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I was raised a Roman Catholic by non-religious parents. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #1
Did your granfather remain Episcopalian? rug Dec 2014 #3
No. He became RC to marry my grandmother but his family did remain Episcopalian. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #6
My father's family are all Anglicans, my mother's family are all Jews Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2014 #12
We would be happy to have you! hrmjustin Dec 2014 #33
Although I was born and raised as an American Baptist, my family's religious history is complex. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #2
Were your Mom's parents able to have a religious wedding here? rug Dec 2014 #4
They were. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #5
Yeah, that's been a long-standing requirement. rug Dec 2014 #7
Indeed. n/t ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #8
Why I am here. TM99 Dec 2014 #9
Thanks, that's quite a lush path. rug Dec 2014 #10
Thanks Rug. TM99 Dec 2014 #11
The Episcopal Church considers itself part of the Anglican Communion Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2014 #14
And, ironically, the new breakaway conservative Anglican church is not. rug Dec 2014 #15
I am a preacher's kid. cbayer Dec 2014 #13
Did you ever have religious beliefs or did they simply not take? rug Dec 2014 #16
They never took. cbayer Dec 2014 #17
No, not really. rug Dec 2014 #18
While I realize that justice and equality are not dependent on belief nor cbayer Dec 2014 #19
No, that's not what I mean. rug Dec 2014 #20
I'm not sure what I mean, to be honest. cbayer Dec 2014 #21
I tend to think that the anthropomorphism of the eternal annabanana Dec 2014 #38
I agree. I think the anthropomorphism creates a whole slew of problem. cbayer Dec 2014 #39
Pretty complex and ever changing... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 #22
How much do you think the denomination matters? rug Dec 2014 #23
oh my, what a complex question. It shouldn't - but lots of people seem to use it as points of pride NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 #24
I look for the commonality more than the differences. rug Dec 2014 #25
we really have and feel so fortunate. Commonality is a great approach and should be NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 #26
I am a "cradle Catholic" who had sixteen years of Catholic education. No Vested Interest Dec 2014 #27
I would have had sixteen but I dropped out in my last year. rug Dec 2014 #28
You may have a point re problems from cultures, but No Vested Interest Dec 2014 #29
I was thinking more of the cultures within the Church. rug Dec 2014 #30
Certainly there has been that aspect in the US church hierarchy in recent No Vested Interest Dec 2014 #31
Enthusiast of 19thc US religious history, especially non-Christian and "alternative" groups carolinayellowdog Dec 2014 #32
How do you think the Unitarianism and Universalism of the 19th century developed into UU today? rug Dec 2014 #34
the Free Religious Association, founded 1867, was pivotal carolinayellowdog Dec 2014 #35
Thanks! I always wondered about that. rug Dec 2014 #36
I was born a Catholic and went to Catholic school through middle school. goldent Dec 2014 #37
I had stopped going for years but i didn't change my beliefs. rug Dec 2014 #42
I am Mormon - i post here on occasion because I decided to no longer post in the Religion Room el_bryanto Dec 2014 #40
That's a pretty accurate description. rug Dec 2014 #41
It's rather nasty in there right now. okasha Dec 2014 #43
I think everyone is getting out their anger before the new year. lol. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #44
The rest of us shouldn't have to be treated to the effects okasha Dec 2014 #46
I have decided to just not respond to the baiting and it works. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #47
On the topic, though: okasha Dec 2014 #45
Was your grandfather, who was an adeweh, your mother's Dad or your father's? rug Dec 2014 #48
He was my mom's father. okasha Dec 2014 #51
That's an interesting match, Southern Baptist daughter and Native American adweh grandfather. rug Dec 2014 #53
They didn't. okasha Dec 2014 #55
Sounds like z great family history. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #49
There's a novel or two there okasha Dec 2014 #56
kicking. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #50
kicking again. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #75
I am an old (64) Catholic man TexasProgresive Dec 2014 #52
I'm glad you found it. rug Dec 2014 #54
Glad you found this group, sorry for the hornet's nest elsewhere carolinayellowdog Jan 2015 #61
Great assessment of DU! kentauros Jan 2015 #66
I think your thread is great. cbayer Jan 2015 #62
The rec pattern "over there" indicates a small number of bullies vs. a silent majority carolinayellowdog Jan 2015 #64
Though it is not easy and I am not always successful, I try to stay above that fray. cbayer Jan 2015 #65
I've often thought about this exact example el_bryanto Jan 2015 #72
I am one of the hosts. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #63
I'm probably one of the least-likely people to be a member of this group. kentauros Dec 2014 #57
I think you're a perfect fit.. rug Dec 2014 #58
And this reminds me of kentauros Jan 2015 #59
Lol! rug Jan 2015 #60
My father's parents were Catholics, but his father... TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #67
That's a common story, leaving the Catholic Church over an experience with a priest. rug Jan 2015 #69
It might be mentioned that the problem my grandmother had... TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #71
Heavens to Betsy! MADem Jan 2015 #68
I'm the opposite. The only thing I talk about on the internet is religion, politics and sex. rug Jan 2015 #70
Ha ha ha--I'll bet you're a blast at a dinner party! nt MADem Jan 2015 #73
Three of my favorite subjects. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #74
+10 okasha Jan 2015 #76
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