Jon wrote:I am sure everyone here has had their fair share of hypocracy, that is why Jediism is a good alternative. Although somewhere somehow you will always find those hypocrites, even here. The question may therefore have to be placed elsewhere to yourself. What is important for you? How important is it that I want? How hypocritical am I? Am I so different even if what I have done is different or not as bad as the other? Can I let my faith hang on the actions of another? Do these people have so much power over me?
Yes, I would say everyone has seen hypocracy of some sort and that they are everywhere. Jediism just seemed to have less of it (like you said, I'm sure there is some of it somewhere here, as there is everywhere), but it doesn't seem nearly as common in some of the places that I have been.
To answer your questions: I want something that I feel I can relate to, something that for the most part matches what I believe. What I want is important, not the top thing on my list of most important things, but I would like to be in a place where I can easily relate to others with at least somewhat similar beliefs without harsh criticism. I can be hypocritical, generally not in a religious sense, but sometimes it happens socially. I try not to let it happen, instead I try to be conscious of it and rationalize it out and make sense of things to solve the problem. But I believe everyone has moments of weakness where they are hypocrites, it is human nature and it happens. We just have to learn from it and get past it. I don't feel that I am so different from other people. I do admit that I can be as bad as others, as I said we are all human and make mistakes. I would not let my faith hang over the actions of another. Nor would I ever force my faith on another. I let my faith be known and if people wish to discuss it, then I will, but if not I do not press it and happily keep quiet about it. Religious power of other religions does not sway me at all, I am firm in my faith. So they don't have power over me. I just find it sad that people can preach love and be blind to the hate that they try to spread.
