What brings non-Catholics to CAF?

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GunnerQuick said:
I found this place during my search for knowledge and true christianity, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into 😃
I was a Luthern by Family tradition but never practiced, then when my kid ended up in the ICU I started looking into my faith, disagreed with some of the things I read, and started to ask questions. I ended up here and crossed the tiber 2 years ago now.
That and all the other pages were basiclly catholic bashing sites that was impossible to get a straight answer out of them.:eek:

I may not post alot but I’m here everyday :cool:
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So you still here?
 
In my case, I’m here because my husband suggested it. He’s a (Latin) Catholic who has been on this site since dinosaurs roamed the internet, I think. I enjoy the family & current events areas. It’s interesting to see how other mixed faith families approach things. In our case, the kids are Orthodox but get some exposure to western Catholicism from dad.
 
I joined because, for personal reasons that I am not yet ready to share, I NEED to talk to and learn from Catholics who love and practice their religion. Also, if possible and appropriate, I would like to share some of what I learned from Pagans. I have encountered many Christians who have misconceptions about modern Pagan religions.
 
Angelsflight said:
I guess I am here to try to figure out what church I want to belong to. I have been baptized Lutheran at birth, Catholic at age 11, Baptist at age 16, and Mormon at age 20. Then I fell away from all religions for 23 years. I stayed faithful (for the most part) to my belief in God and Jesus, but could not bring myself to go to church anywhere…because I found religion in itself confusing… …

Unfortunately now at the age of 43 . . .it is still confusing. 😦

Working on it though.
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wow, you have been around! Hopefully you can find the answers here and find yourself back in Church. Believing in Christianity is more than just “me and Jesus”. God does want us in his community or body of Christ, we weren’t meant to be lone rangers. With your past moving around was that do to your family? Were you offended by the different things you saw? Remember that every church or faith group was imperfect people (or sinners) in it. Some are more on the journey of faith than others. Jesus himself said that there would be tares with the wheat. Becoming a member of a church is based on if it contains the whole truth not based on if everyone in there is perfect or following it perfectly. I hope you will find truth and peace of mind.
 
robwar said:
wow, you have been around! Hopefully you can find the answers here and find yourself back in Church. Believing in Christianity is more than just “me and Jesus”. God does want us in his community or body of Christ, we weren’t meant to be lone rangers. With your past moving around was that do to your family? Were you offended by the different things you saw? Remember that every church or faith group was imperfect people (or sinners) in it. Some are more on the journey of faith than others. Jesus himself said that there would be tares with the wheat. Becoming a member of a church is based on if it contains the whole truth not based on if everyone in there is perfect or following it perfectly. I hope you will find truth and peace of mind.
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Well, when I was 11 my mother married a catholic man, so I was baptized catholic. Religion was not a big thing in my parents lives though. So, I was never forced to go to church or any of that. After that, I went church hopping on my own, to find the one that was right for me. I got baptized Baptist on my own…my family didn’t even come to that baptism… it was kind of cool though. I was raised in Hawaii, so I got baptised in the ocean on that one. And the Mormon baptism was for all the wrong reasons. I sort of fell in love with a mormon missionary. (oops). But then I realized I never wanted to get married or have kids. So, mormonism was not really a good one to stay into. Nothing in common with anyone there. They were really nice people, but it just wasnt for me in the end. Then I stopped going. No church at all. Found that most of the religions I studied bashed other churches…and were not accepting of other people… found fault with other people, even though they were full of sin themselves… so I got confused and I stopped studying with people…stopped going for fellowship…and became a hermit…

A sort of 'lightning bolt" came my way recently that is making me think about church again… just not sure what to do about it now.
 
Jennivere said:
I joined because, for personal reasons that I am not yet ready to share, I NEED to talk to and learn from Catholics who love and practice their religion. Also, if possible and appropriate, I would like to share some of what I learned from Pagans. I have encountered many Christians who have misconceptions about modern Pagan religions.
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Feel free to talk to me!!😃
 
robwar said:
empathy about what? belief in God?
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I apologize, I should have been clearer. I have empathy for people of faith. Inasmuch as people of faith may feel sad for folks who don’t have a religious bone in their body, I too feel sad for folks who do not see the difference between faith and reason.

Of course, this is a general statement, not a personal one. I do want to stay within the terms of use and not be personal.

I used to be a Catholic (of course Catholics still claim me) and I know how Catholic minds operate (generally of course). No doubt some are thinking I am here because of Yahweh!

