My wife has been saying recently that she wants to go to church. I've been to church services as part of my job before, and I wouldn't say I'm religious. I say I'm a Christian but I'm not practising and I don't really believe much of it. If anything I'm more agnostic.
I really don't like the modern church, and from what I've seen it's all 'if its not a popular opinion, we'll just say it was written a long time ago and it doesn't matter; case in point being gay marriage. My wife is really traditional and I guess that she thinks she'll find people like us in church, but I'm very skeptical.
She also wants our future children baptised. I'm really at split ends about it. Neither me nor her were baptised, both born to single mothers and we want to have a family the correct and traditional way. My main issue is that they would be getting baptised into a religion that doesn't really stand for anything nowadays (in the mainstream at least).
I've been reading a lot into asatru and heathenry, and I find it pretty fascinating. The problem is that it's full of fucking LARPers and the last place I'd want to take my wife is a meet up of neckbeards with made in China Mjollnir necklaces.
What can Sup Forums recommend? Try and dissuade her from going to church? Go to church and just ignore the cucky stuff? Take the plunge and look more into asatru?
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Give me life advice bros
I was raised Christian and I realized how ASS American Christianity is. I still go with my family to church but I truly believe in Asatru. I would like to be Agnostic but I'm too pussy to not believe there's a greater power. I plan on becoming a born again Christian when I grow old though just to be cautious. I would suggest you delve deeper into the world of Asatru and if you're wife makes you go to church, just do it. And about your children, I suggest that you teach them about heathentry and it's fundamentals but I would raise them Christian as they will be spending lots of time with your wife and it's much easier for a child to grasp than something such as Asatru.
But that's just my opinion.
Just go to church.
Learn a thing or two about Christianity.
Thanks, that's pretty good advice. I consider myself a agnostic theist. I reckon there probably is a higher power.
What materials did you read to get into asatru?
I've been to various churches before and pretty much all of them were 'everyone is welcome, do whatever you want and we won't judge, everything is fine and our religion is outdated' churches.
I don't want my kids exposed to a belief system like that.
>I really don't like the modern church,
There are probably 20 different kinds of churches to choose from, and for it to really mean anything you need to go to one of those hard core ones. Try something orthodox and/or something that has a statement of doctrine or statement of faith.
I suggest reading these three books to begin with.
1. A Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru
2. We Are Our Deeds
3. Culture of the Teutons
Also here is a r/Asatru reading list that has lots of helpful reading material: reddit.com
I too am in my own spiritual war between Christianity, Asatru and Agnostic Aethism so I hope my experience can help you.
There are no Orthodox churches near me at all, and the ones that I've found seem to be for Eastern European immigrants. Not that it's a bad thing, just that I don't think they'll actually speak English in the church and may be quite unwelcoming of people who don't go regularly.
I could be completely wrong though but its the impression I get.
what would you do if your kids turned out to be trans or gay? :)
Thanks bro, I feel like we have a lot in common.
I've been trying to find decent material about the German Faith Movement from the Third Reich, have you came across anything interesting?
Most of the stuff I've found is History Channel crap
I'm an National Socialist and when I found out that Asatru had a connection to the Third Reich I became interested. However I don't have much information on it.
Another thing I forgot to tell you is I try to avoid Christianity for its obvious Jewish roots so that's another reason Asatru was appealing to me. But every day I become more and more skeptical of the existence of gods like Thor and Odin.
Go to church sometimes.
Regardless of religion, churches are good for kids and families.
Having society gather for one purpose helps keep communities happy and healthy.
The only church services I can tolerate are black baptist. No lie. Everything else is boring as fuck.
Don't be a limp-wristed whining individualist. Take your kids to church, get them baptized. It won't kill them for chrissakes. If the preacher starts cucking, challenge him openly. Make him man up. First you have to man up.
I was in the same boat user.
> visited many church's only to find out they dont really teach the scripture.
> One verse read and 45 mins of "life stories".
> > One church spoke in weird tounges , fell on ground flopping around like a possessed person- we fled.
> Noticed many church's had lighting and music in tandem to the human heart rate and frequency, hypnotizing people then passing around the collection plate at just the right time.
> Noticed that on rare occasion teacher actually taught from the book they got it all wrong.
> Despite above statements we found good people with good intentions just ignorant of the word.
Be us: Go to SheperdsChapel.com Study with Arnold Murray pastor, great teacher who teaches chapter by chapter, verse by verse in chronological way that makes sense. Its hard to understand a the ending of the book {revelations} if you dont start at the beginning { Genesis}.
Eve did not eat a apple, the earth is way older than 6,000 years old, there is no rapture, talks about giants, UFO's, dinosaurs in the bible,bashes LARPing preachers, never begs for money, ANY christian can baptize other people, goes into the ancient languages to better understand what was written. 10/10
Unless you agree with all components of a religion you shouldn't put the label on yourself.
People who choose religion like a fashion accessory disgust me. Even if you believe in a god of some sort doesn't mean you need to dive headfirst into some retarded organisation.
Pretending to be christian because it somewhat aligns with your political views is pathetic. Don't be a fucking sheep, get a backbone.
Oh and he teaches not all jews are from the tribe of Judah , they are imposter's called Kenites who claim to be jew to this day.
Go to a based Church like the Apostolic Church, not a pedophile cult like the Catholic Church.
Damn I forgot, he also teaches Germanic people's and many other Europeans are the lost ten tribes of Israel.
I was raised a christian went to a church school.
joined a witch coven a few years ago.
left it all behind me about 2012.
It's down to what you want your kids to believe?
One day there will be a huge apocalyptic event and only so & so will be saved.
Or the circle of lie and death?
Or something else or nothing at all.