You know, not for nothing. I'm doing a lot of the same exploring you are, although I "came to my senses" before I actually went to seminary. I just don't believe anymore. I always thought something would sway me - Judaism or Buddhism or something, but now that I'm without a religion, I'm okay. The weird thing is, I'm still going to church, and we had our son baptized in the Episcopal church in September. I'm sure the church going will fall off too, probably as my son gets older and I can take him volunteering instead with me on Sunday morning.
I guess what resonates with me about this post is that I can't let go either. Even when I BELIEVED I didn't take it all that seriously, and there is something particularly sublime about the Anglo-Catholics, with their smells and bells and choir and all the old glorious hymns, anthems and chants. I guess where I am right now is that I can't make sense of it, but I'm okay with that. I've accepted that there may not be an answer, a cut and dry thing. There won't be a notice of excommunication in our church so - unless you create your own ritual to once and for all sever the ties we'll always be Anglican. That's what baptism is all about. hrm.
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Date: 2008-12-22 10:45 pm (UTC)I guess what resonates with me about this post is that I can't let go either. Even when I BELIEVED I didn't take it all that seriously, and there is something particularly sublime about the Anglo-Catholics, with their smells and bells and choir and all the old glorious hymns, anthems and chants. I guess where I am right now is that I can't make sense of it, but I'm okay with that. I've accepted that there may not be an answer, a cut and dry thing. There won't be a notice of excommunication in our church so - unless you create your own ritual to once and for all sever the ties we'll always be Anglican. That's what baptism is all about. hrm.