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A Fellowship, A Meeting House and the Quest for NORMAL!!!!! When I was newly sober, my major goal is life was simple to be NORMAL but I didn't have a clue what NORMAL was so I researched it. Normal is Average and Traditional. I had to figure out what normal people do and do it. I was told that people don't get committed for being insane. They only get committed for ACTING insane. So if I pretended to be normal, nobody would ever know the difference. I had decided that I needed a Religon. I was told "Stick with the Winners." The people that I wanted to be like. So I researched the different religions and found out that the Espiscoplians were the most educated so I started attending confirmation classes for the Espiscopalian Church. Of course, I would be going to my job as an Exotic Dancer right after the classes were over and sometimes wore interesting outfits to the class. I did become a confirmed Espiscopalian. The members are indeed Educated but they are also Horty Torty which I am not nor will I ever be. When I was busted by the Vice squad - I pleaded it down to Disturbing The Peace and was sent to do community service at my own church. Needless to say, over the years my Spirituality has evolved and I've associated myself with Religious Groups that are more in agreement with my more "Alternative Attitudes and Beliefs." So this week, I've decided to find a Home Church. I was undecided about which one. The Unitarian-Universalists or the Quakers. So this Morning I went to Both. I went to the Unitarian Service at 9 am and the Quaker Service at 11 am. Christian Beliefs are not required for the Unitarians. The Quaker have Christian Beliefs but tolerate others who question those beliefs. The Relationship is between You and God to figure it out. I love thier style of worship. The Unitarians have awesome programs so where to go, where to go. Both for right now.  Abracadabra  |
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5/18/2009 4:21 am |
Star, before you settle, you might try Unity. I tried them all.....until I found Unity. It's spiritual, rather than religious; has a view of oneness for humanity; and is more aligned with the laws of the universe than the dogma, form, and the venue of most beliefs. Good luck wherever you go.
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The Churches the I've attended in the past Did not Ever have their own building. They were Home Churches. C-Ville is much larger than the communities I've lived in the past. The Unitarian Chuch is C-Ville is Huge. Large numbers of folks with Alternative Spiritual Beliefs. There are is group for Pagans and even a Zen Buddist Meditation Group. There are some excellent musicians in the Church. The Quakers have a building in a beautiful setting but the style of worship is much quieter. No Music or singing. Just 40 minutes of Silent Meditation. The meetings AFTER the meeting is what is most interesting. They are pro-active in some of the more Liberal Causes which is fine with me.  Right now, Both Churches suit me just fine. There are groups in the Unitarian Church that I would like to particapate in and Worshipping with the Quakers is fine with me. I don't have to choose one or the other. Abracadabra
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5/18/2009 6:08 am |
When I was newly sober lo these many years ago, the problem I faced was figuring out what to do with all the time I had on my hands. I discovered running, and I've been pretty physically active ever since. My religious/spiritual beliefs didn't change at all. I dabbled a bit with the New Age stuff, but got bored. I'm the same agnostic I've been since I was 16.
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