patronizing
and cynical, don't forget.
You come across as having an absence of happiness but as you once clarified, you often use your blog as a place to vent which i can totally understand because there are times when I do that here myself (although I usually regret opening up).
I've often read things you've posted and identified a lot with what you've said, even reaching out to you several times only to be batted away. i felt a little bad but it is your blog and you are certainly entitled to your feelings without my two cents thrown in. there's a lot about me that i don't share because I'm not that open of a person, but i will say i don't appreciate people who go out of their way to make others uncomfortable or feel badly about themselves. I've struggled most of my life to be comfortable in my own skin and at this point in my life and I will either call them on it or dissociate myself with them. Forum people included.
Anyway back on track with why I feel the way i do about most of the religious people I come into contact with. Last year when I signed our youngest daughter up for preschool at a nearby baptist school, I was treated with little respect. Now mind you this wasn't my first experience with our children attending preschool and I am aware when I am being treated differently and clever enough to figure out why.
when i removed her from this school i decided to check out a new preschool within 5 minutes from our home which was a bonus. one of the questions i asked the director was, "how would your church react if a homosexual couple wanted to attend your church?"her reply was that they would accept them because God loves all of us, but they would let them know that homosexuality is unacceptable and encourage then to life their lives according to God's will. Go ahead and call me cynical if you will, but I am still not thrilled with their judgmental behavior and am still pondering whether i'll sign her up for next year.
When I was in my early 20's I had a lot of faith in people and was less critical but nearing 40 I realize that most people are out for themselves. You may disagree with things I say but until you've walked in my shoes, you can't possibly understand completely who I am. We all have the ability to make choices and I choose to be in limbo when it comes to religion for the time being.