tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post9198596052108291105..comments2023-10-05T20:30:21.364-07:00Comments on Things That Don't Suck: An Open Letter From An Angry Catholic...Bryce Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-19140680591119063932010-03-28T23:03:20.376-07:002010-03-28T23:03:20.376-07:00@ PoT thanks for the support and the comment. I ca...@ PoT thanks for the support and the comment. I can appreciate how being forced lock step into faith can sour you towards it. It wasn't until I was able to walk away from my Faith for a while that I could come back. Like I said though, this new stuff is beyond anything that's happened before. <br /><br />@MacKenzie: Couldn't (and didn't) have said it better myself. Further proof you need to get off your duff and start one of these on your own.Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-80009908115148235752010-03-28T15:26:56.378-07:002010-03-28T15:26:56.378-07:00You're pretty spot on there Bryce. We were rai...You're pretty spot on there Bryce. We were raised in the same Catholic church (a few years apart obviously), but so far in my college years, my faith has been the biggest part of me in question.<br /><br />It's hard telling other folk you are a practicing Catholic who has liberal viewpoints. It's becoming even harder with the recent controversy you spoke about. The thing I've realized about my connection to the Catholic church is not so much what it has taught me about God, but about how I can live my life better.<br /><br />And therein lies what religion means to me: tradition. My family has been Catholic for generations, and what I've learned about holding family and friends close to you is the best thing anyone can take from it. If people of other religions can't accept you for that, and will instead shove the word of their lord down your throat, well that's their choice.<br /><br />For me, it's all about accepting people for who they are and what they hold dear to them. And that's one thing no one can take from anyone.The Dirty Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462962010760837570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-71537794714988146242010-03-28T06:42:10.549-07:002010-03-28T06:42:10.549-07:00Props to you for writing this and sharing a more p...Props to you for writing this and sharing a more personal side of yourself in the blogosphere. Hard to come by nowadays (originality of thought and showing a personal side, that is) and for staying strong in your personal faith and beliefs despite the despicable work of others.<br /><br />Being shoved Catholic dogma by the spoonful since I was a kid (catholic grade school, all boys catholic high school, altar boy--no I didn't get molested), I have slowly become disenfranchised with the church. Its stuck in archaic ritual, beliefs and has ceased to evolve when culture has. Not to mention, these cover ups by the people who are supposed to be serving some 'will' is just unforgivable. I know forgiveness is one of the tenants of catholic faith, but this is something that is just downright disgusting. No monster or evil that I right about on my blog has been more grossly disgusting than the leaders of the catholic church.<br /><br />Its actions like this that make me even question the existence of god and as a result, I'm not sure where I stand with my faith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com