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Politics, Mature and taboo => Political Pundits => Topic started by: Parts on September 25, 2007, 07:57:13 PM
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Who else was raised Roman Catholic and find it all utterly insane? I now I'm not the only one at least I hope :-[ Also what was the last straw that made you this way. Even as a child I thought the whole thing was nuts but knew enough to play along to stay of trouble.
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I like the comedian who quiped: "I was raised Catholic, but raped Protestant"
I was raised in a fundamentalist Baptist home... it was just as insane as catholicism I imagine.
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i was raised with no religion whatsoever. i found god anyway. and aliens.
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I consider myself a "recovering catholic". Currently, I am the heathen of the family. I even bought a wiccan medallion complete with star and "tree of life", and wear it proudly! 8)
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For the record, I dodged a pedophile priest, survived the nuns from hell for the first seven years of my schooling and survived my brief time at a catholic high school seminary. <whew>
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My folks were both raised Catholic,
and had a reasonable opposition to
the Church. I had to plead to be
allowed to go to religious instruction.
Sadly, I got into an argument, when
they were stating things which were
demonstrably false. There are some
good thinkers in the Church, but the
run of the mill crap which is passed off
on people is so low grade, that one
wonders how they can swallow it.
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I was raised a Catholic. But not a Catholic now.
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My mom was raised Catholic, and shielded me from a lot of it by not raising me that way. My stepmom, OTOH found it appropriate for me to be baptised Eastern Orthodox, but there are really no Eastern Churches to speak of in North Dakota where I lived at the time, so I went to Catholic school for a couple of years and went to Catholic Mass. --Luckily neither had much effect on me.
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I was baptised Roman Catholic and strictly went to church and Sunday school up until my dad started with the domestic abuse when I was about nine. Then mum left and about a year after that I went to live with her. I think she just stopped caring about religion after that. It didn't give her support when she was going through a tough time.
Some religions are all about fear and I think it is sad that people would choose to live that way.
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What bothered me was the change most of the CCD teachers,nuns,priests went through when parents were around all nice then when alone many were down right mean. Never had any of those problems that are now associated with the Catholic church but was belittled and bullied by both nuns and priests. I never understood much of anything taught me in CCD and felt they didn't explain any of it very well. In church I used to count things, bricks in the walls, light bulbs all sorts of stuff while I played along because if you didn't go along it was Hell for you. The effect of all this is nobody in my immediate family goes to church and I don't even consider myself any form of Christian
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I narrowly escaped catholic school. My dad sent me to a catholic school when I first started school, but I didn't settle there, so I was moved to a normal school after a few weeks. Something about that place just didn't feel right.
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Could be the demand for strict obedience and conformity to church doctrine and to people, nuns and priests, "called by God" that rankles us. I know it did and still does to me! >:(
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Six Catholic nuns have been excommunicated for heresy after refusing to give up membership in a Canadian sect whose founder claims to be possessed by the Virgin Mary, the Diocese of Little Rock announced Wednesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070927/ap_on_re_us/nuns_heresy_8
Another prime example of the insanity called the Catholic church :wanker:
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While I have never belonged to the Catholic church nor had to go to any private school, I have attended mass a few times. The only thing I like about it is the singing of the mass in Latin, it can be really well done and sounds pretty. Other than that it is boring and not worth my time. Thankfully I don't have the interest in the misgivings or problems in that church, as I wasn't really exposed to it at all during my childhood. Both of my parents were "Catholic" in the confirmed sense, but they were never made to attend church by either set of grandparents, so they didn't obviously haha. I was raised good ol' Southern Baptist lmao. That is just as bad imo, red-faced preachers banging their fist on the pulpit giving fire and brimstone sermons for some reason make me laugh really hard.
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Top 5 crazy (minor) religions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRhgpG-wzKg
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My mom's boyfriend is catholic. I think it turned him into an asshole.
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My mom's boyfriend is catholic. I think it turned him into an angel fluffy bunny.
Has he hit on you yet? :eyebrows:
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Episcopalian. Basically Catholic except with limpwristed bishops :ghey:, marrying priests :wedding:, and anti-pope (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/BITCHASSBITCH/NaziPope.jpg)
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I played Robert Matthews,
in a play.
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Kind of raised Catholic. Never really got it, the same with Christianity as a whole.
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I'm in favour of abolishing corporate enterprises such as the Vatican and tell them to find proper jobs. The alternative being, given that they're so delirious with god-esque rhetoric, is that they should all be in a sanatorium.
