It’s Easter. Easter has a lot of different meanings to different people. For us, it’s not religious. It’s about easter eggs, bunnies and a long weekend. I caught a few snippets of some comments made by the Australian Clergy during their Good Friday sermons. Is there anything that Twitter isn’t good for?
Some of these were re-iterated here in this article:
Sydney Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen on Friday describing non-belief as a
- “human assault on God”
- every bit of a religious commitment as Christianity itself.
Don’t worry it get’s worse:
The new Catholic Bishop of Parramatta - Anthony Fisher:
“Last century we tried godlessness on a grand scale and the effects were devastating: Nazism, Stalinism, Pol Pot-ery, mass murder, abortion and broken relationships – all promoted by state-imposed atheism”
And then it just gets weird (thanks Cardinal George Pell):
there are no community services sponsored by atheists
Firstly, I’m going to shock you all by agreeing with Jensen, I believe that atheism is just as much a religion as any other faith. It still requires a leap of faith, because you can’t prove that God doesn’t exist, any more than you can prove that God does exist. You can believe it, to the core of your being, but that is a matter of faith, not of fact. But an assault on God. Dude, isn’t God infallible, omnipitent, and all powerful? I hardly think God is concerned with a human ‘assault’.
I like how Anthony Fisher has conveniently forgotten the thousands of years of religious wars. And also how he’s put abortion and broken relationships in the same category as mass murder. The fact is no one has never needed an excuse to go to war. And most of the time, it has nothing to do with if you’re a godless heathen or a devout believer. And George? Oh, George. There are such things as non-religious charities. I used to work for one.
This isn’t an attack on religion or people of faith or Christianity (I’m not assaulting you, I promise).
I am an Agnostic. That doesn’t mean I’m a fence sitter. I choose not to have religion or God be a part of my life. I am not lost. I am not sad. I don’t need to be saved. I am happy. I am fulfilled. And I am an agnostic. I wasn’t always an agnostic. Once upon a time I was capable of that giant leap of faith that leads to complete and utter belief. The faith that can’t be proven, but you know in the core of your being. It’s like falling in love. You can’t prove it. But you know it in your very bones. But now, I am no longer able to make that leap. I choose to stand on my own, without faith, without religion and be right with myself. The truth is if I really search my soul, I believe in a higher power, but not in a creationist God. But regardless of what I believe, I don’t want my life wrapped around it, so I don’t.
I have met so many wonderful women of faith through this blog. For some kick-ass awesomeness celebrating faith during Easter you can check out SquiggleMum and Ceaseless Praises. I love that Carrie talks about how sharing her faith with others is a core part of her belief and who she is as a person. Both Catherine and Carrie prayed for me when I was going through a traumatic period. And I was grateful. Because regardless of what I believe, to have someone care enough about you to include you in their prayers is pretty amazing.
Just because I’m an agnostic doesn’t mean I don’t want to hear about what other people believe, and their experiences. In fact, that’s exactly what I want to hear. About experience. The way I figure it, tell me what’s in your heart, and I will tell you what’s in mine. I only draw the line where I’m told what should be in my heart. I am not lost. This is the life I have chosen, of my own free will.
‘
Pages: ‘, ‘after’ => ‘
‘, ‘next_or_number’ => ‘number’)); ?>
My name is Zoey. 
5 
22 
356
BTW, you...
Say It With Facebook