in which i obtain a divorce from god

[iceinyourmusic]

As of 14:21 this afternoon, I've been living (as the church website informs me) "in excommunication", "outside a visible bond to the church and its sacraments", for the first time in over a quarter of a century. And it's been far too long in the making, but - I didn't know it would feel this frightening.

Says the lady at the church office: "You're welcome back when you change your mind."
Says I: "Thank you."

Then I went for a ceremonial cup of coffee. Think I'll go for another one now.

or twelve

Comments

[karintheswede]

Congratulations! Haven't taken that step myself, but that's because so much of my musical life is bound to the church, so I might as well pay the .08% of my salary that goes to the church.

[leksa.livejournal.com]

whee!

I didn't mind the tax, actually (that is, while I for the general separation of church and state, there is this strangely deeply rooted belief in the church's position as a part of our culture in me, and I'm all for supporting the culture :)) - like I said to Tine above, I'm just the anally-neurotic-about-religious-matters agnostic eVAH, so I've long been in all sorts of Intense Ethical Crises over remaining a member when I wasn't buying what they were selling. (Which, disclaimercakes, I'm not saying that people who belong to the church just because they want a church wedding OMG some day don't have every right to do that, if it makes them happy. :))

[leksa.livejournal.com]

right. some words missing from that. la-de-da.

[karintheswede]

I got the gist of it.

as for the religion thing, well, then I'm completely lapsed. Baptised and confirmed, but agnostic. Or at least sceptic. But then I am deeply sceptical to most things.

[lise-lise.livejournal.com]

On the whole scepsis is not a bad thing :-)

But as I was giving as example to someone earlier this week, two theories I was most sceptical about at university, were exactly the two exams I had to resit. I then lowered myself and passed.