I have no patience with these morons; it's one thing to have your own personal beliefs of la raison d'etre, but another to force your beliefs onto other people. Kiddies, this is called "coercion", and while "coercion" can be a useful means to oust criminals who poison society, it is bad when you establish a dictatorship under the pretense of "God's Will" and all that jazz, calling other people sinners because they don't throw their toys outta the pram based solely on difference of opinion.
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i agree. :plus:
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Who else was raised Roman Catholic and find it all utterly insane? I now I'm not the only one at least I hope :-[ Also what was the last straw that made you this way. Even as a child I thought the whole thing was nuts but knew enough to play along to stay of trouble.
Who else was raised Roman Catholic and find it all utterly insane? I now I'm not the only one at least I hope :-[ Also what was the last straw that made you this way. Even as a child I thought the whole thing was nuts but knew enough to play along to stay of trouble.
religion silly.
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This is too good not to share ...
Boxing nuns cause closure of convent (http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=24&art_id=nw20070930220852334C962405)
Rome - A convent in southern Italy is being shut down after a quarrel among its last three remaining nuns ended in blows, press reports said on Sunday.
Sisters Annamaria and Gianbattista, reportedly upset about their Mother Superior's authoritarian ways, scratched her in the face and threw her to the ground at Santa Clara convent near Bari in an incident in July that was kept quiet until now.
Archbishop Giovanni Battista Pichierri tried to reconcile the nuns but finally decided in late August that they had "clearly lost their religious vocation" and asked the Vatican for permission to close the convent.
Sisters Annamaria and Gianbattista moved to another convent, but Sister Liliana barricaded herself inside, refusing to leave, the reports said, adding that she suspected Battista Pichierri of planning to cede the convent to another community.
Liliana has been at the convent since its founding in 1963.
Yahoo News story (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/vaticanreligionoffbeat)
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:LOL:
Can't escape the will of God.
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God is afraid to come near me and my .243 :evillaugh: :tooledup:
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:LOL:
Can't escape the will of God.
You can run, but, you can't hide! :evillaugh:
--GOD
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:LOL:
Can't escape the will of God.
God was eaten by The Great Cat God. But She later threw Him up because He tasted bad.
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:LOL:
Can't escape the will of God.
You can run, but, you can't hide! :evillaugh:
--GOD
:LMAO:
This is especially funny given your 666 Karma, Ozymandias.
:flame:
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:LOL:
Can't escape the will of God.
You can run, but, you can't hide! :evillaugh:
--GOD
:LMAO:
This is especially funny given your 666 Karma, Ozymandias.
:flame:
I am such (NOT) a poseur! :laugh:
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Sorry couldn't resist:
There are Jews in the world.
There are Buddhists.
There are Hindus and Mormons, and then
There are those that follow Mohammed, but
I've never been one of them.
I'm a Roman Catholic,
And have been since before I was born,
And the one thing they say about Catholics is:
They'll take you as soon as you're warm.
You don't have to be a six-footer.
You don't have to have a great brain.
You don't have to have any clothes on. You're
A Catholic the moment Dad came,
Because
Every sperm is sacred.
Every sperm is great.
If a sperm is wasted,
God gets quite irate.
Every sperm is sacred.
Every sperm is great.
If a sperm is wasted,
God gets quite irate.
Let the heathen spill theirs
On the dusty ground.
God shall make them pay for
Each sperm that can't be found.
Every sperm is wanted.
Every sperm is good.
Every sperm is needed
In your neighbourhood.
Hindu, Taoist, Mormon,
Spill theirs just anywhere,
But God loves those who treat their
Semen with more care.
Every sperm is sacred.
Every sperm is great.
If a sperm is wasted,...
...God get quite irate.
Every sperm is sacred.
Every sperm is good.
Every sperm is needed...
...In your neighbourhood!
Every sperm is useful.
Every sperm is fine.
God needs everybody's.
Mine!
And mine!
And mine!
Let the Pagan spill theirs
O'er mountain, hill, and plain.
God shall strike them down for
Each sperm that's spilt in vain.
Every sperm is sacred.
Every sperm is good.
Every sperm is needed
In your neighbourhood.
Every sperm is sacred.
Every sperm is great.
If a sperm is wasted,
God gets quite iraaaaaate!
(Every Sperm is Sacred - Monty Python)
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They really take asinine positions on some things don't they.. If all catholics went by the church law just think how many kids there would be around
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I gave up being Catholic for lent! :laugh:
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I gave up on being Catholic on days ending in "Y".
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Fucking Catholic religion. Can't be doing with it. All that bollocks about the Pope being great and shit. Fuck off. And the Muslims - the Muslims are worse. And the Jehovah's Witnesses. No, the best religions are the Buddhists and the atheists. At least they mostly keep to themselves.
