Sideways cross necklace?

[Madeleine_grace]

Part of the problem here is that you (and seemingly many of you) perceive someone questioning (and obviously disagreeing with) you as attacking. That’s a convenient way of avoid a dialog, but it’s to be expected.

I see this happening a lot. I was born Mormon (The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints), but have become more as Christian because every time I’ve questioned something, like for example: Why girls can’t be bishops or bless their own kids from illness and why people whom are not married in the LDS temple can not go to the highest kingdom of heaven and can’t be with their family forever (because there are different levels of heaven believed by the LDS church). They saw me as trying to hurt LDS church but I truly was not. I was questioning just like what God asked me too instead of just going along with what ever they said. I know God would be disapointed if I did so.

I wouldn’t know a Protestant if I tripped over one. I don’t know about their “flavor” of Christianity, but it seems from your reaction that the differences seem to be over “holidays” or “holy days”. I referred to myself as a Christian because that is all that matters. I was raised Catholic, went to Catholic grammar school, and have gone through all of the sacriments and are going through them with my child now as a parent. I go to church multiple times a week. No, I’m not Protestant.

Here’s the thing. As a Christian, who is actively reading the Bible and trying to learn more about Jesus and his intentions, there’s a could of things that are clear:

• It’s ok to question your religion. Jesus questioned the Pharisees pretty aggressively.
• The Pharisees took exception to any questioning of their authority, which ultimately led to them seeing to the death of Christ.
• Jesus ignored many of the “Laws” of the time because He knew them not to be God’s Law, but Man’s Law. He blatantly healed people on the Sabbath in front of the Pharisees.

I question my religion because I an actually FOR my faith and want to make sure that Man is not hijacking it. Jesus warns about that. Jesus tells us to be on guard.

One disturbing thing about my formal Catholic upbringing is that the Book of Revelations is NEVER really taught and the Bible is replaced by a Missal. Now that I am reading the bible, I understand why. In the Book of Revelations, Jesus takes exception with all of the Churches. He acknowledges their good works but has specific issues which each and tells all of them “Repent or else”. In fact, His first order of business is to address the Churches. As a good Catholic, I’ll assume you’ve read the bible. Which Church in the Book of Revelations do you believe is the Catholic church? Or does your vanity find that question offensive? You can’t say “we are all sinners” and then believe that your church doesn’t sin.

I’m not the one being confrontational. People cannot repent until they recognize their sins. The Pope has done nothing, or changed nothing, to repent for some of the Catholic churches’ (often very public and embassassing ) sins. As a Catholic that bothers me.

Everything I’ve highlighted in read… AMEN TO YOU! I am annoyed at seeing that these people take your take or view on things different from theirs as an attack. I keep seeing this everywhere an its wrong. Some people even now are afraid to speak their mind because of being attack themselves. Which is what these people are doing. I can tell you are very strong in your faith. In Matthew 7:21-23: 21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!. You… you I can tell know him. Keep doing what you’re doing. You will bless many people I can feel it.