re: Did you go to church growing up?

Sorry that celebrating Christ isn’t convenient for you at mass.

This is the problem with people today. It’s all about “me, me, me”. Absolutely no sacrifice, because it’s “inconvenient & boring’

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(To: Greenie) Sorry that celebrating Christ isn’t convenient for you at mass.

This is the problem with people today. It’s all about “me, me, me”. Absolutely no sacrifice, because it’s “inconvenient & boring’

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To be fair, I understand where Greenie is coming from. (especially when you're young).

It's not really his fault that the whole experience made no rhyme or reason. The lack of explanation and reinforcement of Church Fellowship and God's Word is the problem.

Here’s the thing, as much as we know now, we will never be able to understand what happens before and after life. Everything is just a theory, and a way to bring peace to what you believe happens after our life here on earth is done.

What turns me off from religion, is how some people don’t even understand how small minded they are, and how their perception of reality is skewed because of religion, and it affects their life decisions and friendships. Religion also just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me, and never really did.

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Christianity is one of those things future generations are going to laugh about one day as being silly and primitive.

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True. And as you’ll notice society will
be crumbling around it. It’s already happening.

My parents made me until I was 18. Didn’t really buy into it, but it developed a strong moral code that I carry to this day

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You cannot allow "The Science" to become a substitute for God. This deception will abandon you on Judgement Day. Re-think this.

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If this were a realistic way of thinking, we would still be throwing virgins into volcanos.

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Catholic Mass comes from the Jewish traditions … Jesus was participating in a Seder meal at the last supper and instructed the apostles to do the same in memory of Him - that is the Mass.


Agree.

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Nothing about the rituals of the Catholic Church are made up - except maybe the time of year they are held.


Untrue.

- Wrong. This is correct.

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Catholics do not worship Mary or the Saints, we ask them to pray for us.


I can't speak for your Church specific worship, but the official worship of Mary and the Saints -- and prayers to either are un-Biblical. They are/were human. Jesus is God. That's the difference.

- Wrong. Catholics do not worship Mary and the Saints. All prayers to them are for intercession.

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We look up to them for help in our spiritual life, just as people have role models and mentors.


It's one thing to acknowledge their respective blessedness as vessels for God; having an admiration for and being inspired for all of them -- they were all chosen by God in their mortal roles. But it is quite another to pray specifically TO them for special intercession. They not only can't hear us, scripturally, it's Jesus Christ we are commanded to pray to.

- Wrong. See previous statement. Read the Catechism for rules & explanation of Catholic beliefs.

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Of course humans have ruined what Christ instituted. That happens with everything. Even Jesus complained about what the Jewish leaders did to Judaism.


I hear ya and absolutely concur.

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Attended occasionally with my grandmother because she would take me to Piccadilly afterward. Stopped going in 7th or 8th grade once I realized I didn’t believe and have never looked back, though I am glad it provides a sense of community for some people.