My thoughts on religions.

First things first, I'm not an atheist. Second, I was born a Christian. And third, I love God. This thought or idea, if you may, has been lingering on my mind for quite some time. I just felt like I should write this down or in this case, blog about it. Just because I'm a Christian doesn't mean I would shun you if you're a Muslim or a Hindu or a Buddhist. As a matter of fact, I'm quite eager to learn about other religions and widen my horizon of knowledge. You see, my parents are not as open-minded as I hope they'd be. My mother especially. My mother is rather hypocritical in my opinion. She talks as if she's a good Christian that has never missed a Sunday service in her life but in reality, I think I go to church more than her. But this blog post isn't about my mother so I'm going to stop there.

Gandhi once said that all religions are true. You can doubt all the stories and myth in between but I truly believe the idea of God's existence. Atheists out there, I'm not downgrading your opinion. This is just my way of looking at it. I mean, think about it. A universe this big cages endless possibilities of paranormal existence. You can believe the existence of ghosts but not God? I personally think that religion is tearing us apart. Maybe not in Malaysia because we have learned to accept the fact that we have to put up with each other's religious believes. But are they doing so, merely to appear saint in the public eye or have they truly accepted the fact that other religions besides theirs exists for a reason? All religions share one thing in common. The believe in the existence of God. Isn't that important enough? That we all love God?

My main purpose for today is not to self argue about the existence of God and such. I don't think I'm in any position to do so. You see, my mum made a rule that I am only allowed to marry a man of the same religion which is Christian since I am one since birth. She made clear this rule after she found out that I had a Muslim boyfriend. Her reason was that Christianity will keep me grounded and most importantly keep my husband grounded. Also, God will bless my marriage and we're going to live a happy life. She also thinks that a Christian husband means a good husband. I think she forgot the fact that my father, her husband, is a Buddhist. Does that make him a bad husband then?

Just because my husband is a Christian does not mean he's a good man. Just because my husband is not a Christian does not mean he's a bad man. Christianity isn't the only religion that teaches its followers to be good, you know. You think that other religions teach their followers to kill and rob? No. The answer is no. A certain religion does not define who you are. It is you who defines you. Having a religion that you believe in is a good thing actually. It keeps you grounded and something to lean back on when you have lost hope on everything. But that doesn't mean that atheists are bad people either. You see where I'm going with this? Believing in a certain type of religion or not believing in a religion at all does not define who you are.

I'm not saying I'm a 100% certain that I'm going to marry someone not of the same religion as me. I don't know what God has planned out for me. In the end I might just fall in love with a Christian and marry him. Who knows? But what if God has something else planned out for me? Who are you to stop someone as holy and superior as Him? But I'm only 15. As a matter of fact, I shouldn't even be thinking about marriage or having a boyfriend. I respect my mother's believe and I hope that she'll respect mine too. I know that she only wants the best for me. I'm not committing a crime, am I? Is it wrong for me to just love God and not care about what religion I'm in? I'm not saying I want to stop being a Christian. I love being a Christian :D But just let me have the freedom every human being has. The right to believe our believes.

Cheers.