God
Monday, 24. April 2006, 18:48:37
Over easter a group of my friends went on a trip to Wales with a local religious group known as 'JCU'. They originally went simply to give them something to do, but they seem to have returned with completely different view points. All day at school they were raving about it, saying how their lives have been completely changed.
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against religion or god. People are perfectly welcome to be as religious/non-religious as they like. But I find it a little strange that some of my closest friends went there expecting it to be all "preachified" and came back raving about how their entire lives had been put into a new light. Apparently they spent a lot of their time paying and singing and worshipping. Dani said that she cried every night she was there, but that she feels better for it. And she has gotten obsessed with reading the bible.
Personally I don't believe in God, I use the standard arguments...about how much sadness and pain there is in the world etc. But I also feel that if I were truly meant to be religious I would have some sort of "experience" or there would be a sign. Something that would be personal to me. Perhaps I'm just not the religious type.
I know it sounds like I'm complaining, or being selfish, I don't mean to be, I'm just finding it a little difficult to watch my friends change from being normal...to slightly depressed/moody after one trip and then completely happy/enlightened/religious after a second trip. I wonder what will happen in the next trip?
Sorry for posting yet another rant
I'll try to cheer up for next time 
xx
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against religion or god. People are perfectly welcome to be as religious/non-religious as they like. But I find it a little strange that some of my closest friends went there expecting it to be all "preachified" and came back raving about how their entire lives had been put into a new light. Apparently they spent a lot of their time paying and singing and worshipping. Dani said that she cried every night she was there, but that she feels better for it. And she has gotten obsessed with reading the bible.
Personally I don't believe in God, I use the standard arguments...about how much sadness and pain there is in the world etc. But I also feel that if I were truly meant to be religious I would have some sort of "experience" or there would be a sign. Something that would be personal to me. Perhaps I'm just not the religious type.
I know it sounds like I'm complaining, or being selfish, I don't mean to be, I'm just finding it a little difficult to watch my friends change from being normal...to slightly depressed/moody after one trip and then completely happy/enlightened/religious after a second trip. I wonder what will happen in the next trip?
Sorry for posting yet another rant
I'll try to cheer up for next time xx
WIDGETIZE