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I don't believe in God I'm sorry I'm not actually apologising for the fact it's just what I've been conditioned to say by society Sorry? Don't get me wrong I was shackled as a child to Sunday school after Chuch and my informative young woman years were left dead by Girls Brigade didn't make me less wild Mother was Presbyterian Father was Methodist (You don't think I was messed up by this?) Christened as Chuch of England Raised as a Baptist I think, all of the above fall under 'Christianity' but I'm not sure of this So many secular emotions under one umbrella I'd bet, someone's gonna get wet Then there is Islam and Hinduism Sikhism and Judeaism and spiritual beliefs like Bhuddism and Druidism How do all those different Gods compete for our favour? To get us to lay down as followers, to be the mat for their precious feet? It would have to be a pretty mean feat! I imagine them as Gladiators fighting for the right for the masses to cheer Winner takes all but, Losers get the non believers What do you think the Ancient Gods think of their petty squabbling? The Eygyptians, the Greeks? who simply stated humans were to worship them religiously and it was done, because they can They seemed more fierce to me sitting on Mt Olympus and coming down occasionally, at least they had a face What's been touted today to the human race? I don't know enough about Religion to make choice or want to learn I married a Roman Catholic that opened a whole new can  of worms An Irish Roman Catholic Yeah, I see you nodding your heads Suicidal, I think is the term So I decided my children would not be burdened by my religious ineptitude They can choose their own beliefs for I surely won't intrude on their individual right to make a decision based on their own feelings I know I'm probably wrong, I just want them to believe in something Anything that makes their day better, that helps them sleep at night I won't choose their religion for them I don't think that's right
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Oct 11, 2013
Oct 11, 2013 at 1:33 AM UTC
Religion is not my Forte
I don't believe in God I'm sorry I'm not actually apologising for the fact it's just what I've been conditioned to say by society Sorry? Don't get me wrong I was shackled as a child to Sunday school after Chuch and my informative young woman years were left dead by Girls Brigade didn't make me less wild Mother was Presbyterian Father was Methodist (You don't think I was messed up by this?) Christened as Chuch of England Raised as a Baptist I think, all of the above fall under 'Christianity' but I'm not sure of this So many secular emotions under one umbrella I'd bet, someone's gonna get wet Then there is Islam and Hinduism Sikhism and Judeaism and spiritual beliefs like Bhuddism and Druidism How do all those different Gods compete for our favour? To get us to lay down as followers, to be the mat for their precious feet? It would have to be a pretty mean feat! I imagine them as Gladiators fighting for the right for the masses to cheer Winner takes all but, Losers get the non believers What do you think the Ancient Gods think of their petty squabbling? The Eygyptians, the Greeks? who simply stated humans were to worship them religiously and it was done, because they can They seemed more fierce to me sitting on Mt Olympus and coming down occasionally, at least they had a face What's been touted today to the human race? I don't know enough about Religion to make choice or want to learn I married a Roman Catholic that opened a whole new can  of worms An Irish Roman Catholic Yeah, I see you nodding your heads Suicidal, I think is the term So I decided my children would not be burdened by my religious ineptitude They can choose their own beliefs for I surely won't intrude on their individual right to make a decision based on their own feelings I know I'm probably wrong, I just want them to believe in something Anything that makes their day better, that helps them sleep at night I won't choose their religion for them I don't think that's right
I believe Heaven and Hell is a place we make for ourselves on this plane of Existence
helen
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Oct 11, 2013
Oct 11, 2013 at 1:33 AM UTC
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