Published on 12, July, 2020
I know we have a few really isolated people here, and I know we have a few Christians, but I'm interested to see if there many (or even any) who exist in both groups.
*EDIT* Thank you all for your answers. It's been a nice discussion to be a part of for once! It seems fair to say that the christian faith fro those who have it seems to help a bit in most cases, greatly in others, and fail for some. A common cause of "failure" seems to be a mis-selling of the basic message, the nature of which varies depending upon which imperfect human tried to give you the faith. The God I believe in, has given us everything we need to have a great life, if we can only just learn to use it right.
Most of us need to live a long life just to figure that out, then we die!
I’m interested in your description of yourselves as ‘Covid hermits’. Can I ask what you mean by that? Because in some ways I feel we are.
A good question. I was thinking of the people who live alone do not get out to see others, receive no visitors who aren't doing a job or taking their money, but I see "isolation" as a mindset more than a physical thing.
I go out very infrequently now, but I'm not isolated, as I have several people who call me for a chat, film night, my bit of voluntary work, people in my "friends list" who actually have the makings of real life friends, and of course my partner, lovely cats, and er, once you believe god exists, that simple fact means axiomatically you really are never truly alone..
Hi there, I am Christian. Hello *waves*
Oh, now I'm not Christian but I do recall seeing a very good youtube video on that very topic by a Scottish pastor. I can't remember his name now. My friend who is a Christian Vicar sent it to me. Try searching youtube for autism and religion
Basically, he has family who are autistic and he was talking about autistic experience of religion. Pointing out that services can be sensorily and socially difficult for autistic parishioners and advocating how the Church could accommodate and talking about how to include autistic people as part of the community even if they find services difficult to attend - basically, so that they are not isolated from the church.
If I come across it again, I'll post the link
I'm on my own, Christian - though not a serial religious person - and living the hermit lifestyle, having tried to get out in to the real world only to be let down by mental health services. So now I try to stick to myself and not leave my comfort zone if I can. I'm happy and in a good place at the moment so I don't think it's doing me a lot of harm.
Depends what you mean by isolated. I am married, but we are covid hermits, though he is increasingly reluctant about that. So we can't currently attend church in person and don't see many other people. Why are you asking? (meaning that as a genuine question not in any passive aggressive sort of way, reading it back it seems abrupt but I don't know how else to put it!)