Re-introduce Yourself! (virgin, attending, churches, experience, atheist)

[Storm Moon]

Well I think I'll give this a shot.

My name is Nikki. I'm 28 years old and was born in Bowling Green, KY. I lived in several other cities such as Russelville and Morgantown (for which I lived for 5 years). With the moving around, I attended several schools growing up and never really felt I belonged anywhere until my mom and I moved back to BG. She then got sicker and had to have triple by-pass surgery in October of '91. After that, she got a lot better on up until '98 when she passed on. We (my family) were very shocked. I'm still having trouble accepting her death.

Originally I was raised in a Catholic family for about 12 years, but when my mother retired and took ill, we stopped going. Since then I kind of accepted that I wasn't meant to be of that faith, so I moved on to study others. I've read a few passages in the bible, but it never really grabbed at me for some reason.

For a couple of years, starting in 2002, I studied Wicca and Paganism, and was generally attracted to that, but sadly I kind of lost interest until recently. Year before last, my boyfriend and I attended a Unitarian-Universalist church for about 5 months, but stopped going due to personality conflicts. I love to study other world religions, mostly the Eastern ones and still have an attraction to Paganism, and even though I no longer attend the UU church, I still consider myself Unitarian-Universalist.

Well that's all I can think of right now. I hope I didn't bore anyone! LOL

[James the Persian]

I'll give this a go too. Not sure what I wrote when I first joined and people probably know me, but here goes.

I was raised Lutheran but after a long and varied period of searching (during which time I practiced Karma Kagyu Buddhism for a couple of years) I finally found and converted to the Orthodox Church. As far as I'm aware, I'm currently the only Orthodox Christian on the forum.

I'm married (had our fifth anniversary last summer) with two children, a boy aged four and a one year old girl. We also have a cat and are picking up our new dog (we're rehoming him from a charity) on Saturday.

I live in Yorkshire and work for a software company in Leeds. I have a BSc in Psychology and used to work in a psychiatric hospital but left the mental healthcare system after disillusionment with it. My main interests would probably be reading, writing (mostly poetry but some prose) and cooking, though I don't get as much time as I'd like for ay of that with the kids. I also chant in our church choir, am learning the Byzantine notation used for our music and am on our parish council. Some of you might also have noticed that I have an abiding interest in theology and Church history.

I guess that's about it for now. I'll add other things if I think of them.

James

[Sunstone]

James, have you ever thought of posting some of your poetry in the poetry forum?

[James the Persian]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

James, have you ever thought of posting some of your poetry in the poetry forum?

No, and I'm not about to consider it now either. I was once bullied into giving a public reading of one of my poems at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames and, whilst the poem itself went down well, I found the experience personally traumatic. If I can find that poem then I may put it in the poetry forum for it has already entered the public domain, but the rest will remain where it is, in a box file under my bed, never to see the light of day this side of the grave.

James

[Kcnorwood]

What the heck...

My name is Kevin & I have issues!

I'm 37 I'm married been married this past October makes 3 years! Without her I'd be dead or in a world of trouble somewhere. If she only knew!!! I worship the very ground she walks on!!!!!
My life reads like a bad comic book I wasn't raised with any set of beliefs so to speak, I looked into some of them & Wicca has so much beauty in it I looked no more..
Although I consider myself a neo-pagan more then Wiccan. I moved around alot as a kid & has an adult mostly because my dad was running from the law most of the time.
I've never been very booksmart however I do love to read, my wife is general manager of a bookstore so she's able to check them out like at a libary! I never got the chance to finish HS, I do want to go back to school one day hopefully. Most of the schooling I got was from living on the streets & moving around so much.
I was almost married once when I was 20 & she dided of stomach cancer we lived in Seattle at the time, part of me still lives there.
We live in Columbia, South Carolina I'm trying to get her to go to the mountions some place like Asheville, NC!!!! I love it there!!!!!

We don't know alot of people I think it's my fault people don't get me I tend to say whats on my mind before I think about it. Carlos Menica is my hero!!

They either get me or the don't I guess thats why I come on here alot.
MY hobbies other then here & reading are mountain biking I LOVE to ride it gives me a peace I can't explain. I have Attention Deficit disoder with hyperactivy I've never taken anything for it I try to act like it doesn't excist but I know it does.
It would explain why I can't sleep at night sometimes, I have spent most of my life working in nightclubs. Now I work at Home deopt!
Right now we have no kids I'm not sure that either of us can have them, my wife at one point before me had a miscarriage, so I might be the weak link here. We might adopt if we can't have them.
We have 3 cats & 2 dogs in place of kids for now.
I was in a carwreck a while back I gained some weight I broke 3 ribs & my wrist & knocked 4 front teeth out which I promised to get fixed even thouth I'm scared to death of the dentist!
My weight went up from 200 to 280 I'm down to 260 now it's coming off but VERy slowly!

OK! my fingers hurt! Thats enough sorry it was so long I got carried away!

[Nein]

Hmm, alright, I’ll give this a whirl…

I am twenty-seven years old. I recently (ok not really recently but it sounded good ;o ) ) gave birth to a healthy little girl in July named Sophia. Hmm, I had major complications with giving birth. She just didn’t want to come out. Was in the hospital for about a month with a variety of issues. Nearly died from this experience twice.

But I gained a insight that I wouldn’t trade for the anything. I am also a professional body piercer, and a person in love with debate. Hmm what else…I am waiting to hear “So what’s your sign..” So..I’ll just fly that out right now. I am a Taurus. And I’ve been told I am a cranky Wiccan. (I am not a morning person.. lol)

Ok, so if this isn’t enough feel free to ask.

Blessed be.

[xexon]

South of what?


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[angellous_evangellous]

Originally Posted by angellous_evangellous

I was introduced to RF by No*s.

I don't have much to say about myself right now.

I'm an ordained Baptist minister, 26 years old. I have a BA and MA in New Testament and am working on a PhD in New Testament. I grew up in Lubbock, TX and am now in Fort Worth. I forgot to add that I am male and happily married for five years - no kids until graudation. I have a wonderful Golden Retriever and several very content fish.

I am an RF - aholic. I love to dialogue with RF'ers about dang near everything. It keeps life interesting.

My one hobby is playing guitars. I own two Martins - a 2003 D-15 and a 2001 D-18. I have been listening to very old country music lately.

Well I'm still here. I forgot to add that I've been happily married to my high school sweetheart, Mrs A_E (Leslee) for seven years.

I also have a lovable RF alter-ego Angellous.

I've been reading a lot of Greco-Roman moralists and philosophers.