Religion and ish

T:  Hey---yeah I think I figured out this weekend that I'm not Christian.

C:  Please elaborate. Lol

T:  I just think that I am more of a spiritual person and no longer only represent the viewpoints of Christianity solely. I understand now that the underlying teachings of all the worlds religions are simple and share the same tie for morals and ethics and I don't want to be held by just that of Christianity.  Right now I am intrigued by Hinduism and Hasidim. 

C:  Aha! I love how our conversations come back to bite you in the ass. We discussed this like two years ago but you were a hardcore Christian at the time and I was the Devil. LOL Seriously, I'm glad you've come to this realization because I feel the same way. A lot of things concerning Christianity blatantly contradicts itself so I've decided to look at things a little differently but ultimately believe that something more powerful than any human really does exist in some form. I'm not going to get too caught up into anything but I do have faith and pray.

T:  Man that damn Russell Simmons has me open! I've been reading the Bhagavad Gita (the Hindu bible) and I am all about their teachings. 

T:  I don't know if I was a strict Christian though...I'm all for gay marriage and other social issues that are usually given the ax in church. 

C:  Exactly! I don't argue with anyone about what they believe in but I also won't allow people to sway my mind. I don't think the Bible was written to be taken literally because a lot of the examples and illustrations seem figurative to me and some are just all out creative imagery from the writer but if someone chooses to believe that it's possible to part a sea, place animals on a boat together, and feed thousands of people with one catfish and a slice of white bread then that's fine with me. I believe there is a God. I believe in the power of prayer and I believe in having faith. I don't know any dead people who have arisen to confirm or deny that there is a Heaven/Hell so I don't know if I believe in either. It's almost like the tale that has been passed on from generation to generation that you will have salt poured in your eyes if you try to stay awake to see Santa Claus or something like that. I don't think it has ever occurred to most people that books are designed to tell stories and are written from the point of the view of the author who can create any truth they want to convey. The Bible is a book. Nothing more nothing less. A lot of the principals make sense but so do those of Steve Harvey and the woman who helped write his book but at the end of the day there is no real RIGHT or WRONG, just merely opinions that some people will hold on to as their truth if they side with the writer. That's what we've done with the Bible…adapted the writers beliefs and forced these views upon others.

C:  Nope. You weren't a Christian. A real Christian believes God hates (HATES) gay people. God a Hater…Imagine that. SMH.

Not surprising. Hinduism was one of the religions I studied in undergrad that didn't seem far-fetched to me. I don't know what I am but I do know that I am lover of people and don't hate anyone.

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