Reply #46: I'm in the south too and grew up Baptist ... [View All]

[ngGale]

left the church at 12, was baptized in a Christian church - at that time my family was hurt. Became disenchanted and didn't go to church for years - then converted to Catholicism, where upon my family completely disowned me. During all this time was married had three children and did send them to our family Baptist church with my mom.
I have three un baptized grown children who were all traumatized by the family church, none go to church. The reason they give, each said all they knew was they were going to hell so why go to church.
Also, why did I send them to a church that I wouldn't go to myself.
Duh, me - young mom just carrying on the family moral values.

It's very indoctrinated and ingrained into our lives in the south.
At this point, I'm caught between a rock and hard place since I backed Kerry in '04. The Beatitudes and Kerry, he would have made a great leader. My Parish became some Evangelical Catholic thing, but they seem to be waking up. Although they are very quiet about it.

I just follow my heart and try to keep my spiritually, I won't allow my faith to be used as a marketing campaign. It's personal and suppose to be.

Edit for typo.:blush: