How different are your current practices from the practices you engaged in while growing up?
2007-05-01 14:36:53 · 7 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I was raised a christian, but no longer believe in the christian god. I now attend a Unitarian Universalist church, which still offers the same "god" worshiping, and similar services, but the god is a god of all people, and has no rigid definition. Buddhist, Jewish, and all other faiths attend my church and it is so amazing at the variety of new things you learn each week when someone new presides over the service!
2007-05-01 19:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by Lacey F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm an atheist now, though I'd say I have been for a long long time. I still hold onto the God concept somehow though, like I have no problem talking about God, or philosophy, or Christian afterlife, and so forth, I just don't believe in it in the end. But that has to do with education, not sexuality.
I find actually that living in Canada, and being so close the the USA has a draining effect on my spiritual growth. Like I'd love to expand my philosophies and experiences and concepts much further, but it can be so narrow here. I mean not so much in Canada, we're fairly diverse, but we still get a lot of that Christian stuff from the USA blowing over the border.
So I'd say I'm more limited by location than I am by LGBT.
Oh I did grow up Roman Catholic actually.
2007-05-02 11:04:59 · answer #2 · answered by Luis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew up in a conservative household and tryed to come out to my mother more than once and she just wouldn't accept it this has been many year's ago. I've grown strong enough now that I just flat out told her I'm transitioning.As a christian woman all her excuses against my transitioning were selfish(embarassed family,friends or neighbors would find out)plus that she would be judged as a bad parent because the child who was supposed to be a son became a daughter.This very much effected the way I fulfill my needs for a higher power.I am studying the nag hammadi a little here and there right now it's interesting and I find it easier to relate to then the bible.For those of you who don't know the nag hammadi is the gospel of the gnostic's the earliest christian teaching's also known as heretic's.May each of you find what your looking for spiritualy.
2007-05-02 01:22:35 · answer #3 · answered by Amy m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No "church" for me. I spend time with some books, always finding some new material that will inspire me. Lately I've been working with Sylvia Browne's Life-Themes, which have been pretty helpful in figuring out some things in my life. I also connect with a Yahoo group regarding this. I suppose I have my own style of "praying", and my own little rituals that help me stay on track.
2007-05-01 21:42:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised christian, and God made me who I am. Now, I ask you, how do you fulfill your spiritual needs, stoning gays? Which is worse?
2007-05-01 21:44:16 · answer #5 · answered by ga_descrete_gay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised as a Christian. I'm an Atheist now.
Surprised? Didn't think so :)
2007-05-01 21:39:21 · answer #6 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any to speak of. I accept the responsibility of my life/my choices.
2007-05-01 21:40:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