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If you had to pick another religion to practice, what would it be

Posted on Jan 12th, 2009 by DudeRun : Future Superhero DudeRun
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for January 12, 2009:

In the past, I've experimented with only one other religion, which I still do like a lot. When I was thirteen I went into this phase where Wiccans were just the coolest thing and then I got to learning more about it and it just opened a whole other door for me. I appreciate myself and my surroundings much much more because of my Wiccan practice. You learn so much about the power of thought and self-empowerment that it's just amazing. You also learn that nature isn't just there for you to wreck, it's there for you to care for, because it will in turn give you life. It's just a very peaceable religion and it is totally abused by the movies and by books. Very rarely do you get something that shows you how it truly goes. The Craft stays true up until a certain point, though.

I've also researched Buddhism. I got interested freshman year when we watched a video in history class and then I did a speech on it sophomore year. This year I was going to do another paper, but another girl did it and I ended up doing diabetes instead. Buddhism does interest me, though. It's another peaceable religion, but some of the rites and then the passage of life some of the men take is a little odd for me. It's just another religion, though, that helps you cleanse your mind and your soul and become very peaceable towards others and your surroundings.

I must say that while I've researched Buddhism and practiced Wicca, I wouldn't ever convert totally anymore. When I was younger Christianity frustrated me to the point where I was atheist for an amount of time. A lot of young people go through it and for me it was so absolute that the mention of religion made me angry. I felt God had failed me and therefore he could not exist. I still do have some misgivings about trusting in God and taking the Bible for what it says, but I do now practice Christianity and am content with that. I'll still research other religions, but I'm good with my own. I've come to know that it doesn't depend on some higher power whether something works out and that it's what I do and how I believe. Although there are things that happen that make me believe in God. He works in mysterious ways and I believe He has a path set for me. I just have to walk down it
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