[tigersassy]

Religion? I am very analitical. I think its mostly from the abuse, but I'm curious.

[bluemountains]

Originally Posted by tigersassy

Religion? I am very analitical. I think its mostly from the abuse, but I'm curious.

Without going into a deep discussion and triggering people, I will say that in general my beliefs change quite often, and I, too, am very analytical and even skeptical at times.
Bluemountains

yes. due to some of the abuse that occurred while growing up & my family religion i have stepped away from their faith & embraced another. i am critical of that faith because i find it so hard for it to be the loving, caring one when it was so blind to what was happening withing such a "pious" house.

that said...i am positive that god (or a higher being..what ever works for you) has a plan for me since i should most certainly be dead by now & i am most certainly not.

my faith now is just that MY faith..i don't belong to any one religion but more of my inner faith & beliefs..& i am fine with that. when pushed i will identiy with a broad spectrum of one but that is only when pushed..

Yes, I do, and it is a direct result of the abuses done to me in the name of God that make it so.

It's one of the things I miss and grieve the most ... My ability to have faith, hope, trust and belief in a God (or Gods), Other People and Myself ... I'm gonna keep on working on it though, it's all I can do.

Sometimes I do...but I try to tell myself that it was people who did stuff that messed me up,,,not God (or higher being or whatever).... it has caused me to have issues with trust that I am working through... I sometimes think God (higher being) must have been looking down with tears...

Unfortunately, a lot of my mother's delusions had to do with God and the "Holy Virgin" and I got so tired of hearing her spew this religious stuff and then act with total hypocrisy. I have had huge issues in the past with religion as a result. I'm better now, but still somewhat uncomfortable with some people who are very religious, and really triggered by hypocrisy and lies.

[JLarissaDragon]

Religious people do not have a monopoly on hypocrisy, but some people use it as a shield to cover up their own problems. I felt so betrayed by people and ashamed of myself that I seldom entered a church for perhaps 10 years. Although I maintained a relationship with God of sorts I was often ticked off at Him. In the past year I have begun to recover my faith. I have been involved with a church and found nothing but loving and supportive people. The point of all of this is that bad people do sometimes use organized religion as a cover for their own bad behavior or as a way to achieve selfish power by abusing others. Unfortunately I find this behavior other places too, but it would be wrong to blame all for the sins of a few

[geez]

I'm spiritual but not religious. I grew up following a certain religion while those of power abused others and tried using me to do so.

[needfixing]

i am not a religious person, for i think religion blinds my faith.
i believe in my faith because i have a personal relationship with my SAVIOR.

[purple_fins]

Yes I have a huge issue with it.

mine is more on the lines of not wanting to be controlled(the flight mode goes into action big time, if I feel any type of control over me)
and also males having the ultimate power/value.....
blech......

yipes-- just this subject.... anxiety....horrible.....

[Purple Heart]

I have big issues with the christian church I grew up in since my parents acted so un-christian towards me as a child. I now have a strong spiritual relationship with God, but not based on religion.