tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429608498718890759.post2319858411254009859..comments2023-03-19T02:38:54.285-07:00Comments on 6 Opinions: 6 Opinions6.5 Opinionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12998461621498099278noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429608498718890759.post-15097447793933986242013-04-27T18:37:27.959-07:002013-04-27T18:37:27.959-07:00My Opinion and I do have one.
First, I respect ev...My Opinion and I do have one.<br /><br />First, I respect everyone's personal beliefs Debora however my opinion is simply this:<br /><br />Organized Religion is a choice made (hopefully) by each individual and not handed down by those in power (i.e. parents, governments)or forced down our throats by those who fail to recognize that others may not agree with their beliefs. <br /><br />With all due respect, I personally think that there is something not quite right about having to push your religion or bully people to join your beliefs. <br /><br />My thought is simply that the 'single most important decision you can make' is to inform yourself well, choose wisely or even not at all, before jumping onto someone elses bandwagon.<br /><br />As a child I was encouraged by my father (who as a child had religion forced upon him) to learn about all religions and make my own choice. This involved(by my choice)going to many different church services (sometimes the choice of Sunday School was made by what kind of prize they gave out for memorizing palms, I was a great memorizer)and reading the bible, which I agree has some very interesting (although questionable) stories in it. I love reading so I treated it as just another book and even though we had a copy that eliminated the thee and thou's to make it easy reading it still wasn't on my personal 'best seller' list.<br /><br />As a young adult I knew very early on that organized religion was not for me and after taking Buddhist instuction I knew that Buddhism with it's lack of dogma, equality towards females and respect for and of other's beliefs resonated with me and became my personal cup of tea. <br /><br />Following Buddhism is for me both a philosophy and a way of life and I am adament about NOT encouraging anyone else to become Buddhist because as I said Religion, Spirituality, Beliefs of any kind should come from within, be a personal choice and match your needs and desires not someone else's.<br /><br />wherever you go there you are...<br />TrishAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959685453801324257noreply@blogger.com