Re: What do you believe?
One thing I would like to say first, I appreciate everyone's honesty and the fact that each poster has shown respect for everyone else's beliefs.
I would like to share a few thoughts of my own here;
I was born and raised Roman Catholic, I attended a Catholic grade school, a Capuchin Seminary High School and a Jesuit University. Needless to say I understand much about the Catholic faith. Oh and all my brothers and sisters were raised the same, all 8 of us. My Mom still is and my Dad was as well, God Bless his soul. Anyway....
I now live in Okinawa, Japan and personally I have found that my beliefs in God have changed drastically since living here. I believe now that there is one God but he has many different faces. I find it difficult to believe that with all the different races and cultures that I have come across since living here that God only has one face. I believe that he or maybe she choose to show his face differently to different people's. Shinto to the Japanese, Buddha to many in Asia and the list goes on. I believe now that faith is an important and private part of each persons life, and what they choose to believe in is their God given right.
Now in my family, one sister is Ba'hai, one brother is a devout Lutheran, one brother a born again Christian and me a happy believer in many different parts of many different faiths. I just like to believe that we all are worshiping the same God. We all accept each other for who we are and what we believe in.
I am really and truly blessed to have such a family. Thanks for letting me share that.
One thing I would like to say first, I appreciate everyone's honesty and the fact that each poster has shown respect for everyone else's beliefs.
I would like to share a few thoughts of my own here;
I was born and raised Roman Catholic, I attended a Catholic grade school, a Capuchin Seminary High School and a Jesuit University. Needless to say I understand much about the Catholic faith. Oh and all my brothers and sisters were raised the same, all 8 of us. My Mom still is and my Dad was as well, God Bless his soul. Anyway....
I now live in Okinawa, Japan and personally I have found that my beliefs in God have changed drastically since living here. I believe now that there is one God but he has many different faces. I find it difficult to believe that with all the different races and cultures that I have come across since living here that God only has one face. I believe that he or maybe she choose to show his face differently to different people's. Shinto to the Japanese, Buddha to many in Asia and the list goes on. I believe now that faith is an important and private part of each persons life, and what they choose to believe in is their God given right.
Now in my family, one sister is Ba'hai, one brother is a devout Lutheran, one brother a born again Christian and me a happy believer in many different parts of many different faiths. I just like to believe that we all are worshiping the same God. We all accept each other for who we are and what we believe in.
I am really and truly blessed to have such a family. Thanks for letting me share that.
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