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| *islandgirl4eva* |
 Jan 22 2005, 01:48 AM
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Hmmmm, how do I start this off? Lemme see...
I myself, was born a Catholic. I went to church, was baptized, but that's about it. The majority of my family is highly religious, but I am not, in the sense that I don't feel the need to go to church and strictly follow how I am told to live. I live my life in a way that lets me experience the most of it. It's not sinful, per say, but I'm no saint. Anyway, I have my own ideas to what religion means to me. A lot of people that I know don't like that. They try to preach to me that I should "turn back to the Lord." I have God...they just don't see that though. I don't care though, they can judge if they want to. That's on them. Do you have your own ideas about what religion is? Have people treated you differently because of it? What do you think of people who do have their own ideas? |
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Feb 10 2005, 11:27 PM
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 durian  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jan 25 2005, 4:02 PM) I knew my choices and I knew the consequences of my choices and I'm not afraid to face them. My conclusion was: organized religion isn't for me; however, morality and trying to be a better person than I am the day before is something I can be faithful to. Today, logic wills me.  I feel the same way too, but I just couldn't find the right words to say it. I agree with you, Naomi, when you said "I live my life in a way that lets me experience the most of it." I also live and judge my life by my own morale, not by anyone else's nor by religion. Maybe there are certain things that I also believe in as well, since my mother is Buddhist and tries to get me to go to the temple with her and learn. I don't want religion to control my life. I have faith, hope, prayer, spirit, etc. but not the kind that deals with religion. I am somewhat of an athiest... Does that make sense? lol. It just really depends. I don't want religion to control my life-I control MY life... I used to believe in a heaven and a hell.. But now I'm not even sure anymore. |
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islandgirl4eva Undecided Jan 22 2005, 01:48 AM
angel-roh Ahh this topic is gona be deleted? okay dokie Jan 22 2005, 06:57 AM niez_cho huh? :confused:
Did a mod delete the original post... Jan 22 2005, 07:14 AM islandgirl4eva No, I had deleted it. I read it and it didn't ... Jan 22 2005, 11:03 AM Nicolatofu I have my own opinion about religion...but i guess... Jan 22 2005, 11:09 AM sporadic I live in North Dakota. It's not exactly the l... Jan 22 2005, 11:14 AM Days Nearly Over Religion is what keeps people going. I don't k... Jan 22 2005, 11:17 AM sammehmyst You can follow whatever religion or beliefs you wa... Jan 22 2005, 11:19 AM sammi rules you yea. my friend's started looking at me differe... Jan 22 2005, 11:23 AM Madame C I think everyone reaches a point where they don... Jan 22 2005, 08:21 PM avalon* i don't think organized religions are necessar... Jan 22 2005, 08:28 PM islandgirl4eva You know, I respect the concept of organized relig... Jan 23 2005, 11:24 AM iheartsimba poeple don't really know about what i think ab... Jan 23 2005, 12:42 PM stephinika i don't even know what i think about religion ... Jan 23 2005, 02:17 PM WhiteLadyOfRohan omg religon heh yeah
I was brought us as a Baptis... Jan 23 2005, 04:21 PM WhiteLadyOfRohan I also think of the bible liek the greek myths. M... Jan 23 2005, 04:23 PM Funky Buddha I was baptized and taught to follow christianity b... Jan 23 2005, 04:31 PM
islandgirl4eva QUOTE(Funky Buddha @ Jan 23 2005, 4:31 PM)I w... Jan 23 2005, 11:51 PM WhiteLotus* QUOTE(islandgirl4eva @ Jan 21 2005, 10:48 PM)... Jan 23 2005, 11:57 PM tungtwista Well, I use to be a total hater on religion. I was... Jan 24 2005, 12:12 AM xxruinedsoulxx i follow the beliefs of my religion Jan 24 2005, 03:40 AM yanners yeah i have my own opinions on religion. i'm ... Jan 24 2005, 07:54 AM angel-roh Oh cool this topic was supposed to be deleted, but... Jan 25 2005, 11:38 AM Spirited Away QUOTE(angel_roh @ Jan 25 2005, 11:38 AM)Oh co... Jan 25 2005, 07:02 PM xGlovex Well, i just do what im told. i am catholic though... Jan 25 2005, 01:30 PM islandgirl4eva QUOTE(xGlovex @ Jan 25 2005, 1:30 PM)Well, i ... Jan 25 2005, 04:19 PM SFoT_Freak I was born as a mormon, so i have been a mormon my... Jan 25 2005, 07:38 PM lolthissiteisfunny QUOTE(SFoT_Freak @ Jan 25 2005, 6:38 PM)I was... Mar 28 2005, 11:44 PM iwannalosemybreath I myself don't have much faith in the bible...... Feb 10 2005, 09:37 PM islandgirl4eva That makes sense Christina. I mean, I wonder mysel... Feb 10 2005, 11:47 PM azn_r4pf4n thank goodness we don't have established relig... Feb 11 2005, 02:43 PM racoons > you religion is different for each individual. if it i... Feb 11 2005, 03:15 PM Just_Dream QUOTE(MarchHare2UrAlice @ Feb 11 2005, 12:15 ... Feb 11 2005, 07:01 PM OriskybusinessO Lemme tell you a story... i dont believe in god, a... Feb 11 2005, 05:37 PM Shattered_Hope I, myself, like everyone, have a different viewpoi... Feb 11 2005, 06:24 PM Spiritual Winged Aura That isnt really nice, they're too obess w/ th... Feb 11 2005, 06:32 PM sheepy well my parents are buddist. i grew up in a cathol... Feb 11 2005, 06:33 PM racoons > you i have no objection to toehr people's religion... Feb 11 2005, 06:42 PM sunissed14127 Maybe this should be in debate??
Anyways, I unders... Feb 11 2005, 07:49 PM islandgirl4eva QUOTE(sunissed14127 @ Feb 11 2005, 7:49 PM)Ma... Feb 11 2005, 09:36 PM islandgirl4eva OH MY EFFING GOD! I'm so furious right now... Mar 28 2005, 11:11 PM juliar Eh, I'm agnostic, and no one really cares. In ... Mar 28 2005, 11:13 PM xd0rkette I don't know. Well. I can say I'm Christia... Mar 28 2005, 11:15 PM lolita kitty hm, im confuzed
i guess i uh... ok.... i have my o... Mar 28 2005, 11:18 PM souldreamers Yea I have my own beliefs I guess. What I believe... Mar 29 2005, 01:34 AM |
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