Lightkeeper
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Can you be religious and be who you truly are at the same time?
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Can You Be Religious and Be Yourself?
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Green Gaia
Veteran Member
Absolutely. I grew up in the Church of Christ, but if I were still in that church, I could not be myself. UU is a wonderful fit for me, I can completely be myself and be active in my church.
Runt
Well-Known Member
I think in most cases it would, as Jensa said, be a matter of fit. What is sad is when individuals end up in a religion where they do NOT fit, and find themselves having to pretend to be something they are not because they truly believe that who they are is WRONG because their religion says so.
UnConcious
New Member
no
"yourself" is you alone, and with religion yourself is limited in fear of "sin" and "hell"
"yourself" is you alone, and with religion yourself is limited in fear of "sin" and "hell"
Lightkeeper
Well-Known Member
Not all religions preach sin and hell.UnConcious said:
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
my spirituality does not make me a different person from the one I am. If anything it helped me to feel more at ease with myself and to accept who and what I am.
wa:do
wa:do
That is probably the biggest problem with religion. Catholicism for example, consists of many rules and regulations that are against human nature. Let's take sex for example. All human beings have a sexual drive. You drill it into someone that this is wrong to have these urges, he never stops having them. He either gives in completely to the urges, or lies about having them. The one that completely gives in to urges, rebels against the Church, the one that lies about them could become a priest and eventually molests young boys.
Religion should revolve around you.
Religion should revolve around you.
Master Vigil
Well-Known Member
And some would believe being religious is to become more than animal, to become more divine. And thus, going against human nature is becoming more divine.
(Please elaborate on "Patrickism" carrdero. I am assuming it might be your own personal religion, I am curious.)
(I apologyze for touching 2 completely different subjects at the same time)
That is one of the things that has made it very hard for me to find my place. I don't see any difference in our place and that of the animals. I mean, if we are more intelligent, why not use that intelligence to help them, rather than use them? It is ok to control your "animalistic" urges, not to repress them.Master Vigil said:
(I apologyze for touching 2 completely different subjects at the same time)
Master Vigil
Well-Known Member
I personally see animals as more divine than men. So what I said is not my belief. However, I believe that becoming more like nature is becoming more divine, so in that sense yes I was telling the truth. But I don't believe we should try to be different than the animals, quite the contrary in fact.