(February 20, 2019 at 2:40 am)fredd bear Wrote: Being an atheist and recovering Catholic is important to me.--Stating my position to my late father resulted in a lot of unpleasantness. My father could be
a real crunt. In my family, it was always a lot easier to go with flow'
I find the term "recovering Catholic" interesting... It's a testament to the fact that many people find living in religion to be a traumatizing experience. I was met with a lot of resistance whenever I asked questions as a kid, even though, looking back I was just a curious kid who was asking questions natural for any kid to ask. It's strange now to think how dick-ish my parents could be, especially my dad (mostly my dad actually) when I would just ask honest questions about god or religion or the Bible. Goes to show that many parents are simply afraid saying, "I don't know."
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
