Originally posted by Digi
...Eh, lil does fine. She just doesn't post as much. I'm one of the more active globals in terms of post count these days. But like I said, I can deal with problems from any forum. I just usually don't, because there isn't a need when there's a designated mod or mods for each forum. The comic sections and OTF is where I do most of my modding.
I didn't know that. Thanks for the information.
erm, first of all, i don't believe in black and white scenarios, i believe that everything is grey.
that being said. at a time, i was a true christian. i felt comfortable in that identity, i was really interested in learning more about the bible and why certain denominations believe certain things and not others.
but, i changed. as in, my mind progressed, my thoughts progressed, my brain followed those questions and realized that i'd never find answers, and that what was being said as the Truth were things i didn't believe. for example, when it comes to who jesus "saved" and who he did not, i started thinking about people who would never be given a chance to accept that. like, mentally ill people. how could they possibly understand the depths of all the meanings... and what about indeginous tribes that missionaries would never reach?
so i put that together with the thought that god is supposed to be all loving. i could put those two together; a loving god would not send someone to hell just because of the random chance of being born within distance of a church.
before, i truly believed. i found a more mature mindset that was much more comfortable and made much more sense to me than believing in god at the age of sixteen.
when i was a christian, i could never have forseen the events in my life that would make me come to my present conclusions. if i was able to see ahead in my life, maybe things would have turned out differently. if i hadn't experienced life the way i have, things might have turned out differently.... but they turned out this way, and i feel most comfortable with the spirituality that i have now. sometimes i look back and say how could i have believed that? if there was a way to look forward and see me today from back then i would've said how can i believe that in the future?
Originally posted by Digi
I think I may still be officially a Catholic in the Church's eyes, because I was baptized and confirmed. At least I've heard that. I don't know for sure. Obviously I don't really care about such distinctions, but it's interesting to see what the "minimum criteria" is for a lot of denominations.
I believe the standard in Catholicism is to do something that separates oneself from the communion of the faithful.
Wiki also has a list of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church, you could check there just to be sure.