tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post115646710925420486..comments2023-11-03T04:57:56.286-05:00Comments on Tenacious S: On Christianity, Kristianity, and ChurchTenacious Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133857720793708520noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156728965643848102006-08-27T20:36:00.000-05:002006-08-27T20:36:00.000-05:00Thanks, Beth. I refuse to give up my spritual lif...Thanks, Beth. I refuse to give up my spritual life because some idiots hijacked my church. Time to find a place where I belong. I'm thinking God is not digging this either.Tenacious Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133857720793708520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156707831133862882006-08-27T14:43:00.000-05:002006-08-27T14:43:00.000-05:00What a wonderful post. I felt as if I were readin...What a wonderful post. I felt as if I were reading my own thoughts, from my soul. Like you, I'm a liberal Christian. I'm a blue person stuck in a red state, a state where everyone believes Christianity = Bush fanaticism. I feel lost in the church I attend. I just don't fit. A good friend who's a comparative religion prof (and a former minister now converting to Judaism) has been listening to my spiritual rants and questions. He suggested that I try the Metropolitan Community Church, which is more open-minded and liberal; I plan to try it out post-Labor Day. I'm sure there's a congregation in your area.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your spiritual journey. I'll check in regularly to see where you're headed.Cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306848986781193911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156608527487272472006-08-26T11:08:00.000-05:002006-08-26T11:08:00.000-05:00mmmmmm Baconmmmmmm Baconluluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468418041443316689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156603275272119842006-08-26T09:41:00.000-05:002006-08-26T09:41:00.000-05:00Ohh crap, I think I stumbled into Footloose...Get ...Ohh crap, I think I stumbled into Footloose...<BR/><BR/>Get Kevin Bacon out here right now, I am about to have a Lori Singer moment........nouseforanamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289904082311911610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156600732734272952006-08-26T08:58:00.000-05:002006-08-26T08:58:00.000-05:00We still love you! You're special!We still love you! You're special!Tenacious Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133857720793708520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156600634197641652006-08-26T08:57:00.000-05:002006-08-26T08:57:00.000-05:00Should those of us whom you have not tried to save...Should those of us whom you have not tried to save be offended? I don't know, but I feel kind of like Elaine, when Putty didn't try to save her.<BR/><BR/>"I'm going to hell! The worst place in the world! With all the smoke, and the caves, and ragged clothing! You should try to save me!!!"Coaster Punchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587366749348273040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156600502912736572006-08-26T08:55:00.000-05:002006-08-26T08:55:00.000-05:00Also, I thought you might think the following is f...Also, I thought you might think the following is funny: For some strange reason (it is early for me on a Saturday and I still have not made coffee) when I first clicked onto your blog this morning I was thinking I had gone to Echo's blog. I was like "Kristina.... hmm, did Echo get that from me?" Then I was reading about Echo's religious upbrining, and was thinking "gee, Echo and Sharon have so much in common!" I'm not sure how much longer I read until I finally realized I was not even on Echo's blog.<BR/><BR/>Yep, borderline retarded.Coaster Punchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587366749348273040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156600250579136222006-08-26T08:50:00.000-05:002006-08-26T08:50:00.000-05:00Shar, I would like to think there must be a church...Shar, I would like to think there must be a church out there that you would fit into. Especially in larger cities, where left-leaning people of faith gather to feel the same kind of excitement & enthusiasm about their faith, minus the Kristian factor. I personally have been to one church in NYC that I would put into that category. <BR/><BR/>Note of interest: my parents live across the street from the Harvest Bible Chapel.Coaster Punchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587366749348273040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156475167003761612006-08-24T22:06:00.000-05:002006-08-24T22:06:00.000-05:00You know my feelings on all that shit.As for why I...You know my feelings on all that shit.<BR/><BR/>As for why I didn't run screaming when you tried to save me? Because where would I get my stories? The Shar saving Lulu story is a classic. I've een telling it for years.luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468418041443316689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156473981601854942006-08-24T21:46:00.000-05:002006-08-24T21:46:00.000-05:00Thanks, guys. I am so gunshy from being immediate...Thanks, guys. I am so gunshy from being immediately lumped in with the rest of them, that I am afraid to say anything. It's frustrating and sad. I almost pulled the post out of fear that I'd get myself pigeon-holed. I don't like boxes. They scare me. Oddly, my conservative parents raised two non-republican kids. They taught us to think for ourselves. Best lesson on the planet.Tenacious Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133857720793708520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156472608508336132006-08-24T21:23:00.000-05:002006-08-24T21:23:00.000-05:00I'm with Echo and have even used the term recoveri...I'm with Echo and have even used the term recovering Catholic many times. Christ, my sister's a nun! Whole other story. <BR/><BR/>You have it so right Tenacious, religion puts things in boxes and asks you to put things in boxes, namely your money. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you're a contradiction too because that means I'm in good company.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156472137838100132006-08-24T21:15:00.000-05:002006-08-24T21:15:00.000-05:00No need for disclaimers, T. You strike me as a st...No need for disclaimers, T. You strike me as a straight shooter. <BR/><BR/>After years in catholic school, I'm now a recovering catholic (Hi, Echo!) who's more agnostic than anything else. I'm not an absolutist, so atheism and religion pose similar problems for me. <BR/><BR/>It's not the faith, it's the way religion is used as a weapon. When the sheeple discover it's a weapon they grab their torches and pitchforks and...holy shit...here we go again... <BR/><BR/>Increase the peace and spread the love...echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064196530555738847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156470896817429282006-08-24T20:54:00.000-05:002006-08-24T20:54:00.000-05:00Disclaimer #2- I will not be offended by anything ...Disclaimer #2- I will not be offended by anything anyone says and I realize I am a ball of contradictions. I confuse myself. Any and all beliefs, non-beliefs and opinions are welcome in my world.Tenacious Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133857720793708520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12762764.post-1156470507922118822006-08-24T20:48:00.000-05:002006-08-24T20:48:00.000-05:00Disclaimer-I am not a militant Christian and I am ...Disclaimer-I am not a militant Christian and I am not a republican. I check Lulu's counter every day waiting for the fucker to check out. I am also not very good at any of the church stuff. Not only did rock and roll ruin my GPA, I'm pretty sure it is my religion of choice.Tenacious Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133857720793708520noreply@blogger.com