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Post by Icciotto on Feb 21, 2013 0:59:49 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity, as religion has always intrigued me. This thread is to stay friendly, and in no way is meant to criticise anyone's beliefs. Just a friendly discussion! ^.^
I personally am not religious, however, if anything, I would say spiritual with Earthy undertones. I don't really pray all that often, but more so have conversations with Mother Nature and the Universe as a whole. I don't have a name for what I am, because I really am not "one" thing. I have a very eclectic view of the world around me and the etheral realm. If I called myself anything, it would be an eclectic individual. ^^ I have interest in many, many belief systems and religions with an emphasis on Buddhism, Taoism, and Paganism (or Earth based spiritual practices).
How about you? Do you actively participate in a certain religion, or do you not have a spiritual/religious practice at all? I've studied religion/spirituality for a long while now and it never ceases to interest me. I love chatting about different types of practices and how and why people follow and do what they do. Amazing stuff to me. ^^
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Post by sycada on Feb 21, 2013 10:15:14 GMT -5
I am Jewish. ^v^
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Post by Icciotto on Feb 21, 2013 10:19:20 GMT -5
Awesome! ^^ My father (and his whole side of the family) is Jewish as well. They aren't practicing though, so unfortunately I never got to experience that religious path. That sounds odd stating someone is a certain religion, but not practicing, however, I assume if you are born into a religion, then you are by default or until you declare otherwise.
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Post by sycada on Feb 21, 2013 10:22:48 GMT -5
Yes, that's how it is with Judaism. If you are born and raised Jewish then you are Jewish. I'm not sure about Christianity, but I think it might be the same.
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Post by Icciotto on Feb 21, 2013 10:40:37 GMT -5
I believe so, well, in my family, my mother's side is Roman Catholic, and that is how I was raised. Then sometimes we branch off and go different directions, and sometimes we stay with our original religion. It depends where we know in our heart is home. ^^ That is my opinion, however, I know many people have different views which is completely understandable.
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Post by Newlndnfire on Feb 21, 2013 15:27:55 GMT -5
Honestly i'm uncertain right now although I lean toward humanism (a branch of atheism) although I completely respect others choice to follow a religion that falls under theism.  I think it's great to have something that give's you comfort/ direction/ community or whatever it may be to each individual person. My mother however is an Anglican although she isn't very religious haha. We never went to church or anything. But I have to say I do find religions extremely interesting as well. Even if I don't necessarily follow the religion I think it's interesting to learn about it and the customs that go with it. XD |
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Post by Icciotto on Feb 23, 2013 10:52:12 GMT -5
^ Yes, something that gives someone comfort and or direction is very important. For some people that is no religion at all, however, no matter what path someone may walk, all that matters is that they are content in themselves.
I have researched Humanism before and can appreciate the emphasis put on humans rather than supernatural forces. I also find it very intriguing that many paths that are normally either religious or secular can go off in either direction given the person. For example, there is sucha thing as rreligious/spiritual Humanism, as well as a non-theistic Pagan. Although Pagan covers a lot more different paths than Humanism under one name, it is the same concept of paths going off in either a spiritual or non-spiritual direction. Of course there are those who can (and rightfully do) argue that there can't be such a thing as a non-theistic [insert religion here], or a religious/spiritual say, agnostic. The lines between them all are quite fuzzy and left much up to the individual at hand.
Ahh, I love this stuff. Before I wound up doing what I do in the veterinary field, I almost majored in philosophy and religion to become a professor. I always am tempted to go back even just for a few classes. I can't get enough of that stuff. Hah, even without classes though, I never cease to learn and study more on the subjects.
