Do you follow the religion of your ancestors or did you pick your own?

[Anonymous]

This^?

[Anonymous]

Yes. I'm Jewish and my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents are/were Jewish.

[Anonymous]

I am a Christian, but of a different sort than my parents, both in terms of specific denomination and in how I approach my faith.

[Anonymous]

I don't know how far back you mean by ancestors. I'm Protestant and my mom's family is Protestant back through 4 generations, but some branches of the family were Catholic before then. My dad's family is Catholic, some lapsed, some not. He's Protestant.

All various denominations of Christian though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I'm Jewish and my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents are/were Jewish.

Same.

[Anonymous]

I don't have to follow, unfollow, believe or disbelieve. I am Hindu by birth and by my destiny. I can become the follower of any other religion and it will not change the fact that I am a Hindu to the core of my being. So, at best I will be a Hindu-Catholic, Hindu-Muslim, Hindu-Jew. I don't even have to follow any rituals or beliefs to be Hindu. You remain a Hindu even if you are an atheist.

[Anonymous]

I mean, weren’t we all pagan at some point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, weren’t we all pagan at some point?

We were all non-believers at some point.

[Anonymous]

If you follow an Abrahamic religion and you're not currently Jewish, then no. This applies to all Christians (Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, etc) and Muslims (Sunni, Shia, etc)

[Anonymous]

If you go further back, one could argue that Christians are Jewish Buddhists.

[Anonymous]

I am following. We have been Orthodox Christians since the Balkans became Christian.

[Anonymous]

I will say that Balkan Christianity is still heavily influenced by pagan traditions, as are most European religions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you follow an Abrahamic religion and you're not currently Jewish, then no. This applies to all Christians (Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, etc) and Muslims (Sunni, Shia, etc)

Not so. The core claim of Christianity is that it is the faithful continuation of Old Testament faith.

Modern Rabbinic Judaism is a separate religion that was developing during the late Second Temple period but then was further adapted after AD 70. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism

[Anonymous]

Follow family history. I tried exploring, but kept coming back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you follow an Abrahamic religion and you're not currently Jewish, then no. This applies to all Christians (Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, etc) and Muslims (Sunni, Shia, etc)

Not so. The core claim of Christianity is that it is the faithful continuation of Old Testament faith.

Modern Rabbinic Judaism is a separate religion that was developing during the late Second Temple period but then was further adapted after AD 70. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism

As you wrote, they "claim" it. Still doesn't make it true. Either way, still silly distinctions over made up stories. It's like people arguing over who shot first in the original star wars. It doesn't matter. It's a story. Period.