It's kind of hard to describe what I believe, but I'll give it a shot.

I believe in the God of the Christian religion and that his Son, Jesus, died as a sacrifice for our sins. That's about the only thing organized Christian religion and I agree on. I don't think that just because you don't believe in Jesus you're automatically eternally damned. I think everyone finds God in their own way, and as long as you don't explicitly REJECT the teachings of Jesus, I think you'll probably do fine. I'm not completely sure of that, though my uncle, a Catholic Brother, believes the same thing, and I guess that's a good sign.

My faith influences my life in that I try to live according to the teachings of Jesus. This'll probably sound weird, but one of my major religious beliefs is the non-innitiation of force. It goes against everything I believe about religion and morals to commit agression against someone, and I believe non-aggression was something Jesus taught, though if not taught, definitely lived. I try to attend church on a semi-regular basis, but I'm kind of dissatisfied with the message of the church I currently attend, not to mention that I don't think all the ceremony and question-and-answer stuff is just window dressing. I'll probably never find a church that I agree with 100%, so I'll keep going to this one.

Given that I think everyone finds God in their own way, I don't attempt to convert people to my religion, one of the reasons I rarely discuss religion outside of statements of my belief - like this one.

Adrian