Losing My Religion (In the Leaves)
I was approached by two high school students from a local Baptist church at my home yesterday evening while I was out in my side yard raking leaves.
They were on a mission to invite people to their church. Fine. However, before they left, the leader said: "I have one more question for you. If you were to die today, do you know where you would go?"
Being involved with a Baptist church for most of my life, I must say that I didn't realize how insulting and demeaning this question is until I was on the receiving end of it.
I certainty wasn't going to perform for people like this, especially high school students, who have no life experience. I avoided the question by asking them a question about the Baptist church and then thanked them for stopping.
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Speaking of faith, this is where I am at the moment. I believe there is a higher power. I don't believe in organized religion. I don't believe in the Bible in the sense that most people do (divinely inspired by God).
I often wonder if I believe in God because the alternative would be too terrifying, that there is no plan and everything happens by accident.
Regardless, this is an evolving issue for me, which means that as it has changed in the past, it will probably change in the future.
They were on a mission to invite people to their church. Fine. However, before they left, the leader said: "I have one more question for you. If you were to die today, do you know where you would go?"
Being involved with a Baptist church for most of my life, I must say that I didn't realize how insulting and demeaning this question is until I was on the receiving end of it.
I certainty wasn't going to perform for people like this, especially high school students, who have no life experience. I avoided the question by asking them a question about the Baptist church and then thanked them for stopping.
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Speaking of faith, this is where I am at the moment. I believe there is a higher power. I don't believe in organized religion. I don't believe in the Bible in the sense that most people do (divinely inspired by God).
I often wonder if I believe in God because the alternative would be too terrifying, that there is no plan and everything happens by accident.
Regardless, this is an evolving issue for me, which means that as it has changed in the past, it will probably change in the future.
posted by Peter at 12:59 PM
1 Comments:
That is so frustrating when people do that. Thank goodness there are not that many weird churches like that in GR. I mean there are conservative ones, but not to that freaky of an extent. Just ignore them or spary them with a hose :-D he he he.
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