Archive for June, 2006

Divinity Within

June 19, 2006

A 26 year old male expresses a very personal conception of the divine.

I guess I have lost faith in the world a lot you know. Religion is all about controlling ideas based around fear to get people to live out their lives in fear so others remain powerful. I do believe in god, I do [...]

Reflections

June 13, 2006

I've just posted my reflections from the past three months. They explore some of the themes that emerged from the experiences shared by generous contributers.
I will be continuing the site, so keep the wonderful comments, opinions, links, stories, thoughts, and support coming!
Much appreciation,
Spiritual Youth

Sleeping In on a Sunday

June 11, 2006

A 17 year old female speaks out about her diminished feelings toward her faith.

I gave up on religion a long time ago. It’s funny because this year I took the same course, world religions. I wanted to understand all the religions, know how they work. But I don’t think any of them are true. Part [...]

A Long Odd-yssey

June 8, 2006

A 20 year old male addresses his struggle with spirituality with “amused skepticism.”

My parents are very open-minded and believe strongly in education, so from a young age I was supplied with all the books I wanted, and encouraged to explore any avenue of learning seemed interesting to me. This was perhaps one factor in my [...]