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I gave up on being Catholic on days ending in "Y".
Not to worry, you have many more days to observe your faith like, Lent, Christmas, Ascension, Easter, Candlemas, Communion, Advent, Childermas (maybe more of those Mass days, too, but I forget) Corpus Christi, All Saints' (coming up this month). You should be fine.
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I gave up on being Catholic on days ending in "Y".
Not to worry, you have many more days to observe your faith like, Lent, Christmas, Ascension, Easter, Candlemas, Communion, Advent, Childermas (maybe more of those Mass days, too, but I forget) Corpus Christi, All Saints' (coming up this month). You should be fine.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Seven days of the week, you dolt.
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I thought Dawg was just fucking with Scrap's joke actually and that he knew that it was a joke. Maybe he did miss it.
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:LOL:
Can't escape the will of God.
You can run, but, you can't hide! :evillaugh:
--GOD
:LMAO:
This is especially funny given your 666 Karma, Ozymandias.
:flame:
I am such (NOT) a poseur! :laugh:
had to ghey you to get you back to 666. :flame:
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Fuck the priest, fuck catholic religon. I will just be a good person, and that is all I need. Church is stupid, when you could be out doing good deeds. The priest is no different to me than a normal person, and I would flip him off, but I have no reason to.
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Fuck the Pope (not that I would want to with anybody's, evil-looking Nazi swine).
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Fuck the Pope!
You do it. He's ugly.
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You fucking jumped on that, didn't you? Critter.
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Fuck the priest, fuck catholic religon. I will just be a good person, and that is all I need. Church is stupid, when you could be out doing good deeds. The priest is no different to me than a normal person, and I would flip him off, but I have no reason to.
I think you have it backwards they wouldn't have it so bad if the priests just stopped fucking >:D
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I thought Dawg was just fucking with Scrap's joke actually and that he knew that it was a joke. Maybe he did miss it.
Nah, P tries to make feel stupid, sometimes. If he knew how stupid I already feel he would know that it would take a much smarter man than he to take me any farther.
On the other hand, I like to fuck with Scr'eap, when ever I can. I miss plenty of subtleties, though.
We all hate each other. It's easier that way.
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:deadhorse: :deadhorse: :deadhorse:
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uhhuh.
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:deadhorse: :deadhorse: :deadhorse:
When will the candy come out of this fucking pinata :green:
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You gotta SUCK it out. :eyebrows:
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My mother was Catholic and my dad was raised Methodist I think, but my dad's mom became a born again Christian and started hiding the grocery money under the rug to mail to Oral Roberts after his dad was diagnosed with leukemia when he was in jr. high school.
Religion was not a good subject with either of them. I attended flea markets every Sunday, except in the winter, then we attended antique shops.
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You gotta SUCK it out. :eyebrows:
Oh you mean like Father O'Brien's candy :oral:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LStcajxvb_E
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That guy's videos are great.
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My mom's side of the family doesn't like catholics. My mom once said she wouldn't have anything to do with them, but then she met her current boyfriend and decided that it was okay. That asshole tried to impose his catholic upbringing on me, it's one of the things about him that makes him a jerk.
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That guy's videos are great.
Richard posted a link to them on WP I thought this one good for this topic
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I wanna be a priest.
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I wanna be a priest.
Do choir boys turn you on?
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Just about anything does,
at this point.
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Just about anything does,
at this point.
I bet they give you a scholarship to seminary school then or maybe just waive that requirement :evillaugh:
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Seminal school?
Waive bye bye.
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I wanna be a priest.
Any particular order? Or are you making it up as you go along? ;)
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Jesuit. I always looked the part.
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Who else was raised Roman Catholic and find it all utterly insane? I now I'm not the only one at least I hope :-[ Also what was the last straw that made you this way. Even as a child I thought the whole thing was nuts but knew enough to play along to stay of trouble.
I had no religion of my own...but went to catholic school...I felt like a fucking outcast, when my tuition was more..and I had to sit while everyone else got to go confess. WTF? I was made an outcast in 8th grade. <scrolls past many years> the majority of people I meet who are hostile and unaccepting...are christians. years of searching....I am pleased with what
I found to be me. I wish those bitter, hypocritical people, could find something similar for themselves.
