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well...that is something that you have to feel inside of you... You know better than as all^^

I just wanted to say that I to struggled with this question. I was raised in a bible fearing Christian home. I will be honest with you when I say, it never felt right to me. Of course I believed what I was taught but when I got to an age that I realized there was more out there, I began to look. I attended churches (used as a generic term for places of worship) of all religions. I asked questions and looked for info. But nothing seemed to fit with me. Then I found Wicca, it was amazing to me how many of the Wiccan beliefs I found fit close to my own inner beliefs. It was something i was comfortable with. A lot of the things taught in Christianity just didn't feel right to me. I remember being a little girl and a Sunday school teacher telling me that God will punish you the same for stealing a piece of bubble gum or murder. That just didn't feel right to me. As a Mom (which God is supposed to be our father/parent) I could not see punishing my daughter the same for getting a D on her report card as I would her stealing a car!!! It just doesn't make sense to me. Some of the other struggles I had included all of the rules. It seemed anything that would be fun or make life enjoyable was a sin!!! I began to pull my beliefs away from them and form my own. Including my beliefs about judgement. I believe you can do a good deed for the wrong reasons and it loses all meaning in a karma sense. You can also do a bad deed for the right reason and it carries tremendous weight in a karma sense. Thus became my belief of being judged by your heart and intentions as opposed to your actions alone. Most Christians disagreed with me. Being raised in a Christian home I learned that the bible is open to interpretation and that everyone that reads it will draw their own conclusions of what it means.

I do not disagree with any other religions; you have the right to choose for yourself. This is just my thoughts and the path I traveled to find myself here. I believe Wicca is what is good and wonderful of all religions. It is about perfect love and perfect trust. It baffles my mind that someone could find that offensive or tell me I am going to burn in hell for practicing love and trust.

Which ever path you choose, make it your path!! You define your religion, don't let it define you!!

Yet another option is to take what you feel is true, good and right from several faiths, as I do from Christianity & Wicca and Jeanette does Buddism & Wicca. Follow your own heart and path..to what you know is true. It will lead you to a better, happier existence in the end. Oh yeah, I also agree.. read, read, read about all faiths/belief systems. You will find the one that works for you. God/dess bless your journey.

mmm I kind of dont agree with that but in a way I also agree. I dont think grocey shop religion is a great way to live because if it does not feel good or if it is to contricting and you just dont want to do it then you wont buy that believe and if it fits into your plan then great you buy it. I think this can be very dangerous and harmfull. but I also think that if you hold to one faith and a set of standards that you become blinded and put limits on God and God becomes small and powerless.

I think that there is a balance that we are missing here. I think we should be open and learn all that we can about others faiths and our own faith and find what we believe and know why we believe what we do and choose the religion that best fits what we know or think to be true and take the Fits our plan parts as well as the hard and restiricting parts as well...

Balance!