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RE: Barreling Towards Schism

Comment comment by romanizzo on 22 June 2006

Let me preface this by saying that my hypocrisy only goes so far. I have wandered far from the Church's teachings in recent years, but I still maintain the following opinion, based on observation during those same years.

My former spouse was a Presbyterian, and she was very excited about it. I was raised Catholic, and we compared and contrasted, and at the end of the day, I labeled the Presbyterian church as "church-lite." Here's a massive generalization: being thin on dogma, subtance and rules about how to live a righteous life appeals to your average decadent American. Who wants to give up abortion, condoms or the pill because the Pope said its wrong, when you could just walk to another church in which they will tell you that its just fine.

If I were more of a hypocrit, I would find a church that tells me that my relatively sinful way of life is just fine because God is your friend. After all, pre-marital sex and drinking too much are two of my favorite hobbies.

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RE: Barreling Towards Schism by jmarkdavison :: NR6

It's not pre-marital sex if you don't intend to get married...

I think you mean "extra-marital." (Or is that adultery?)

On a more serious note, have those Protestant churches really traded principle for popularity, much like the Republican Party has done over the past few years?

I'll do some research and post my findings.

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