by rebel8 22 Replies latest jw friends
I sure did!
Childhood: Roman Catholic -> fundie Bible thumper born again "alcohol is evil, non-whites are bad" type -> jw (abhorred the latter 2)
Adulthood:
Checked out but didn't join--Buddhism, Hinduism, Voodoo, Wicca, Paganism, Greek mythology, Italian folk magic, Quakers, several Native American traditions.
Joined--Roman Catholicism (again) -> Secular Humanism [I still am an official member of both and that's where I'll forever stay.]
I did!
Now, I'm full circle back to the Bible, but still questing.
It's a never-ending journey.
Sylvia
I still am an official member of both and that's where I'll forever stay.
Never say forever! The quest should never end.
BTS
But I was on a quest to find the truth. I found it. I'm satisfied. Now I'm focusing my resources on searching for more knowledge and being a good Humanist.
/ kw?st / 
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Hi rebel
I'd like to ask you something and my intention is honest wondering, not to belittle your faith:
How do you reconcile backing the Catholic Church with their support of Hitler during WW11?
My ex in-laws were Catholic but I was always afraid to ask them.
I hope my question doesn't offend you.
That is not offensive at all.
I don't reconcile it. I am an atheist (Secular Humanist) and I consider myself to be an Ethnic Catholic. LOL By this I mean it's like Ethnic Jews, it's a big part of my ethnic background but it is not necessarily my religious belief.
I officially rejoined the RC church for several reasons:
I told the priest I was an atheist and he was totally ok with confirming me. I am on the books as an official member but just do so to go with the flow at family events.
Checked out but didn't join--Buddhism, Hinduism, Voodoo, Wicca, Paganism, Greek mythology, Italian folk magic, Quakers, several Native American traditions.
Yep, I went on quite a quest. I checked out all the above except for Voodoo and Quakers. Add to my list Eckinkar and Urantia as well as a few others.
I went home to Judaism. It is where the East meets the West religion wise.
Boy did I!!!
And me too... I was going to find the REAL truth!!!! LOL.
I read the Bible without religious dogma, (that didn't turn out like I THOUGHT it would), I listen to christian radio as I commuted to work, (many sounded exactly the same as at the KH or convention, only slight differences), I watched some tele-evangelists (was a little afraid of "churches"), I prayed like crazy for wisdom and truth, I sought any means to lose the anger and resentment I had toward the WBTS, listen to a hundred books on spirituality, all sorts, as I commuted to work, looked into Buddhism...oh...just so so many things, too many to remember.
I'm not where I ever thought I would be. I might change again, it ain't over till it's over. I do not have any religion in my life at all and I seem to do quite well without it.
I just don't know.
Robdar, what did you find out about Eckanar?
I almost put that on the list but it didn't even qualify as "checking it out". I watched their paid public tv show once and LMAO. That was enough.
It consisted of one point: Find the light and sound. No other info, just repeating that and rambling on--the same on live tv every week. I believe the guy who does the show has full-blown psychosis. It's painful to watch.
Mine started when i left the wt. I was looking for god. The pentacostalist churches helped somewhat. I read a lot of church history, about the saints, bible commentary. I tried some of the things from the pentacostalists. Some worked, some didn't. Finally, i decided on the direct approach w god, a chanting mediation on him. He didn't show, but my long dead brother did. I read a lot about meditation, mysticism and psychic exercises. As i practiced these, and based on my earlier church time, i concluded that god didn't show because he doesn't exist. My spiritual practices were tied in w my own therapy. I worked at facing my primal pain. One day, while i was working, it came up, and almost killed me. Felt better, after that. Depression slowly lifted. Am in a relative calm, at this time. Still do various spiritual practices, as necesary.
S
