How has religion,god, or spirituality affected your life?

Answer 1

religion possibly ruined my life and almost cost me my life. even though my parents were religious and forced me to go to church and Sunday school, i became an atheist at a very young age. they thought sending me to a religious school would cure me. it didn't, i went through 5 years of torment, bullying, corporal punishment and ear bashing preaching. their refusal to give me sensible answers only strengthened my atheism. the only legacy they left me with was that i left school with no qualifications thinking i was a dummy. it was only much later in life that i found that i was not dumb, but it was too late for me to do much about it academically. i attempted to get a college degree part time, and was doing quiet well, but i have a family and a mortgage and could not devote enough time to do it justice, so it'll have to wait until my children are all through college. the rebelliousness and argumentativeness that my time at school ingrained into me has meant i could not develop a career successfully. but luckily i have become successful and very well paid in my own right, but i wasted a lot of time i will not get it back and i don't really enjoy what I'm doing. religion almost cost me my life in Belfast when the local clientele of the hotel i was staying in found out my name would seem to indicate i was the wrong religion. i escaped with cuts, bruises and 2 broken ribs thanks to a brave barman who pulled me out and stopped the rabid mob from killing me. i find people who take their religion to such extremes very ugly, you can sense the malice and mean spirit of religious fundamentalists. a fog of hatred emminates from them and surrounds them even while they are mindlessly mouthing the words of love. they take the words of jesus and distort or ignore them prefering the words of paul. what religion has done to me has filled my life with bitterness and anger that has taken me many years to come to terms with.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

In too many ways, to be an unbeliever. I live in a mostly Catholic country (Argentina) where people will come up with praying mobilisations out of the blue, blocking the streets, and making the bus I need to take, change its route.

And in a more trascendent sense, religions affect me when I see in class (I'm a teacher) how some of my students are unwilling to use their brains. It seems that so much acceptance without arguing has been bad for them. And that makes my job much worse.

Answer 4

Because of my belief in God and eternal life, I am at peace with everything that happens, past, present and future. I know who I am, why I am here, and where I should strive to be next. I don't fear death, I know God is watching over me and loves me. I have a core of faith instead of a gut full of questions or doubt. That is a huge comfort in today's world.

Answer 5

Since salvation, and being filled with the Holy Spirit, life has become far more focused and positive.
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Answer 6

Before I was born, I fell from the sky.
Someone on YA looked up the constellation on my left arm.
I'm from Cynus.

Answer 7

It has bred an army of crazed fanatics that want to destroy my country and replace my constitution with their Bible. This makes me very, very nervous. And more than a little sad.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I'll make this short because it's 1:20 am here and I'm tired. But I do want to answer this.

I was born & raised Catholic, attending Catholic school for 8 yrs, went to Sunday mass, the whole thing... During my high school years I began to rebel in a hard way and flunked religion class because I refused to read the Bible. I didn't like someone else telling me what I HAD to believe in. I did the whole drinking, smoking, drug, sex scene for 4 years. I married a man that I only knew for 2 months and moved to NY with him. We had a son & I got a divorce and moved back to my parents home. I had my son baptized because my parents made me and while we lived in their house, we had to go to church every Sunday. Many times I faked migraines to get out of going to church........

3 yrs ago I decided to end my life once & for all. I had tried when I was 13, 16 and 24 but didn't take enough pills nor cut myself deep enough. This time I had my parents watch my son for the night (said I had a migraines again) and was going to sleep all night. I took 26 pills (anti-depressants, Ambien, Tylenol, and pain-killers) I laid in my bed and for the first time in 15 years I spoke to God. I begged Him to let me die. I slept for 26 hours. I woke up with no pain and for a few seconds I didn't know if I was dead or alive. I got up and something changed in me. I called my mom and told her that I wasn't feeling well & was going to the doctor. I saw my family doctor and told him what I did. He was shocked. He brought in another doctor, they ran EKG, blood tests and a urine test. There were signs of drugs in my system and 2 levels were high. My heart was weak but fine. The 2 doctors talked with me and looking in m eyes, told me that with all the pills I took, I should be dead. I rested for 2 days and continued with my life.

Something happened to me. It's hard to explain. I attend Mass, I belong to two Bible study groups that meet weekly, I volunteer at my church, I read the Bible daily, I pray every day through out the day, I don't drink, smoke, no drugs, no sex. I raise my son in the Catholic faith yet teach him about world religions because I think worldwide education is very important. I thank God every morning when I open my eyes and every night when I close them. I go to confession (I need to go more tho). Life is great! Things are perfect, I am on disability for Bipolar and suicide attempt, I get medical assistance, I have no money for savings, my son is embarrassed sometimes when his friends come over, but he loves me anyways. Life is great! I can deal with what I have now. I refused to deal with it before. I have lived through hell twice and refuse to go there again. God is my Creator and I rejoice in Him!

So much for keeping it short. Sorry. Once I start talking about that day, I can't stop. I am truly sorry that I swallowed 26 pills and begged God to let me die. I am glad He let me live. I hit rock bottom and He carried me out of it. I tell people that God saved me from myself. Every day is better & am I learning how to handle things. I am actually looking for a part-time job now. So things are getting better.

Peace and God bless to all!

Answer 10

That's a loaded question I don't care to go into at this time. It would take too long to explain.