I wasn't raised in any religious tradition (except insofar as you could consider my parents' committed atheism a "religious" position). I don't really believe in god but I don't believe in no-god. it's just never been part of my life. But I am really isolated and missing a sense of community. I also struggle a lot with depression and I've considered "finding religion" but I don't really know where you start with that. forgive me if this is a weird question. just something on my mind right now.

edit: i'm not asking abt any specific religious tradition. I live in a big american city so i'd probably have a variety of options but it seems to me that the most likely places would be churches of any denomination or a mosque.

  • spectre [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    some places would not want you taking the eucharist as an unbaptized atheist.

    What this means at a Catholic mass is that when everyone lines up to get bread and wine from the priest, you should cross your arms across your chest when you get to the front to receive a blessing from the priest instead of the bread. Nobody will give a damn about this, but if you take communion at mass without being a baptized Catholic they would be annoyed.

    • SoyViking [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      You don't have to be a baptized Catholic. The Catholic church considers any baptism performed in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit and involving contact with water as valid. This includes most other Christian denominations, including orthodox Christians, Anglicans, Lutherans and Baptists.