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vivianbear
04-17-2008, 08:06 PM
I'm an atheist. I visited a Catholic monestary with a friend who was a gay nun once, though. It felt so calming. The women were so welcoming and close. If I were spiritual at all and could pass the schooling, I would totally be a Catholic nun.

vivianbear
04-17-2008, 08:08 PM
Ooops. I think monks live in monestaries. Nuns live in convents... I don't know. I was where all the nuns live. And it was cool.

Pretty_Penny
04-18-2008, 04:53 PM
i'm agnostic. i'm very very skeptical of the existence of any sort of "higher power". however, i don't rule out -anything- 100% unless i feel it's been completely proven.

so, that 99% belief i have that there's "no god" makes me agnostic.. and not atheist.. since i still have 1% of doubt. :P

besides, atheism is too close to religion for me.

Volupte
04-18-2008, 07:20 PM
I was raised presbyterian christian but now I practice karma. I really didnt have a moral dilemma with stripping. Its something I got paid to do, its the guys who are seeking sexual arousal outside their relationship. And I never thought that would be something that upset me either, in fact I used to push my ex boyfriend to flirt with girls to boost his self esteem, but things change. Ok, thats off topic.....

TheSexKitten
04-18-2008, 07:39 PM
i'm agnostic. i'm very very skeptical of the existence of any sort of "higher power". however, i don't rule out -anything- 100% unless i feel it's been completely proven.

so, that 99% belief i have that there's "no god" makes me agnostic.. and not atheist.. since i still have 1% of doubt. :P

besides, atheism is too close to religion for me.

YEP! :yes:

sexy_celeste
04-19-2008, 11:53 PM
I worry about our children. I was raised Catholic and Jewish (My parents never pushed for their 'side' and didnt practice either faith strongly, we had Channukah and xmas with either side each year, and I dont keep Kosher, but I wont touch pork) and my husband is Baptist and Buddhist (with Ancestor worship) (his Mother DOES push for her side, and his dad hasnt strongly practised his 'heathen' religion since he married.)
We both have our beliefs, which are usually fairly parallel, but dont intend to indoctrine our kids. (though I do want our boys circumcised) He probably wants to let our kids eat pork, though, since its a big part of Chinese life.

RebeccaSolidarity
04-20-2008, 02:21 AM
well, in theory, buddhists are supposed to be vegetarian because of karmic issues. its just that the vast majority of buddhists overlook this, with the exception of the buddhist monks and nuns.

Electrum
04-20-2008, 10:13 AM
well, in theory, buddhists are supposed to be vegetarian because of karmic issues. its just that the vast majority of buddhists overlook this, with the exception of the buddhist monks and nuns.

I've even met Buddhist monks (American mind you) who still eat meat. When he was asked about it he said that it was ok since he didn't directly kill the animal... hmm.... I don't think that was a good argument, but I don't really care since I <3 meat lol. }:D

Electrum
04-20-2008, 10:40 AM
Are you sure you're not mistaking lamas for monks? There aren't many Buddhist monks in America.

Of course, they may not have been Tibetan Buddhists, and I honestly don't know if Zen and Tantric Buddhists practice vegetarianism as consistently.

There is a small "temple" of Theravada monks and nuns out in the country near where I live. And by temple I mean a house lol. I visited it once on a high school field trip and one of the Hindu students in my class was giving the monk shit for eating meat lol. (Oh and I guess I should mention that I'm not really sure what a "lama" is?)

BohemianSiren
04-20-2008, 10:49 AM
There is a small "temple" of Theravada monks and nuns out in the country near where I live. And by temple I mean a house lol. I visited it once on a high school field trip and one of the Hindu students in my class was giving the monk shit for eating meat lol. (Oh and I guess I should mention that I'm not really sure what a "lama" is?)

Theravada Buddhists may address this differently as well. Again, I'm not sure.

A lama is a teacher of Buddhism, but not necessarily a monk: some live monastic lives, others don't.

CollegeCutie21
04-20-2008, 10:50 AM
I was raised Presbyterian (even though my mom was Southern Baptist), and recently converted to Judaism, while I was stripping.
*Daddy doesn't like his little Jew Stripper :)

I do actually have big problems with my job, but only because I've never thought about it. I'm too dependent on my stripping income. I'm genuinely afraid if I sat down and thought about it I might have to quit my job. My brain's pretty good at compartmentalizing. (Is that a word?)

RebeccaSolidarity
04-20-2008, 03:26 PM
I disagree. I'm a vegetarian, as is every Buddhist I've ever met. The intentional killing of any living creature is a major no-no.

Sorry, I was talking China mostly where meat is a very popular dietary staple, even amongst the Buddhist non-clergy.

BohemianSiren
04-20-2008, 03:40 PM
Sorry, I was talking China mostly where meat is a very popular dietary staple, even amongst the Buddhist non-clergy.

Chinese Buddhism is, for the most part, a hodgepodge of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. I would assume dietary differences between Tibetan Buddhists and Chinese Buddhists could be partly explained by this as well.