428. Can I find meaning without religion?

Growing up religion to me was trying to follow somebody else’s strict rules or else you would be expelled from everything you know and love. In religion often People are ruled by fear.  God’s love and willingness to hear our prayers is conditional based on if you follow the rules that men created. Something felt really off about that from a very young age.  So as I got older I wanted nothing to do with any religion.  I know enough about life to know not to push against religion but to simply acknowledge how I feel about it without judgement.  Maybe you have similar thoughts about religion.  maybe you don’t think about it at all or maybe you are part of a religion and love it. If you grew up in the America especially in the south, you probably have been involved or around some sort of religion and like me you may be a little confused as to the role it should play in your life.  Check out Episode 428 I love you guys!