Today's post is going to be less quote interpreting and more opinionated. I'm sorry if you came here looking for quotes- I'm sure if you scroll back, you can find a few of my older posts and certainly some of my Dad's to entertain you.
In any case, today's matter is that of religion. Don't worry, I won't start picking out details and going to town on them. My issue today is church, and personally- attending it. For those who don't know, I consider myself to be a spiritual agnostic. If you don't know what that is, I urge you to look it up- I could do an entirely separate post on my beliefs, honestly. Since I was about 8, I've been going to church. It used to be an easy hour of visitation for my mom and I was, at one point, involved with my church's choir. It was a good way to get out for me and I was actually taking singing lessons at the point- it just seemed to make sense. I'll admit, I've always had my questions about religion in general... and I haven't always agreed with the morals and guidelines of the ones I was raised in. At about 12, I started addressing these questions and researching online as much as I could. I studied different religions, trying to see what each was composed of- and none seemed to fit me. I consider myself to be a spiritual agnostic because I don't lack a belief in god or the afterlife, I'm just not certain what they are. In any case. I'm now 15 and I've had this beliefs for about 3 years now. I've continued going to church with my family, but I have since stopped singing in the choir. At this point, I no longer get anything from church. It wakes me up early for no reason and wastes an hour of my time. I've tried listening to what's being said, but it never really benefits me. I feel like it's the same thing week after week. I've participated for 7 years. I'm ready to stop. I've never made an issue about going, but at this rate I do think it's fair that I have slightly more choice. My dad has even said himself that if it weren't for my grandma, he wouldn't be going. So let me ask you: when not even the adult TRULY sees a point in going, why should that same adult force someone who they know has very different beliefs to waste an hour of their time each weekend? I just don't see the point. But hey, that's just my opinion. I doubt I'll see a change any time soon. Even despite this. - maddie
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