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Post by ayshajade ♥ on Feb 28, 2013 16:12:24 GMT -5
My mum is Roman Catholic as she is Italian. I am christened that too, however I have my own views about God as I have had a gift from a child of 'seeing' and speaking to spirits who come to me. I don't physically see them and I'm always in a state of mind where I am never fully aware of what is going on around me. I don't ever like talking about it because some people think I'm crazy. I have witchcraft in my family and my great uncle is a hypnotist. I just think religion is a cover up on the real reason of God. I mean, how can there be so many religions and they all can't be true right? It also causes so many wars all for what people believe in and if God creates peace and love why has there been so many wars about it? If only we all knew the truth the world would be a much happier place <3 I'm sorry if my views offend any one but this is my opinion, I could write you all an essay about it xD
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Post by Icciotto on Mar 1, 2013 16:24:35 GMT -5
My mum is Roman Catholic as she is Italian. I am christened that too, however... I could write an essay as well on this subject! There is nothing crazy about feeling things (I know you said 'seeing', but I know what you mean when you say it isn't exactly literally seeing them). I actually think it is quite normal to feel things (ex. spirits [ex. spiritual energy as I refer to them]), and sometimes feeling things other than spirits is what I come across a lot. I do not consider myself 'magic[k]al' as I believe magick is something that is actually ordinary, however, people have a mind set a lot of the time that pushes away those sense (or 'powers' if you will, I don't like using that word though because people tend to get the idea of green magical dust and princes turning into frogs and that's not what magick is to me), but I have noticed that with enough good intention (or bad) you can sway many things to turn out one way or another. I don't distinguish with a given religious path for that reason, Ayshajade, when you said, 'religion is a cover up', honestly, to me, I feel as though miracles and the divine are everyday part of life all around us whether you call yourself a Christian, Pagan, Witch, Buddhist, etc. People a lot of the times don't see that there are a lot of practices and beliefs that are one religion's 'thing', yet, the exact same 'thing' happens in ten+ other religions. Spirituality and religion is such a touchy subject with a lot of people, which is understandable, however, people who don't mind speaking openly about it; that I find wonderfully interesting. No matter what religious path/spiritual path you walk, I always am intrigued by what someone believes and why they believe it. Is it because you believe that is is true? Or do you know that something is true? Huge difference to me. That is one of my favorite questions to ask openly conversant people about their religion/spiritual path. |
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Post by key0fthetwilight on Mar 2, 2013 4:05:44 GMT -5
Personally, I'm Baptist, but I currently attend a Presbyterian church (which I absolutely love!). And I am a born-again believer. Growing up I've always been able to literally at times see/hear/smell/feel spirits and ghosts and I was an atheist until I was 18. I would be more than willing to share my experience and testimony, but unless you have an open mind it would probably seem like just a good story even though it is all the truth as I came to faith under demonic attack. God is good and I probably wouldn't be here today if he wasn't real  It is my understanding that you cannot be truly born into a religion, except for the Jewish people as they are God's chosen people. Its more like a combined ethnicity and religion rather than -just- a religion. You also can't truly convert to Judaism because of this. You truly have to be born into it. This is also why a Jewish person can be a Jewish Christian if they have accepted christ as their savior However most people claim to be part of, or follow the religion that they grew up with, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you are a believer or follower of that religion. If that makes any sense, lol. Like my mother believes that she is a christian because she is a 'good person', however she has never accepted christ as her savior, which means she really is not. Also, many people will say that they are a christian because their beliefs don't fit any other religions out there, but they are also not really part of that religion. I believe there was a study not that long ago among the christian denominations and it was determined that around 90% or so of 'the church' were not true believers by asking the simple question 'Why do you think you're a christian?' Most people, like my mom, had answers like 'because I'm a good person' or 'because I help other people' or that sort of thing. But among the chrstian denominations, the -only- way you can get to heaven is by accepting Jesus Christ as your savior. www.sermonnotebook.org/new%20testament/Matt%207_21-23.htmThis is a pretty good sermon on that topic for anyone interested www.godvine.com/Dentist-Says-God-Doesn-t-Exist-Watch-What-his-Patient-Says-1790.htmlYou have -GOT- to watch this video. Dentist Says God Doesn't exist I had to download it onto my phone to show people because it really inspired me. It is the perfect explanation as to why there are so many wars, famine, school shootings, etc and all when people without faith think God doesn't exist because of these things. And God does not always promote peace and love in all religions, despite what the media may say. I don't mean to offend anyone by saying this, but I have read the Quran cover to cover and the message that is repeated again and again is to kill, destory, hurt, and maim those who are not Muslim. One passage in the translation I read said to "smite at the neck of an unbeliever as to make a great slaughter of them". And rewards are given to Muslims who do these things. I'm not saying that all Muslims are bad people or terrorists, as I've known many nice people who were Muslim. However, the message in the Quran is anything but peace and love to those who are not of the Muslim faith.  |
