May 13, 2013

Religion

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Religion

Since I been in prison I've had a back and forth relationship with God and trying to find what religion can do to help the quality of my life. At one point I was heavily into the church and had a major role in it at a prison I was at. I suffered a lot of losses in my life at the time and gradually fell back from religion altogether.

At times I find myself hurting so much and I see so much evilness and pain, I think to myself "Is this what God really had planned for anyone's life?" My search for God and religion has been at a standstill mainly because I've given up hope in so many things except the things I can control on my own.

So many people have lied to me and so many people have misled me that I feel like now I'm at a point in my life where I must think and believe in myself. I feel like if I let myself down then it won't be as bad as being let down by people or a Religion I trusted.

Spiritually I'm totally lost and I'm unsure of what to believe in terms of religion but I ask you this... Can someone live a good and righteous life without being a part of a certain religion? If so then I think that is what I desire to do because in the end I just want to live a decent life.

I'd love to hear your feedback on this:

Marcus T. Rogers #377571
S.C.I.
100 Corrections Drive
Stanley, WI 54768

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bluelotus Posted 10 years, 11 months ago. ✓ Mailed 10 years, 11 months ago   Favorite
hi marcus, i think i understand where you are coming from, i have been through this process myself. I was raised catholic but life put me through a lot of things and I started questioning religion and God. I went through very "religious" periods where I hoped that devotion to God would make my life better, but in the end what I found was that I needed to find God within myself. Organized religion is full of traps and dishonest people and not the way for me. So yes, I totally believe you can be a good person and live a righteous life without being a religious person. Being part of a religion doesn't really mean anything. Think about what the pope did (molesting children). It is all about what is in your heart. I think anyone can live a good and righteous life, and you need nothing else to do this than what you already have inside you. I think we all are born with a sense of what is right and what is wrong. We instinctively know that killing other people is wrong for example, we don't need a book of rules (bible) to tell us that. I think for some people religion is very helpful because it gives them something to hold on to...but i found it is not the way for me. Finding yourself and your way in life is a journey that is not always easy...but I think you should choose the road that your heart tells you to go, it is so worth it even if it isn't always easy...keep looking for the truth...

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