I LOVE to read...I am interested in what others have to say about everything in life. I'm currently ready a book by a man named Leslie Weatherhead called "The Christian Agnostic".
As everyone knows, I've struggled with my beliefs every since I noticed how judgmental my church family was. I made a promise to myself at the age of 17 to no longer follow a religion where it's people were just so hateful toward everyone. It took many years for me to come to understand how I feel about the "higher power". I was agnostic for a few years, but discovered a whole new love for life when I became a Buddhist.
All the same values of being christian, without all the contractions. I am completely a new person. I live life to be a good person. I do what I want, when I want, and how I want to do it. There's no one judging me because it's not "the christian way". I AM A GOOD PERSON. And I don't have to believe in a story of a normal man written by people who were not there, to be that way.
I guess the real reason I'm putting this out there is because of the fact that, yes, I do work for a christian camp. And in between meals I was reading my book, and had to defend myself and my beliefs against judgmental christian's. And honestly, it gets old. I've done the research. I was a religion major in college, and learned about every religion. I based my decision to become a Buddhist on years of research and going to different churches and talking to different clergy.
I'm sick of being told I'm wrong or that I'm going to "hell" for denying christianity. I see no harm in the way I'm living my life. My husband supports me and so does my mother. And as far of the rest of you...Karma is a bitch....
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)