Originally Posted by
williamj 
Ah man... a lot to think about, huh? Admittedly, I do have a really hard time getting past the whole HP thing. Having been raised in a very strict religious home, I am also battling with my own thoughts on religion and I can tell you, "let go and let god" does not fly well with me at all right now. It doesn't mean I demean others for doing so and it doesn't mean I can't try other means of support
I was raised in a strict Catholic home, and left religion by the wayside many many years ago.
That doesn't exclude me from finding spirituality through a higher power.
Religion is man-made to impress God. Spirituality is God-given.
I started out viewing the group as my HP, much as Mike speaks of.
Eventually I came to find an HP who is NOT the God I was raised with in the Catholic religion.
I don't know if this helps, but just wanted to share!