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i'm not catholic, but most of my family is. they never made me go to church, ccd, or to a private school, though. i guess you could say they were "twice a year xians" or somesuch. i still sometimes go to church with them at xmas and easter even though i don't believe in it, but i have nop roblem with it either.
i've known some people who've become xians and gave up drinking and stuff and are totally better people for it. so i guess whatever floats your boat. :-\
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I guess it works of some people just like meds they are not for everyone
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An oldie but goodie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o
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Who else was raised Roman Catholic and find it all utterly insane? I now I'm not the only one at least I hope :-[ Also what was the last straw that made you this way. Even as a child I thought the whole thing was nuts but knew enough to play along to stay of trouble.
Me. Of late I have been looking into Gnostic Christianity. I am also a humanist, but I believe in God so I do not exactly fit in with Secular Humanists as many of them are atheists.
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I was raised Catholic too; my mother was a catechist for many years, and my first catechism classes were at my house.
I have a picture somewhere of a bunch of us first-graders standing around together holding palm branches. :angel:
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I was raised Catholic too; my mother was a catechist for many years, and my first catechism classes were at my house.
I have a picture somewhere of a bunch of us first-graders standing around together holding palm branches. :angel:
Post it.
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I was raised Catholic too; my mother was a catechist for many years, and my first catechism classes were at my house.
I have a picture somewhere of a bunch of us first-graders standing around together holding palm branches. :angel:
Post it.
I don't want to embarrass the other people in the picture. :laugh:
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
Did the Episcopalian Priests have STD's or something? :orly:
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
Did the Episcopalian Priests have STD's or something? :orly:
Herpes just don't drink from that side of the wine cup ;)
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
Did the Episcopalian Priests have STD's or something? :orly:
As I understand it, the Catholic Church does not consider Protestant communion to be valid because the Protestant churches teach that communion
is only a symbol, not the *actual* body and blood of Christ. Therefore, as Catholics we could not participate without disrespecting our own religion
(and disrespecting God's will and the "true" meaning of communion). :angel:
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lol the whole religion thing is laughable :laugh:
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
What type of Catholic turns down free booze?
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
What type of Catholic turns down free booze?
We turned it down for sound theological reasons. :angel:
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
What type of Catholic turns down free booze?
We turned it down for sound theological reasons. :angel:
Besides, it's nearly tasteless and weak as water. :zoinks:
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
What type of Catholic turns down free booze?
We turned it down for sound theological reasons. :angel:
Besides, it's nearly tasteless and weak as water. :zoinks:
Ah, we have another Catholic weighing into the discussion then? :wine:
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
What type of Catholic turns down free booze?
We turned it down for sound theological reasons. :angel:
Besides, it's nearly tasteless and weak as water. :zoinks:
Ah, we have another Catholic weighing into the discussion then? :wine:
Ex-Catholic, fortunately my family is not very religious, so I never got involved with church stuff very long. My Grandmother was another story. :borg: But, she lived far away and we only went to church when we visited to appease her. :angel:
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
What type of Catholic turns down free booze?
We turned it down for sound theological reasons. :angel:
Besides, it's nearly tasteless and weak as water. :zoinks:
Ah, we have another Catholic weighing into the discussion then? :wine:
Ex-Catholic, fortunately my family is not very religious, so I never got involved with church stuff very long. My Grandmother was another story. :borg: But, she lived far away and we only went to church when we visited to appease her. :angel:
My family was different! My mother made me go to Mass every Sunday and every holy day of obligation till I moved out at 22! :laugh:
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All people think of today when they think Catholic church
(http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/lfo/lowres/lfon384l.jpg)
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
What type of Catholic turns down free booze?
We turned it down for sound theological reasons. :angel:
Besides, it's nearly tasteless and weak as water. :zoinks:
Ah, we have another Catholic weighing into the discussion then? :wine:
Ex-Catholic, fortunately my family is not very religious, so I never got involved with church stuff very long. My Grandmother was another story. :borg: But, she lived far away and we only went to church when we visited to appease her. :angel:
My family was different! My mother made me go to Mass every Sunday and every holy day of obligation till I moved out at 22! :laugh:
Yeah, that sounded like my grandmothers way of doing things. :zombiefuck:
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Two of the things I remember learning in Catholic school (1950's - 60's) was
A) When you attend another parish church (e.g. on vacation) you don't put any money in the collection plate. You only give to your parish church.
B) When you attend another faith's service you sit there, respectfully, and do not participate in the service. That is what I do when I have to attend mass.
I remember my family went to an Episcopal wedding, and my mother cautioned us not to take Communion there. :orly:
What type of Catholic turns down free booze?
