I have not problem discussing religion, esp. when the conversation is not going into a "you're wrong mode." as that makes the best of us defensive. ;)
As for sin, I don't know. I have a concept of what is wrong, but it doesn't always follow the ten comandments. The two comandments (Greatest from the new testament) is more towards what I believe. I don't think I beleive in original sin...I have an issue with beleiveing that just because someone isn't baptised they are automatically going to hell. It doesn't mesh with my picture of a loving and infinate creator. I do have a heavy Karmic belief. I think that the things I do do affect my life, the world at large and that when they are bad there are consequense to these actions, physical or otherwise. That to me would equate to a sin, but how I tend to cope with things like that is direct ammends when possible, and improvong my actions and not repeating the mistake and asking forgiveness from the parties involve (including my higher power) and then forgiving myself. (I tend to be one of those people that beats herself up about thigs that i did wrong years ago, so the last is often the last to happen). So you know I have a heavy catholic upbringing, about 10 years of catholic school and then did a 5 year search on my path before settling to my happy eclectic paganish blend of all the good traits of faiths that I find. :) {in a heavy New York accent] Discuss! ;)
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Date: 2004-01-13 04:06 pm (UTC)As for sin, I don't know. I have a concept of what is wrong, but it doesn't always follow the ten comandments. The two comandments (Greatest from the new testament) is more towards what I believe. I don't think I beleive in original sin...I have an issue with beleiveing that just because someone isn't baptised they are automatically going to hell. It doesn't mesh with my picture of a loving and infinate creator. I do have a heavy Karmic belief. I think that the things I do do affect my life, the world at large and that when they are bad there are consequense to these actions, physical or otherwise. That to me would equate to a sin, but how I tend to cope with things like that is direct ammends when possible, and improvong my actions and not repeating the mistake and asking forgiveness from the parties involve (including my higher power) and then forgiving myself. (I tend to be one of those people that beats herself up about thigs that i did wrong years ago, so the last is often the last to happen).
So you know I have a heavy catholic upbringing, about 10 years of catholic school and then did a 5 year search on my path before settling to my happy eclectic paganish blend of all the good traits of faiths that I find. :)
{in a heavy New York accent] Discuss! ;)