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Post by Icciotto on Mar 2, 2013 9:39:05 GMT -5
I would be more than willing to share my experience and testimony, but unless you have an open mind it would probably seem like just a good story even though it is all the truth as I came to faith under demonic attack. I have a very open mind and would be more than willing to hear your story! However most people claim to be part of, or follow the religion that they grew up with, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you are a believer or follower of that religion....was determined that around 90% or so of 'the church' were not true believers by asking the simple question 'Why do you think you're a christian?' Most people, like my mom, had answers like 'because I'm a good person' or 'because I help other people' or that sort of thing. Exactly. I grew up Roman Catholic and I can remember when I was younger, people who I was friendly with in church and even out of whom has the same beliefs as me at the time would state similar answers when they were asked 'Why are you a Christian?'. I always thought that kind of missed the mark back then if we're talking true, devoted Christian followers, as yes, in order to call yourself a Christian you need to accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior. Now, am I saying that you can't believe in God (in reference to the Christian God here) if you don't accept Jesus as such? No. Of course there are many people who claim to be Christian and say, 'I don't go to church/don't believe in Jesus, however, I believe in God and God is good, etc.'. See, to me, that is fine, of course others will disagree, as it depends on exactly what background you are coming from and your specific beliefs. To me, saying you're a Christian because you're a good person is like saying you are Buddhist because you meditate. There is nothing wrong with saying you're Christian because you're a good person or whatever example from whatever religion you can think of, however, if we're talking straight up religious (as in you call yourself a [insert religion here] because you follow it by the holy book, whichever that may be for your religion, or you follow it how the leader of whatever religion it is your following told everyone to follow it), then by definition, you really aren't a [insert religion here], you may be (heavily) influenced by that said religion, but it would stop there. Though, that is totally my opinion and I would never accuse someone of not being of such and such a religion, as that is their own prerogative to of course claim for themselves. I read the sermon here from start to finish and it was a take I have heard before, but never really heard it as emphasized as it was here, the fact that 'not everyone goes to heaven'. Very interesting, I enjoyed reading it, thank you for sharing this, Key0fthetwilight! I did have to quote a certain sentence (or two) that I thought summed up my question best, although there were a few parts that I thought could do it, but... "Here, Jesus clears up the matter of what brings salvation to a life. He says that people are saved by "doing the will of His Father." Does this mean that people are saved by works? Of course not! Eph. 2:8-9. If we are going to understand this verse, we are going to have to find out what the will of the Father is." My first question, if people are saved by 'doing the will of [Jesus'] Father', how do we honestly know what this will is? I have read the better part of the Bible myself and I understand that the 'will' I question is stated plainly throughout the book in some places, however, how can you trust the disciples had written this "correctly" from the mouth of Jesus (and in turn God)? Now, I'm not a Christian, as I can not find it in my spirit to live a life based only on faith when the world provides so much evidence of natural and scientific discoveries, however, whoever may be reading this, please do not take offense, as I in no way mean to think or speak down upon you, that is not my intention at all. I will just a soon ask these questions (varied to the religion of course) to a Buddhist or Muslim. I have questions though, and enjoy questioning things, that is how I go through life - questioning and coming to answers to hypothetical answers at least. Then there are some questions which are best when they are left up to personal answers rather than a universal answer. I digress, anyway, my second question on the sermon was this, when the sermon states, 'Does this mean that people are saved by works? Of course not!', I have to ask, then who is one person to say to another, 'You are not going to Heaven, as you believe in God, accept Jesus Christ, and live a biblical, moral life, but you have not really been put on the list to get into heaven'? How do people know, as such insignificant beings (insignificant being is being defined as [for this purpose] people who need to renounce their lives to a supernatural power larger than themselves), that doing this or that is the " right" way to ensure your place in heaven? That video, even watching from being not of the Christian faith, was a beautiful little clip. And God does not always promote peace and love in all religions, despite what the media may say. Unfortunately that's true, they do not. I have done studies on a lot of different religions, and God, although powerful in them all (talking theistic religions obviously), is not always the benevolent entity most people think of. |
