I have been mulling over this post since Wednesday. I waited to actually write it until I had a chance to talk to my sounding board, since he came home last night I figure now is as good a time as any to post this.
My first post on Wednesday got a comment that said "there is a god and he is looking out for all of you." It was left as anonymous, but I am fairly sure that I know who anonymous is.
This comment made me stop and think. Have I misrepresented myself? Then I stopped and thought about it a bit more and realized that it is what the writer believes, not me. Astounding that it took me a bit to figure that out. Want to know what really threw me off? It was the God part mixed with the all of you part. Once I saw the G-word I stopped and over analyzed the hell out of the comment.
Getting to the point here, bear with me.
I am an agnostic, as is my husband. While I do not believe in God, per se, I do believe that higher beings may exist. I don't doubt that there was a guy named Jesus Christ who had a wife named Mary. However, I do not believe that he is the end all be all creator of everything. I try not to post "oh, my lord" and "my god" on this page, not that I don't say them. I do say them aloud, as sayings only, and I don't think that that reflects over the Internet when you can't hear my tone.
That being said, I should also let you know that my children are not baptized. Long before we had kids Tim and I decided that we did not want to have our children baptized for one simple reason. What would we have them baptized as? Who are we to decide for them? Whatever they choose is fine by us. If they decide to be Buddhist, Jewish or decide to praise Allah and read the Qur'an that is okay with Tim and I. We want the girls to decide who they are, this is an important decision that they need to make for themselves. We do explain different religions to them. I have no problem taking them to a Jewish Temple if they want to experience that.
I have a feeling that I may have offended a few of you with this post, and even lost a friendship or two. That was not my intent, I am setting the record straight. I don't look down on you for your beliefs, give my family the same courtesy.
This one was a doozy to write, but I do feel better that it is off my chest. Come back next Friday, I have another revelation that might cost me a few more friends.
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