Not sure how to describe myself for the purpose of dating and beliefs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was raised in an Evangelical Christian household. If forced to pick a religion I'd say Christian as I am not Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim etc. However I do attend church and have not gone regularly in 20 years, I do not pray, I find most Christian beliefs abhorrent.

However, at the same time, I'm not s open-minded as many my age are. There are just some things I won't go for that I am probably pretty conservative

“Scarred by a cult, skeptical of new dogmas”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you familiar with the term “ex-vangelical?”

I think it may resonate with you.

I have not, I may have to look into it. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

why not just say "non religious"? and when you get to know someone you can share more. doesn't sound like you fit in a box, so dont put yourself in one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was raised in an Evangelical Christian household. If forced to pick a religion I'd say Christian as I am not Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim etc. However I do attend church and have not gone regularly in 20 years, I do not pray, I find most Christian beliefs abhorrent.

However, at the same time, I'm not s open-minded as many my age are. There are just some things I won't go for that I am probably pretty conservative

You are a Conservative Atheist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was raised in an Evangelical Christian household. If forced to pick a religion I'd say Christian as I am not Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim etc. However I do attend church and have not gone regularly in 20 years, I do not pray, I find most Christian beliefs abhorrent.

However, at the same time, I'm not s open-minded as many my age are. There are just some things I won't go for that I am probably pretty conservative

Just add what you wrote here to your profile. A friend who is a practicing Norse Pagan learned that he had to state that he was not a believer in White Supremacy because of the women contacting him.

Be mindful through that there really isn’t such a thing as “most Christian beliefs”. Christians of different denominations believe a wide range of things. Put a Catholic, a Seventh Day Adventist, a Southern Baptist, a Greek Orthodox, and a Mormon in the same room and they might only agree on one thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was raised in an Evangelical Christian household. If forced to pick a religion I'd say Christian as I am not Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim etc. However I do attend church and have not gone regularly in 20 years, I do not pray, I find most Christian beliefs abhorrent.

However, at the same time, I'm not s open-minded as many my age are. There are just some things I won't go for that I am probably pretty conservative

You are a Conservative Atheist.

They didn’t say they were an atheist.

OP I also struggle with this since I don’t fit neatly into any of those boxes. I don’t even consider myself agnostic - I definitely believe in God.
But I also don’t feel that it is right to describe myself as Christian either.
I am also somewhat conservative but not a Trumpist - I believe in fiscal and personal responsibility, not on board with open borders, not on board with a lot of the current LGBTQAI agenda, but I find that the vast majority of the lesbian dating pool will automatically exclude anyone who is not fully “Liberal”.
So instead I say I am liberal (I am pro-choice and support things like paid family leave, sick leave, and that all people should be able to access health care without going bankrupt, etc etc)
I really wish dating sites wouldn’t focus so heavily on things like that. It always comes down to chemistry. Obviously there are dealbreakers but I don’t want to exclude someone just because their opinions don’t 100% line up with mine.

[Anonymous]

Recovering Christian?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was raised in an Evangelical Christian household. If forced to pick a religion I'd say Christian as I am not Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim etc. However I do attend church and have not gone regularly in 20 years, I do not pray, I find most Christian beliefs abhorrent.

However, at the same time, I'm not s open-minded as many my age are. There are just some things I won't go for that I am probably pretty conservative

What kinds of things won't you go for?

I consider the current trend of labeling kids or people as transgendered simply because they don't conform to socially created gender stereotypes to be antifeminist and harmful to both sexes.

That's it? This is a pretty niche position on an issue unlikely to ever come up (esp. once the zeitgeist of making a big deal out of this passes), so I'm not sure this type of thing ever needs to be disclosed. Certainly not in a dating profile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whatever you do, don’t say “spiritual but not religious.”

Nothing wrong with it, but the kind of person who says it is usually an idiot who also says things like "Everything happens for a reason."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was raised in an Evangelical Christian household. If forced to pick a religion I'd say Christian as I am not Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim etc. However I do attend church and have not gone regularly in 20 years, I do not pray, I find most Christian beliefs abhorrent.

However, at the same time, I'm not s open-minded as many my age are. There are just some things I won't go for that I am probably pretty conservative

What kinds of things won't you go for?

I consider the current trend of labeling kids or people as transgendered simply because they don't conform to socially created gender stereotypes to be antifeminist and harmful to both sexes.

That's it? This is a pretty niche position on an issue unlikely to ever come up (esp. once the zeitgeist of making a big deal out of this passes), so I'm not sure this type of thing ever needs to be disclosed. Certainly not in a dating profile.

NP here and I agree. Nonetheless, OKCupid asks a ton of questions about this stuff. I’m not answering them, but now sure how it impacts things.

[Anonymous]

Op - you should say, "not church going" but right-of-center TO center" for political beliefs.