- Were you raised in a particular religious faith? – I was more-or-less raised RLDS. That’s the “other” branch of what most people know of as The Mormons. You see, Brigham Young went to Utah and Joseph Smith III stayed in Missouri. And believe me, that’s more than you needed or want to know about it.
- Do you still practice that faith? Why or why not? – Nope. I’m a confirmed and practicing agnostic. If there’s a God, he and I aren’t much aware of one another, and I like that just fine. Dig through my older Thoughts journal entries, I think I’ve covered this subject in sufficient detail before.
- What do you think happens after death? – Decomposition, mostly.
- What is your favorite religious ritual (participating in or just observing)? – I don’t think I have one. You see, that would involve actually studying religion and its rituals. I’m pretty sure that my favorite ritual would turn out not to be a Christian one, however.
- Do you believe people are basically good? – I believe that people are basically… people. “Good” is just as much of a label as “Gay” or “Christian” or “Black” or “Parent.” People are a lot of things, usually all at once, and what you see someone as is probably only a small and fleeting part of their overall makeup.
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3 responses to “Friday Five. Amen.”
I don’t know. I’ve met a few people who do appear to define their entire personalities by a single fact; everything in their lives seems to revolve around that one thing. Coincidentally, I see it happen most often with people who are Gay, or Black, or Christian (as opposed to gay, black, or… uh… Christian). And come to think of it, I know some people who became Parents, and stopped being pretty much everything else, when they had kids.
Not everybody is like that, of course; most people, as you say, seem to have more well-rounded personalities.
You make a valid point. Some people like to define themselves by a particular label, thus limiting their own potential as well as reinforcing the unfortunate process of labelling in the minds of others.
Everyone has a backstage and a frontstage personality – I don’t think we see any part of the real them – fleeting glimpses? Sure, maybe. Religious no – but spiritual? I think the wittle greyduck might be on the right track with some his thoughts. Why would god make heaven man’s materialistic dreams 😛 poooey to that.