Comments on: Me and Religion Go Way Back

By: Inverted Ten of Pentacles Tarot: Redefining Family Practically | A Fool's Journey

Tue, 03 May 2011 10:22:24 +0000

[...] relatives. They are Jehovah’s Witnesses and in case it’s not glaringly apparent—well, I am not. This makes me persona non grata at family functions. Oh well, you know? The break happened over a [...]

By: My Life as The Crazy Cat Lady

My Life as The Crazy Cat Lady — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:23:24 +0000

[...] couldn’t fit in if I tried; not authentically, anyway. I was raised specifically to be an outsider. I can blend in well enough to function, sure. But it’s not my natural state of [...]

By: Family Flashbacks

Family Flashbacks — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:48:32 +0000

[...] My brother was there, with his wife, now adult son, and granddaughter. He looks, walks, and sounds so much like my dad it’s freakish. I haven’t seen him for maybe 15 years; been probably a decade since I’ve heard his voice. They’re all dressed up, fresh from their meeting. [...]

By: Goddess

Goddess — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:41:25 +0000

Oddly enough, my own journey ultimately led me to more respect for others’ religious views than I had growing up, certainly not less, because of the personal price I paid to make my own determinations. It’s not such a sore spot 25 years after the fact, but those kind of crossroads in your life do shape things in ways you could never have predicted at the time.

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:53:29 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Dix. I think many of us go through a (un-)conversion process in our teens or twenties, although your’s seems particularly traumatic.

By: Genuine Chris Johnson

Genuine Chris Johnson — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:11:49 +0000

Powerful stuff. “Truth stands up to scrutiny.” I myself have chosen to believe in the nazarene. I hhave seen evidence to the contrary, and experienced good stuff.