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47of74

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18. The church is losing me

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 10:36 PM

Mar 2012

I had been a Catholic pretty much my entire life. 36 1/2 years. Over the past few years I've struggled with whether or not I wanted to stay in the church. I struggled because the church I went to was pretty nice, and the pastor wasn't one of those a noun, a verb, and abortion types. But the actions of the leadership over the past month have turned my stomach and gave me the push I needed to look elsewhere for my spiritual needs. For the first time two weeks ago I went to a Episcopal service. I went to another one today. I'll probably keep going because I feel like I'm not being told to check my brain at the door.

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Way ahead of you. nt onehandle Mar 2012 #1

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Time To Tax Churches Now TheMastersNemesis Mar 2012 #3

Unfortunately... Neue Regel Mar 2012 #10

As a Catholic, this guy is getting on my last nerve Gman Mar 2012 #4

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I will never leave the Church under any circumstances Gman Mar 2012 #20

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The Romans had the right idea back in the day DLC_equals_GOP Mar 2012 #6

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Thanks for that. mmonk Mar 2012 #12

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+1 Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #13

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Be careful what you wish for Cardinal. n/t Avalux Mar 2012 #19