Expert: Austin Cline - 3/4/2006

Question
I left the Catholic church for MANY reasons.  The main one is b/c I feel they are hypocrites.  Agnosticism best describes my beliefs however I couldn't find anywhere whether or not they believe in the supernatural and also reincarnation.  I'd like to find a religion I can believe in fully (if there is such a thing).  I'm simply spiritual with very many doubts about "God" however I also believe in other aspects of life.  Could you tell me if Agnostics share any of these beliefs?  Thank you!

Answer
It's important to remember that agnosticism isn't a belief system or a religion. There are no organizations or dogmas. People can be agnostic and atheist, theist, even Christian.

Some agnostics will believe in things like reincarnation or the supernatural; others won't.

I suspect that you might benefit from looking into Unitarian-Univeralist churches. They are very liberal in their beliefs; in fact, Jesus and God often aren't even mentioned in services. It's worth trying more than one because they vary so much - so if the first one doesn't "fit," a second migh.