We turned it down for sound theological reasons. :angel:
Besides, it's nearly tasteless and weak as water. :zoinks:
Ah, we have another Catholic weighing into the discussion then? :wine:
Ex-Catholic, fortunately my family is not very religious, so I never got involved with church stuff very long. My Grandmother was another story. :borg: But, she lived far away and we only went to church when we visited to appease her. :angel:
My family was different! My mother made me go to Mass every Sunday and every holy day of obligation till I moved out at 22! :laugh:
Yeah, that sounded like my grandmothers way of doing things. :zombiefuck:
My mother is old-school ... Irish Catholic family, grew up in the 1930s and 40s, taught catechism for years. :harp:
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Why hasn't the Catholic Church been sued into bankrupcy yet?? :dunno:
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Bumping this to hear from newer members about their own Catholic experiences. :pope:
Also to raise my post count, encourage trolling, whatever. :trollface:
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Also to raise my post count, encourage trolling, whatever. :trollface:[/font][/size]
Maybe Adam will post again. :laugh:
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Bumping this to hear from newer members about their own Catholic experiences. :pope:
Also to raise my post count, encourage trolling, whatever. :trollface:
You're encouraging us to troll you? :zoinks: I am :angel:, so I don't troll. :pope:
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Also to raise my post count, encourage trolling, whatever. :trollface:[/font][/size]
Maybe Adam will post again. :laugh:
Jack has a very speshul number of posts! :police:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5150_(involuntary_psychiatric_hold) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5150_(involuntary_psychiatric_hold))
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You're encouraging us to troll you? :zoinks: I am :angel:, so I don't troll. :pope:
You are not :angel: at all! You are listed as the most recent poster in that wicked, wicked foreskin thread!
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You're encouraging us to troll you? :zoinks: I am :angel:, so I don't troll. :pope:
You are not :angel: at all! You are listed as the most recent poster in that wicked, wicked foreskin thread!
I was commenting that I am too :angel: to look at the pictures. :harp:
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Oh my. :laugh:
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Oh my. :laugh:
:) Yes, CBC is trolling. :cbc:
I won't post a George Takei picture. Here's a penguin picture instead:
(http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/natures-best-2011/images/25LindaDrake_HHBirds_Penguins.jpg)
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Much better. :M
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Catholic?
Me, not so much.
Been to about fifty Catholic weddings and about thirty Catholic funerals. (not to mention about two hundred Quineaneras)
Priests always tried to make me "make" specific gestures to denote that I was not Catholic, every time before I approach "Teh Blessed," etc.
I do not take any of their shit nearly as seriously as they do and I do not understand why they expect those who ARE NOT CATHOLIC to do their little gestures, anyway!!
I mean to begin with, I could NEVER be Catholic.
I DO NOT kneel before God! I STAND up to Him and I ask for him to prove himself, every time or at least once and for all. He, no I mean HE, has not done so (yet?) and I have a mixed feeeling thing going on. Maybe I am to be smitten or rewarded more.
The fact of my life having been protected on many occasions by some kind of Guardian Angel (Gabriel) is not enough for me. I want to stand up before GOD, before I close the case.
I am told I will have my own turn and I will be forced to kneel.
See? How much of this shit do YOU buy into?
Catholic? Not so much!
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I like catholicism but I do have a minor little issue with it, which is that I don't believe in a god.
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I like catholicism but I do have a minor little issue with it, which is that I don't believe in a god.
OH, but GOD still believes in you.
:hair:
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I like catholicism but I do have a minor little issue with it, which is that I don't believe in a god.
You could become a Lutheran. :orly: It would be stereotypical. :P
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Catholic?
Me, not so much.
Been to about fifty Catholic weddings and about thirty Catholic funerals. (not to mention about two hundred Quineaneras)
Priests always tried to make me "make" specific gestures to denote that I was not Catholic, every time before I approach "Teh Blessed," etc.
I do not take any of their shit nearly as seriously as they do and I do not understand why they expect those who ARE NOT CATHOLIC to do their little gestures, anyway!!
I mean to begin with, I could NEVER be Catholic.
I DO NOT kneel before God! I STAND up to Him and I ask for him to prove himself, every time or at least once and for all. He, no I mean HE, has not done so (yet?) and I have a mixed feeeling thing going on. Maybe I am to be smitten or rewarded more.
The fact of my life having been protected on many occasions by some kind of Guardian Angel (Gabriel) is not enough for me. I want to stand up before GOD, before I close the case.
I am told I will have my own turn and I will be forced to kneel.
See? How much of this shit do YOU buy into?
Catholic? Not so much!
