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bulldogmom · new Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Apalachin, NY

More than a decade ago, I converted from Episcopalian to Catholic because I was engaged to marry a devout Catholic. I went through RCIA and was confirmed by the Bishop.
The Catholic fiancee and I broke up. A few years later, I married an Athiest in a very nice Episcopalian wedding. We had our son baptised Episcopalian. Not out of any religious desire for me, but because it was a tradition in my family. We could have skipped the whole thing but my mom was gravely ill and I wanted to make her happy.
Over the years, I became more left-leaning. I'm now an abortion rights advocate and birth control educator. This would definitely get me formally kicked out of the Catholic church, right? (not that I want to be there...)
So I'm curious what religion I am. A Catholic friend said I'm still Catholic, I'm just lapsed. Another Catholic said I was basically kicked out when I started doing abortion-rights work.
My gut feeling says organized religion's all a crock of hooey and God's pissed off that we managed to get it all wrong.
My Athiest husband says what's the big deal, we're all going to die, period.

DurhamDawg · Sliver STAR Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 225

If you think organized religion is a crock, then it sounds to me like you don't really have a religion as such. If you believe in god then you are a believer, if you don't then you are a non-believer, and if you aren't sure or don't know, then you are an agnostic.

I think the decision about what religion you are, if any, is up to you -- not the Catholic Church or any other church. Of course, if you were to announce to the Catholic Church that you advocate parental choice and birth control, they'd probably try to distance themselves from you, if not outright excommunicate you.

I basically agree with your husband -- it doesn't really ultimately matter too much what we believe, because we all share the same fate in the end. But it's good to at least not let your beliefs harm others, so to that extent it's worth taking the time to try to figure out what you believe and why, and how that affects others.

Sounds to me like you have taken some positive steps away from organized religion and towards something more realistic and more humane.

DurhamDawg · Sliver STAR Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 225

hey all you Catholics.... seems it takes an atheist to keep your threads alive... how ironic is that?

ReasoningFilly · Bronze Star Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 178

ROTFLMAO DDawg!!! You are a bonafide nut!!! I love it!
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quiscalus · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:06 am Post subject:

DurhamDawg · Sliver STAR Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 225

Looks like you CAN use that word... I don't see any phuqing asterisks!
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quiscalus · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:01 am Post subject:

ReasoningFilly · Bronze Star Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 178

phuquity doo da!

Just Snowy · super star constellation Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 66

hey - try that "F" word again?

(or read your posts above....

)
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ReasoningFilly · Bronze Star Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 178