I would have to say I agree the most with Sable, 1Woman Of Virtue, and TOA.... Read, READ, READ!!! Do your own RESEARCH! Whatever is RIGHT FOR YOU, that's just up to YOU to discern. But choose your belief system (be it religious or otherwise) understanding WHY you believe the way you do.
Are you Christian? Yes: WHY?
Are you Buddhist? Yes: WHY?
Do you consult astrology, numerology, etc... to determine/understand/investigate ANYTHING? Yes: WHY?
These are things you should know... Know your HISTORY. The same way we SFs research our Sororities of Interest we should research our "religions", belief systems, careers, etc. How can you participate in something of which you know no history??
If you believe something, you should be able to equivocate it's validity with things NOT NECESSARILY related to it's explanatory subject matter.
i.e. (I will pick on Christianity here) If you are a Christian and you want to explain to someone WHY you PRACTICE/PROCLAIM Christianity ... then you should be able to do so far beyond the realm of "Cuz my Mama said so" or "Cuz the Bible says"
Black folks, in my opinion, especially need to develop a full understanding of Christianity & it's factually historical roots, outside of primarily Biblical research. You may uncover a whole lotta something that you thought nothing of in the first place.
Pan-African studies... ahhh, the beginning of my enlightenment. Hey, where is AKA_Monet?
Oh and Professor, that touched by an Angel tiff was pretty dern hilarious.
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"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."
Henry David Thoreau
[This message has been edited by novella000 (edited June 23, 2001).]
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