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I pray every now and then. I sorta went through an "edgy atheist" phase as a teen, but I think that was just teenage rebellion. As a kid i was forced to go Sundays to church, and I really hated that. Now that I'm an adult, and i've spoken and held relationships with people of other religions, and studied a lot about different faiths, I've sorta gotten back to my roots. I pray every now and then and speak to the priest when he's not busy. It's sorta like therapy in a way, it makes me feel a little less sad and lonely when I feel a little down.
But I guess being religious doesn't automatically mean you're good, just as being atheist doesn't automatically mean you're enlightened. While I do like at times the sense of community religion brings sometimes I feel it's a little too restricted in some areas where I'd like a lot more of privacy. Or maybe because I have a few family members that patronized me for taking my faith that way, but I feel much more at ease with myself when I sorta "customized" my faith.
But I guess being religious doesn't automatically mean you're good, just as being atheist doesn't automatically mean you're enlightened. While I do like at times the sense of community religion brings sometimes I feel it's a little too restricted in some areas where I'd like a lot more of privacy. Or maybe because I have a few family members that patronized me for taking my faith that way, but I feel much more at ease with myself when I sorta "customized" my faith.
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Your higher power can be anything you want it to be. For me it is God. Recovery doesn't have to have a spiritual element but it often does due to the self reflection required in maintaining a healthy life. The same self reflection is found in most religions. There is a reason that most addicts and ex convicts "find God" or whatever while they are incarcerated, since they have so much time to think about their choices and consider what led them astray.
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I am a born again Christian.
That is the only way to heaven.
Netherless, it also shall change your life. Jesus must be Number One.
That is the only way to heaven.
Netherless, it also shall change your life. Jesus must be Number One.
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I consider myself to be more of a teetering spiritualist, kind of agnostic/unsure. I'm not sure whether god as a "man" is a real manifestation or not, but I do believe in a sort of "guiding force" is not a bad thing to invest in.
I used to be an outright atheist, but I renounced that a couple years ago alongside my other retarded phases. I don't attend church or formally associate with a denomination, church services bore me and while as a kid I was indoctrinated into episcopalianism (damn, they had longass sermons), I changed my views significantly as time progressed. Even when I was a child I always saw the bible as figurative instead of literal.
I do sometimes pray in private. Whether or not god exists, it's an outlet for me that I've taken to for kind of "invest" my thoughts and hopes for the future, my worries, in something that's not my friends or family. I believe that by doing so, by not necessarily feeling like I'm "bound" to a church with strict laws and rules as to what's sinful, what's not, what I must do, etc.... I feel "free" while still being connected to god, whatever he may be, if he may be.
I used to be an outright atheist, but I renounced that a couple years ago alongside my other retarded phases. I don't attend church or formally associate with a denomination, church services bore me and while as a kid I was indoctrinated into episcopalianism (damn, they had longass sermons), I changed my views significantly as time progressed. Even when I was a child I always saw the bible as figurative instead of literal.
I do sometimes pray in private. Whether or not god exists, it's an outlet for me that I've taken to for kind of "invest" my thoughts and hopes for the future, my worries, in something that's not my friends or family. I believe that by doing so, by not necessarily feeling like I'm "bound" to a church with strict laws and rules as to what's sinful, what's not, what I must do, etc.... I feel "free" while still being connected to god, whatever he may be, if he may be.
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I've never fully thought about how religion impacted my life, honestly. My mom raised me as a Christian most of my life (got born again twice when I was young) until I slowly turned away from it and chose to stop going to church at 18. In my twenties I was completely against religion and considered myself an antitheist. Nowadays I've mellowed out about the whole thing and don't mind religions or beliefs and I realize why people are religious- and I really learned this after the death of my mother.
I don't really have a religion these days and I feel like I can be a good person without it. Still, I'm trying to be more open minded these days when it comes to that whole thing and other people's beliefs. I've known some asshole people who are religious and asshole non-believers so now it's more about just the person, I guess you can say.
I don't really have a religion these days and I feel like I can be a good person without it. Still, I'm trying to be more open minded these days when it comes to that whole thing and other people's beliefs. I've known some asshole people who are religious and asshole non-believers so now it's more about just the person, I guess you can say.
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I was raised Christian, but I can't really remember a time where I truly expressed faith.
I decided in Elementary school that I truly didn't believe, and felt a smug pride in having "figured it out", whilst still attending a weekly service until leaving the nest.
Then I realized how lonely the world really is, and sort of came to an independent understanding of the purpose of religion that didn't interpret it so malevolently.
Then I dabbled in magic, and new agey buddhism, and pop paganism, and now just vanilla agnosticism.
I think Protestantism laid the philosophical groundwork for the western individualism that really allowed Europe to take over the world.
The East probably jumped too far too fast in their spiritual growth.
In the orient it's all about how enlightenment and divinity comes from within, and finding balance in your role in the world.
Even emphasizing that your role is not necessarily what you think you want it to be.
Abraham taught us the opposite, God is the world storming around us in silent rage and ecstasy, and our sin the barrier between him and us.
Protestantism really cracked that nut though, stripping catholicism of its monopoly on divine interpretation.
All men can speak to God in their own way.
I can speak to God, and God can speak to others through my action.
The historical institution of Christendom, helped create a facade around it which maintained social order while emphasizing individualism.
Collectivism vs. Individualism and balance between
I decided in Elementary school that I truly didn't believe, and felt a smug pride in having "figured it out", whilst still attending a weekly service until leaving the nest.
Then I realized how lonely the world really is, and sort of came to an independent understanding of the purpose of religion that didn't interpret it so malevolently.
Then I dabbled in magic, and new agey buddhism, and pop paganism, and now just vanilla agnosticism.
I think Protestantism laid the philosophical groundwork for the western individualism that really allowed Europe to take over the world.
The East probably jumped too far too fast in their spiritual growth.
In the orient it's all about how enlightenment and divinity comes from within, and finding balance in your role in the world.
Even emphasizing that your role is not necessarily what you think you want it to be.
Abraham taught us the opposite, God is the world storming around us in silent rage and ecstasy, and our sin the barrier between him and us.
Protestantism really cracked that nut though, stripping catholicism of its monopoly on divine interpretation.
All men can speak to God in their own way.
I can speak to God, and God can speak to others through my action.
The historical institution of Christendom, helped create a facade around it which maintained social order while emphasizing individualism.
Collectivism vs. Individualism and balance between
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I see Religion in a pragmatic light, like with any ideology it can be twisted for evil but that's the flaw of sentient race in general, if we were just flinging our feces as neanderthals even today we wouldn't have the cognitive awareness to abuse the psychological warfare aspects of religion without forgetting what we fight for beyond primal instinct.
In the modern world I see spiritualism and religion as a means of boosting morale, a dopamine rush of inspiring hope and change for the better, naturally. I can't fault one for going to church to help themselves believe in a better world during Sunday gatherings. I'm not really er, religious, but I can participate in prayer as a form of human support.
Humbling yourself in the subject of faith and being a practitioner is tantamount to understanding faith and encouraging it.
In the modern world I see spiritualism and religion as a means of boosting morale, a dopamine rush of inspiring hope and change for the better, naturally. I can't fault one for going to church to help themselves believe in a better world during Sunday gatherings. I'm not really er, religious, but I can participate in prayer as a form of human support.
Humbling yourself in the subject of faith and being a practitioner is tantamount to understanding faith and encouraging it.
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God is an American. When you worship God, you worship America.
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