Believe

To believe, or not to believe...that is the question
Whether tis nobler in the mind....and so on and so forth...

Seriously, I have long searched out why I believe what I believe...

As a child, I was raised RLDS
Later, I went to denomination after denomination trying to figure out where my church home was...I found so much hate for other religions in the church...I never understood that...why, if we are Christians and supposed to love one another and not be judgmental...why are we judging every other religion that exists?

I visited Pentecostal, United Pentecostal, Assembly of God, Baptist, Southern Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbytarian, Episcopal, Catholic and non-denominational...

I did find, that I love mass...I love the quiet solitude and the presence that I feel and experience in the prayer, during mass...

I have also experienced...that it is the people...not the always the church that makes these judgments...but, didn't Christ say that the people are the body...and the body the church/bride... so, I shake my head and wonder...

And I thought...What happened to worship...real worship of a god...the lay down on the ground belief that the worship must be pleasing to god for fertility/crops/growth/abundance...Where did the primitive worship go...so, I started researching many religions...pagan, hindu, buddihist, christianity, judiasim, and others...just to see what they believed and how they worshiped..why they worshipped...

I didn't research, alone...I did this with prayer...and meditation...and lots of reading...I found out things that I never before knew...The key thing to remember here...is that I searched many texts...not just one author's thoughts...but many...and through prayer...I understand why I believe what I believe...and see religion the way I see it...I am not going to try to sway anyone...but, I urge you to educate yourselves...and find out why you believe what you believe...

Or, will you follow the masses...and let other's beleifs dictate your beliefs? Will you allow your children to be like the herd and follow~because of fear...and dive off the cliff to destruction...

People get angry when religion is discussed...I don't understand...
I can tell you that I like the color red..and you will tell me that you like the color orange...and I don't get mad...

Why do people get so angry about religion?
The prayers of the people go where the prayers are supposed to go...