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ike  ·  4297 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Dear Religion: A Formal Goodbye

I grew up in a Baptist church too. I've been going it alone spiritually for a while now, and while I certainly agree church and a relationship with God are not mutually inclusive, I also think that it's a lot harder to nurture a relationship with God by myself. I'm trying to find a good community here at school that can play the role church used to. I didn't realize how important community was until I left mine. It's surprisingly hard to find any friends who take God seriously outside of one. Are you involved in some non-church God-oriented community?