Well, update...I went to midnight mass with my father...and it went very well. It was odd being there after all this time, and I sort of faded in and out of the priest's sermon. You know, so much of religion can be seen just in living life, and through mankind. What I mean by that is...you don't need to worship a deity in order to love your fellow man. There is this notion that without Christianity, without Jesus...we will fall apart as moral, loving human beings. I sat there listening and thought...all of this isn't necessary to believe in, but it's ok if one does. Just saying, what I realized is...love exists in each of us, and it isn't necessary to follow and particular religion to find it any be comforted by it. I like that revelation. Not that I didn't already realize it, but it hit me sitting there during mass that all the years I spent as a Christian, I believed that the only way to peace and love was through Jesus.
Second...before mass, my dad leaned over to me and whispered that he just finished reading The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins.
I was floored...in a good way. I'm not a fan of Dawkins, but impressed that my dad is interested in learning about the atheism movement. He said he will continue to read more, as to better educate himself, for his notions of atheism are not based on reality, but rather negative hearsay and opinion.
I hope everyone here had a lovely holiday! Looking forward to 2015.
Second...before mass, my dad leaned over to me and whispered that he just finished reading The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins.
I was floored...in a good way. I'm not a fan of Dawkins, but impressed that my dad is interested in learning about the atheism movement. He said he will continue to read more, as to better educate himself, for his notions of atheism are not based on reality, but rather negative hearsay and opinion.I hope everyone here had a lovely holiday! Looking forward to 2015.
