I just had a talk with my mom about religion.

My mom is baptist.
I'm atheist.
We watched that news, it talked about how adults were changing their religion, away from the one they were raised as.

My mom turned to me and said.

"There's hope for you yet."

After an exchange for words I read out of our World History book. It hold documents which give us a look at the past in a first account. I forget what the fancy word for it is.

"I read this and one second I was like 'hey, I really like this' then I was like 'wow, that's not cool'"

"'Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another...
"Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought foe what is noble in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you...
"...leave it to the wrath of God..."

Here's where I stopped to say "I don't like that, let's just leave him, God will punish him." I then thought that if this was true, why would we need police? I continued.

"...leave it to the wrath of God; for it is written. 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.' No, 'if your enemy is hungry feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by doing so you will heap burning coals upon his head.' Do not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."

That was the part I liked. Kind of "kill them with kindness"-y. I then realized, "Well, most religions are started by picking out of religions why didn't like right?" So, I might start my own religion. I'll look around, do some soul searching.

So, I'm either going to find, or start a religion that holds a lot of the Christian beliefs, but with no God, and no Heaven or Hell. You're a nice person because you want to be, not because you fear God, or because you don't want to be sent to hell.

Or I'm just going to say I am, then not do anything. That seems to be the way to go lately for me.