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jokerman
Cosmo Kramer
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« on: July 21, 2009, 11:45:13 AM »

Other: my attitude toward religion is very much Greco-Roman -I believe in God, and that all faiths (past and present) are legitimate paths for those trying to get in touch with the divine.  Whether they worship only one God, or worship many Gods is irrelevant, as all are manifestations of him (or her).

So, I guess I can describe myself as being closest to a henotheist (for lack of anything else that matches my beliefs) as I do not adhere to strict monotheism.  I have no qualms about giving my respect to the Gods of others, whether praying in a church, a synagogue, a mosque, a Shinto shrine, a Buddhist or Hindu temple, or a sacred grove.  All are sacred or holy ground. 
Pantheist would be a better word.  What differentiates a henotheist from a monotheist, is that while both dedicate themselves to the one "true" God, for a henotheist, "true" (as opposed to "false") doesn't mean anything like existent, but rather more like pure or good.  Thus the early Hebrews, when they spoke against "false" idols weren't merely talking about imaginary conceptions of vain humanity but rather actual spiritual forces.  Later, when early Christianity was introduced into the Roman world, Jupiter and the rest of the pantheon were still recognized as active agents, but were condemned to being demons in the service of Satan.  The world really waits until Islam to witness true Monotheism, and the Catholics create their own version a few centuries later in the scholaticist revolution with their infinite conception of God.
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jokerman
Cosmo Kramer
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2009, 11:49:34 AM »

Christian - Greek Orthodox

I don't follow it too well, though.
Are you a convert?  This is something new that I recently heard about in the south, among other areas: formerly evangelical Christianians converting to Greek Orthodox.
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