What faith you are
I don't actually write much on my blogs, so this is a bit daunting, like dipping my foot in the water for the first time.
And, who has time for all this blogging? And how many times do I have to use the word "blog"?
Anyway, for me, the question is not what faith do you subscribe to, but what faith "you are". I met someone in town who went to the same college I did, where you had to subscribe to a certain set of christian beliefs and values just to get in. Then if you got caught being bad, you could get kicked out. She told me that she used to go into the new gym that was still under construction, to smoke some sacrament (herb, you know, weed) in the big empty space when no one else was around. She never got caught.
Now Janice is a recovering "belief slut" (her words), and an artist who makes collages of lips and gets involved in community projects.
The nice thing about the "faith you are" is that no one can kick you out but yourself. And I think that we all have to do it to get into this world and join a family and a society.
So, to answer simply, I was a christian, now I'm just exploring reality. For that story, please see my other blogs ;-)
And, who has time for all this blogging? And how many times do I have to use the word "blog"?
Anyway, for me, the question is not what faith do you subscribe to, but what faith "you are". I met someone in town who went to the same college I did, where you had to subscribe to a certain set of christian beliefs and values just to get in. Then if you got caught being bad, you could get kicked out. She told me that she used to go into the new gym that was still under construction, to smoke some sacrament (herb, you know, weed) in the big empty space when no one else was around. She never got caught.
Now Janice is a recovering "belief slut" (her words), and an artist who makes collages of lips and gets involved in community projects.
The nice thing about the "faith you are" is that no one can kick you out but yourself. And I think that we all have to do it to get into this world and join a family and a society.
So, to answer simply, I was a christian, now I'm just exploring reality. For that story, please see my other blogs ;-)
posted by Neal at 9:21 AM EST
3 Comments:
oops, well there's no actual story there - those blogs are the exploration itself. i guess i'll be using this blog to tell more of "my story".
* thanks for reading and inspiring me to write *
:-)
now i've got to think about how much of my personal story i want to reveal online. hmm
btw, i didn't mean to mislead you. words can be misleading sometimes - that's why poetry is best - you get to make up your own meanings.
maybe i should try writing poems. another daunting thought!
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