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Post by key0fthetwilight on Mar 3, 2013 5:47:39 GMT -5
I have a very open mind and would be more than willing to hear your story! I'll have to share it with you when I get the time to write everything Now, I'm not a Christian, as I can not find it in my spirit to live a life based only on faith when the world provides so much evidence of natural and scientific discoveries, however, whoever may be reading this, please do not take offense, as I in no way mean to think or speak down upon you, that is not my intention at all. I will just a soon ask these questions (varied to the religion of course) to a Buddhist or Muslim. If anyone has any questions for me about my faith or makes comments on their own beliefs, I certainly won't take offense to anything unless you decide to try and bash me personally since I get enough verbal abuse at home  I also have no intentions of putting anyone down or trying to 'force' my religion down anyone's throat or anything. I am ok if you believe something different and I don't think anyone here is a bad or horrible person. Nor do I think I'm better than anyone else because of what I believe (as I often hear from those who don't share my faith), because quite honestly I am no better nor worse than anyone else on this earth. I also acknowledge the great natural and scientific discoveries. However, I have found that many of them are biblically supported even though the scientific community would rather not acknowledge that. Though sometimes their 'discoveries' are just theories that they've gone out of they're way to create 'evidence' to prove reality - when in fact its all just made up. There have been many discoveries through archaeology of places and such that were previously discredited as fictional. This has always fascinated me, and I have several of my own theories on this I'm also fascinated with aspects of different religions and always love to learn something new Now, am I saying that you can't believe in God (in reference to the Christian God here) if you don't accept Jesus as such? No. Of course there are many people who claim to be Christian and say, 'I don't go to church/don't believe in Jesus, however, I believe in God and God is good, etc.'. See, to me, that is fine, of course others will disagree, as it depends on exactly what background you are coming from and your specific beliefs. That was kind of my point. There are a great many people who claim to be christian who don't believe in Jesus. The problem here is that they are claiming to be a part of a religion and stating things that are the complete opposite. They're hypocrites. Jesus is the entire focus of the new testament. So for a christian to claim they don't believe in Jesus is also claiming your so-called religion is false. Which is confusing and gives a false impression to those who are unaware of what the religion is really about. If a person believes in God and doesn't believe in Jesus, they simply shouldn't claim to be something they are not. But that's just my opinion. It's like a person who claims to be Muslim and curses Allah, or a Buddhist who doesn't believe in reincarnation, or an Atheist who believes God exists but that God just didn't create us (like some sick and twisted version of the sims game). Its contradictory to the belief system in question. Honestly though, I think most people just don't realize that their 'version' of Christianity doesn't even resemble what the bible says. Or at least that's the way it is with some of my family, even when I've tried to explain it and actually show them that the bible says otherwise. It's like they don't want to accept that their version of Christianity is the complete opposite of what the bible says with a little bit of truth to fluff things up a bit. These are the same people who go out of their way to -do nice things- for complete strangers and treat their family like dog poo on the bottom of their shoe. To me, saying you're a Christian because you're a good person is like saying you are Buddhist because you meditate. There is nothing wrong with saying you're Christian because you're a good person or whatever example from whatever religion you can think of, however, if we're talking straight up religious (as in you call yourself a [insert religion here] because you follow it by the holy book, whichever that may be for your religion, or you follow it how the leader of whatever religion it is your following told everyone to follow it), then by definition, you really aren't a [insert religion here], you may be (heavily) influenced by that said religion, but it would stop there. Though, that is totally my opinion and I would never accuse someone of not being of such and such a religion, as that is their own prerogative to of course claim for themselves. I totally agree! Though I would hope that nobody would claim that they belong to a religion because they're a good person. It would be hypocritical in some cases. They should be a good person because of their religion Though even that could be hypocritical in some cases.......  