"How did I reach my already decided beliefs?"
LOL I think it started when I was asked not to return to Sunday School class, at about age 8 or 9, for wanting to know why, if God is our father, he would want any of us, his children, to suffer FOREVER for doing wrong. I went on to explain that I...
I attended a Unitarian Universalist church for a about a year. Perhaps it was that particular church, but the pastor seemed so concerned in being so all inclusive that there seemed to be no Spirit to anything. Everything seemed so.......bleached out." I was not happy there. Unfortunately, the...
Yes. I am looking for a community to practice and celebrate my faith with. I do not believe we are meant to do this alone. I've been though many things in my life and, even though the community with which I was doing this was not a very good fit, I was grateful for the support and love of a...
The American Indians have what is called "the right road." I think I prefer that to "straight." Straight seems to imply shortest path between points A and B (life and after life, maybe?). "Right" implies correct, no matter how winding, and by correct, it implies in line with God.
I've walked along many different paths, trying to figure out what I do and do not believe. At 46, I'm pretty comfortable with that. What I am looking for now is a community with whom I can celebrate my beliefs and I am not foolish enough to believe that it will be a community of one. So, what I...
Hello. I've walked may different paths, looking for people whose hearts and minds were similar to mine. I;m still looking for that group of people to celebrate faith with, and I'm hoping that talking to people here will help me do that. So, thank you for your conversations, points of view and...