This is a topic that I really did not want to write about. Religion is something that I do not like to discuss much less write about. Why? Because everyone is so passionate about this topic.
You have the diehard people who will correct anything you say and put the word God in it, you have the non-believers who will tell you why they don’t believe, and then there are those who believe in God but do not practice much and then there is me.
I would say I am smack dab in the center but leaning more towards the person who is just spiritual. That is how I would describe myself as: spiritual.
I was brought up in the Catholic religion. Went to private school since 2nd grade to high school and even attended a catholic college for some years. I felt like my religion was never something I chose to be. I never really chose to be Catholic; it was something my mom and dad made me become.
I used to be really into religion when I was young but it started to change towards the end of my high school years and definitely once I went onto college. I didn’t agree with not using birth control to prevent pregnancies. I believe a woman should be able to choose if they want an abortion or not. I think gay people should be allowed to marry, I also think the pope has antiquated beliefs that I do not believe in.
The reason I think a woman should have a choice is because God gave us free will. We can choose to do something knowing there will be consequences for our choices. That is why a woman should be given that ability to choose. She knows the possible consequences of her actions. Let her decide what to do just like God lets us have the free ability to do what we want to do in life.
I recently became Christian and I attend an amazing church of Christ church in Gary Indiana. The people there are humble and I can honestly state that out of the entire congregation, only 2 people have ever made me feel uncomfortable about church and that is because they were pushing me and pushing me but I felt they were not good examples. I feel even to this day that they are a bit phony but I cannot judge them. Now I just ignore them and follow others’ examples.
I do believe there is a God. I believe that some people have stronger faith than others. I even believe in miracles. I think people need to believe in something. I think of the bible as any other book that gives us instructions on the things to do in order to live a good life. I am not sure if those are God’s words in the Bible, I think they are someone’s interpretations and a part of me feels there are parts missing. I think Jesus is the Son of God and I do honestly believe he had a wife and lived a normal life on Earth doing what was said in the Bible plus more. Since he was part man, he had to feel the things we feel on a day to day basis.
I think I have strong faith but I also do not believe I have to prove my faith by showing up at church every Sunday. I know people who are true believers and are the best people on the planet and they visit church whenever they are able to. I am a firm believer that the humble people are the ones with the strongest faith. Those who boast about knowing every verse in the Bible tend to be the quickest to sin. I have seen it and it has caused me to stray sometimes because some were the leaders of the church.
Religion is a big deal. I do not think it will ever NOT be a hot topic among people. God is a big deal.
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