Posted by allisonf on September 15, 2003, at 21:26:50
In reply to Re: Allison--Religion in Therapy » allisonf, posted by HannahW on September 15, 2003, at 12:46:00
I just finished The Da Vinci Code! I certainly see how that book alone could call into question previously held beliefs. It's hard to know what was and wasn't fiction, and I assumed from the paragraph at the beginning that most of what wasn't the actual story was factual. So, then on top of it you had all these other influences...no wonder you are feeling confused! Did you find after being exposed to all these different points of view that you felt drawn to any one of them?
I have a similar background becoming Catholic while in high school. I always think the fact that I wasn't raised in a religious household contributes to my lack of direction now (I also have difficulty with those Sunday mornings!). What do you think the effects of that were, if any?
I have most recently been investigating the Quakers. They believe that everyone has the Light of God within them and we find God by looking for that Light. Do you know about their Meetings? I love that they are completely unstructured--just individual people being moved to speak about God. Unfortunately, my husband is too much a Catholic to leave the church, so it looks like I am stuck there for now. I agree with you tho when you say that no religion has it "right". But I do think the crux of many organized religions is the same (maybe I am oversimplifying?). I think if it's important to you to follow an organized religion, the only thing you can do is pick one and take the lumps that go with it. I don't know. What do you think?
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