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Friday Jun 10, 2005

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I abhor organized religion, and just a few years ago read some books on Budism and Zen. Budism is a gentle religion that, unlike the rest, is not based upon guilt and fear.
I was raised Catholic, and saw through the whole hocus pocus thing at an early age. One of my favorite stories . . I was about 10 yrs old, riding home from church one Sunday, when we passed by a Lutheran church. The minister and his wife and 3 little girls, were standing on the front steps, greeting the parishoners. A light went on in my brain, that this minister was a living example for his parishoners, living amongst them with his family. Then, I thought about the Catholics, celibacy, secrecy, nuns, a latin service that to a kid looked like a magic show, and I imediately realized that all that I had been told about Catholicism being the only true religion was bullshit. I stopped going to church when I went away to college, and never went back.
I realized later on, that all churches are just businesses. They raise money from their "sheep" and make investments and buy real estate. They keep their "flock" loyal, by using guilt and fear. Also, if you go into the poor sections of most major cities, you'll find little churches on what seems like every other corner. It is obvious, that all those "ministers" have learned how to make their living off of the people in their neighborhoods. It's a job, just like any other.
We have churches here, that are in the entertainment business. They build their congregation by puting on performances - music, plays, theater. etc. Show business. I guess that's symptomatic of modern people trying to get away from old fashioned organized religion.
I personally believe that religion comes from within yourself. It's a conscious state, that provides input to your decisions and life choices . . nothing more.
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jennifer:
haha yeah I thought she wasnt going with us she said sorry to my dad and my dad believed it shes gonna change this time like the 8th time this has happened. Nope I dont have family at all and no friends really in ca. All of my 2 friends live in NC. I think in dec I might move to NC once I have degree I just want to get school done first. Have a good weekend!
Thank you so much for caring that means a lot.

Jun 14, 2005
phoenixinflight:
Ignorance, certainly, would be bliss. Sadly, I have hobbies, and friends who bug me to go out with them every weekend, but I am such the antisocial homebody at times. It just takes too much energy out of me and I think I overanalyze it too much. I used to work in a nightclub for six years and during that time/before that time, I used to go out every weekend I just got over it. Id look around after six years at having worked the same place and see the SAME faces getting drunk, yet AGAIN, and taking home ANOTHER stranger

But, I do agree that winning the lottery might make things a *bit* different. Of course, purusing hobbies and having lots of fun would be first on my list. But, Id definitely be a world explorer not quite the same as traveling, but similar. Well, I think time off from school has given me too much time to think. I know I shouldnt go back, because it was making me quite miserable and its not what I wanted to do, but going back just to occupy my brain seems like a lovely idea dull classes or no. I dont know Im still up in the air on that one.

Well I will be MIA after today, as my NC friend is coming tonight. But, Ill be back on next week. I hope you have a fabulous week/weekend and, as always, Ive got my fingers crossed that at least one of us wins that damned lotto.


Edited because at 6:00 AM, my eyes and my eyes, fingers, and brain have not yet learned to work together. biggrin

[Edited on Jun 15, 2005 5:55AM]
Jun 14, 2005

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