Non-Catholics: Why are you on CAF?

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I see the catholic posters here on CAF as my brothers and sisters in christ, even if I´m orthodox. They helped me with advice multiple time, and if there´s nothing serious going on, I´m here for my amusement, getting to know people, making my world a bit bigger.
 
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I couldn’t pick two options in the poll, though I would have liked to. I come here to learn about Catholicism and to share Christianity as I understand it (which is sometimes contrary to Rome’s teachings). The community is really nice here and I genuinely like catholics.
 
Christianity is a broad subject. I am here to hear from Christians who don’t necessarily share my outlook but are still members of the church.
 
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I didn’t notice this was a non-catholic poll. My bad
 
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laylow said:
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The search for objective truth that is wired into every human being.

The search for meaning, identity, purpose, destiny, that is wired into every human being, but not available to reason alone. Things that are outside one’s self and one’s perceptions.

Their presence here also tells that atheists propose a belief for these issues just like theists, and they would like everyone to learn about and accept that belief.

If not, grab a beer and a remote and do “nothing”. Why waste time debating issues of faith?

It’s why I don’t go to the cute cat clothing forums: they have no resonance for me. Clearly there is something attractive about “God”, or an atheist wouldn’t be here.

It’s great evangelism, so I guess a shout out to atheists is in order here.
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I agree with a lot of what you have written. I believe that many atheists are ex-believers, so I think that plays into it.
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Bingo.
The atheists I know are scandalized by and object to fundamentalist Christianity.
 
Non-Catholics: Why are you on CAF?

To be like Christ: a stumbling block unto the intemperate, and foolishness unto the stiff-necked.

…I feel I’ve achieved half my purpose.
 
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Rankles you, does he?

I really must pay more attention to his irritating posts, then.
 
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Bingo.

The atheists I know are scandalized by and object to fundamentalist Christianity.
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Fundamentalist Christianity to me is so radically out of touch with reality that it is scary to see the mindset and actions of the people who adhere to it.
 
goout said:
I am Catholic, but the thing that is interesting is not why other Christians come here, but why committed atheists bother to come here.
That is interesting and telling.
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For the several I’ve dialogued with, I’m nearly certain that they’re here because divorce from the faith community is uncomfortable for several reasons and maybe they’ll see something somewhere that might suggest that their abandonment isn’t completely meritorious.

For all their attempts to replace it, the loss of faith still seems to invite a problem concerning greater meaning at both the personal and societal levels. It would be nice to avoid that problem…
 
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Because I am in the process of converting to Orthodox Christianity but I am still currently a Catholic, technically speaking. I don’t hate the RCC either, why not post since we agree on most things.
 
J_the_Centrist said:
Because I am in the process of converting to Orthodox Christianity but I am still currently a Catholic, technically speaking. I don’t hate the RCC either, why not post since we agree on most things.
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Orthodoxy is beautiful and could very well be a more complete Truth. I’ve considered it for some time.

-but what I really wanted to say-

For half a second I thought your picture was a saint holding a box of popcorn and I was tremendously covetous of it for use on Christian forums 🤣
 
mrsdizzyd said:
That’s a bit rough isn’t it?
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Well …

nugatory …

well deserved …

for wasting everybody’s time and effort …

Just be careful … get bad advice/bad guidance … and then get laughed at … untrustworthy …

So … nope.
 
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Well, the first two. I lurked for a while and noticed some misunderstandings of Lutheranism (this was a decade ago). And I really wanted to understand Catholicism better. Thanks to a number of Catholics, @guanophore is one I’m thankful for, as well as others, many of whom no longer post.
But the greater reason is I believed then and still do no, that orthodox liturgical sacramental communions have so much in common, and there is a growing secular threat to our shared beliefs, that the need to work together will become critical.
 
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Monte, you just get a little sad when someone does a halfway decent job of disagreeing with you or when someone shows there’s more than one valid perspective on an issue.

I think it also makes you sad that we were once very ideologically similar and that I’ve abandoned most of those positions for more progressive ones. Like on guns.

But you keep doing you Monte. 😘
 
I’m not Catholic but pretty much live the life of one. I attend Mass more than once a week, listen to Catholic radio while working in my office, read Catholic theology and history, and take retreats at a nearby monastery. I’ve even sold a few articles to a Catholic weekly newspaper published at that monastery.

I come to CAF for a number of reasons. I like to look for opportunities to help those who are troubled with aspects of their faith. I always learn something new while browsing the posts. And it just feels like the right place for me to be.

This, naturally, raises the question; why am I not Catholic? It’s a long story, but basically there are a few dogmatic issues that I do not agree with which would pretty much rule me out at the get go in any RCIA class.They are not issues that cause me any real consternation, just things that leave me saying to myself, nope, I don’t buy it. However, not being much of a social personality, I am quite content to carry on as an observer, taking part on forums such as this as my primary means of fellowship.
 
AugustTherese said:
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Vonsalza:
I think arguing is intellectual play.
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I am slightly addicted to ‘intellectual play’. 😮
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Likewise. Who wants to talk to people who agree with everything you say…

I have found over the years I have been on various forums (all Christian) that there is a big difference between having an opinion on any matter and being able to articulate it. If nothing else it increases your knowledge and gives you a better appreciation of the views of others.
 
CelticWarlord said:
I’m not Catholic but pretty much live the life of one. I attend Mass more than once a week, listen to Catholic radio while working in my office, read Catholic theology and history, and take retreats at a nearby monastery. I’ve even sold a few articles to a Catholic weekly newspaper published at that monastery.

I come to CAF for a number of reasons. I like to look for opportunities to help those who are troubled with aspects of their faith. I always learn something new while browsing the posts. And it just feels like the right place for me to be.

This, naturally, raises the question; why am I not Catholic? It’s a long story, but basically there are a few dogmatic issues that I do not agree with which would pretty much rule me out at the get go in any RCIA class.They are not issues that cause me any real consternation, just things that leave me saying to myself, nope, I don’t buy it. However, not being much of a social personality, I am quite content to carry on as an observer, taking part on forums such as this as my primary means of fellowship.
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May I ask why you attend Mass once a week? Also, which dogmatic issues do you have?
 
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