betheloise's Profile

Agnostic.com Agnostic.com

Live in the western suburbs of Tulsa, OK. Was raised in a religious but liberal family, but never really believed. Geologist by education and profession.

Single, straight, here for friends mostly but also would happily date/meet people.

When did you first doubt religion?

betheloise comments:

I didn’t ever really believe, but went along with it because I didn’t know any different as a young child, and because it wasn’t worth the screaming fights with my mom about going to church as a teen (I mean... there was *this boy* at church, so it’s not like I was being churchy anyway). But by about 4th grade I began to rebel from religion pretty hard, because it just never made sense.

So - who will be joining in with the carol singing this year? How will you handle the obvious religious connection? Happy Holidays! It's pretty difficult when the family get together. I'm all for joining in with a sing song, but often emphasise the obviously dodgy lyrics to make them sound like a question; "Ding dong merrily on high, in Heaven the bells are ringing - eh??!!??!!". You get the idea.

betheloise comments:

I will happily join in, the lyrics don’t bother me one bit. Christmas is a nice time to catch up with family and friends whom I haven’t seen in a long time, the traditions like caroling are part of it and they’re fun. Also not all of them are religious anyway. Look, it’s just a song. It doesn’t mean I agree or believe anything in it either. I also sing along with songs about murdering a cheating girlfriend, doesn’t mean I’m going to kill someone or condone that behavior. It’s just a song.