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“The Church says…
that the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the Church." ~Ferdinand MagellanMeta
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January 6, 2009 — samanthamjWell – I don’t really post much here anymore. I started the blog almost 3 years ago… and, I think I’m about done here. I just don’t feel like blogging about this stuff (religion, or my past, or my family issues) anymore… but, I’ll leave this blog up for now in case anyone else finds it interesting… or, in case I change my mind and decide I need to vent again. (which, is entirely possible knowing me =).
For now, though, I think this blog served it’s purpose, and served me well, actually. I guess, I really needed it and am glad I had it. It was therapeutic. I think it helped me sort out a lot of junk in my head that I never really completely was open or honest with anyone before about in “real life”. I think I learned a lot. Grew a lot. Like I understand more about my past and myself now. I feel more at peace now, I think, than I ever did before. More clear on how I feel and what I think. More accepting of myself and others.
I also met a lot of interesting people. For the first time really, Read the rest of this entry »
Why do Atheists care about Religion?
November 18, 2008 — samanthamjFor all those who ask atheists or agnostics “why do you talk about religion and God if you don’t believe??”…
Now… I may have some of my own very personal reasons for losing my faith and having my doubts… personal reasons that I I have spewed out all over this blog… but, here are a few… not so personal reasons… that should help anyone understand the bigger reasons out there for blogs like this…
and, more –
Lastly, some food for thought…
Well, that’s just Religulous…
October 22, 2008 — samanthamjI went a few weeks ago… by myself. This was the first time I ever went to a movie theater by myself – so, that alone was a trip. But, I liked it – I found the whole experience very liberating… and validating… and by that, I mean both the movie itself, and the experience of going to a movie that I wanted to see all by myself… even if nobody else wanted to see it. Read the rest of this entry »
Religulous
October 1, 2008 — samanthamjI so want to go see this movie when it comes out this weekend… however, I’m sure I don’t know anyone who would go see it with me… and far be it from me to try to talk anyone into going to see it and have them accuse me of being the devil’s advocate.
I will go see it, though… somehow. It looks hilarious, and poignant.
BS Emails…
September 27, 2008 — samanthamjI have a big pet peeve about emails that are BS. Sucks to be me, right? Because this is an ongoing and very common occurrence. But, I can’t help it. It really irritates me how many people believe everything they get in an email, and then send it along as if it’s the god’s honest truth. I’ve learned that pretty much anything that is really controversial, or pulls at your heart strings, or mentions famous names of people who said something, or is just plain appalling – is probably BS.
I’m one of those people who look up things Read the rest of this entry »
Christian by default?
August 30, 2008 — samanthamjWe have a new temp secretary where I work. I’ve only known her for a few weeks now… and worked with her as her supervisor. She’s nice enough… and trying to do a good job. Like so many others where I work, she made it obvious she was a deeply religious Christian. Which is fine with me… Whatever floats your boat… as long as you don’t try sinking mine if it is different than yours, I don’t care.
When we went to lunch, she made a big point of bowing her head and saying a prayer before eating. I patiently waited with my eyes open… but, did not participate. A few times, she started talking about spirits and demons… and faith and God. I politely listened, and then politely kept changing the subject. I saw no reason to delve into my complicated background and (probably offensive to her) beliefs. Read the rest of this entry »
Personalizing
June 22, 2008 — samanthamjOne of the books I read a while back, that really hit home with me and I felt the need to recently re-visit was “My Parents’ Keeper: Adult Children of the Emotionally Disturbed (Paperback)”. I bought it shortly before I started this blog back in 2006… and before that point, I never heard of an ACMIP (Adult Child of a Mentally Ill Parent).
Up until that point, I hadn’t really taken the time to look Read the rest of this entry »
Ya Gotta Have Faith
June 18, 2008 — samanthamj
I recently was following a post on the “AbsoluteGrace” blog where they were discussing the Bible – which lead to discussing faith.
Now, Grace seems like a very nice woman… as I’m sure are the other bloggers there… and I have no desire to offend or ague with them. I was just stating my feelings on the matter. I’d thought I’d repost that here, where I can expand a bit more.
“sex is the most awful, filthy thing on Earth, and you should save it for someone you love”
June 5, 2008 — samanthamjSo, I was doing some much overdue blog surfing… and went to one of my favorite blogs – https://parentingbeyondbelief.com/blog/, and I happened to see a post called: “sex and the balls of the evangelical”, and the following quote at the top of the page really cracked me up.
“Life in Lubbock, Texas taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you’re going to burn in hell. The other is that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on Earth, and you should save it for someone you love.“ –Butch Hancock, country singer/songwriter
Now, I don’t really know Butch Hancock’s work – but, this quote alone was enough to make me want to run out and buy his CD. LOL
The rest of the blog post there was also verrrry interesting… Read the rest of this entry »
Spiritual Atheism…???
April 15, 2008 — samanthamj
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