tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post906160505189425462..comments2023-12-31T11:28:36.755-05:00Comments on the dayton time: in which i am about to discuss religionPamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652737346135197054noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post-25173521010895640652010-03-09T19:05:48.826-05:002010-03-09T19:05:48.826-05:00Love the questions and i cannot wait to read your ...Love the questions and i cannot wait to read your answers. Some tough ones...<br /><br />Great blog post BTW. You are totally opening yourself up. Good for you girl!!Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08785458737548945628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post-9547032627507228182010-03-09T07:35:41.941-05:002010-03-09T07:35:41.941-05:00I belong to the Catholic Church. Talk about belon...I belong to the Catholic Church. Talk about belonging to an organization that just doesn't get it about all sorts of issues. And Kristen is right about some things. I don't leave for a 'host' of reasons (heh, heh), and one does include my culture. It might be silly and sentimental, but I cannot see myself sitting in the pews of another denomination, even if they fly my beloved rainbow flag outside. I'm an Italian Irish Catholic, and will be until I die. <br /><br />Because I could turn this comment into an entire post, I will simply say this: yes, organized religion has some insanely egregious examples of promoting their own brand of 'faith' (or killing, if you'd rather call it that). But to also pick three pictures that prove the idiocy of those people, when there are a ton of images that would display good work and generosity and a true holiness....well, that's not fair either. And I think it can be the habit of some to present faith as something possessed by the unenlightened, the simple folks. I can tell you I don't appreciate that either. <br /><br />(I passed a great church sign not too long ago, and it said, simply, 'If you say but one prayer in life, let it be 'thank you.'') You bet your ass I let out an 'Amen!'Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350861069153040567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post-19993261084555388722010-03-08T18:33:37.406-05:002010-03-08T18:33:37.406-05:00It always seemed to me that your religion was not ...It always seemed to me that your religion was not entirely conventional. Or at least the way you practice it. I know you go to a church, but I don't remember which one. Methodist? I remember the lady who gave you 'tude about breastfeeding in church. Talk about not getting it! I'm really looking forward to hearing those answers! <br /><br />Hanna: I didn't put the johnson up there - and I don't think there are other johnsons anywhere on that particular site. (not that I'm anti-johnson, and not that I probably wouldn't put one up there if it suited my needs, but...never mind. I'll quit while I'm ahead.)well read hostesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373728970677604076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post-40755232161302072482010-03-08T18:24:55.237-05:002010-03-08T18:24:55.237-05:00I love the post a comment note:) Delighted to mee...I love the post a comment note:) Delighted to meet you today. I hope you don't mind if I splash around to get to know you a bit more.<br /><br />Splashing,<br />SaraSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295906251145450659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post-50272092158691851262010-03-08T14:34:50.750-05:002010-03-08T14:34:50.750-05:00Sure, I'll take you up on the questioning! We...Sure, I'll take you up on the questioning! Were you and The Mister both raised in the same religion you practice now, or did you choose another one as adults? And was there a formative experience that drew you in, or did it happen gradually over time? I don't practice any religion, but I think about and wrestle with spiritual questions/concepts all the time, and I think fondly of religion, especially Catholicism, as I was raised in it, and my mom still practices. It never clicked with me, but I still feel fondly toward it, for being the background to my childhood.LazyBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076700682212137753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post-14694607607473660582010-03-08T08:06:40.156-05:002010-03-08T08:06:40.156-05:00Or tell me, and I'll kick some hater-butt.Or tell me, and I'll kick some hater-butt.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post-14110235448656052742010-03-08T08:06:16.232-05:002010-03-08T08:06:16.232-05:00P.s. What a cool thing you are doing! If any hater...P.s. What a cool thing you are doing! If any haters show up, delete 'em.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post-90267707372970639952010-03-08T08:05:24.764-05:002010-03-08T08:05:24.764-05:00I am a firm agnostic/atheist, yet married to a dev...I am a firm agnostic/atheist, yet married to a devout Christian of the Methodist flavor. We respect each other's (non)beliefs. You and the Mister seem to be on a strong wave of "together" via religion. Did you and the Mister come from similar spiritual backgrounds or did you find God together?unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post-61670605475403676782010-03-07T23:00:35.977-05:002010-03-07T23:00:35.977-05:00So. Why do you think it might be important for me...So. Why do you think it might be important for me to raise my kids with religion. Or do you. I guess I should always be more precise - my beef tends to be more with organized religion - the big ones - because they seem to have forgotten their principal messages about peace and not judging people and helping those in need. And I feel like I can teach my kids those things without having to burden them (sorry, my word and loaded with bias, I know) with the other stuff.well read hostesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373728970677604076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post-26135638293476418922010-03-07T19:31:15.508-05:002010-03-07T19:31:15.508-05:00OMGosh, Jane has a Johnson on her blog... and that...OMGosh, Jane has a Johnson on her blog... and that is as far as I got. I'm done.Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223305004819854865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467233175753661815.post-89206474959588966092010-03-07T16:51:55.149-05:002010-03-07T16:51:55.149-05:00Okay. Here you go. Why is it that throughout his...Okay. Here you go. Why is it that throughout history, so many horrible things have been done in the name of God and religion?<br /><br />And, do you believe that the cracker literally turns into Christ's flesh?Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.com