OK... I might get some hate for this.
Religion is something I've struggled with for a while now. Growing up I rarely went to church, went to vacation bible school for a week during the summer for a few years, and that was all. As I've gotten older I've often wondered if it was "right" for me to not have a religion. For the past few years I've been researching religions trying to find what seemed like something I relate to or believe in.
I think I feel safe now in saying I'm fine with having no religion nor do I want one.
In no way am I saying religions are bad and you shouldn't have one. Definitely not. I'm just saying it's not something for me.
(This is where I might get hate)
For the most part... I don't believe in a lot of what the Bible has to say. I don't believe that God put us all here. I believe that we've evolved from something--something that science can find, rather than from something we're taught to believe. I like to think logically (or atleast in what I myself have deemed logical), meaning I don't think it's possible for someone to have "created" us; I don't think it's possible that one man could have parted a sea; I just can't find it feasible. I know a lot of people have religion as a source of comfort because they want something to believe in and they want something they know as true, but for me, all that stuff just stirs confusion and I'm constantly finding myself saying, "That can't happen." I find it hard to believe that it's possible to live your life by the words of the Bible. People say being gay is a sin and that the Bible says it's wrong.... but the Bible also promoted prostitution, yet you don't hear people condoning that (much).
And to be honest... the whole idea of church boggles my mind (as well as a close friend of mine, and sometimes I feel she's one of the only people I can talk to about this). The way I see it... if you believe in something as strongly as you do, why do you have to go to a special place to do it?
Again, I'm not saying any of this stuff is "wrong" AT ALL....
It's just not for me.
This post isn't to stir up something I shouldn't be. It's here for me. I'm finally happy with where I'm at in that aspect of my life.