I don't feel like I can identify myself as any demonimation right now because I haven't darkened the door of a church in almost 3 years. I do not know if I am "right" or "wrong" with it, it's just that I have some personal problems with... dogma. I kind of... read the Bible and come to my own conclusions.
I used to be Southern Baptist, for several years, but I've decided since that I don't really want to go back to that. I have been to the local Methodist church a few times and liked them, but haven't gone because of a combination of transportation problems, my problems sleeping/insomnia/being able to get up in the morning, and my mental illness with social phobia. I'm fine with people online/in text, crowds of real, live people make me nervous.
And, like I said, I fear heavy dogma and being judged. I mean, obviously, I enjoy Fantasy stuff (being on a Zelda board)!, I like science (and am able to reconcile it with my personal faith), and I have some liberal political views - all of which had been attacked by the sermons of preachers at various points when I was in the Baptist church. In fact, I've just come from reading an article about how Ex-president Jimmy Carter broke away from the main Southern Baptist church because his interpretation upon the equality of women in scripture conflicts with their pratices concerning women. (Frankly, in my reading of the Bible, and AS A WOMAN, I agree with the man on this).
I told some folks in the Shoutbox the other night that I may, in fact, be on my way to becoming a "good little agnostic" but... so far, that's not happening yet. Jesus - he's still there. He's kind of like that mole on my arm, he's there and I don't want to get rid of him.
Reading the comments people made to the aformentioned article... and seeing a lot of hate spewed toward religion in general makes me want to hold onto my faith more, actually... I honestly think that people of *every* religion think that their religion is right and that the *wisest* and *best* people find it - and that includes militant Athiests. Still, I think I'm going to need friends, or at least a good friend or something else special to "lead me back into the fold" of a human-run church. I'm just too scared to dive right back in yet.
Thanks for callin' me cool. So nice. You seem like a cool person, yourself. (Though I can't say I agree with Libertarianism in its entirety, but we won't talk too much about that).