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An Atheist, a Christian and a Marriage

May 7, 2013 in Dating, Friendship, Lifestyle, Marriage, People, Relationships, Religion, Self

I go to church sometimes. Voluntarily. And I don’t mind (much). But I’m not a signed-up member of any religion, and I don’t plan on joining. When I met my husband, Jelly, three and a half years ago, I hardly knew anyone my age who was serious about religion. Other than the compulsory Christianity most of us get in Anglo Australia (weddings, funerals, scripture classes), my childhood had been pretty secular. My attitude was that church was all a bit silly and anachronistic. Where I did have a Christian friend I avoided discussing it or whispered about it (‘they’re churchy, [...]

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How Do You Do Pocket Money?

March 14, 2013 in Children, Finance, Lifestyle, Money, Parenting

Way back in the Christmas holidays, I started pondering the subject of pocket money. I have two boys, 5 and 8, and the subject of pocket money had come up now and then, but never seriously. As my youngest was about to start school for the first time, and my older child got old enough to be able to save for things, I resolved to make a decision on the subject before school started. I thought I’d share my thinking process with you all, as some of my friends found it helpful to think about too. I opened up the [...]

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Awkward Conversations: How Do You Handle Them?

September 12, 2012 in Current Affairs, Human Rights, News, People, Politics, Religion, Self, Sexuality, Society

This week I got caught in the centre of a rather odd conversation with someone I had only just met. The conversation was about transsexuals and when these topics are brought up I am usually completely caught off guard. I can be opinionated when I write and with my closest friends but sometimes when I’m face to face with someone who is uncomfortable with anything opposing heterosexuality; I shut down. I don’t feel the need to fight for sexuality or to challenge people’s beliefs but after I walked away from this conversation I felt bereft as I had missed an opportunity [...]

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Are Our Beliefs (Or Lack Of) A Barrier To Progress?

August 17, 2012 in Lifestyle, News, People, Politics, Religion, Society

Today’s guest post by An Idle Dad: As the number of people describing themselves as No Religion in the census increases (from 18% to 22% over the last 4 years) and people describing themselves as Christian drops (between Australians 25-34, only 49% selected Christian) will our beliefs, and lack of, become a barrier to progress? With other non-Christian religions not picking up the slack, No Religion will, eventually, become the largest ‘religious’ group on the census. Atheism will win the religion ‘war’. So why aren’t I happy? For one, I don’t have a problem with Christians and see no reason [...]

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“I Don’t Want To Be Gay Anymore”

August 3, 2012 in Celebrity, Current Affairs, Gender, Health, Human Rights, Marriage, Mental Health, News, People, Politics, Relationships, Religion, Self, Sexuality, Society, Sport

“I don’t want to be gay anymore”. This is just one of the thoughts that has gone through my mind lately, not that I have a choice of course. I have been confronted with my sexuality head on. I’m “out” to some and I’m not “out” to others and it’s tiring. It’s tiring living with one foot in the closet and one foot out. When I came out to my parents, my family and friends over ten years ago I felt a sense of relief. I was being true to myself – I’m bisexual and I don’t care who gives [...]

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I Don’t Really Get Religion

July 17, 2012 in People, Religion, Self

Religion. Faith. This big, bold belief that some higher being exists outside of human existence. Whether it be Catholic, Anglican, Jewish or Muslim or Buddhist, there are a huge number of faiths that human beings identify with.  They always have. Australia is a multi-cultural country, primarily Christian, but due the diversity of our nation we have a little bit of everything. There are increasing numbers of people in Australia (at least) who identify as either being agnostic or atheist. JJ is one of them. He identifies as an atheist. I’m not as convinced as he is that there is no [...]

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What Easter Means To Me Part 2

April 8, 2012 in Family, People, Religion, Self, Society

The idea behind KiKi & Tea was to provide a space for people to write, to read, to engage. To present a variety of opinions from different cultural backgrounds, different religions (including non-religious) and different ideas. With that in mind, we asked our readers to tell us what Easter means to them. We were overwhelmed by the response so decided to do a 2 part series of What Easter Means To Me. Here are some of the stories we received: Maree Talidu: Maree is a 31 yr old high school teacher. She is a tomboy who is passionate about music, [...]

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What Easter Means To Me Part 1

April 6, 2012 in Family, People, Religion, Self, Society

The idea behind KiKi & Tea was to provide a space for people to write, to read, to engage. To present a variety of opinions from different cultural backgrounds, different religions (including non-religious) and different ideas. With that in mind, we asked our readers to tell us what Easter means to them. We were overwhelmed by the response so decided to do a 2 part series of What Easter Means To Me. Here are some of the stories we received: Inge-Lise Butler: Inge-Lise is a retired school teacher. Grew up in Denmark, but moved with the family to Australia at [...]

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