Today's challenge is to discuss my views on religion. Religion is a word that carries a lot of meanings and connotations, isn't it? I differentiate religion and organised religion because I believe you can have a set of beliefs that guide your life (your "religion") without being a member of an organised religious group.
I truly believe the bible to be one of the best guides to life ever written. Personally, I don't think it was meant to be taken literally. For instance, I take "God" to be a metaphor for a state of being. That is, God is wisdom, compassion, love, etc.
I haven't had a lot of exposure to other religions but I am sure their texts are similarly enlightening. I believe Jesus is no more divine or perfect than you or I have the potential to be. And I think Jesus Christ might have believed that too.
My approach to life is to do my best to make the world a better place. I love people even when it's hard to; I try to be compassionate and not judge people. I don't think I need to be a member of an organised religion to do be the person that the great teachers Buddha, Muhammed, Jesus etc told me I could be. This pretty much sums it up for me:
I promise I'm not stalking you (I know I'm commenting a lot), and I know the purpose of this challenge isn't necessarily to get anyone to affirm your beliefs, but I have to say I really agree with you on this one as well. I like the way you think, Anna.
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DeleteI actually love hearing everyone's opinions on things! Often they help me understand if what I am thinking makes sense or offer me something new that forces me to rethink where my head's at.
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