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I'm Christian (I believe that there's no conflict in being a true Christian and a hippie), and I sometimes attend church, but I sometimes think that I'd be better practicing my religion independently.
I believe that organized religion with it's many arbitrary rules and contradictions is detrimental to human development. For Human to actually "grow" we need to leave or religions behind and find a new way to live life, and move away from the silly notions of God and Jesus and Allah and Vishnu and Buddha and Tao... I say the best way to actually find your voice of reason, is within yourself. And the best way to do that is to either ride a bus or drive cross-country and listen to some kick ass rock&roll music. That's where I find real truth, in rock&roll. Don't let stupid rhetoric keep you from wanking or fucking... Viva Los Masturbatoros!!!! We're here to live people, not to stand by and wait for some false messiah to come back from the dead and sing cheesy songs about him. Christian rock artists make me sick!!!!!! FUCK YOU AMY GRANT!!!!!!!
And you live on religion and pills In some house in the Hollywood Hills You come here to make it, you come here to sing You come here to be big like Bing Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Hey, we're high-rollin' studs from L.A. And we're planning just as it lay Hippies don't trust us, cops like to bust us The neighbors all swear that we're gay Hey, we're high-rollin' studs from L.A.
We can all be hippies and have a religion. Its like I say man, its fine if you are just practicing what you believe, but it's when you try to force religion on others that you cross the line. I myself am a jew, but I'm not strict, I interpret the torah my own way, and I bring in values from other faiths like buddhism and the rastafari movement
I consider myself a Christian-Buddhist. I know that it's technically impossible to be both (as both conflict with one another), but I take on the idea that Buddhism is what Christianity should be, sans reincarnation and including Jesus' death. The real message of Christianity has become so convoluted that it needs a good kick in the pants. So I practice my Christianity as I think it should be in the mean time. Peace to others, do unto others as you would done to you, etc. I believe in Karma, I see it all the time happening. Happiness stems from lack of desire. So true! I'm currently reading "Living Buddha, Living Christ" by Thich Nhat Hanh. A very compelling read, and agrees with all that I have been saying all along regarding Christianity and Buddhism.
same for me, but i still try, i usually jus go use weed, wen i feel lost and find myself, and hang w/ other hippy friends.
I do not follow any organized religions... i grew up being in a catholic family and maybe that is why i no longer like religion... i was able to pick the religion apart and say "this is bullshit"... i've tried reading up on other religions to see if there was one mayeb more suitable to me... but they all have rules and restrictions on ones life... and i cannot live in such a way... i'm a free spirit and i dont need any religious shackles to hold me down.. so i concider myself more of a spiritual fellow.. in touch with mother nature and everything that revolves around it... at least i can see what nature is actually doing... and believe in nature since i can see it in front of me every day of my life... Patchwork kid.. i think i'll take ya up on the offer and read into wicca a little more.. from what i've seen about wicca its along the same lines sorta of spiritualism and nature... i've also been to a few wiccanish solstice gatherings
*sings the vines: Who are the baptist? I want to drown them onnne byy onne, Theyr ona bad trippp they dooonnnt geet the feeelllinnng* that song just came to mind. i go to church every once in a while for the hell of a good lesson. i dont believe in anything. especially not god, unless i am god.
