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Originally Posted by Demeter
I think there is a separation here that needs to be mentioned. There is Spirituality, which brings us (I think) meaning for life,
and Ritual, which is the church goings, and the prayers & studies,etc. I guess wrapped together, this would be religion.
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I grew up with Southern Baptist parents. Things were kind of quiet until my father came back from Viet Nam when I was 11. Then, pardon the pun, all hell broke loose. We started going to church each Sunday morning for Sunday school and then church, Sunday evenings for bibly study and then church and on Wednesday eveings for some other service.
I kind of got into things....I think in part because of the social aspects. Later on music played a big role along with the social stuff. By the time my last two years of high school rolled around I was quickly slipping away.
Now I believe in spirituality but not the organized crap of church. I guess that helps some people but not me. I also resent that christians think they have the only right answers and want to push it all on me. That goes for this whole republican mess we're inright now. If the christian religion was so perfect then there wouldn't be so many variations!!
And don't get me started on the bible. Wow, how much was left out from what has been written and how much was interpreted incorrectly? You can take what's left and twist it any way you want.
I don't need organized religion to be spiritual and do understand the difference between right and wrong. I don't need a bunch of people that want to control me feeding me morals - I have my own.