[Serious] Interview Assignment

[Athene]

Hi, I am a Christian and I'm doing an assignment for one of my college classes. The assignment involves asking several different individuals a list of questions:

• 1. How would you describe your own religious background and church involvement?

• 2. How would you describe God?

• 3. What do you think is important in life?

• 4. What do you think it takes to be straightened out (or made right) with God?

• 5. How would you describe Jesus?

• 6. What are your thoughts about churches today?

If you have any questions for me I would be happy to answer them to the best of my ability, just list them at the end of your response to these questions.

I numbered each of your bullet-points for ease of reference and to save time and space quoting you.

1. Former Christian, current "None" raised by a somewhat devout Christian mother, and an atheist father. I attended Pentecostal church in my youth and briefly switched to Episcopalian during early adulthood before finally forgoing church altogether. My faith/god belief gradually declined over the years until one day it was no more, though I continued to have a deep respect and profound appreciation for certain aspects of Traditional African Spirituality and related Diasporic religions; Haitian Voodoo in particular, which I first began studying in my early teens. Though, I don't hold any god or supernatural beliefs, I would say that it informs my spiritual philosophy more than anything else.

2. A place holder, more or less.

3. Learning, knowledge of self, freedom, empowerment, the pursuits of justice and happiness, and making a genuine effort to live in accordance to my notion of "good".

4. I can't imagine why that would be a goal of any powerful Creator deity, to be honest.

5. A metaphorical figure

6. I guess they're as good or as bad as their Councils and the people sitting in the pews.


So...When do I get my Cup 'O Noodles?