What do you believe in - and why?

[Pandora]

I dont know what I believe, but something along the lines of the Judeo-Christian ethic. Oh dear which I've just looked up in wikipedia and thats not what I mean at all. Just that there are elements common to both religions that I identify with.

Hmm. I was educated at Catholic schools from p-12 but my family never went to Church other than for sacraments. So sometimes I wouldnt go at all in 12 months unless it was a school related thing.

In yr12 I took a VCE RE subject becuase it would give me extra credit toweards my TER score, and found that while I didnt necessarily agree with everything Catholicism had to offer, I was rather interested in Theology in general and have since done some research in to a few different religions.
I also discovered at this time that I had Jewish ancestry on my mothers side.

My kids arent Baptised and this does not sit well with me at all, but DH being an aethiest I also dont want him to get up and make a hippocrite of himself by saying he believes in XYZ when he does not. And its very difficult to get a child Baptised when your married to their father and he doesnt believe anything you do. *sigh*

Anyway I believe that theres a God, I belive Jesus existed but Im not sure he was the Messiah.
Christianity and Judaism are the religions I most closesly align with but Im not sure I can 100% commit myself to either one.
I hope one day that I can, because at the moment I feel rather isolated and alone, and I long for that sense of community and belonging.

ETA: I think one of the biggest issues for me, and its probably the inner scientist coming out, is the idea of belief without question. I dont think I'm capable of devotion without question, and thats what a lot or organised religion, Christian or otherwise, demands.