Growing up, I was raised as a Roman Catholic and even the thought of someone being a non-believer was enough to make my relatives tremble. I never thought about religion and God much when I was little but I did have quite negative feelings towards going to Church. It’s probably due to waking up 7 year old me at 6:30am on a Sunday morning to get ready for Church, which to me was standing in a cold building while adults read from a big book. Morbidly enough, the only reason I continued to believe in God was my aunties telling me that being a non-believer means you burn in hell. It wasn’t unusual to hear my relatives tell me that being an atheist leads to an eternity in hell and it was definitely something that probably made me have a negative
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However, I found the term “agnostic”, which defined exactly what I felt. Someone who is agnostic believes that the existence of a higher power cannot be proven or disproved. I don’t think that the possibility of the existence of God can be ruled out but, in my opinion, there just isn’t enough evidence for me to truly believe in a specific religion and I don’t think there ever will be.
I do know that if I was religious, I would be more content. The idea of having a guardian angel or God looking over you is a very reassuring thought. To know that, in times of sadness or crisis, there would be a higher power there for me to rely on and pray to in order to feel secure is definitely a comforting idea.
When I went to Bible Club as a child, I was told to respect everyone and accept people’s differences as that is what makes everyone unique. However, the people teaching me these lessons were also people who do not believe homosexuality is acceptable and are convinced that it is a choice, and that women should not be allowed to be priests because “the Bible says so”. Young children are obviously taught about morals and acceptance in simplified terms for them to begin to build an understanding of the world that surrounds them but how can they start that process when they are surrounded by
However, I found the term “agnostic”, which defined exactly what I felt. Someone who is agnostic believes that the existence of a higher power cannot be proven or disproved. I don’t think that the possibility of the existence of God can be ruled out but, in my opinion, there just isn’t enough evidence for me to truly believe in a specific religion and I don’t think there ever will be.
I do know that if I was religious, I would be more content. The idea of having a guardian angel or God looking over you is a very reassuring thought. To know that, in times of sadness or crisis, there would be a higher power there for me to rely on and pray to in order to feel secure is definitely a comforting idea.
When I went to Bible Club as a child, I was told to respect everyone and accept people’s differences as that is what makes everyone unique. However, the people teaching me these lessons were also people who do not believe homosexuality is acceptable and are convinced that it is a choice, and that women should not be allowed to be priests because “the Bible says so”. Young children are obviously taught about morals and acceptance in simplified terms for them to begin to build an understanding of the world that surrounds them but how can they start that process when they are surrounded by