On the other hand, my understanding is that we all have that secure ticket, believers or not. Which is probably all for the best since I’m an unbeliever most of the time.
I was trying to start a new thread, with this post. oops.
Well, Mike Dunham really stank up the ice last year, so what the heck? If the NHL and the NHLPA work things out we’ll give this Christ guy a shot. Is that a Romanian name, or what?
I’m not superstitious, but I carry a rabbit’s foot. They say it works whether you believe in it or not.
Yep. See Siege’s answer for details – save for the irrelevant issues of chromosomal makeup, place of birth, and age, she’s my identical twin, more or less.
But contemplate, O Idle Thoughts, the answers you’ve gotten so far. Most of them have taken a particularly humorous tack, but in general you get a “No” answer from most people. Ask yourself Why? , then figure out what “taking Jesus as Savior” means to you, why it isn’t working for them, and then decide what needs to be done to cross that communication gap.
I’ll be around. Yell if you want my input. 
Essentially same as siege above. I’m a Christian, but I don’t accept the philosophy that once one accepts Christ as savior then you are “saved”. I think we are called to follow Christ but I don’t think any Christian can say with certainty that he or she is “saved”. Love God, love your neighbor as yourself and you’ll not only have a better chance at heaven, you’ll be a better person for it here on Earth.
Nope. Depending on how you define terms, I’m either a soft atheist or agnostic. I’ll only accept Christ as my savior when he provides adequate proof he is god.
I did once, around age 9. Kicked Him to the curb (along with any and all other belief in the supernatural) around age 19.
This one time, I accidentally struck one of my fingers with a hammer instead of the nail I was aiming for. I yelled “Jesus Christ !”, but he didn’t show up to help.
I did the whole accepting of Jesus as my savior when I was about 10. It worked for me as a kid. Luckily, my faith and understanding of what a relationship with God is has matured as I have gotten older.
Baptised Catholic. Went to a Catholic grade school. Got my first communion when I was in first grade (?). Then in high school I went on a Catholic weekend retreat which was a pre-curser to getting “Confirmed”. I was looking forward to it because I thought it would be a great time to ask all the “hard” questions, have open debates, and be convinced as a free-thinking adult that I should be a Catholic.
I was disappointed to find everyone there being “yes men” for their faith. No debates. No questions. When I tried to play devil’s advocate for debate’s sake they looked at me like I was nuts.
I went home and told my parents that I wasn’t going to be confirmed because no one was willing to convince me it was right. They just wanted me to follow along no questions asked or just assumed I would.
At 34 I haven’t been back since.
My parents took me to church when I was a child.
(Protestant religion, Church of England branch, Congregational sect.)
I studied the Bible and took religious classes at School.
When I was about 14, I asked my Sunday School teacher if there was any proof that Jesus was the Son of God. he said “No, you have to take it on faith.”
Since the only reason to believe ‘Jesus is the Saviour’ is based on the Gospels, which were written long after the events they describe and rely entirely on eye-witness accounts, I do not accept Jesus.
The fact that there are a large number of religions, branches + sects (most of which contradict each other), and that mnay religions have simply died out does not give me any reason to change my mind.
I like most of Jesus’ teachings (do unto others as you would have them do unto you), but that’s it.
Can I ask, Idle Thoughts, which branch of Christianity you believe in?
And, if you don’t mind, further:
Is there a Hell?
Can you succesfully repent on your deathbed?
Does God answer prayers?
Does God heal with miracles?
How old is the Earth?
Why does your God allow natural disasters?
Yup, at age 18 I accepted “him” to get a freaky Born Again off my back.* Now, I’m an atheist. Thank you Evangelicals for showing me the way! 
*Why do Born Agains like to target college kids?
It’s a shame that believers have such a bad reputation. I believe in God and Jesus and the Bible (although my interpretation is probably different from most–and is just that: an <i>interpretation</i>); however, I do not attend church (save occasional visits to fundie AA churches where I really dig the gospel music); I am pretty far to the left when it comes to politics, and I believe in open marriages, gay marriages, any kind of marriage :). I also pray and thank God for my blessings. Don’t really fit the stereotype, do I?
Jesus saves, but Lemieux scores on the rebound.
Why is it a pile-on for people to say, “No”? Most people have said no, some have editorialized. I can’t really see any that have piled on the OP, let alone tagged him or her with two hands. It isn’t mean or cruel to be without religion.
Yes, Idle Thoughts, I have.
I was 7. I’ve never regretted it.
I did, yes. And it surprised me more than anyone.
Nice post! But I’m curious about “fundie AA churches” – I’d read that abbreviation, out of the blue, as “Alcoholics Anonymous” but they don’t have their own churches. Want to explain?
African American would be my guess in the context of the music reference.
In a way, you could say that Jesus saved me from himself. Thanks Jesus, for showing me that god-belief is so inconsistent and illogical!