Catholics like to combine aerobics with their services, sit, stand, sit, stand, kneel,stand, sit, kneel, stand :zoinks:
Here's something anyone growing up catholic would recognize, a box of communion wafers :zoinks:
(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q131/parts67/DSCN2816_zps043e1571.jpg) (http://s135.photobucket.com/user/parts67/media/DSCN2816_zps043e1571.jpg.html)
Well really they are 2 9/16 inch Styrofoam plugs I use at work but they look and taste the same :2thumbsup:
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So that's how you plug all those holes. :laugh:
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I like catholicism but I do have a minor little issue with it, which is that I don't believe in a god.
OH, but GOD still believes in you.
:hair:
He can't prove my existence any more than I can his.
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So that's how you plug all those holes. :laugh:
Parts is a hole-plugging expert. :flames:
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I like catholicism but I do have a minor little issue with it, which is that I don't believe in a god.
OH, but GOD still believes in you.
:hair:
He can't prove my existence any more than I can his.
Sorry. I did not know you had been in so close contact with TeH Devine Entity.
:zoinks:
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I like catholicism but I do have a minor little issue with it, which is that I don't believe in a god.
OH, but GOD still believes in you.
:hair:
He can't prove my existence any more than I can his.
Sorry. I did not know you had been in so close contact with TeH Devine Entity.
:zoinks:
CBC's mother has a direct line. :M
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My mother is up there now, in the choir loft! :harp:
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I wrote in this thread 7 years ago, heh.
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Necro's awesome.
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So that's how you plug all those holes. :laugh:
Jack's going to hell for that. :M
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Catholic?
Me, not so much.
Been to about fifty Catholic weddings and about thirty Catholic funerals. (not to mention about two hundred Quineaneras)
Priests always tried to make me "make" specific gestures to denote that I was not Catholic, every time before I approach "Teh Blessed," etc.
I do not take any of their shit nearly as seriously as they do and I do not understand why they expect those who ARE NOT CATHOLIC to do their little gestures, anyway!!
I mean to begin with, I could NEVER be Catholic.
I DO NOT kneel before God! I STAND up to Him and I ask for him to prove himself, every time or at least once and for all. He, no I mean HE, has not done so (yet?) and I have a mixed feeeling thing going on. Maybe I am to be smitten or rewarded more.
The fact of my life having been protected on many occasions by some kind of Guardian Angel (Gabriel) is not enough for me. I want to stand up before GOD, before I close the case.
I am told I will have my own turn and I will be forced to kneel.
See? How much of this shit do YOU buy into?
Catholic? Not so much!
Had to look up the word "Quineaneras".
Dang, our girls are around that age. Ready for motherhood or becoming a nun? Don't think so, not at age 15.
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So that's how you plug all those holes. :laugh:
Jack's going to hell for that. :M
For other things too. :M
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So that's how you plug all those holes. :laugh:
Jack's going to hell for that. :M
For other things too. :M
Might as well fit in all the bad stuff you can! >:D
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So that's how you plug all those holes. :laugh:
Jack's going to hell for that. :M
For other things too. :M
Might as well fit in all the bad stuff you can! >:D
:laugh:
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I still like Catholic churches aesthetically. The stained glass, pews, kneelers, candles and incense
bring back so many memories ... mostly of sitting at Mass, bored and tired, eagerly waiting for the
final blessing and the recessional hymn so we could go home. :laugh: Some fascination does remain.
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Agreed. Churches are great, especially old ones.
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Agreed. Churches are great, especially old ones.
I especially love dark woodwork and vivid, saturated colors in the stained glass windows. :green:
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The ones with their own cemeteries are good too, two interesting things in one.
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The ones with their own cemeteries are good too, two interesting things in one.
One of my former parishes had a cemetery next to it. Our father took us tobogganing in it. :orly:
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You tobogganed through the gravestones? :laugh:
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You tobogganed through the gravestones? :laugh:
There was a really steep drop down a hill into a lower section of the cemetery. No stones were harmed. :laugh:
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You tobogganed through the gravestones? :laugh:
There was a really steep drop down a hill into a lower section of the cemetery. No stones were harmed. :laugh:
:laugh:
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You tobogganed through the gravestones? :laugh:
There was a really steep drop down a hill into a lower section of the cemetery. No stones were harmed. :laugh:
But I bet you tickled some bones.
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You tobogganed through the gravestones? :laugh:
There was a really steep drop down a hill into a lower section of the cemetery. No stones were harmed. :laugh:
But I bet you tickled some bones.
If so, the bones are keeping their secrets. :boo: :trollskull:
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Religion is such a non-issue to me.
I find it, for the most part, quaint and mildly interesting to view from a distance.
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Religion is such a non-issue to me.
I find it, for the most part, quaint and mildly interesting to view from a distance.
