13 to 22 seems like it blew by? Oh boy are you in for a ride! No getting old does not freak me out, at least not yet. I am not really old, but I am not young either. I am a comfortable 53. My husband (he is 56) and I planned well. He retired … Read more
I guess it depends on what you are looking for. Are you looking for a different social setting than what you presently have? Do you want to worship the creator? Are you looking for friends? Do you have a standard that you are trying to live by? I ask this because many people have been … Read more
No, however, many people believe that friends enhance their happiness as they have someone to share it with.
I believe that if you cannot be content and happy with yourself, then you will make a poor companion for someone else, as you will be forever relying on someone else.
The Devil or Satan (with a capital "S") is a Christian invention. He or it is not mentioned anywhere in the Tanakh (OT). In fact in at least one place God himself is referred to as ha satan (little "s"). Ha satan is simply "the adversary" not a particular being. The early Christian translators seemed … Read more
I think of a Wiccan. I think of a normal person who peacefully worships nature. Probably because my sister is a Wiccan. I don't view witches a the stereotypical, riding on a broomstick, green women. Witches were made to look bad because they were different and didn't follow the religion that the majority wanted them … Read more
Africa is an entire continent. There is no one concept. There are literally hundreds of tribal religions in Africa, from vodun (its variant in the New World is voodoo) to Fon to Yoruba. And Islam is heavily present, while evangelical Christianity is making a large foothold in subSaharan Africa (both of those are to the … Read more
Wow, there are so many. One of my favorites is when we got our first xbox original. We had the game "Starwars Battlefront." On the map "Bespin Cloud City" my brother or sister and I would line up at opposite ends of one of the cities corridors and have an old western style showdown with … Read more
You might take a look at Shintoism. Lot's of websites and books on the subject. Very interesting. This is from Wikipedia :
In modern scholarship, the term is often used with reference to kami worship and related theologies, rituals and practices. In these contexts, "Shinto" takes on the meaning of "Japan's traditional religion", as opposed to foreign … Read more
