Being a Christian Cat therian

[wildcat]

I am a Christian and I go to a baptist church.

I am also a Scottish Wildcat therian.

Sometimes I struggle being both. I'm too chicken to say that I am a cat therian at Church, and find it hard to put it in my prayers. Its like I'm leading two lives, but I want God and my Therianthropy to co-exist in my life.

Is anyone else in the same situation as me?
Can anyone offer any advice?

[Saber]

I'm not very much in the same situation as you I'm not a very religious person ...
(but still have great interest in legends, mythologies , spirituality and such)

I believe there is no problem at all to but your therianthropy in prayers , I believe God is a spiritual being (not the one in shamanism I'm talking about church)
Who is above all pure=good spirit , and we were-cats (or any therian what so ever )
Are not evil creatures .
But i believe maybe you shouldn't mention this is church to someone at random ,
Ive notice allot (ever since i was a child) that humans :
(i mean ''Pure''-Humans...non-therian)
Have the destructive nature to feel Superior and stick to tear beliefs ,
and basically they are scared of what we are and everything that is unknown ,
and Ive heard that they would consider a ''werewolf'' as a beast , a demon and so on...
(we are beast ...but i mean animal nature ,not demons)

Besides my mother (who I'm pretty sure she doesn't believe/understand me )
and my best friend ,
(who i trust very much , and try to trust her with my reveilance of my therianthropy )

Ive only told an other therian (a friend of mine) who is a wolf therian .
...

Usually pure-humans have a jugging nature and everything that is different is just plains blizzard
And they cant accept it ...unless they are .

So I'm not saying you really shouldn't ...but think about it ...please I'm just telling you this to try to avoid being called ...crazy ...
(i believe thats one of my old friend almost said to me as a young child wen i told him i had this weird type of connection with animals wen others did not ...)

Maybe this is just me ...i don't feel very comfortable at church ,
( maybe i felt to forced into it as a young child . not sure )
But make a wise choice , to whom you will tell it too ...
someone very opened minded perhaps...



anyway , best of luck ...Saber

[wildcat]

Thank you!
You made me happy

[Saber]

glade I could help ... ? (yay)

[wildcat]

I've only told some of my friends. My mum and dad would "freak out" if I told them. I wish I could, but I don't think it would have a good effect...

[Kaelan]

Teigra & I are also Baptists, although we hide our Therianism from everyone right now. Like Saber said, people can be very judging. Depending on your church, they may be more welcoming to a "radical" like us; or, they may be harsh and cast us away from them.

But the real reason that we haven't told anyone that we're therian is that it's really a personal thing and whether our friends know about us doesn't change anything. We are who we are.

As for how therianism and Christianity can work together, that is a theological discussion that I've been mulling on for years, and I'm not through with it yet. LOL But I think the most important thing to keep in mind is that you are not a mistake. He made you exactly the way you are, for a reason.

I could go on, but I'll say just that for now.

[wildcat]

Thanks Kaelan!

[Capsha]

I'm starting to practice Celtic Wicca. I personally think it's a good match for me, but I have been baptized.

[Saber]

Im so happy ^^ my mother the other day was reading a web page on paggan ...

i asked her if she was interested , she said mayebe ... I felt so happy , why becose mayebe when shes gonna do it , after that shes probably gonna be more open minded for my theriantrope ...

[Capsha]

That's great Saber! I wish my parents would be so understanding, but they're really science minded. Although they do contadict each other as my mum's a christian, she believes in god but she doesn't go to church.