April 9, 2012
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Just a personal thought.
Reflecting on Ikwa’s posting on church and religion, I have some personal thoughts I would like to share.
Let me start by saying, I am not a personal fan of organized religion, so my opinions are my own. My thoughts and feelings on / about The Creator has come to me over many years of studying religions and religious beliefs, both pasted and present. My religious belief is in my heart and soul and as much a part of me as the air I breath. My Church is Nature and my closeness with The Creator is personal. How and what I believe in is my own and I don’t wish to offend anybody with my opinion.
The belief in a Creator God is in all religions, and the foundation of all religious beliefs. With that thought in mind as an analogy let us look at a tree. It starts out as a seed: the thought in a Creator God. From there the tree grows with the trunk as the foundation for all religions. The path the religion takes is the direction of the roots and branches, some growing apart from the original. Like the divisions in the major religions of the world. Those divisions can come about politically, by a difference of opinion, or conquest. The one thing I found in all organized religions is corruption, greed, hated, and bigotry. Not because the religion is wrong in its belief, but because of humans involved in running and participating in the religion. The religious elders set the direction and doctrine for that religion and from there the flaws come about. Not because of the religion in its truest form is flawed, but because mankind is. Those of us who have found the true path to The Creator have looked backward to the seed. Following the twists and turns in that backward journey. In that journey you find peace in your belief and a foundation to move forward again. The only problem with making that backward journey is that in doing so you will find that organized religion is flawed. Many prophets have tried to put their religions back on the true path, but in the end they failed. As time passes on the corruption, greed, hated, and bigotry overcomes the organized religion, again.
For those of you that question their organized religion, take heart that in questioning, you will find the path to happiness with your religious beliefs. You don’t need an organized religion to feel you belong to a particular religion. A church is just a building, not a religion. The real church is in the heart and soul of the people who believe in that religion and follow the true path of that religion.
Comments (2)
This is a very well said and great post.
I am not the biggest fan of organized religion either. I was raised catholic and honestly, I have no problem with the catholic religion itself. I enjoy learning about the catholic religion and I love the saints and learning their stories. I don't have a problem with any religion, but you have said how I feel and how I view it. Religion itself is not bad, but it mankind that can make it bad.
Again, great post. I enjoyed reading this.
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Osiyo,
I happy that you enjoyed my posting. I was baptized Lutheran and questioned much about the Christian religion when I was younger. So I started reading about other religions around age 9 or 10, a long time ago. I made a choice that was a mistake and it took ten years to fix that problem. I have seen and lived on both sides, the light and dark. A path that I would not recommend anyone to take. But by doing that journey, it did teach me much about religions as a whole. There is no right or wrong religion, it is the path or journey to The Creator that is the truth. Wisdom and knowledge can be a curse, one I have to live with, that is why I don’t say much about my religious beliefs. With the final outcome of my journey, I have found happiness in my beliefs of a Creator God. My only wish is that others find that happiness, also. Religion is a personal thought and feeling, a oneness that each individual has with the Creator.
May The Great Spirit’s Blessings Always Be with You!
Nobody Special _:^) “Robin” “Eyes open”
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