won't find this too weird and we can all still be friends. Posts: 1785 | Registered: Oct 2003
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(You're lucky that you have a way to keep up your Portuguese Jacare. I feel mine slipping away all the time.)
Same goes for me Eduardo. I spent 19 months no estado lindo de SP as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This makes me a Momron too. (that one's for you Hobbes.) Posts: 6415 | Registered: Jul 2000
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Narnia, guess it makes you an honorary "paulista", hehehe.
I, myself, am a "Carioca" (someone who was born in Rio de Janeiro, the "Cidade Maravilhosa").
Hey, I've been reading a lot about LDS, on this forum. Do any of you know if there is a church in Rio de Janeiro?
As I already told you, I'm very curious about other religions. LDS is a little unknown here where I live. I've already visited many churches and temples of some 20 or more religions, I guess, but no momron (as Hobbes says) church.
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We can all be friends and stuff. Anyone's beliefs seem weird to those who don't share those beliefs, but that's OK. I think everyone is at least somewhat weird.
Narnia- what mission did you serve in?
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Here in France there are a lot of Catholics (I will actually marry one , so if you have any question about catholicism I may be able to answer) but I for myself believe in God but am not in a particular religion.
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Anna: I (most brazilians are) was born a Catholic. My whole family is catholic ;-))
Jacare: Nice! There is a LDS Church only 5 minutes from my home. I know the street (although I do not remember the church). Well, maybe I will pay it a visit, hehehe (wow! One more!) - The services are spoken in english?
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Brazil is the largest catholic country in the world. Although many people follow african-derived religions (as Candomblé, or Umbanda), more than 77% of the people are Catholic.
We have about 160 million people over here, so there are some 123 million catholic brazilians.
Yup...vatican still have clout here, although so caled neo-pentecostal protestant churches have grown a lot in the latest 20 or so years.
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Eduardo...nice to meet you! When I was in university I took a world religions class that approached that subject by looking at the religions of Brazil. (My professor had spent several years in Brazil as a Mennonite Brethren missionary, so she knew a lot about Brazil and it's wide variety of religions.)
We studied Kardec and Spiritism, as well as Candomble and Umbanda and the different manifestations of Christianity in Brazil. Spiritism struck me as being very different from the Afro-Brazilian religions such as Camdomble and Umbanda. We read a book about Spiritism, called "Samba in the Night: Spiritism in Brazil", by David J. Hess. He is an American who went to Brazil and studied all about Spiritism. I assume that his book was fairly accurate, but I would love to hear more about your beliefs - from what we learned, it is a very interesting religion.
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I was baptized, raised, and confirmed Roman Catholic, but my father is Methodist, so I've been taught the beliefs of both religions. My parents have always told me I could believe in whatever religion I wanted to, but I don't have that many arguments with the Catholic faith.
Bit of background for you non-Catholics: When Catholics 'confirm their baptismal promises'--basically, when they embrace Catholicism--they take a saint name. So, technically, my full name is Mayday Desaix Nicholas. I'm a big girl who likes to buy presents for people. Mwahahahaha.
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I come from catholic family background - but wasn't raised catholic. Our country (Slovakia) is predominantly catholic!!! But as for me, I am a christian, just christian.
If you want to know the church - Church of Christ Posts: 102 | Registered: Oct 2003
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I was born in the Baptist bible belt of Nova Scotia and my atheist parents went out of their way to expose me to religion. But in the end, like father like son, I do not believe in God.
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I was raised catholic but have not been a very active participant for a few years now. I have felt a bit unfulfilled by the masses and customs and just haven't made any real efforts to find something that hits me any stronger.
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