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ngdawg · 03-14-2006, 05:55 AM

As the offspring of a Catholic father and Jewish mother, I started out life confused. My mother had agreed to raise the kids Catholic, just at a time when my father was becoming disillusioned with the church and its 'hypocrises'. Mom was never really faith-based as a Jew, it was more cultural with her family-I think the most they did was keep kosher and celebrate Passover. Only once was I brought to synagogue by my grandfather and I don't even remember it. At my First Holy Communion (a big deal in the Catholic faith), my mother cried, realizing she was, after all, a Jew. My siblings were not sent to church.
I 'dabbled'-going to different friends' churches-but by the age of 15 I knew I would never be religious. I never saw Christian holidays as Christian holidays-in my heart I knew that Easter wasn't a religious thing, nor was Christmas. They were and still are, to me, seasons of natural change and times for self-reflection and appreciation for life and all it holds.
Even though I have felt this way for decades, a full 3/4 of my life thus far, I never even gave a thought to giving a name. I still do not follow anything fully, but my core, as I have found out recently, is deeply Pagan. I don't believe there is one, if any God and certainly not a son of God. I think the bible is a collection of tales and fables with morals; not one single religion has ever followed it all literally-it is merely a 'guide', open to individual interpretations.
While many of my personal beliefs and thoughts fall into a 'Pagan' category and many natural 'habits' I have always had are found in Wicca in particular, I will probably never follow a specific path. I just don't have the mindset to be a ritualistic follower of anything at all and that's fine with me. I prefer the 'golden rule', just do the best I can, try not to do harm to anyone or anything and continue to learn as I go.

03-14-2006, 05:55 AM	#14 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	As the offspring of a Catholic father and Jewish mother, I started out life confused. My mother had agreed to raise the kids Catholic, just at a time when my father was becoming disillusioned with the church and its 'hypocrises'. Mom was never really faith-based as a Jew, it was more cultural with her family-I think the most they did was keep kosher and celebrate Passover. Only once was I brought to synagogue by my grandfather and I don't even remember it. At my First Holy Communion (a big deal in the Catholic faith), my mother cried, realizing she was, after all, a Jew. My siblings were not sent to church. I 'dabbled'-going to different friends' churches-but by the age of 15 I knew I would never be religious. I never saw Christian holidays as Christian holidays-in my heart I knew that Easter wasn't a religious thing, nor was Christmas. They were and still are, to me, seasons of natural change and times for self-reflection and appreciation for life and all it holds. Even though I have felt this way for decades, a full 3/4 of my life thus far, I never even gave a thought to giving a name. I still do not follow anything fully, but my core, as I have found out recently, is deeply Pagan. I don't believe there is one, if any God and certainly not a son of God. I think the bible is a collection of tales and fables with morals; not one single religion has ever followed it all literally-it is merely a 'guide', open to individual interpretations. While many of my personal beliefs and thoughts fall into a 'Pagan' category and many natural 'habits' I have always had are found in Wicca in particular, I will probably never follow a specific path. I just don't have the mindset to be a ritualistic follower of anything at all and that's fine with me. I prefer the 'golden rule', just do the best I can, try not to do harm to anyone or anything and continue to learn as I go. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.