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Originally Posted by Drolefille
The idea of "shopping" for a new religion is repelling. It seems utterly insincere. I've always educated myself on multiple religions but none seems to resonate with me, and if it didn't strike that inner tone in the first place then it wouldn't really be true to me anyway.
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I don't think it's "shopping" or a horrible thing any more than it would be if you said to your parents "I realize this is your hometown and I love it, but I hate it and it makes me miserable. I'm going to live someplace where I'm not miserable." Have you actually gone to other houses of worship or just read about them? I don't think you can feel it just reading about it. (This is starting to sound like rush advice. Har.)
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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel
If going downtown is a hassle, is there another Protestant church you could attend in the meantime where you'd feel comfortable and could have communion? I'm not saying give up, but I've had to step away from the jello and hot dish to deal with my faith issues and still have a spiritual life that meets my needs.
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Part of the problem I think I'm having is the ELCA church nearest me has a female minister and I just do not feel comfy with a female as the primary minister. I completely support their right to be one, I just don't want to be in their congregation. And then I think...that's kinda messed up...it should be the message that gets me there, not the person it's coming through. So I kind of feel like an a-hole going downtown when there is an ELCA congregation fairly nearby. (Keep in mind that the church I was raised in was literally 3 houses away from me. I guess I just have it set in my mind that church = community.)
As far as another denomination, I really feel I need something with "pomp" and that leaves Catholic and Episcopalian. I'm not going full out Catholic and as far as Episcopalian, the congregations around here left the main church over the gay ordination issue.
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