I went through a period of missing the trappings. I toyed with the idea of resuming some of
the traditions, particularly the keeping of an Advent wreath, attending Mass just to bask in the nostalgia
and the beauty of the churches, and to feel connected in some way to my childhood faith community.
The thought I had, and I knew it was stupid, was "I'd love to be Catholic again, I just wish I didn't
have to include the Christianity parts of it." It really was a kind of homesickness for the past. :apondering:
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I went through a period of missing the trappings. I toyed with the idea of resuming some of
the traditions, particularly the keeping of an Advent wreath, attending Mass just to bask in the nostalgia
and the beauty of the churches, and to feel connected in some way to my childhood faith community.
The thought I had, and I knew it was stupid, was "I'd love to be Catholic again, I just wish I didn't
have to include the Christianity parts of it." It really was a kind of homesickness for the past. :apondering:
Went through a similar phase no too long ago of considering re-visiting the church. Haven't really spent much time at all in church, could probably count on fingers and toes, so it's not nostalgia but simply liking the eerie electricity of a large congregation. Though wouldn't feel right about attending church regularly without paying tithe, and decided that's not something I want to do.
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Religion is such a non-issue to me.
I find it, for the most part, quaint and mildly interesting to view from a distance.
I went through a period of missing the trappings. I toyed with the idea of resuming some of
the traditions, particularly the keeping of an Advent wreath, attending Mass just to bask in the nostalgia
and the beauty of the churches, and to feel connected in some way to my childhood faith community.
The thought I had, and I knew it was stupid, was "I'd love to be Catholic again, I just wish I didn't
have to include the Christianity parts of it." It really was a kind of homesickness for the past. :apondering:
Why not do it? No one is taking attendance or seeing who puts in the collection plate. Go for the tranquility and relaxation. PA has been Lutheran for so many years he could give the sermon himself. He just works math problems during the sermon.
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I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school through 8th grade. The nuns pegged me as a trouble maker, but really they hated me because I didn't need to study. They were even more upset when I was the only one in the school who got into the high school for the gifted. They made excuses for the other students in my class.
I mostly like the sameness of the rituals and the singing in other churches. I stopped being Catholic when I went away to college and became a born again christian. Now I would say I am some hybrid of eastern religions.
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I went through a period of missing the trappings. I toyed with the idea of resuming some of
the traditions, particularly the keeping of an Advent wreath, attending Mass just to bask in the nostalgia
and the beauty of the churches, and to feel connected in some way to my childhood faith community.
The thought I had, and I knew it was stupid, was "I'd love to be Catholic again, I just wish I didn't
have to include the Christianity parts of it." It really was a kind of homesickness for the past. :apondering:
Went through a similar phase no too long ago of considering re-visiting the church. Haven't really spent much time at all in church, could probably count on fingers and toes, so it's not nostalgia but simply liking the eerie electricity of a large congregation. Though wouldn't feel right about attending church regularly without paying tithe, and decided that's not something I want to do.
Go Unitarian?
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I went through a period of missing the trappings. I toyed with the idea of resuming some of
the traditions, particularly the keeping of an Advent wreath, attending Mass just to bask in the nostalgia
and the beauty of the churches, and to feel connected in some way to my childhood faith community.
The thought I had, and I knew it was stupid, was "I'd love to be Catholic again, I just wish I didn't
have to include the Christianity parts of it." It really was a kind of homesickness for the past. :apondering:
Went through a similar phase no too long ago of considering re-visiting the church. Haven't really spent much time at all in church, could probably count on fingers and toes, so it's not nostalgia but simply liking the eerie electricity of a large congregation. Though wouldn't feel right about attending church regularly without paying tithe, and decided that's not something I want to do.
Go Unitarian?
No. Prefer the large-scale old-school evangelical Christian environment. Explained it once.
Part of the preference for the large crowd is because there's less of a likelihood of being directly mistaken as belonging. The creepy factor is the draw and the size of the group certainly lends to that, with the borg drone of massive congregation repeating in unison. It's like sitting in the epicenter of a mass hypnosis while being the only one awake. It's very interesting, exciting, and enjoyably creepy.
Also enjoy the environment of a large congregation atmosphere with a high spirited evangelical preacher, just not as favorite; though definitely second favorite. It's easy to get lost in the crowd. The electricity generated in the air is truly palpable and makes the hairs stand up on the skin; it's easy to see how others might sense it too and find it to be something meaningful.
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I understand what Jack is saying about the "borg drone" of the congregation repeating lines. :borg: :borg: :borg:
Mass is full of that repetition, plus endless raising and lowering of kneelers.
