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Disconnected Faith
I'm Male/16. I'm very interested in science, but not just regular science, theoretical & fringe science. I like to think that NOTHING is impossible. I believe that a God is possible, but not as much the religious god from Christianity. I think that I was a lot happier when I was a Christian. I remember feeling a lot better about life. But, I disagree with a lot of the teachings and some things just make no sense. I think we all have souls, and that when our physical body dies, we leave as an energy that cannot be destroyed, like our souls are scientific, but just cannot be understood by our physical minds. I also think that our energies have meanings to which we will never know and time doesn't apply. I used to go to church and communion. But if I go back, I'll feel like a fool, I kind of want yo go back but I don't want the criticism and force to feel guilty. I don't need Jesus talk or go pray things. More like God and my Soul. I feel like I've lost faith but there's still a little bit deep inside of me.
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Maybe give some free advice about: Spirituality?
The problem with religion, especially Islam, Judaism and Christianity, is that they aren't spiritual at all, but rather more like joining the army. They don't want you to do individual contemplation of your place in the universe. Instead, they want you to just suck down their fast food version of spirituality and march according to whatever spin a pastor/imam/rabbi puts on it at a given time.
So you can leave religion out of the equation entirely because it's mostly a combination of local myth and a need for cult like mind control. In other words, like a lot of hustles, it devolves down into questions of money, sex and power.
Going to church is a wholly masochistic exercise and a tragic way to spoil a fine Sunday morning.
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I am not religious, but i was before. I was a christian but i cant seem to believe in it. But I see that you believe in something, but you are not sure what you believe in. I understand why you feel happier when you were a christian. It's because you felt like you had a strong connection to something. Going back to being a christian is NOT the answer. Just study different religions and soon you will find something that you can fully have faith to. When you find the right religion for you, you will feel happy and have that connection back. Good luck.
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What you've described here isn't consistent with the variety of religious belief and expression commonly presented at a Catholic Church.
It's that simple.
Your faith is not the common practice or expression of Christianity, and entirely unlike the actual dogma promoted by Catholicism.
If you want to attend 'church' and not be exposed to beliefs and expressions of belief you do not agree with or accept, then you'll need to find another church. From everything I've heard and read, many United Churches would be in a better position to embrace and share your vision of the divine.
But you are going to feel out of place in a Catholic mass, unless you find a way to live and let live, and ignore a good deal of what is actually being said.
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