[Doug D.'s Blog]
The controlled insanity continuesmy religious experiences...
2007-01-17
The answer is yes, I do believe in God. I believe that he created the earth, I believe that he loves us. I think that God has a plan for everyone out there, and we will all discover exactly what that is in time, hopefully.
But these fundamentalists that want to make the church such an exclusive place. What is the deal with that? "Love your neighbor as yourself." So just because my neighbor doesn't like individuals of my gender I'm going to throw them out of the sanctuary, just because my neighbor got pregnant at a young age I'm going to throw them out of the sanctuary. God's house should be a "House of prayer for all people." We all deserve salvation, and no one deserves the hatred that some of these religious individuals put forth.
There are open churches out there. And to be honest, what kind of person am I to judge another person's faith? If they are that devoted to their values, that is their business. If they want to stamp out certain individuals, they can do what they need to do right? Well, it's wrong, but these individuals have been going about their lives just fine for the longest amount of time, so obviously their voices are still being heard.
But for me, God intervenes at just the right time. He shows me that he is there. I just need to learn to be more open about other's strict belief systems. I need to be the bigger person in that department.
I wish I had more time to get involved in a ministry. School just sucks up a lot of that time. In the future, when I'm older and have a disposable income I will make more time for it. Maybe I can figure out a way to move my schedule around, so that it can allow for ministry or service. I will just have to see.
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