Personal Narrative: The Path Of The Agnostic

Ever since I was a little girl my parents’ made it clear that I needed to do this or that because it reflects what type of family I was raised into. My family is very well known in a small little town in Northern Michigan. Anything that I did that was against my parents expectations was corrected in private, and then expected next time we went out. My family was persistent on being represented well. They valued things like respect. My mom grew up in a family where they all went to a catholic church every Sunday so it is viewed as a ritual that my she always took part in. Therefore, if she was to go to church, then I was too. From the time that I was a baby until I was 16 I never had the choice to choose what I wanted or what I believed. So how was I supposed to understand other religious views that people held if I wasn’t able to learn about them? The day I questioned my own religion was the day that I became myself. I started reading. I started learning. I started meditating. I explored the unknown natural surrounding that had never been exposed to me.

Growing up I was always told religion was false and that I was above my friends who were Christians because I believed in science. My mom was raised by Catholics, but when she graduated High School, she vowed to never be religious again. My father enjoyed feeling more elite over the “religious plebeians” that worked for him. I remember having an argument with Victoria Henderson in 3rd grade because I believed in The Big Bang and she was a creationist. Everyone took Victoria’s side, and I learned it was better to just not talk about religion. In high school, I began reaching out of my comfort zone, and also questioning what my parents had ingrained on me as a person. My first religious experience was dating a boy named Luis who was Catholic, as my mother was raised. He was only allowed to date Catholic girls, so I

To begin, this is my worldview and how I view the world. I do not believe in labels because it hinders a person from their full capability. I do believe in the understanding a person not just by their appearance but by who they are personally and behavior. Anyone can appear appealing and charismatic, but only a true follower of Christ has like a special glow about them, which is rare in my world. I have learned that it does not matter what denomination, ethnicity or upbringing a person comes from as long as they know The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus has done miraculous things in the past and in the present. Since I am on this Earth until I either die an earthly death or Jesus comes back, I try to live my life to the fullest.

I became a Christian in 1982 while in high school. I had never attended church prior to Easter 1982. I found something interesting in the whole of the service and decided to read a Bible. The Bible made some sense to me. I had a few questions about some of the stuff that had happened and was given Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell. Well that answered most of my questions. I was also given Mere Christianity which answered more questions. I felt convicted by the Holy Spirit and asked G-d to come into my life and forgive me of my sins.

Religion is something that everyone wrestles with from time to time. It is difficult because it isn't something that can be seen or touched. But, people still believe in it and many have devoted their entire lives to religions of all

NYPD Standard Operational Procedure when anyone is transferred: The next day they must report in civilian attire to Health Services Division to take a Drug Screening Test. I was fuming about this involuntary transfer to Internal Affairs in the elevator when it reached the eight floor. Not familiar with Health Services Division, preoccupied by still really being pissed off, I followed a small group into a meeting room with about twenty seats. As I sat down I suddenly noticed these guys didn’t really look like cops. When one of these weird individuals said to me “I ain’t crazy, no matter what they say, I wanna be a cop and I wanna a gun.” I was momentarily confused.

When it comes to my worldview, I feel pretty confident in what I know and what I stand for. I grew up in a Christian home, therefore I have been pretty consistent on what I believe in for my whole life. Some of the preceding questions really made me think though about what I really believe and how I am actually living. Although I know what my worldview is, it is not always easy to make sure that I am fully living it out.

I was not exactly thrilled to hear those words, but knew it had come from God. At the time, of course, we thought the vision was about Miranda. I got on my knees before Kevin and told him I knew with my entire heart this test was coming back and we needed to be ready. We would have to walk through this together getting our strength from God. Kevin listened but did not respond.

Religion is one of the oldest creations that man has had, it’s a clear representation that humankind will always seek for knowledge beyond what one can see. Depending on what part of the world you are from and what your culture has shown you is where your beliefs are held. These beliefs are what have been passed down from bloodline to bloodline and have made religion flourish in the world.

Despite a Christian upbringing, formal and self-education has led me to become an atheist. Like millions of other people in the world I’ve been spoon fed Christianity since child hood. I’ve been

Through out history religion has play many crucial roles in the lives of the peoples of early civilization. It seems that early in human social and cultural development there was a need to explain the supernatural forces that governed the world around us. Things that had no reasonable explanation must have been attributed to something much larger and much more powerful. Throughout the development of these civilizations when religion was tied to the centralize power with a power projection or claiming some divine right. While in certain civilizations religion took on it’s own intrinsic value and from there developed distinct beliefs that set them apart from other developing cultures/civilizations versus the uniqueness of their own.

When I hear the words “Freedom of Religion” the first thing that comes to my mind is having the freedom to worship in spirit, and in truth the way that I want to. It means not being confine to how I serve God. I am able to choose whatever church I want to go to, believe in whatever God I want to believe in, and express myself the way I want to. I can do this, without the fear of being judged, or told that what I am doing is wrong. I have the right to make all the decisions when It comes to my religious beliefs. To me this is the freedom of religion. I have observed my community expressing religion in a lot of different ways. The first way that immediately comes to my mind would be expressing themselves in church. Church is a place that most

How do we account for religion - its origin, its development, and even its persistence in modern society? This is a question which has occupied many people in a variety of fields for quite a long time. At one point, the answers were framed in purely theological and religious terms, assuming the truth of Christian revelations and proceeding from there. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a more "naturalistic" approach developed. Instead of needing to believe in the truth of the religion, what was required was just the opposite: intellectual detachment and a suspension of belief. Three people who ended up doing just that were Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber.

We have to keep in mind that religion is a derivative of our infancy days as a civilized species. That is, it comes from the days when we thought the Earth was flat and was orbited by our sun, the days when we thought the stars positions at our birth implicated our destinies. We also had no knowledge of DNA or understanding of germs or disease, nor the existence of atoms. We hadn’t seen through telescopes or powered cities with

Humans from my own point of view are God's creation, because the bible makes me understand that humans were created in God's image, and during the creation of man, God blew the breath of life into man to make him come alive. I assume the reason humans are so unique is that they were created like God. The reason why humans are the best of all creation is that they can think, invent new things, and have dominion of all other creatures on earth. Humans are the only living creation that is conscious of their own existence, because they have advanced knowledge and skills to do things, for example, humans can clothe themselves, cook their foods, and even invent numerous technologies. Humans have a well-regulated sense that is able to