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1. Were you raised in a particular religious faith?

Yes. Moderate Southern Baptist, to be specific. Which is still way more conservative than most people ever admit to. We point at snake handlers, speakers in tongues and fundamentalists as being stranger than we are. Everyone else is more liberal and skeptical.

2. Do you still practice that faith? Why or why not?

No, not really, although I've been told that certain parts of the philosophy are ground into the grain of my thoughts now, and show up when I talk about what I believe now. Mostly because I don't think that faith agrees with me. I would practice it for the songs and the community and the comfort, but I think they would insist on my believing things I'm no longer comfortable with. I'm more Buddhist in beliefs and Pagan in practices and Universalist in ideals.

3. What do you think happens after death?

God catches us.

4. What is your favorite religious ritual (participating in or just observing)?

I still love passion plays. Easter cantatas. Music, whether playing, or singing, but also listening, is always part of my favorite rituals. I also love 'The Lord's Supper' (Communion is what most people call it) because it's intimate and involves the senses.

5. Do you believe people are basically good?

Maybe. Who are you? ;-)

No, really, I have a life

I got interrupted in the middle of that last update by real life! Wow. So I thought I'd do some more!

Mark and my relationship has devolved into co-dependent game playing and I'd like to stop, but it's hard to do once it's started, and usually means giving it a long break and trying again. I'm also, unfortunately, the sort of person who thinks of something else they need to say, feels compelled to pick up the phone, pick at the scab. I have a terrible time leaving things alone, because it's been my experience that other things happen while I do. I don't like being out of control, and it's something I need to learn more about accepting. I'm always thinking I could have fixed it. I've started limiting myself to a rule of three. It gives me the opportunity to be sure I'm asking the right question and getting the right answer. But after three tries, I stop. One of my favorite quotes is by W.C. Fields: "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no sense being a damn fool about it."

People look at my life full of men and sex and say I am all about relationships, and that I don't feel secure without a man, and that's just not nearly as true as people tend to think, IMHO. I am happy to be friends with a lot of people: Chris/Winston, adric and sophocles are the ones that jump to mind immediately. I'm not as into the seduction game as I was, and being without a partner, though rare, doesn't bother me. There's always someone out there, if that's what I want. What I have a hard time with is having no one to talk to when I want someone. I have a hard time just being alone. And I have a hard time with women. I like, even love, Anne-Marie Whisnant, aatea, polychromatic22, fateclotho, elorie... wow, that's more than I thought... but I have a hard time getting to know women well enough to trust them, and it's easy to play the flirt card with a guy. Argh. Adric, what is Flute's user name?

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