My first question, if people are saved by 'doing the will of [Jesus'] Father', how do we honestly know what this will is? I have read the better part of the Bible myself and I understand that the 'will' I question is stated plainly throughout the book in some places, however, how can you trust the disciples had written this "correctly" from the mouth of Jesus (and in turn God)? Disciples back then had a completely different meaning than they do today. Today, disciples are usually considered to be church officials. Back in the day, disciples were similar to an emissary of today. The leader of your government sends out an emissary to speak on behalf of the country, or himself. Back in the day, disciples were much akin to emissaries and literally represented the person who sent them. Also, you need to understand the culture of the day. For the most part, you would be carrying on the family business. If your father was a fisherman, you would be a fisherman. If your father was a smith, you would be a smith. And so on and so forth. Of society as a whole, only the top say 100 would be chosen to go to school to study to become priests in the temple. Of these top 100, only around 10 would actually be chosen for these positions and the rest would be sent back to the family business. The disciples that Jesus chose were not the elite, educated people who passed all of these tests and exams and proved themselves. The disciples were fisherman, tax collectors (which were absolutely hated in ancient times), political zealots, etc. These people were nobody's, and to be chosen by Jesus was a great honor. So when Jesus chose his disciples, he put them in the position to act as his emissaries to represent him and his word. The best example I can think of would be if President Lincoln would have chosen racist billy-joe bob to represent the north in the US civil war and have him act as his emissary to speak out against racism the confederate southern states. It simply isn't logical and would never happen. Back in those days, the disciples also risked their lives to spread the word. It is highly unlikely that they would risk their lives to spread lies. Death would have been long and torturous; definitely not a pleasant experience, and definitely not worth a lie. As more evidence is unearthed through archaeology, they are also finding that the written word of the bible has remained unchanged. It's remarkable I digress, anyway, my second question on the sermon was this, when the sermon states, 'Does this mean that people are saved by works? Of course not!', I have to ask, then who is one person to say to another, 'You are not going to Heaven, as you believe in God, accept Jesus Christ, and live a biblical, moral life, but you have not really been put on the list to get into heaven'? How do people know, as such insignificant beings (insignificant being is being defined as [for this purpose] people who need to renounce their lives to a supernatural power larger than themselves), that doing this or that is the " right" way to ensure your place in heaven? The question is a little confusing since it is so long, so if I'm explaining my pov of the wrong thing, then please let me know. I am assuming you weren't asking about being 'saved by works'. Since that would simply mean something like helping the poor or needy, donating time/money/supplies, follow your own sense of morality, or anything similar to that. Pretty much you can't buy your way into heaven with good deeds. And I'm a bit confused with the first part of the question since accepting Jesus as your savior is the only way the bible says that you can get to heaven. So if someone acknowledges that you have accepted Jesus as your savior, but aren't going to heaven because of this or that, they wouldn't be following what the bible says and would therefore be making up their own version of Christianity. answers.org/theology/faith_or_works.htmlThis page has a more in-depth explanation about faith & works. A little confusing but the summary of definitions at the end was good. Personally, I don't feel it is my place to tell someone whether or not they will or will not be going to heaven. Especially since the bible says time and time again to not judge others. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones and all, lol. Anyways, per my beliefs, those who have accepted Jesus as their savior will be able to go to heaven and those who have not will unfortunately not be able to, even if they are good people. I could literally write pages of information and references, but I honestly think it would take up a great deal of space and most people probably wouldn't want to read all of that since it really would sound preachy. And a lot of people have a really hard time understanding because it just doesn't make sense to them. I guess the simplest way to explain this is to look at the 10 commandments. If we were to be judged ONLY by the 10 commandments, would we be guilty or innocent? I mean, we would all literally be guilty of breaking most of them. And even if you only broke one, breaking one is the same as breaking them all. www.christiananswers.net/q-comfort/heaven-goodenough.htmlThis site explains this a little more in depth. I saw a video that was made once where people went out and asked these questions to people on the street and that was very interesting. I wish I could find it again, I think I may have seen it on TBN... not sure.And even different denominations may have a different outlook on this, but I tend to believe specifically what it says in the bible. And the bible says that the only way to heaven is by accepting Jesus as your savior. This does not mean that you have to attend church each week, or that you have to be baptized, or that you have to do community service and help others, nor that you have to meet all of the expectations of what people 'think' a christian should be. So pretty much according to the bible, if you truly accept Jesus as your savior, you have a place in heaven regardless of what others may think or say. Besides, all that judgement on how they -think- a person should be or act or think will comeback to bite them in the end since they will be judged by the same measure they use to judge other people. And besides, karma's a you know what, lol. |
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Post by Icciotto on Mar 3, 2013 18:47:25 GMT -5
^ You have a very open view of other people's beliefs and I think that is amazing. ^^ I learned a bit from your response and I thank you for responding with such patience (and knowledge!). I'll have to check out those links you provided further, I love learning and understanding other people's beliefs. Thank you so much, Key0fthetwilight!
