tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post3438770787566193237..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: The Synod On IntoleranceK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-17987065158590552942021-10-29T06:29:47.273-07:002021-10-29T06:29:47.273-07:00OK, fair enough. It's just that lately, the on...OK, fair enough. It's just that lately, the only nice things you have been saying that relate to your church is hanging out with your Cursillo buddies. The things you have said about the church itself have painted it as mostly just a source of annoyance and frustration.<br /><br />It might be good for your peace of mind to sometimes think about the things you actually like about the church, not just dwell on the parts you dislike. tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-63144249998220257182021-10-28T12:55:16.941-07:002021-10-28T12:55:16.941-07:00And at this point, I have to ask why you are stayi...<i>And at this point, I have to ask why you are staying in the Church in the first place? Surely there is something there that makes it worthwhile to put up with all the rest? And if there isn't, why are you still there?</i><br /><br />The pope isn't the church nor are the nincompoops here in SD. They are a passing annoyance. We've had plenty of them in the last 2000 years. I remain in the Church because, as Jordan Peterson once said, it is the closest thing to sanity that mankind has ever created.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-76579259346082093402021-10-28T11:31:21.549-07:002021-10-28T11:31:21.549-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-29798904014539786752021-10-28T11:22:03.398-07:002021-10-28T11:22:03.398-07:001. Out-of-touch is the general condition of the El...1. Out-of-touch is the general condition of the Elites these days across almost all organizations. Hence the yelling.<br /><br />2. Nah. I don't disapprove of people. I disagree vehemently with ideas, however. If you want to get your breasts cut off and jack yourself up with testosterone, well, that doesn't change your value to me as a human being. Just don't force me to call you a man.<br /><br />3. Who cares what they think? It's not about them thinking the right thing, it's about helping them get closer to Christ. Here in deep blue California, it's a good bet that a whole bunch of them disagree with me. Heck, wife kitteh does. So what?<br /><br />4. My argument is that it's doomed from the start. The only thing you're going to get is an awareness of how screwed up the person in the next pew is compared with you. Good Lord, imagine what they'll think if they find I've got pictures of Lee and Jackson in my garage. It will be almost as bad as when I find out they voted for Biden.<br /><br />;-)<br /><br />My suggestion: stop trying to sell people on inclusion because that only means a hopeless effort to induce conformity. Instead, meet them where they are and love them for that.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-89505866130563723182021-10-28T09:30:04.760-07:002021-10-28T09:30:04.760-07:00So, what I pick out of this is that:
1. The higher...So, what I pick out of this is that:<br />1. The higher-ups in the church have lost touch with what the average parishioner wants;<br />2. They are calling for "inclusion", but the only people you see being "included" are the people you disapprove of;<br />3. An unspecified, but apparently large, fraction of your fellow parishioners are basically completely opposed to everything that you stand for. <br />4. You don't see any potential for this to be turned around. <br /><br />And then, you close with "let each of us approach God in our own way", and "all we ask is to be let alone". Which, as far as I remember, is pretty much what the various strains of Protestants said as they split off to make their own churches.<br /><br />And at this point, I have to ask why you are staying in the Church in the first place? Surely there is <i>something</i> there that makes it worthwhile to put up with all the rest? And if there isn't, why are you still there?tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.com