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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Raised Catholic but my parents lost their religion and I didn’t go after 8th grade. Went back as an adult. I found Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount quite beautiful and moving, even frightening. It is quite a prescription for how to live.

I got sick of the stupid sermons. The child abuse is completely evil. I think most all organized religion is not good. I have met a lot of people who were abused in some way by the effects of religion and it’s so common as to be disturbing. I also can’t stand the move of religion into politics and elections. I don’t relate to the trend toward orthodoxy and fundamentalism that seems to be the prevailing fashion, or at least a very potent force, in most world religions in this day and age.

I have also known some great people who probably are great because of their beliefs, especially Jewish friends, for what it’s worth.

I can’t stand the megachurch, rock n roll Christianity that is so common where I live in Southern California. I don’t even understand what it has to do with the New Testament. Not much, IMO.

I used to pray every day but don’t feel the same about it anymore. Sometimes though I feel as if my loss of faith is also a message from God or part of a faith journey. Like I had to get away from the Pharisees. However, I feel less and less like there is a God to pray to in the way I had. It’s more like I should just contemplate mystery and creation, that biology is God, or DNA and randomness is God. Beauty is God. [/quote]

I loved your post.[/quote]

Thank you.  :) [/quote]

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