Anyway, it was a simple answer to a direct question. And a truthful one.
 
cause it’s the best garl darn site on the whole garl darn internet.👍
 
Here is why I do:
  1. I am interested in the Catholic Church. I also listen to EWTN a lot. No, that doesn’t mean I am thinking about converting. I can be unpersuaded by certain Catholic doctrine without disrespecting the Catholic Church or refusing to learn about it. I also read Eastern Orthodox web sites.
  2. Christianity – not just (but including) the Roman Catholic Church – is under all out assault by secular, anti-religious forces in our world (maybe it always has been; I don’t know; I am just alive now). We need to realize we have much in common and will likely all survive together or all be persecuted by this world together. It grieves me that some (not all) Christians (of all persuasions) seem to spend more time arguing against their brethren than realizing that all Christianity is under attack.
  3. I assume that since questions about various Protestant denominations/issues get asked on this forum, Protestants are welcome so they can give answers (just their opinions, of course) to these questions. I only post on this forum, “non-Catholic religions” forum, not any of the “Catholic” forums. I don’t think it polite or constructive for non-believers as to a particular forum to intrude in forums clearly for certain believers. If you don’t ask for my opinion, I am not going to harass you with it!
  4. We all have a tendency to say things anonymously on on internet forums that we would not say in person. I have read anti-protestant comments on here that I thought were “over the line,” as well as the converse. However, I personally, and I am over 60, have never had a Catholic ever say anything personally offensive to me. And while I admit there are some crazy “protestant” preachers on TV, in my entire life I have never heard a Protestant minister say something negative about a Catholic. Sure, I have heard disagreements about doctrine, but that works both ways, and respectful disagreement is OK by me. In other words, when we talk to each other, things seem to go much smoother; imagine that!
  5. Jesus is Lord.
 
/shrug

I post on a few different Christian sites. This is just one more. I like to talk about and learn about all the various forms of Christianity.

Sometimes there’s an interesting thread that I just have to read, and maybe respond to. Most of the threads, even in this Non-Catholic section, pertain specifically to Catholics, and I don’t pay much attention to those.
 
I came here to study and learn about the faith(that and I also had this site come up alot in my google searches), and ask questions that I am unsure about. Some I still am unsure about, and others have been answered by looking at the posts. When I started to read posts, I started to see, at least to me that catholics had like a 3rd grade education on scripture. Of course they also reminded me of some of the scripture I forgot about. So thank you.

I didn’t realize there were also alot of protastants and other denoms on here so that also keeps things interesting. 👍

I don’t mean to attack people with scripture but I do have to show facts of where my proof comes from and not pulled from my bottom.

Although since I did make the jump on here, I seen to have seen posts by people that have like 12 thousand posts, and wondered why they got banned? It also makes me wonder why there is like 200 active people on here and like 900 people who are lurking. If I can make the jump to the forums so can all 900 people lurking the forums.
 
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I apologize, I should have been clearer. I have empathy for people of faith. Inasmuch as people of faith may feel sad for folks who don’t have a religious bone in their body, I too feel sad for folks who do not see the difference between faith and reason.

Of course, this is a general statement, not a personal one. I do want to stay within the terms of use and not be personal.

I used to be a Catholic (of course Catholics still claim me) and I know how Catholic minds operate (generally of course). No doubt some are thinking I am here because of Yahweh!

Anyway, it was a simple answer to a direct question. And a truthful one.
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Truthful answers are always the best.
peace to you.
 
Angelsflight said:
Well, when I was 11 my mother married a catholic man, so I was baptized catholic. Religion was not a big thing in my parents lives though. So, I was never forced to go to church or any of that. After that, I went church hopping on my own, to find the one that was right for me. I got baptized Baptist on my own…my family didn’t even come to that baptism… it was kind of cool though. I was raised in Hawaii, so I got baptised in the ocean on that one. And the Mormon baptism was for all the wrong reasons. I sort of fell in love with a mormon missionary. (oops). But then I realized I never wanted to get married or have kids. So, mormonism was not really a good one to stay into. Nothing in common with anyone there. They were really nice people, but it just wasnt for me in the end. Then I stopped going. No church at all. Found that most of the religions I studied bashed other churches…and were not accepting of other people… found fault with other people, even though they were full of sin themselves… so I got confused and I stopped studying with people…stopped going for fellowship…and became a hermit…

A sort of 'lightning bolt" came my way recently that is making me think about church again… just not sure what to do about it now.
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Sometimes if you are thinking about going to church or at least coming back, try going to the daily mass. It is smaller and shorter than a regular mass or even a Protestant service and might be less intimating for you. You can just sit in the back and observe. I think this might be easier for you. It is better to take the baby steps back to going to church.
peace to you on your journey
 
I wasn’t Catholic when I came across CAF.

I did a Google search to see where the Catholic Church stood on certain matters. One question lead to another question and I kept seeing CAF coming up in search engine results. My father is Catholic but at that point, he didn’t attend Mass regularly and had his own personal issues. So, there wasn’t much I could ask him. I hadn’t been to Catholic school for at least seven years and forgotten largely how Mass went. At most, I would see a priest a few time a year (including Christmas).

When I stumbled upon CAF, a new world opened up for me. It was like coming across a beloved childhood book with a new pair of eyes.
 
robwar said:
Sometimes if you are thinking about going to church or at least coming back, try going to the daily mass. It is smaller and shorter than a regular mass or even a Protestant service and might be less intimating for you. You can just sit in the back and observe. I think this might be easier for you. It is better to take the baby steps back to going to church.
peace to you on your journey
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Thanks! Good advice. I will try that
 
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