My Statement of Belief

After reading my lovely friend Nadine's Statement of Belief, I decided to scratch at the surface of my own beliefs and my thoughts on the complexities of divinity in the modern world.

I was raised Roman Catholic, and I quite honestly am unsure of the standard beliefs of the religion. I do, however, believe in a single divine force in the universe, and for lack of a better word, I will call It God. I believe in something--matter and antimatter-- out of nothing. This helped to mold the world into the balance of opposites we see today. Light, dark, land, sea, love, hate. Balance is what keeps the world from toppling over

I do not believe in the sexist, prejudiced ways of the Church, and nearly all major religions. I do not believe women are dirty, I think I should be able to eat bacon if I want to and I think that gays aren't eternally damned.

I believe in the Ten Commandments. They are the basic morality code for all humans. I think that "One God" is a symbolic meaning for how one specifically believes himself, and to go by what others say is right or wrong is what is truly wrong. I do not believe in cheating, at all. Parents should be treated with respect in 99.9% of situations.

I believe in love and I believe in suffering. I cannot stand the social atrocities involving the funeral process.

Basically,
I believe in God, I believe in things seen and unseen, I believe in Final Judgement, heaven and hell, I believe in Satan, I believe in free will. I believe the mistakes we make are forgiven. I believe in Purgatory and the supernatural. I believe in personal divine intervention.

I am not a full-bodied Christian. I am me.

And I believe in miracles.