Post by hoarpumpkin on Mar 18, 2006 11:32:32 GMT -5
A rant, brought to you by Slycocks:
My mom is seriously driving me nuts about religion all of a sudden. It was never an issue but now she has all these issues with my being a theistic agnostic. The subject of this thread? Word for word from her mouth. I went 19 years without ever feigning to be a Catholic; she took me out of CCD when I was barely 8 years old, after only a year or so, I never went to religious school; even my shucky darn dang private university is nondenominational. And now she goes "what do you mean you're not christian?! of course you are; you were baptised a catholic!" and she can't seem to comprehend that it's been rendered MEANINGLESS as I've grown up and gained the ability to think for myself.
But she thinks i should just call myself a christian because 1. "it's the closest to the truth" and 2. people'll assume I'm jewish if I don't. WTF?! My answers: 1. Why do I have to label myself anyway? 2. Not if I tell them I don't affiliate myself with any organised religions or philosophies... although I'm still not sure why I should be upset if someone assumes I'm Jewish anyway.
And she can't seem to understand that I believe in some divinity without latching onto a religion. I've told her repeatedly and clearly: I BELIEVE IN SOME SORT OF GOD. And even so this morning, "Do you even believe in god, in anything? no; I don't even want to hear it." wtf?! I've told you I do, you dolt! And then I explain yet again that I believe in something but make no pretense of knowing its form, and she agrees with me... but still thinks I should just call myself a christian.
Lord help me.
My mom is seriously driving me nuts about religion all of a sudden. It was never an issue but now she has all these issues with my being a theistic agnostic. The subject of this thread? Word for word from her mouth. I went 19 years without ever feigning to be a Catholic; she took me out of CCD when I was barely 8 years old, after only a year or so, I never went to religious school; even my shucky darn dang private university is nondenominational. And now she goes "what do you mean you're not christian?! of course you are; you were baptised a catholic!" and she can't seem to comprehend that it's been rendered MEANINGLESS as I've grown up and gained the ability to think for myself.
But she thinks i should just call myself a christian because 1. "it's the closest to the truth" and 2. people'll assume I'm jewish if I don't. WTF?! My answers: 1. Why do I have to label myself anyway? 2. Not if I tell them I don't affiliate myself with any organised religions or philosophies... although I'm still not sure why I should be upset if someone assumes I'm Jewish anyway.
And she can't seem to understand that I believe in some divinity without latching onto a religion. I've told her repeatedly and clearly: I BELIEVE IN SOME SORT OF GOD. And even so this morning, "Do you even believe in god, in anything? no; I don't even want to hear it." wtf?! I've told you I do, you dolt! And then I explain yet again that I believe in something but make no pretense of knowing its form, and she agrees with me... but still thinks I should just call myself a christian.
Lord help me.
