Sorry… that’s just funny. Not that you’d have known but for reasons I won’t get into the idea of my mom attending Church is quite ammusing to me.
Background: Mom grew up in a strict Southern Baptist home and converted to Judaism some time in her youth. She has not been to a synagogue (that I’m aware of) since the last time I was which was at least 16 years ago. In her view while she does not criticize any faith she’s very strong in her objections to them and does what most non-believers do, including what I used to do. She looks at it strictly from a logic perspective and since there’s no hard evidence that God existed or that Jesus is his son she chooses not to believe as she will not take things based on faith alone. Basically she’s where I was less than a year ago, an agnostic that calls herself a Jew, she fully believes God is real but looks at the bible as nothing more than stories that one can take lessons from.
So… while I’m very strong in my new faith I’m very aware of her views on it as I once shared them… the problem is that I lack the knowledge to give logical rebuttals for her objections which as I understand it are quite common among non-believers. “If God loves all, why is there suffering?”…“Why did God create Satan?”… things like that.
To clarify… I’m not looking to convert her. Based on my prior experience I will never actively TRY to convert anyone especially her. I will not get into the story of my conversion (it’s linked below) but knowing how much alike her and I think the worst thing I could ever if trying to convert her would be just that, trying to convert her. That said, if nothing else I do hope that the change in my thinking and beliefs either gets her to consider it or at the very least renew her relationship with God through Judaism.
