tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916416825093476865.post3014966960520273522..comments2023-09-15T04:07:14.341-04:00Comments on Vesuvius At Home: Spiritual D.N.A.Vesuvius At Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783271096885148080noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916416825093476865.post-40547880097067163732012-04-06T03:23:48.071-04:002012-04-06T03:23:48.071-04:00You could substitute "Catholic" for &quo...You could substitute "Catholic" for "Lutheran" in this post, and I might have written it. Well, not written it because it's far more imaginative and creative than I might have written, but same thoughts --Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916416825093476865.post-44486972672053028232012-04-05T19:11:28.085-04:002012-04-05T19:11:28.085-04:00It's funny - I was raised Lutheran but without...It's funny - I was raised Lutheran but without understanding what it meant to be Lutheran, even when I went to a Lutheran (wonderful) high school. When I went to college, I leaned more towards the liberal denominations, only because I didn't really understand how or why I should be a Lutheran. Enter Ryan, my patient husband, who also has a Masters in theology. He knows more about all religions than most people do in a lifetime spent in one. Through him I have seen the perfect example of a leading and graceful heart, of living the faith, of understanding why it is important to understand what you believe. I can't tell you how many people I meet that go to non-doms that have NO IDEA what their church or denominations believe. It sounds like you have done a lot of searching and know why you believe what you do. Now, that I'm older and more patient in my understanding, I love being Lutheran. I love what we stand for (grace) and what we don't (whatever is culturally popular this week AND salvation through good works), and I love where our faith came from. The more I learn, the more I like. I do have a hard time when people say "Oh, I follow a bit of this religion and a bit of that..." This leads me to assume that those people know nothing about those religions at all. If you take a bit of Buddhism and a bit of Catholicism and a bit of Islam, you do not a religion make. All of them claim to be ultimate truth (and have conflicting messages about just about everything), so if you don't really believe the message of any of them, then that means they are all bogus and why even bother? You aren't part Buddhist because you like a Buddha statue. I don't understand. I'm glad that you have taken the time to really reflect on your past according to religion. It's so much further than most people get.<br /><br />I do miss Sunday mornings off, truth be told, but it's worth it :)Colleen Oakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14548749077604704648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916416825093476865.post-53912832800831115592012-04-05T17:28:02.174-04:002012-04-05T17:28:02.174-04:00Somehow, this post socked me in the gut. I don'...Somehow, this post socked me in the gut. I don't know why. I was brought up with no religious ties and continue to be confused when trying to figure out when Easter Sunday is (can we just pick the first Sunday in April and call it good?) or when Lent starts.<br /><br />My paternal grandmother is ordained in an Episcopalian church. My husband's father is the pastor of their church. My maternal grandmother was Catholic and my sister is Mormon. I have no idea what's going on.<br /><br />I have recently become interested in learning more about Unitarian Universalism, mostly for a sense of <b><i>belonging</i></b>. Being new in town, even though I'll talk to a fence post, is tough. I'm thinking of connecting with people and figuring out whether we can tolerate each other and become friends. <br /><br />My father was chagrined to learn 10 years ago that his daughter was closer to "stinky Boulder hippie" than "conservative former military brat." I'm neither extreme, of course, but when I ordered a vegetarian omelet once, he (playfully) accused me of being a tree hugger. So, you might have given birth to a conservative. It'll make for fun family holiday conversations. ;-)Margihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380912871792176901noreply@blogger.com