help...
I haven't been to confirmation for my church for a while because of tennis, but I've noticed that it's getting increasingly harder to be there. I know that I'm supposed to get confirmed in May (eesh!) but I just don't know what to think anymore. All of these discussions about God and Jesus are just kind of scary.
People have so many different views about religion. I don't think I would have been able to take it in a type of church like some of my cousins were brought up in - conservative lutheran churches that are combined with their schools. Their confirmation is basically just getting drilled about "facts" from the Bible etc. I also noticed some different religious views last weekend when my youth group went to the Urban Retreat Center in Minneapolis. There were 5 other church groups there to help fight homelessness and other inner city problems for the weekend. What I noticed that really bothered me is that some of the people said that they were their because "it's their duty as Christians" and "to walk in Jesus' steps." I was there with my church, but I wasn't there because "that's the Christian way" but instead I was there because I think that people who have the power to help need to help.
At the retreat my church friends had really good discussions. The five girls slept in a bunk room which was really fun. And it wasnt just the typical girl discussion (which I guess there really isn't a typical girl discussion) but we talked about everything. I love intelligent convos! I found it is a ton easier to talk about school with my church or tennis friends or vice versa. :D
Any comments? I don't know what to do! :-(
People have so many different views about religion. I don't think I would have been able to take it in a type of church like some of my cousins were brought up in - conservative lutheran churches that are combined with their schools. Their confirmation is basically just getting drilled about "facts" from the Bible etc. I also noticed some different religious views last weekend when my youth group went to the Urban Retreat Center in Minneapolis. There were 5 other church groups there to help fight homelessness and other inner city problems for the weekend. What I noticed that really bothered me is that some of the people said that they were their because "it's their duty as Christians" and "to walk in Jesus' steps." I was there with my church, but I wasn't there because "that's the Christian way" but instead I was there because I think that people who have the power to help need to help.
At the retreat my church friends had really good discussions. The five girls slept in a bunk room which was really fun. And it wasnt just the typical girl discussion (which I guess there really isn't a typical girl discussion) but we talked about everything. I love intelligent convos! I found it is a ton easier to talk about school with my church or tennis friends or vice versa. :D
Any comments? I don't know what to do! :-(