well, I now live in Northumberland and have been to a lot of spiritualist churches around the Guidepost/Ashington area and most of them seem to be Christian - flavoured in some way. I wonder, was religion inherently Christian in Amenti; Heaven; Valhalla; Summerlands or Happy Hunting grounds, or did spirits just get on whatever they were on Earth?


Since leaving Liverpool to live in the jewl of the crown of England -Northumberland, I've investigated a lot further than my heathen past, covering The Golden Dawn, Rosicrucians (i'm at 9th degree now), Spiritism to round out my 'spiritual education'. So many fundies still grab me and 'try' to pound their 'way' down my throat. I now listen until they've finished, trhen simply say: "I have my own Way" - without being coercedc into saying what I belive or don't believe.


There are three things my Mother taught me and they were never to argue over religion, Politics or Football - because it inevitably ends up in a fight - and I dislike intensely, pugilism in any shape or form - except as a defence for my family or Clan.


Very early in my life I was part of a Sunday School run by the Exclusive Brethren (an extremist Christian Sect) I had all the verses of the bible drummed into me - seems you have had that too - I've seen what its like on the inside - and don't like what I saw when I was fifteen as there was so much schism and hatred without foundation, I broke with that and went to my uncle (who was the black sheep of the family) and learned a different Way. I've never looked back!

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