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Post by shade on Mar 6, 2013 16:30:26 GMT -5
I agree very much with the views stated already. Personally I do not claim any religion since I do not feel like any religion really covers my beliefs but I guess some form of Spirtitualism would be the closest. My family is mostly catholic or christian. I also have a lot of christian friends(my best friend and I talk about religion a lot since like you Icciotto I love asking questions). I believe in a higher power of some kind, whether it is a god or something else I'm not sure I'm just convinced that there is a higher power. I practice divination with tarot cards and pendulum, I'm learning ruins and plan on learning crystal ball as well eventually. I don't "do what the cards tell me to" though. I use them as they were originally designed as a game or for meditation. My stepfather's mother(who I regret to say I never got to meet but would have loved to) was a black witch. He says that he frequently had beings from the other world, malevolent beings, going around his house. I believe him(though I really don't expect anyone else to) because I've seen things that most wouldn't believe. I also go "ghost hunting" and have some amazing audio of little girls laughing as well as a voice(two different locations and people).
As has been said I don't mean to offend anyone I just like talking about religious/spiritual beliefs.
I like to think I'm open minded when it comes to other religious views in that as long as I'm not being forced into believing it(which I don't think is true believing) I'll sit and talk with people for hours about it.
key0fthetwilight I would love to hear your experiences too. Anyone who's willing to share actually.
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Post by Icciotto on Mar 6, 2013 21:32:46 GMT -5
I agree very much with the views stated already. Personally I do not claim any religion since I do not feel like any religion really covers my beliefs but I guess some form of Spirtitualism would be the closest. My family is mostly catholic or christian. I also have a lot of christian friends(my best friend and I talk about religion a lot since like you Icciotto I love asking questions). I believe in a higher power of some kind, whether it is a god or something else I'm not sure I'm just convinced that there is a higher power. I practice divination with tarot cards and pendulum, I'm learning ruins and plan on learning crystal ball as well eventually. I don't "do what the cards tell me to" though. I use them as they were originally designed as a game or for meditation. My stepfather's mother(who I regret to say I never got to meet but would have loved to) was a black witch. He says that he frequently had beings from the other world, malevolent beings, going around his house. I believe him(though I really don't expect anyone else to) because I've seen things that most wouldn't believe. I also go "ghost hunting" and have some amazing audio of little girls laughing as well as a voice(two different locations and people). As has been said I don't mean to offend anyone I just like talking about religious/spiritual beliefs. I like to think I'm open minded when it comes to other religious views in that as long as I'm not being forced into believing it(which I don't think is true believing) I'll sit and talk with people for hours about it. key0fthetwilight I would love to hear your experiences too. Anyone who's willing to share actually. Ah! You use Tarot cards too! It's wonderful to hear of someone else who uses them. I've never worked with a pendulum, but many other forms of divination I have dabbled with. Tarot is always what I am drawn to; I love collecting decks as well! I don't know if you feel the same way, Shade, but when I use different decks for readings, I find that each individual deck has its own 'vibe' from it. There is one deck I have which I have done some pretty crazy (to believe) things with, but it is only with mundane things, for example, this deck is a mini Dragons deck I am speaking of, I pinpointed my boyfriend's keys to his shed that he had lost a few weeks before he called me asking if I had seen them. I did not live with him at the time, and I had no idea about anything to do with his keys, as I don't believe I even ever saw his keys to his shed before that point. Anyway, with that deck I literally pinpointed to the exact spot where his keys were, which was interesting, because they had somehow gotten dropped by accident in a bag that was stowed away in the closet. That bag was under other things in the closet as well...go figure though, I go to use that deck for something with emotional/'deeper' meaning if you will and I just can't work with it. Haha, I just love Tarot cards though. What decks do you own? Wow, I would have loved to meet your stepfather's mother as well. I unfortunately do not have any friends/family who are Witches, Pagan, or even use any type of divination. Being that I am like you in the sense that I do not identify with a particular spiritual path/religion, I still couldn't say that it wouldn't be wonderful to have some people who I could get together with and even just talk about those type of spiritual ideas. I'm very eclectic in what I know is true for me as well as my daily/monthly/holiday practices. If you ever want to talk at all about anything in the spiritual realm, or swap readings, I am SO for that (if you wanted to of course). Just as with Key0fthetwilight, I would love to hear some of the things that have happened to you, I have an extremely open mind. |
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I think it's great to have something that give's you comfort/ direction/ community or whatever it may be to each individual person. My mother however is an Anglican although she isn't very religious haha. We never went to church or anything. 
I also have no intentions of putting anyone down or trying to 'force' my religion down anyone's throat or anything. I am ok if you believe something different and I don't think anyone here is a bad or horrible person. Nor do I think I'm better than anyone else because of what I believe (as I often hear from those who don't share my faith), because quite honestly I am no better nor worse than anyone else on this earth.
