Which denomination would you go to..

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dzheremi said:
Why are people listing things like Buddhism and Wicca? I thought this thread was asking which other denomination of Christianity they might go to, not which other religion.

I’ve thought about this quite a lot lately, actually. There is no possibility that I would ever go back to a Protestant church, but I think with time I could find a home in an Orthodox church. I am quite attracted to various aspects of the Coptic Orthodox faith, but I don’t feel I know enough about what separates them from the rest of Apostolic Christianity to be entirely comfortable there. I would need to have a long period of discernment no matter where I end up, much longer than what I went through to join the Catholic Church, anyway.
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It merely said which denomination. Not which Christian denomination. I listed Theravada, a denomination of Buddhism.
 
Orthodox first, ‘Traditional Anglican Communion’ second and a traditional mainline Protestant third.
 
That’s easy. If I weren’t Catholic, the only other religion I could seriously consider at this point would be Eastern Orthodox.
 
I’m not into denominations. Stop dividing Christ’s body, please. 🙂
 
I feel like I have plenty of time to make a decision on religion and that you shouldn’t be too hasty in making decisions that could affect eternity. 😛

I wouldn’t be so sure about that. I can’t find it offhand, but in the epistles, St. Paul writes a warning that where the tree falls, so it stays for eternity. That is a poor paraphrase. But he is saying that our disposition at death is permanent. We cannot decide what team we’re on after we die. We cannot purge our filthy hearts and minds after death. Our stains are permanent, there.

You want to risk eternity by futzing around, trying to find just the right combo that fits your fancy? I don’t recommend that. You can work on holiness, and diminishing your faults without committing to Christ and His Church. But, it’s impossible to complete without Him. I don’t think you have as much time as you think you do. Read the New Testament letters, it will put you in the right frame of mind.
 
I’d join a Madrasa and become an Islamic fundamentalist…

LOL…just joking of course.

Seriously, that’s an easy question—Anglican, ACNA
 
If Catholicism were not an option, I’d probably start my own church. I’d call it “The Butterfly Chasers” and our mission would be to experience the Resurrection in everyday life. 🙂
 
wow, jmcrae…that’s so 60’s…in a good way, of course 😃 Sort of Godspell-y.
 
TristanCross said:
I’m not into denominations. Stop dividing Christ’s body, please. 🙂
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Your people started it 😉
There was but one Church at first, one denomination, created by Christ Himself. Yet Satan, as he always does, misled men into thinking it was false and creating their own churches, I am not saying Protestantism is Satanic, by any means, I think Protestants are indeed trying to follow God as best they can. All that I mean to say is that it was Satan who planted the first seed in gullable and/or misled men like Luther to create their own version of the Church, however they wish. As Luther himself said, “I have taken down one Pope and created a hundred.”
 
If Catholicism was not an option I would probably join some High Church Anglo-Catholic Parish. I haven’t seen many around my parts but I’d do my level best to find one. Others getting consideration would be conservative and Liturgical Lutheran Churches and the Eastern Orthodox.

Other than that, I could not see my self joining any other denomination. To avoid speaking ill words towards my brothers and sisters in these denominations I will not offer my reasoning.

God bless
 
I am a Catholic because, having worked my way through the proofs for the existence of God (years before I found Aquinas had done it) and having become convinced of the truth of Jesus claim to be God, my research led me to accept the Catholic Church as the One that held the Authority given by Jesus.

If someone ever managed to convince me that I was wrong, I would probably be an atheist.

In centuries past I might have gone looking for power in Druidism or similar, but in this day and age I would probably just be an atheist with an inclination to Buddhist philosophy.
 
Eileen_T said:
I am a Catholic because, having worked my way through the proofs for the existence of God (years before I found Aquinas had done it) and having become convinced of the truth of Jesus claim to be God, my research led me to accept the Catholic Church as the One that held the Authority given by Jesus.

If someone ever managed to convince me that I was wrong, I would probably be an atheist.

In centuries past I might have gone looking for power in Druidism or similar, but in this day and age I would probably just be an atheist with an inclination to Buddhist philosophy.
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Why not Jewish?
 
I’m not Catholic, but it seems to me the question hinges on why the person Can’t go to the Catholic Church. Has it suddenly been revealed to the person that Christianity or Catholicism is untrue? Has the entire hierarchy of the CC, and Rome, been blasted by a meteor? Have they gone to live in a place where there are no Catholic churches, at all?

For myself, I would always tend to look to the Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox churches. I was raised a Lutheran, so that is a possibility, especially if it meant going to my childhood church where I have family.

If I found myself in a community where access to churches was limited to only one denomination, I might still go - I find a community of Christians is important to my daily life. But there are denominations I wouldn’t attend, so it would depend.

If I rejected Christianity for some reason, I don’t see myself being Jewish or Muslim, maybe a kind of Neoplatonist. I also find Buddhism a very interesting and complex religion with a deep spiritual and philosophical tradition, one that a person could take a lifetime to learn about, so maybe I would do that.
 
It depends on what convinced me that Catholicism was false. If it were something that disproved the specifically Catholic claims, I would become Orthodox. Otherwise, I’d probably flee Christianity (and religion in general) for some sort of vague panentheistic belief system that would allow me to do whatever the heck I wanted (again). 🤷
 
I used to think that if Mormonism were not ‘true,’ that I would give up the whole thing and become atheist…because nothing else made any sense. (still doesn’t, actually, mostly)

However, I have since changed my mind; I would probably be a Catholic; not because I thought it was TRUTH with a double capital T, but because it has a life style and basic belief system (once you get past all the add-ons) that I agree with.

Of course, that would cause me some problems with catechism classes, probably…so I would join my Grandpa Clay’s church. He would take my father up on top of a mountain during hunting trips, look around at the incredible scenery, and tell my dad “See? This is God’s creation. When you can understand Him here, you don’t need anything the preachers tell you. If you can’t understand Him here, nothing a preacher is going to tell you will help.”

My grandpa lived by the ‘Golden Rule,’ and those are the only two religious beliefs he had. If my faith isn’t True, that’s good enough.
 
I’d probably go to the Episcopal church or perhaps Mennonite. I’ve filled the pulpit for the Brethren in Christ before…but they are a bit too conservative for me in the long term.
 
The only way I could ever cease being Catholic is if I somehow became convinced that the Incarnation never happened. In that case, no other Christian faith would make any sense and I would be either
  1. Jewish and still waiting for the Messiah, or
  2. Still believing in God, but with no formal religion and completely in the dark over the meaning of life.
 
In order of how outside my current box it would be.

(1) Baptist: Some type of Billy Graham/Charles Colson compatible Baptist like is fine as my grandparents were. Your more fundamental types are not appealing.
(2) Methodist: Or I could go to the Methodist Church of my youth if I found one that was theologically and morally conservative. They are non-existent in the NorthEast. Plus I love John Wesley.
(3) Lutheran: I’ve liked the Lutherans I’ve met online. Not totally sold on Martin though.
(4) Mennonite: I love the Mennonite martyrs of the 1500s-1600s.
(5) Orthodox
 
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