I know that religious views are a bit risky for a first blog post but I didn't want this to be like most blogs, so before I start... this is a bit of a disclaimer and these are just my personal views.
I was raised as a devout Catholic, always said my prayers every night, went to church every Sunday without fail. I attended the night schools for my communion, the whole nine yards. And I truly believed that there was an omnipotent figure that watched over all things and people who knows when you sin. However as I got older, by that I mean like 6 or 7, and started to understand the restrictions that the 10 commandments placed on people. Then I started to notice the rest of the adults that decided to completely ignore these rules like screwing hookers in parking lots (true story)... which breaks adultery. Then my priest or pastor or whatever you call him, told me that consumption of alcohol was also a sin. Then I saw him swigging out of a canteen on several occasions, I assume the worst by the way. And aside from that the devoted adults that swore by the Bible were just turning around and being hippocrates, even doing cocaine like it was the 90's, and getting drunk on a daily basis. In the end I couldn't see the value of the Bible's teachings after all that, just seemed like a lie that you tell your kids so they behave right.
On top of all of that I started to notice that there were an alarming number the contradictions in the bible, and in the end it seemed like God needed sin for his plan to work. Anyway I wont mention any of those so as not to affect anyone's current beliefs.
Hmmm...I like it! Very profound, a little short for what you can do, but awesome!
ReplyDeleteBTW I like your background.