that's some good advice. i wish my parents had done that.
however, i suppose now i can look back and see how much i learned from the experience. but still....i do get angry about how religion hurt my little child's self.
It's not possible to shield children from everything. But I agree that a parent should let the child choose when and if they want to believe in God. And how they want to go about that. Unfortunately most religions have as part of their teachings the need to instill faith in one's children. Damn dogma!
The line "Do you remember when your spiritual softness was taken from you?" really gave me pause.
I was raised very, very Catholic, but decided at an early age (probably the same age as this guy's daughter) that all that right & wrong & reward & punishment wasn't for me.
The last time I went to confession was when I had to, before my confirmation at around age 13/14. I was so fucking relieved after that, and I knew I would never go again, sitting in a dark box and talking through a screen about why I was a bad person.
It bothers my mom that I do not practice (she goes to church every day and popped out 9 of us) but she is wise enough and philosophical enough to know that not practicing does not mean a lack of spirituality.
She sees the good in me, and knows I am a philosophical person, too, and lets it go. I'd love to make her happy, and go to church... but, I just can't go to church.
Ok, this was like a post within a post, but anyway - Real Live Preacher rocks - some of his shit just slays me.
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that's some good advice. i wish my parents had done that.
however, i suppose now i can look back and see how much i learned from the experience. but still....i do get angry about how religion hurt my little child's self.
It's not possible to shield children from everything. But I agree that a parent should let the child choose when and if they want to believe in God. And how they want to go about that. Unfortunately most religions have as part of their teachings the need to instill faith in one's children. Damn dogma!
hmmm...
The line "Do you remember when your spiritual softness was taken from you?" really gave me pause.
I was raised very, very Catholic, but decided at an early age (probably the same age as this guy's daughter) that all that right & wrong & reward & punishment wasn't for me.
The last time I went to confession was when I had to, before my confirmation at around age 13/14. I was so fucking relieved after that, and I knew I would never go again, sitting in a dark box and talking through a screen about why I was a bad person.
It bothers my mom that I do not practice (she goes to church every day and popped out 9 of us) but she is wise enough and philosophical enough to know that not practicing does not mean a lack of spirituality.
She sees the good in me, and knows I am a philosophical person, too, and lets it go. I'd love to make her happy, and go to church... but, I just can't go to church.
Ok, this was like a post within a post, but anyway - Real Live Preacher rocks - some of his shit just slays me.
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