MSD

I was raised Catholic, and I was taught that God wanted nothing more than for us to love each other and work toward a peaceful world. We learned in Sunday School that what people should do in order to get to heaven is to help the less fortunate, not hurt others and never think that we're better than anyone else because were have more than them. We were told by priests that the only difference between religions is that other people worshipped God in a different way, and that we should embrace our similarities instead of dewlling on differences. Recently, they have been forced by the diocese to read a letter and ask that we sign petitions to oppose homosexual marriage. Our church's petitions added that while marriage is sacred, civil unions should be allowed. I don't see the hate in that.

The reason that I turned away (not against) is that I disagree on issues such as birth control, gay rights and womens' rights (the higher-up peoples' opinions,) and premarital sex. I also disagree with fundamental beliefs, such as the existence of hell and afterlife vs. reincarnation.