Showing posts with label spirituality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spirituality. Show all posts

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Religion and me

Lately religion has been coming up more and more for me. I was brought up Baptist. Though my church was in NYC we were part of the "Southern Baptist" chain so basically VERY Extremely conservative.
When I turned 18 I ran for the hills and avoided all religion though it was all around me. I women with all sorts of religious beliefs and upbringing. Now I am married to a womna who has been raised Catholic but considers herself "spiritual". I too consider myself "spiritual" but I really don't feel like that is enough.

I find myself search for the higher power. It is hard to discuss it with guys around me because the friends I hold close all have different views on religion. One is an adamant (yet respectful) Atheist, another is Muslim, Another I don't know what he is, I have some christian friends and another fried currently considering converting to Islam.

I have one friend who has been go over bible teachings with me for the past few months so that I can actual learn what it means to be a Christian as opposed to being told "BE A CHRISTIAN". Yet even with that I find myself searching. Part of me likes what I know about Buddhism, another part of me is interested in Islam then there is the side of me that i comfortable in Christianity.

I feel like I am shopping for faith in a way. I just find it interesting that all of this is coming up for me now. I feel like part of it has to do with the fact that I am no longer angry at the world and God for that matter.

I don't where I will end up but I find learning to be very helpful and I plan to learn as much as possible before I go any further.