tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post5889779162694607687..comments2024-03-25T06:18:09.620-06:00Comments on Dear Ethel,: DifferencesBeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972291927652716856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post-47470421024176241892012-03-30T04:02:19.589-06:002012-03-30T04:02:19.589-06:00I was raised baptist and still go there although w...I was raised baptist and still go there although we have also been Episcopal and PCA depending on where we lived. <br /><br />I can't comment on the Catholic beliefs as I'm not familiar with them. What I can comment on is that it can be very damaging emotionally to think of your eating in terms of sin. I attended a weight loss class once at our PCA church called "Weigh Down" and it was full of negative uses of scripture that were designed to make us feel guilty for all the bad decisions we made with regards to food. <br /><br />I'm glad you are working through this.Diane Fit to the Finishhttp://www.fittothefinish.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post-34010552437971326032012-03-29T13:22:23.340-06:002012-03-29T13:22:23.340-06:00I have been thinking about Vickie's comment ab...I have been thinking about Vickie's comment about Fundamentalism seeming Unchristian. It isn't. It does feel unkind. I think that is because the Trinity is felt as separate beings. Not taught that way, just felt. Father God of justice, Son Jesus as Savior and friend and Holy Spirit as power for the engine of faith. I felt loved by Christ but not loved by God or the Holy Spirit. For me, Jesus meek and mild, was overshadowed by a strict authoritarian God and His helper the Holy Spirit who lurked in my soul keeping tabs on my every thought and move. (The Catholics call this sort of thinking scrupulosity.) <br /><br />I freely admit to misinterpreting some of what I was taught. But not all of it. <br /><br />I find I can't do strict Calvinism either. Same problem. Not kind. <br /><br />I watch Women of Grace daily. The Shroud of Turin is this week's topic. In the study of the Shroud a 3D photo was made of the face on the burial cloth. Stopped me cold. I have never seen such a kind face. Reinforced what I am finding in the Catholic Church. A kind God who loves me.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972291927652716856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post-36580631331271199222012-03-29T05:04:37.619-06:002012-03-29T05:04:37.619-06:00you have explained very well why many catholics so...you have explained very well why many catholics sort of scratch their heads over the whole fundamentalist philosophy. (to be honest, it seems anti-christian.) <br /><br />catholics can go into an area (take africa for example) and HELP without thinking they have to convert everyone to save them. if people want to convert, more power to them. But if they are of another faith, they are accepted how/as they are/what they believe and are thought to be going to their version of heaven same as a catholic. <br /><br />I look (personally) at all the other christian religions and think 'splinter group' because they all split with the catholic church at some point over a specific point. or perhaps over power. I literally think of it as a big old family tree of lineage. and I understand there is the power issue and there is corruption and there are other negative things. I personally think of those things 'of man' and not of the religion. and I also think there are people who gravitate toward religion as a means of seeking power or finding victims. but again, that is 'of man' to me and does not have anything to do with the church itself. (the same way a pedophile is attracted to becoming a boy scout leader to gain access).Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.com