Thursday, May 7
My thought on religion
Religion is not really an important aspect in my life. I am not a religious person, nor do I affiliate with any religion. I believe in god, but I don’t feel the need to congregate in a church. I, personally, believe that I don’t need to affiliate with a religion in order to seek peace in my soul. As long as I treat others with dignity, respect, and don’t hurt anyone (human or living thing) in any way, I can thank god for everything I have from the privacy of my home.
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Although I am not a very religious person myself (meaning a dedicated churchgoer), I do pray every night, but i will disagree with you because I do believe that religion is important, but as my Grandmother used to say, "the temple is within". I don't like to go to church because I was raised as a child to go to church every night (and I mean every night, 7 days a week!!!)So as I grew older I think I used it as more of a punishment because I wanted to go play outside with my friends, but instead I was in church! I also don't appreciate how mainly in the Black churches the pastor will be rolling away in a nice car like a Benz or a BMW, especially in the hood!!! There are so many poor disadvataged people, so it is kinda a slap in the face.....but who knows maybe the Pastor has a really good job and preaches to give back to the community on Sundays? I don't know, wishful thinking????
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with this blog. I was not raised as a practicing catholic. I do not go to church, i have noticed that many of the men and women who attend mass will receive communion and then walk out of church and start criticizing other church goers. what's the point, i'm not saying that all church goers are hipocrits, but i walk out of church and criticize too. I would rather do it knowing what i do is wrong, not trying to pretend i'm a good person with good moral values because i repent.
ReplyDeleteI was raised Catholic and went to church every Sunday. However, growing up my family allowed me to make my own decision whether or not I wanted to attend. Now I would say that I am more spiritual than religious. I have my beliefs and values, but I don't feel the need to go to a church to express it. Not to say that I have anything against the church and those who attend, but I think people should be able to make their own choice however they want to practice.
ReplyDelete"We are spirit having a human experience, not humans having a spiritual experience."
ReplyDeleteSome go to church to realize this the way that church shows, others day by day, sky by sky, moment by moment. Some may see it almost never, feeling human and insensate to the amazement. We can ask ourselves any moment where we are, who we are, and the answer is: I am.
I was raised Catholic and attended Catholic school from elementary thru high school. I went to church every Sunday and was so scared to go to confession. It would give me anxiety. The religion classes would make you feel scared to do anything. Needless to say now that I am a grown adult I do not attend church. I still believe in God and all of the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church, I just choose not to participate. I live my life by treating others with respect.
ReplyDeleteI am a Christian and I believe in God. I do not attend church on a regular basis but I too pray every night, I feel like my night's not complete if I don't pray before I go to sleep. I feel protected by God and have faith that I will get through things because I have been through a lot throughout my youth and I believe that if my father was not a Religious man then good things would not have happened for my family. I say this because I have seen many of my friends and their families go through tough times but I think that God helps my family because we all have faith in him.
ReplyDeleteAs a child I was raised a strong Roman Catholic, when I was older I even starting teacher the pre-school children about religion. I was about 22 when had some friends die of cancer, who were also my age at the time of their death. I felt like I needed step back away from the church. I don't blame God for what happened, just felt like I needed to see things in a new perspective. It's been a few years since then, the very thought of going back is strange to me. Who knows maybe one day I will return to once was so very familiar to me.
ReplyDeleteFINDLAY, Ohio – A student at a fundamentalist Baptist school that forbids dancing, rock music, hand-holding and kissing will be suspended if he takes his girlfriend to her public high school prom, his principal said.
ReplyDeleteDespite the warning, 17-year-old Tyler Frost, who has never been to a dance before, said he plans to attend Findlay High School's prom Saturday.
Frost, a senior at Heritage Christian School in northwest Ohio, agreed to the school's rules when he signed a statement of cooperation at the beginning of the year, principal Tim England said.
The teen, who is scheduled to receive his diploma May 24, would be suspended from classes and receive an "incomplete" on remaining assignments, England said. Frost also would not be permitted to attend graduation but would get a diploma once he completes final exams. If Frost is involved with alcohol or sex at the prom, he will be expelled, England said.
I understand where your coming from. although religion can be significant, i belive that you can praise and worship God in many other ways even in your own way would be just as significant as having a religion and going to church all the time. Everybody has their own values and morals. Everybody as well has their own way to thank God, believe in Him or not. i grew up as a Catholic and went to church every Sunday, but as i grew older it stopped. i dont know why; however, my family never stopped praying together within our household.
ReplyDeleteI agree 100% with ztitan. I was also born and raised as a Catholic. At 16 I decided that it conflicted with a lot of my personal values. I am very open minded with liberal views. I am spiritual and I do feel a strong connection with God, and I do not find it necessary to go to church. Church is a mind state that I attend to everyday in my own space and time wherever I am. As long as you are a good person and understand what it is to be ethical the morals will fall into place. Some people need church to validate themselves as good people. 99% of the churchgoers that I know sin more than anybody I know lol. I know its not funny, but it's just so ironic. In the end, some people need church and some don't. Having virtue and ethics in your own right is what really matters regardless of religious affiliation or church attendance.
ReplyDeleteI believe we all have options to worship whether it is at church, home, driving, etc. Religion is a preference, how one decides to worship is truly personal and it should be enjoyed by the individual not pressured, persuaded, imposed or to make a person feel guilty.
ReplyDeleteI am not a very religious person even though my families believed in Buddhism. I don't think it really that matter if we believe it or not. I think is really depend of each person. If something really had happened in their life that is so bad, and have no one to turn to and they just have to turned to one of the religion that they believed for help and released their stresses and worries. For me, I don't believed in any religion because I don't think religion can help me in anything. I think it really depend on my effort, and the way how I think about life.
ReplyDeleteI too was raised to go to church every week, 3 times a week to be exact. I thought of it as a punishment also so when I got out of my parents house and was on my own I stopped going to church.
ReplyDeleteI'm older now and I realize the problem was that I looked at being a Christian as a "religion" and not as a relationship with Christ. As with any relationship, you always want to be in that special someone's presence. You call them everyday and would just die if you couldn't see them. That's how it is for me and my love for Christ. I love going to church now because I'm among others who feel the same way. I read my Bible and pray-that's my way of talking to him. He has always been there for me when no one else was around. I no longer look at it as a punishment but a privilege.
I'm not trying to sound preachy, just giving "my thoughts on religion"
I agree with you completely, when I was reading it, I could have sworn it was me who wrote it.
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