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Originally posted by xo_kathy
Oh yes, and we had a little chat in another thread about that a while ago.
I'm Presbyterian. While we are supposed to spread the word of Christ, it is no different than how Catholics do it really. A lot of volunteering and check writing and good actions, but no corner standing and preaching. On top of that, we don't "preach" to the members about birth control, abortion, etc. I know there are stances on it, but I've never heard a minister say even a speck about it from the pulpit nor seen it in any material sent to me from the church. AND, we were just a few votes away (seriosuly, I think 2 or 3) at the last General Assembly from approving ordaining openly gay ministers. We're considered VERY liberal in our views. So it always strikes me as interesting that someone like you - who I consider to have very similar politcal/social beliefs as my own - would choose to stay a Catholic.
Not judging, yo, and not say you need to convert to Presbyterianism, just putting it out there!  But if you do want to convert, I can write you a rec. But you only really need one if you choose a church in the South, but it never hurts in the Midwest either!
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LOL, I am writing recs right now, which makes that extra funny. Am I on crack or were you Catholic before? I really thought you were but I could have it mistaken.
I think part of what has made it "easier" for me to stay Catholic is that I was raised in a fairly liberal archdiocese (Milwaukee) which has not been as Hell and brimstone as other archdioceses are. At Easter Mass at my parent's church this year, the priest gave a lengthy homily on the importance of a living will. At no point did he say that we should write in a specific manner, merely that we all should have one.
I am also very uncomfortable with the idea of solo scriptura - RACooper got at this before a little bit. I'm not saying you do this at all, but many Protestants do not grasp the fact that the Catholic Church predates the Bible. My boyfriend's family constantly says that isn't true, and that it's the "Christian" church which predates the Bible.
I dated a Presbyterian in high school once, he was probably the most religiously normal boy I've dated, besides the Catholic ones.
I hope that made sense, if not, I'd be happy to expound. I know I'm very far to the left of a lot of other Catholics on GC.