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View Poll Results: Your level of observance? | |||
Non-practicing/secular form of religion | 20 | 43.48% | |
A little observant | 3 | 6.52% | |
Middle-of-the-road observance | 11 | 23.91% | |
Strict adherence to religious rules | 4 | 8.70% | |
Don't know | 8 | 17.39% | |
Voters: 46. You may not vote on this poll |
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02-27-2011, 02:59 PM | #11 (permalink) | |||
Music Addict
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Posts: 165
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I tried to commit suicide not because I was forced to attend church, because of more conservative elements in my church, to hide my bisexuality away, and indeed my own personal religiousity meant that there was a huge amount of internal conflict as well as external battles with others in my church group. I also felt a lot of hostility because I was not content to simply accept what was being taught to me, to simply be spoonfed and recite answers by rote. I asked a lot of questions, did a lot of research and as a result, made a lot of people incresingly angry with me. I also became angry myself because many of my honest questions were being ignored or fluffed by my ministers, fellow worshipers and friends in that church. Quote:
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EDIT: I know with regard to my sexuality, going from Christianity to Orthodox Judaism seems like a really weird step to take, but I feel that, unlike Christianity, the emphasis on the sexual relationship between man and woman being a GOOD thing means that I can at least for the most part be happy, unlike the Christian attitude which seems to see any sexual relation as something impure or shameful. |
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