- Oct 10, 2018
- 64
- 40
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Faith
- Agnostic
- Marital Status
- In Relationship
Hello! I just wanted to make an account here because I had some questions, and wanted a christian input (outside of my family).
For a little history about myself; I grew up in a christian household, and I considered myself a pretty serious christian for the first 30 years of my life. About 5 years ago, I questioned my faith and couldn't find the answers I needed when I sought them from those I knew in my christian community, and honestly couldn't talk to my family about my questions without feeling as though they would think I was wrong for questioning. With my questions I looked into other religions and educated myself on different theologies (it turns out that I find them to be pretty fascinating subjects, IMO).
As the fear of hell and other things such as that faded, I experimented with other religious ideas and mythologies before realizing that I found religion as more of a curiosity (and useful source of Ideas and personal philosophies) than as a lifestyle to adhere to as I did while I was christian. As it stands now, my personal thoughts on god are that I don't know whether or not he exists. If he does, I'm more certain than not that christianity's interpretation of his existence is off (at least mainstream evangelical christianity here in the U.S.), and that religions are different views on a complex concept wrought through the lens of culture and mythology handed down from generation to generation (or created by individuals recently, in some cases).
I don't hate the idea of god, and there are many things about christianity that I love and that have made me who I am today. Though I consider myself agnostic (not knowing), I still consider myself culturally christian, and I feel comfortable enough around christian folks (even when they can be a bit overbearing from time to time).
As for my personal life, I have a wonderful girlfriend going on 4 years. She has been my rock, and her family has been more than wonderful to me. I work at the local hospital, and I enjoy nature and outdoorsy things. I have a passion for history and, as it turns out, religion as well. I think that's it! =)
For a little history about myself; I grew up in a christian household, and I considered myself a pretty serious christian for the first 30 years of my life. About 5 years ago, I questioned my faith and couldn't find the answers I needed when I sought them from those I knew in my christian community, and honestly couldn't talk to my family about my questions without feeling as though they would think I was wrong for questioning. With my questions I looked into other religions and educated myself on different theologies (it turns out that I find them to be pretty fascinating subjects, IMO).
As the fear of hell and other things such as that faded, I experimented with other religious ideas and mythologies before realizing that I found religion as more of a curiosity (and useful source of Ideas and personal philosophies) than as a lifestyle to adhere to as I did while I was christian. As it stands now, my personal thoughts on god are that I don't know whether or not he exists. If he does, I'm more certain than not that christianity's interpretation of his existence is off (at least mainstream evangelical christianity here in the U.S.), and that religions are different views on a complex concept wrought through the lens of culture and mythology handed down from generation to generation (or created by individuals recently, in some cases).
I don't hate the idea of god, and there are many things about christianity that I love and that have made me who I am today. Though I consider myself agnostic (not knowing), I still consider myself culturally christian, and I feel comfortable enough around christian folks (even when they can be a bit overbearing from time to time).
As for my personal life, I have a wonderful girlfriend going on 4 years. She has been my rock, and her family has been more than wonderful to me. I work at the local hospital, and I enjoy nature and outdoorsy things. I have a passion for history and, as it turns out, religion as well. I think that's it! =)
