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[quote=Anonymous]I was raised in the very conservative southern baptist church.  We were there all time time - Sunday School, Church, Training Union, Youth on Wednesday nights.......  I was raised to believe that people who didn't "accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior" were going to burn in hell for eternity.  I was taught that in order to get into heaven you "must be born again".  You could pretty much be a serial killer as long as you "confessed your faith in Jesus Christ".

Homosexuality is a sin.  Pre-marital sex is a sin.  Drinking is a sin.  Missing church is a sin.  On and on and on.

Honestly, it really screwed me up.  Big time.  I didn't want that for my kids, but at the same time I did still have faith in God.  Just not the wrathful, angry, smitty, Baptist God.  Instead of leaving the faith, I started seeking something different.  I wanted to find a church that recognized the inherent good in people.  I wanted my kids to grow up knowing a loving Creator.  An absolute good.  A power called by many different names.

It took a while, but we found what we were looking for in the Unity Church.  For you it might be very different.  Don't give up spirituality and faith simply because you are wary of organized religion.  They are very different.

We are all on the same journey.  There are so many different paths to the same destination.   [/quote]

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