I was raised United Methodist, but converted to Catholicism. I am a practicing and happy Catholic, and again, disagree with church doctrine on certain things, but the faith itself, the teachings about Father Son and Holy Ghost, the communion and intervention of saints, is something that I believe in wholeheartedly.
All of that said, while I love going to Mass every week (and daily mass during finals week (hey, i'm already up, might as well go)), I do go to the non-denominational praise service at OC when I can, simply because it is a lot of fun, less formal, and more contemporary. Although while I was in Northern Ireland, a new group for Catholics on campus was formed (for rosary and saint's days, catholic issues on a methodist campus, etc), and there's become a Jewish Culture Club as well (to help eachother get to temple, celebrate holy days, shabbat, etc).
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