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Showing Original Post only (View all)What do you miss about religion? [View all]
for those of you who are post-theist (not you lucky ones who never drank the Kool-aid) I'm wondering what communal or ritual aspects of religion you miss or had a hard time replacing. I know, for example, that many people deal with depression after losing the consolations of religion, however false they turn out to be. Personally I miss the music. a lot. And it took a while to combat the isolation with a new group of non-believing friends. Anybody else had problems? I know you folks are smart, but please don't be glib. I sincerely would like to know.
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you can find words of comfort after a loved one dies, a community and music here
Jeffersons Ghost
Feb 2018
#66
This particular organization, called Unitarian Universalist, welcomes atheists, agnostics and pagans
Jeffersons Ghost
Feb 2018
#64
Christians claim the short time it took Handel to compose this massive amount of music is a miracle
Jeffersons Ghost
Feb 2018
#63
I miss sitting in the pews watching the pretty blonde girl in the choir sing.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Feb 2018
#26