Date: 2008-10-31 09:42 pm (UTC)
And herding dogs and a guard llama.

Okay, this part made me laugh out loud. Thank you for that image. Hee!

As far as militant vegetarianism goes, [livejournal.com profile] theantijoss and I had a comment discussion on how disrespectful of other people's wishes and whatnot it is to try and cajole them into your lifestyle choices. It just doesn't make any sense to me either of us and, in my own our opinions, trying to force someone else to do what I do invalidates my entire reason behind it so I'm wholeheartedly in agreement with you about it. I don't see the point in coercion. It's disgusting.

Your thoughts on religion got me thinking (again) about how I appear to be nondenominational for all intents and purposes, but that something about Judaism draws me in like nothing else. Catholicism actually comes in as a close second, but not for any of the reasons most people who practice these religions would believe. I am agnostic, myself, but something about the...beauty of religion -- not the fanatical destruction these beliefs seem prone to creating -- but the idea of finding peace within and without yourself not only through words, but actions and trying to connect to something...simply fills me with a sense of happiness that I haven't the words to express.

I love prayer more than anything. I love what could be called religious languages (Hebrew and Latin are my third language loves, with Irish Gaelic coming in a solid first) because of the sounds they form inside you and the feelings that accompany it. I'm not sure I'm making much sense, but I've never gotten any of these feelings from going to Protestant church, which is what I was raised in.

Which could be a clue. I don't know. The closest I ever came to having a wonderful experience in church that I can remember is a gospel song that we were taught for a program. I still love that song so much, but nothing else about Baptist church feels that way about me. Whereas going to synagogue and Mass on separate occasions were singularly unforgettable. I'm not at all sure what that means and at this point, I refuse to worry about it. My relationship with the Parent (which, again, differs from the 'norm') is my own business and I don't feel the need to quantify it, nor can I. Which I suppose would be the problem most have with me.

Oh, right, that and I completely disagree with the common religious stance on homosexuality. I cannot abide it. It seems illogical to me. If it wasn't something that naturally occurred and was a so-called choice, then I guess all the numerous examples of exclusive homosexuality within animal species must be some kind of fluke. Especially since it's also commonly espoused that animals 'never left God's embrace'.

The fact that I spend so much time thinking about all of this could be why I'm so interested in philosophy. I could live in Borders' Philosophy aisle, I tell you. *nods*
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