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]]> By: Amy http://de-conversion.com/2009/04/12/nothing-joyful-about-easter-memories-for-me/#comment-33350 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:35:03 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2746#comment-33350 Hmmm. Apparently I’m the only one that’s had a problem with Easter for the sole reason that it was always a reminder to me that I didn’t really believe the Easter story, and that I likely never would. In spite of the beauty of a bonfire at Easter vigil service, despite how I love the smell of incense-infused sanctuaries, despite the soothing effect a bunch of Hail Mary’s have on me, despite, in other words, all of the beautiful, sense-stimulating rituals I love in the Anglican/Catholic traditions, in the end, in my heart of hearts, I just don’t believe a man was God and that he died (but how could he die, really, since he was God?), and that he came back to life and walked around talking to his old pals for forty days or so. And I really tried to believe it. For years. I really wanted to believe it. I longed to believe it. I prayed for faith. I asked others to pray for me. I read books, I went to a monastery, I talked to priests and friends who really believed. Still, nothing.

So I found Easter, for the last couple years I went (skipped out this year), to be a painful reminder that I just didn’t “get it”, that I was a failure, and that I would never really belong.

Leo, I honestly envy you that you can still go to church and enjoy it even though you don’t believe. It just depresses me, which is too bad, because I love me some liturgy. I love the genuflecting, the crossing, the holy water, the warmth of the wine as it trickles down my throat. But to go now just reminds me that I’ll never have what I longed for for so many years. Maybe in time…

]]> By: Lucian http://de-conversion.com/2009/04/12/nothing-joyful-about-easter-memories-for-me/#comment-33277 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:28:00 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2746#comment-33277 I always preferred Christmas.

Traitor! How could You? (And he’s not even ashamed of admitying it! Sheesh! The impertinence!). 8)

On second thought, You should probably ask Leo here to take You to some Easter services with him next time — You know: the ones he’s so forcibly being forced to attend, despite the fact that he doesn’t really wish or want to, … which itself is despite the fact that he does like them (seemingly a lot even) — but he’s actually on Your side, so Y’all should probably just ignore me… :D

After all, all that he’s really trying to do is just to dispassionately show You the beauty, riches and claims of his ‘former’ religion so as to inform and report back at You the latest news from the Eastern front (because, as we all know, there’s `Nothing New On The Western Front`, … right?). :-|

I mean, just ’cause You guys don’t believe in God does NOT mean that You can’t [blindly] trust a fellow blogger … right? :-|

]]> By: Quester http://de-conversion.com/2009/04/12/nothing-joyful-about-easter-memories-for-me/#comment-33269 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:19:22 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2746#comment-33269 Ah, Leo, the pageantry of bestowing ashes on Ash Wednesday, the foot-washing service on Maundy Thursday, the all-night prayer service of Tenebrae, the ecumenical procession down the city streets on Good Friday, the Festival of Light for Easter Vigil, and then the sunrise service of Easter, these are all beautiful from an aesthetic viewpoint and can be very moving. I always preferred Christmas, though, from both a theological and an emotional point of view.

]]> By: grace http://de-conversion.com/2009/04/12/nothing-joyful-about-easter-memories-for-me/#comment-33267 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:24:54 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2746#comment-33267 Amen, to that, Eve’s Apple, it is completely unthinkable!

Our lives are hidden with Christ in God. Why would we want to leave Him, any more than your cats would run away from you. I’ll be honest, and freely admit I can’t really understand deconversion at all, despite my best efforts here.

I think the primary purpose of the incarnation is to show us the love of God. God entered fully into human life, and suffering so we could share in His life. Christians think that we are all changed by our unity with Christ to more, and more reflect His love, and grace.

And, Leo Pardus, you about have me converted to the Greek Orthodox Church, you sheep in atheist’s clothing. (laughing)…teasin you, Leo.

]]> By: Lucian http://de-conversion.com/2009/04/12/nothing-joyful-about-easter-memories-for-me/#comment-33206 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:37:49 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2746#comment-33206 QUESTER,

don’t listen to a bloody think that LeoPardus fellow’s tellin’ You! I mean, all that that guy’s done so far is pushin’ his supposedly-”former” religion with a zeal that would fill even the most fervent new convert with envy! (“De-convert” my ass…!). Are You guys so blind You can’t even see what he’s up to!? [Sneak two miracles here, ... a service-presentation there ... ]. Man, You atheists are gullible! — Heck, I wouldn’t even be surprised if this comment magically disappears [since we're approaching Easter now, and it's time for miracles again]. My hunch is he’ll even give some “clean-cut” excuse like “I’ve deleted the comment because it exposed insulted me“, or whatever. — Hey, don’t get mad at me: I’m just tellin’ it like it is… :-| (I mean, I’m not against witnessin’ to people, or anythin’, but not in this deceitful manner, no way!). :-| Though it wouldn’t surprise me to see him use Joshua 2:3-6 or Proverbs 26:5 in his defense: I mean, these guys are capable of just about anything… :-(

]]> By: LeoPardus http://de-conversion.com/2009/04/12/nothing-joyful-about-easter-memories-for-me/#comment-33204 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:46:19 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2746#comment-33204 Quester:

Oh, the O’s have the midnight service too. And the all night vigil. And not to leave out the Holy Saturday service, and the Good Friday services, and ……. You could just about camp out at the church during Holy Week.

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