Have no idea why you would want to start a thread like this on the forum 26, but very inappropriate imo.
Most people are given there religion as a child, so haven't been given a choice in their beliefs as such imo.
Got no problem with being given the Catholic religion as such, even if I don't practice it as was drummed into me and never had a true belief in everything that the Catholic religion stood for, but that opinion goes with any religion as such for me.
However I do have a very strong belief within the spiritual belief within this world, where many humans are quite prepared to destroy them spiritual beliefs as such.
The lucky ones like ourselves have been given a choice in how we choose to live our lives, yet so many millions haven't been given that choice within this world, more of humanity decisions been made, more so than wanting to blame a God of your understanding imo.
I had to learn a very hard way and paid a very big price for the nonsense I used to believe in, and even today I still hold a hatred towards hun scum and loyalist and that remains my own cross to carry for the rest of my natural, and one I'm still prepared to carry, even now with the knowledge of knowing that it's not right to be having that way of thought and goes against the religious beliefs I was though as a child with the commandments as such.
Yet thankfully now, I have been given a choice these days, even if I still make many mistakes still, and instead of living with that hatred and bitterness towards hun scum and everything that the bastards stand for within my own head, I choose to live with the love and joy that my club Celtic and the people within that family provides me within my heart.
A simple solution to a problem that has cost me so much in the past including nearly my own life.
To gain that strength and faith again to rebuild a life again, I still think was gained when I actually gave in and asked for the help of a God of my understanding, not to much different from the one I was taught as a child, but certainly one I feel far more comfortable with these days.
Wouldn't preach to anyone about my beliefs, nor would I dismiss anybodys else's beliefs either, but I do strongly believe that if you choose to try and live your life in a good spiritual manner and however you choose to live it, weather it be with the help of a church, God or whatever then you wouldn't go to far wrong imo, no matter how hard things might get within this world, as there always will remain a choice.