lol! I LOVE your av! haha!I miss believing in something.
It's just--really hard these days, with everything I see everyday... to believe that there's some mystical force behind it.
And the people at my church make me uncomfortable and say I'll go to Hell for thinking this way.
Ugh.
I miss believing in something.
It's just--really hard these days, with everything I see everyday... to believe that there's some mystical force behind it.
And the people at my church make me uncomfortable and say I'll go to Hell for thinking this way.
Ugh.
i really dont like Christians who say others are going to Hell, i mean, who are we to say that? didnt Jesus say "let the one among you who has not sinned be the first to cast a stone"? i actually find it helpful to make people of faith question their beliefs because that is how we grow. i dont know about other denominations, but the Catholic Church (strangely enough) asks her congregation to question their faith. blind faith is not a good thing.I'm not religious, but I do know how you feel.
I don't believe in God for many various personal reasons, but I have been often told that I'm going to Hell for my believes. Especially since for a number of years I was Christian, and then began to question, and many people were not supportive in the fact that I had doubts. While ultimately I think I would have arrived on my viewpoint anyways, I think their lack of support helped play a role in how quickly my beliefs changed.
I think that if there is a God he would understand your worries, and you have every right to question if you feel it's necessary.
Try not to get too down about it, just believe what ever feels right and it'll all be okay.
Hell was and is not made for us humans. It is simply a place without God, the whole fire and brimstone thing is bunk. Hell is filled with temporary gratifications and the tragedy is that people there are constantly trying to live from one fleeting moment of happiness to the next. it actually sounds a lot like Earth, lol. no human has the right to say who is going to Hell and who isn't, so relax and smile!Requiem, I feel the same way as you.
Sure, I'm young and have a long time to smooth out my beliefs. But it disturbs me deeply thinking that what I believe now with my heart may cause me to suffer eternally if they turn out to be wrong. Because I happen to not believe in something, I am going to burn in Hell according to them. Thinking about that just makes me want to cry, how religions have such weight on peoples' consciences and how devastating they can be.
do you believe in heaven?I know, I don't really believe in Hell. However every once in a while I think "What if Hell is real?" and it scares me.
It sounds like you havent met very many religious people. Not all of them say you are going to Hell and throw judgement at you because of what you believe.
do you believe in heaven?
No, but there's always the quiet voice inside me wondering whether they are right and I am wrong.
yeah, i totally agree. even as a born-and-raised believer, i sometimes doubt, but doubting is good cuz that means you are thinking! that's more than i can say about most people who blindly believe.I think everyone goes through that. I feel quite strong in my beliefs, but there are times when I do wonder whether or not my beliefs are the "right" ones.
I just have to trust me judgement...which I do. But it's natural to doubt every once in a while.
To answer a few questions...
No, I am not Catholic, but I used to be, and I definately don't appreciate their beliefs, either.
I've stopped going to church when I can, though I have some duities there I can't avoid. I think I'm going to read up on other religions. I've talked to my mom about this, and she's completely okay with it. I think I'm getting happier about this.
the funny thing is that even tho the Catholic Church is supposed to be uniform throughout the world, the ones in california seem better to me than the ones in lets say st. louis, mo. i went to Mass in St. Louis one time as i was visiting colleges, and all i have to say is "whoa".I did attend Catholic Church as well as other Churches to see what was right for me. After all of this and after doing some soul searching I realized that none of it was right for me...and that's why I believe what I do.