Proselytizing

[mvillarreal]

Hi, all! Please know that I respect whatever beliefs, or lack thereof, you hold and believe you have every right to express your beliefs; however, please remember that a support group is not always the time and place for it. Sometimes, people want to be heard and want guidance but without being told they must follow a particular religion or another. I know this has happened to me sometimes when I have talked about spiritual practice/guidance. While I appreciate the feedback, I am really just looking for some general prayerful or spiritual practices that will help me find wisdom for myself. It actually feels a bit condescending when people tell me to just find all my answers in the Bible ("I find that reading the Bible has helped me to navigate my spiritual journey" might be a better way to word it) or that I need to accept Jesus Christ as my personal savior (Again, "I have found that Jesus is a wonderful Teacher to learn from spiritually" might be a helpful way to word this). To be clear, I love the Bible and the teachings of Jesus, but I also cannot just limit myself to one spiritual path (I consider myself spiritually fluid). Please remember that people come from various beliefs and practices and to respect those views, especially those like me who are in a liminal space. Thank you, and love to all!

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Thanks for posting this. I just made my first post referencing my faith, then popped back to new posts and yours is here. I hope I did it appropriately.

[hypercat54]

I could have written this post. I never have any problem with others expressing their beliefs, but only when they start 'promoting' their own faith on here and preaching at me.

I agree a support forum like this isn't the place to do it. x