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Originally posted by Silver Cheetah:
Is that because we both have questioning natures or because we are both rebels?I think perhaps that having a questioning nature leads one to question received wisdom, and thus one is perceived as rebellious.
However, as I said before, I didn't start questioning the world around me until quite late. Fanatical Jehovah's Witness mother (oops, sorry Fljots, - you are THE most fabulous mother these days, and you know it....  ) and domineering 'I know everything and you know nothing' father rather squashed that bit of me for a while...
Spent a long time experiencing some of the more unpleasant aspects of this world, as opposed to asking what on earth they were doing there...... However, once I'd jumped that hurdle, I never looked back. These days I have my ■■■■■ cat nose into everything! (Probably why it's covered in bites... )
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Interesting. I don't know. My father and mother weren't repressive of opinions. My father is an Anglican minister. Never did I hear objections about playing rock music, growing my hair, leaning towards the neo-hippy movement over a decade ago, or holding theological opinions different to his own.
We've had many great theological discussions over the years and he's been quite complimentary of me which does wonders for self esteem I can tell you. (plus healed some troubles we had in my early childhood)
The tide I swim against is perhaps more populist in nature, rather than family orientated. I find it interesting coming to America and seeing some things on the television claiming to be "religious" yet seeming more like a steak knife salesman. I wonder if being surrounded by faux-christianity, the truth I believe I possess would have been obscured by the actions of the fraudulent.
No. I've never been one to throw the baby out with the bathwater. That would be akin to breaking up with a girlfriend purely because her friends piss me off.
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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....
A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!
[This message has been edited by Yorick (edited 09-26-2001).]