I was raised in a pray-before-every-meal, go-to-church-every-Sunday Christian home. The churches my parents went to always destroyed themselves from the inside (by many selfish, bigoted people). I started asking real questions around jr high age, and no one could or would help me answer them, so I set out on my own. I still follow my parents' Christian traditions when at home, but they know I don't have a church and I'm not a strong Christian. If they knew that I haven't been able to call myself Christian for years, my entire extended family would flip.
Often, I gloss things over, when I'm around people who believe in One Right Answer. Then I know neither of us will become frustrated from a conversion attempt. With people who really have put their own thought into it, I like discussing spirituality, though. And sometimes it's fun having a similar conversation with a blind-faither. Because sometimes you can get them really thinking.
I wish more people would realize that spirituality and organized religion are different creatures. There's such a far-right heavily Christian demographic here, it gets annoying. (Random fun Binghamton fact: Ever notice how the cars with loud Christian bumper stickers cut you off more than stickerless cars?) When I wore my gorgeous silver pentacle necklace, I was actually told that I worship the devil. Funny, most people attacked me when I was at work, so I couldn't make fun of their ignorance. Actually explaining things to them sure did jack. :P
Often, I gloss things over, when I'm around people who believe in One Right Answer. Then I know neither of us will become frustrated from a conversion attempt. With people who really have put their own thought into it, I like discussing spirituality, though. And sometimes it's fun having a similar conversation with a blind-faither. Because sometimes you can get them really thinking.
I wish more people would realize that spirituality and organized religion are different creatures. There's such a far-right heavily Christian demographic here, it gets annoying. (Random fun Binghamton fact: Ever notice how the cars with loud Christian bumper stickers cut you off more than stickerless cars?) When I wore my gorgeous silver pentacle necklace, I was actually told that I worship the devil. Funny, most people attacked me when I was at work, so I couldn't make fun of their ignorance. Actually explaining things to them sure did jack. :P
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