Reasons I Don't Choose Christianity Full-time

 Strong Call to be counter to tradition. 

Disdain of Cults

Disdain of misogyny and the inability to dissolve it as long as God and Goddess are not regarded as equals. 

Disdain of conformity

Disdain of influence to Shame, Guilt, Fear of Death, Speeches that are modeled after a cycle of abuse, 

Disdain of misuse of Jesus' message to subjugate people 

Disdain of perceived competition of superiority between denominations and versions of the Bible

Disdain of Creators allowing themselves to be led

Disdain of lack of Divine Feminine and of relatable lessons around goddess for guiding families and world matters. 

Disdain that there isn't a great deal more time during the sermons encouraging people to love Mother Earth and her creative force of abundance. 

Disdain that people don't talk more about plants and protecting life and share a farmer's market or botany exchange as one of their usual fellowships. 

Disdain of using the Bible as an idol. 

Disdain of rich churches not taking a more hands-on role in helping the poor because they don't want to mingle with poor people. Poor people in struggle are Jesus. There's nothing Jesus hates more than cold people sleeping outside warm churches, hot people getting sick outside cooled churches. 

Disdain of churches continuing to allow the social custom of shaming addicts or any other reason they might feel unwelcome to a message. Sermons with shame are so common that I get grossed out pretty fast with those. 

Disdain that congregations of any size seem to struggle with keeping youths safe from predators. 

Disdain of giving Christian charismatics celebrity status in the news, even if they are using cult propaganda methods. 

The way the ritual of funeral was stolen from the people for the use of saving souls when it should be about the memory of the person as well as a celebration of the miracle of death. 

Disdain of the use of subtle shame to limit the expressions of joy and celebration of divinity, entertainment, expressing jubilance, costume, or ways of sharing. People who sit and just clap at the end can't possibly be having all that much fun, and the essence of love is so fun. 

Disdain over the prevalent message that religions are attacking each other. Religions should be teaching peace, not victimhood. Peace unifies, and victimhood divides. 

Disdain that most of these are just my perception and that there are lovely experiences of Christianity that I haven't had the pleasure to enjoy. 

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We walk our own path and to the beat of our own drum around here.