The Joys and Trials of Religion

Jarred over at The Musings of a Confused Man has tagged me for this meme.

Rules

1. You have to use your own belief system for the meme. No fair using someone else’s to make a joke or satire. Being humorous about your own religion is encouraged!
2. You have to have at least one joy and one trial. More are encouraged. And no, they don't have to be equal in length, but please be honest.
3. You have to tag at least one other person. More are appreciated!
4. Please post these rules!

Joys

1. All acts of love and pleasure are her rituals.
2. Thou art goddess; thou art god.
3. Goddess is alive; magick is afoot.
4. Ritual, ritual, ritual!
5. The process of discovery.
6. Wonderful, exciting, creative, intelligent people who are changing the world.

Trials

1. Being a minority in a culture that is saturated in Christianity.
2. Dialogue with non-Pagans, which can be excruciatingly difficult.
3. The lack of serious consideration in academe and in the larger religious community.
4. The fragmentation that happens in our community.
5. Beginners who claim expertise.
6. The abundance of crazy people.

I'm tagging Chell at Chell's Roost, Jaspanelle at Michael and Jaspanelle, Rose of the World, Nio at Solidly Average, and Turtleheart Cove.