Sit, kneel, stand, rinse, repeat. During Holy Week it gets really ridiculous. :laugh:
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I understand what Jack is saying about the "borg drone" of the congregation repeating lines. :borg: :borg: :borg:
Mass is full of that repetition, plus endless raising and lowering of kneelers.
Sit, kneel, stand, rinse, repeat. During Holy Week it gets really ridiculous. :laugh:
Just think of the possibilities of combining a gym and a church with a priest/coach it would be a work out for the body and soul :2thumbsup:
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It is the only thing that keeps you from being absolutely bored shitless as a kid (all the sitting kneeling, standing that is).
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i grew up catholic. went to catholic grade school through 8th grade. as a child i knew the difference between what was written and what was practiced which got me into a lot of trouble. that and the "experimental" public phase of my art career.
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Always thought catholicism was the least bad of the christian varieties. Or maybe I'm just weird.
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Always thought catholicism was the least bad of the christian varieties. Or maybe I'm just weird.
For the most part I would agree with that one. One of the pain in the ass things about dealing with things from within the church is the bureaucracy involved all it takes is one person higher up on the chain of command who is a hard ass and your done
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Always thought catholicism was the least bad of the christian varieties. Or maybe I'm just weird.
Is there a specific reason for that, or the one most accustomed to being around?
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Always thought catholicism was the least bad of the christian varieties. Or maybe I'm just weird.
Is there a specific reason for that, or the one most accustomed to being around?
It's an impression I've acquired over the years, reading books and watching films. There are precious few Catholics around me.
It's not a rational, well-founded observation, mind.
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Having been raised Catholic and briefly identified as fundamentalist, I find Catholics less tiring
because they are less likely than fundies to proselytize. But the more moderate Protestant
denominations are also less aggressively evangelical than the fundies, in my (limited) experience. :apondering:
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I think I enjoy Catholic's more than the other religious sects. I grew up in a mostly Catholic, Italian town so I might be biased also.
They didn't preach to you, they had cool statues, rosaries, and the churches were architecturally interesting giving you something to look at when you were bored to death if you got trapped there on a Sunday with your friends.
Most of the Catholics I knew where a wild bunch too, they believed they could do anything and as long as they went to confession afterwards they were safe.
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Yup, there's that whole built-in therapy thing.
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That's why if I'm ever religious, I'm totally going to be catholic. :zoinks:
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That's why if I'm ever religious, I'm totally going to be catholic. :zoinks:
Me too. ;D
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That's why if I'm ever religious, I'm totally going to be catholic. :zoinks:
Me too. ;D
I'd make a great Catholic. :zoinks:
Oh...and if you tell the Jehovah's Witnesses you're a devout Catholic some will run away from your door like they just saw Satan...it works almost as well as telling them your a Wiccan. Not that I've ever tried that. :angel:
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That's why if I'm ever religious, I'm totally going to be catholic. :zoinks:
Me too. ;D
I'd make a great Catholic. :zoinks:
Oh...and if you tell the Jehovah's Witnesses you're a devout Catholic some will run away from your door like they just saw Satan...it works almost as well as telling them your a Wiccan. Not that I've ever tried that. :angel:
I've never tried telling them I'm a Catholic. I should, probably.
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That's why if I'm ever religious, I'm totally going to be catholic. :zoinks:
Me too. ;D
I'd make a great Catholic. :zoinks:
Oh...and if you tell the Jehovah's Witnesses you're a devout Catholic some will run away from your door like they just saw Satan...it works almost as well as telling them your a Wiccan. Not that I've ever tried that. :angel:
I've never tried telling them I'm a Catholic. I should, probably.
Show them some religious medals, or whip out a rosary. Fun for everyone! :trollface:
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That's why if I'm ever religious, I'm totally going to be catholic. :zoinks:
Me too. ;D
I'd make a great Catholic. :zoinks:
Oh...and if you tell the Jehovah's Witnesses you're a devout Catholic some will run away from your door like they just saw Satan...it works almost as well as telling them your a Wiccan. Not that I've ever tried that. :angel:
I've never tried telling them I'm a Catholic. I should, probably.
Show them some religious medals, or whip out a rosary. Fun for everyone! :trollface:
Maybe I could just introduce myself as Satan. :zoinks:
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Maybe I could just introduce myself as Satan. :zoinks:
Understand them to believe anyone who isn't a Jehovah witness is under the control of satan, so introducing one's self as such might be expected.
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Maybe I could just introduce myself as Satan. :zoinks:
Understand them to believe anyone who isn't a Jehovah witness is under the control of satan, so introducing one's self as such might be expected.
There should be no surprises, then.