Religion
In reply to the discussion: Is my faith the correct faith? Are other faiths wrong? [View all]3catwoman3
(23,965 posts)In my late teens (1967-69), I identified, sort of, as a Christian. I liked what were said to be the teachings of Jesus, but I was never, ever, at ease with the expectation/demand to go out and do the "witness and convert thing." Never. I just could not make myself do it - it felt pushy and intrusive. I also couldn't reconcile myself to the idea that only Christians were going to be eligible, if you will, for an afterlife. Should someone who had never even had the chance to learn about Jesus be damned because they had not accepted him as their Lord and Savior? Didn't seen fair, loving or supportive of a supposedly supreme being to be so exclusive and petty. I didn't feel like a "good" Christian because I couldn't accept all of it, so I quit being one.
These days, I am a contented and questioning agnostic. I have found a comfortable philosophical niche in Unitarian Universalism.
I support your open-mindedness and wish there were more like you.