Actually I was raised Catholic before I turned to Wiccan. Yes I agree we will probably never agree but you give me hope friend...we've had such a good-natured back and forth no matter how short and yet we are both on the opposite sides of this particular fence.

Thanks again

-Kyo

Ah. I must admit that I feel that the Catholic church has done a disservice to the body of Christ in that it has done too many things that are just unacceptable and teaches too many things that simply aren't true, even according to the Bible itself. This is not to say that all Catholics are bad or anything, I just have major disagreements with much of their doctrine (As do many believers and non-believers alike).

I must admit I know very little if anything about the Wiccan belief system and what all it entails. I've studied up on quite a few religions but it never really made it to my list. I was most concerned with those I saw as truly dangerous, such as Scientology and Islam. (Discussions on these are more likely to get me in trouble as they appall me in so many ways)

Your comment on selecting a path from among many in a road that forks is understandable. Regrettfully, this is where most Christians are simply seen as being backwards and bigots because of all those paths that so many people see as options, we claim that there is only one that leads to the truth we have been speaking of. The most common verses used are:

John 14:6
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

and...

Matthew 7:13-14
13"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Many faiths today make the claim that any of the paths available will eventually lead to truth, where there are a few (Usually Jews, Christians and Muslims) who claim a monopoly on the way to God. This is seen as a lack of tolerance for other belief systems. Where so many people misunderstand is that many Christians can tolerate other faiths and co-exist with them, but they will still maintain that only they are right. Too many have confused toleration with approval/endorsement. I am glad you have not done so.


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Your right. All that is not needed and what we find useless is thrown away, just as in life. Its garbage. So send it away and let god take it where it needs to go. Why take everything into your own hands, instead let god deal with what is beyond us, he knows what to do, when we do not. We are doing what we can and that is all we need to do. God sees all of us as allready perfect. To someone that might be gold. In truth, nothing is wasted. And theres a reason for everything, in my opinion that is fate. Things are going to get easier.


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