For my 2 cents, i believe the following...
1. God wants for us all to be happy, but don't interrupt anyone else's ability to be happy to do it (rape, murder, theft, etc.).
2. I have faith. I have a religion, yes, but more importantly I have faith. I know TONS of people who are *insert ANY religion* and have ZERO faith. What the fuck is the point of that? That's not religion, that's you going to a building and repeating words to the front, the floor, and the ceiling.
3. I don't have to attend church to talk to God, to apologize to God for anything, or do anything else- I can pray or sit and chat any time I want at any place I want- because he's always there.
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Originally posted by rogue49
There's religion and then there's faith...
And your faith can be strong while not following the literal traditions of your religion. There are many different levels of spirituality, and you know on the inside whether you are a good person.
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That's about the best thing i've ever heard a person describe it as.
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Originally posted by Antagony
Catholicism bears Dogmatic Law. What the Church says goes, so if you are Catholic, what the Bible means to you or anyone outside of the leaders of the Church is pretty irrelevant.
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The best representation of the true rules I've seen yet- if you are Catholic, it's a sin, doesn't matter WHAT the bible says- the people here on earth NOW say it is, and so therefore it IS (according to Catholicism). I'm technically Catholic, but I do not agree with some portions of the church's laws because they go against what I believe are the true intentions of God- for everyone to be happy.