No, I didn't go to church today. I didn't go on Christmas either. Oh, and i ate meat every single friday this Lent, and probably during almost every Lent. Apparently, since i did not go to church on the two biggest Roman Catholic holidays of the year, and i eat meat, i'm doomed to burn in hell my entire after-life. Since i don't identify with Roman Catholocism, as my family and the better half of my friends, i'm obviously agnostic or atheist... or i worship the devil. The only choices one has is being Catholic or Satanist, or i just dont believe in anything.
Obviously, this pisses me off more than anything, because anytime religion comes up among my friends or family, i need to defend myself because everyone around me is closeminded. Well, not everyone, there are a few people that are able to agree with my stance on religion, but most laugh and ridiculous things like "have fun burning in hell."
To clarify my views, i just think that choosing a religion is comparable to choosing a politcal party, or really anything that you identify with, or anything that you get to choose. I dont think that any one person could really agree with every single thing that one religion teaches, and i don't. I don't call myself Catholic because I'm pro-choice, I have nothing against gay marriage, I don't believe that one must go to church every week to be considered a good person, i don't think that eating meat on fridays has anything to do with anything. All of this, however, doesn't mean i don't believe in God, and it doesn't mean that i dont pray.
To be honest, i find it a lie to go to church on holidays. If I think that what they're saying is contradictory, then why would i go? If i dont go to church every other sunday out of the year, then why bother going on religious holidays? I don't identify myself as Republican or Democrat because i can't say that i agree with either of them totally. So why identify myself with any religion if i don't totally agree with one? Is it even possible for someone to totally agree with just one religion? I suppose for some people, thats perfectly acceptable, and i'm no one to judge that. Whatever anyone believes, i think, is their own choice, their own right. And i don't have anything against what anyone believes, but because i classify myself as "other" that forces people to make judgements about my beliefs.
I just find that religion is a personal thing. It's something that one should form their own rules for. I just don't believe in organized religion. I think that i should be able to form my own thoughts about faith and after-life and all that, and i dont think i should be judged for having a mind of my own, as compared to listening to what everyone else believes in and following them. Is that so wrong?
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