I'm not really Catholic, I don't think. I mean, I was raised Catholic and am currently sponsoring a friend to become one, but I wouldn't feel right really calling myself that given I don't believe in the basic ideas of the church.:-) Sure do like the churches and the incense and the candles, though.
I figured most of the questions that marked me out as non-Christian (I took the test twice because I lost it the first time and got mostly the same results, but the first time Christianity was the lowest ranking one) were asking about whether God=Jesus and that sort of thing, so that's pretty accurate. Or maybe even the abortion question. There are some issues that some Christians seem to consider Christian ones and if you answer wrong you're not Christian (abortion and homosexuality being two), but other Christians disagree. I spent a pretty good amount of time talking about Christianity with Christians, at least, and many of the main ideas at least expressed by them, seem completely abhorrent to me. That said, there's plenty of sane, intelligent Christians so who's to say?
I have done this very intense meditation retreat that is connected to Buddhism but can go with every religion. My tie-breaker question had to do with feeling spiritually connected in nature vs. finding peace through meditation.
Sure do like the churches and the incense and the candles, though.
The mosaic is nice too :-) An empty church and a Budda statue-free temple have the same calming effect on my nerves.
There are some issues that some Christians seem to consider Christian ones and if you answer wrong you're not Christian (abortion and homosexuality being two)
Yes- I did not think either should've been included as a criterion to judge one's Christianity because isn't it really an interpretation issue? Well, not that I believe I'd have scored higher in Christianity had they not asked the abortion question though.
That said, there's plenty of sane, intelligent Christians so who's to say?
I have at least one such sane, intelligent Christian friend... She used to have similar questions that I have regarding this religion, her questions remain unanswered yet she 'took a leap of faith' and no longer seeks to understand... She was in pain and sort of 'bargained with god'- if you take this pain away I'll believe you or something along the same line. And yep according to her the pain *did* go away, and she definitely isn't the only person I've come across who became a Christian over a personal 'miracle'.
It's a mentality that I cannot agree with though can understand...
My tie-breaker question had to do with feeling spiritually connected in nature vs. finding peace through meditation.
You went with the latter then :) For me it's hard to constantly feel spiritually connected in nature when it freaks me out from time to time ^^;;
I figured most of the questions that marked me out as non-Christian (I took the test twice because I lost it the first time and got mostly the same results, but the first time Christianity was the lowest ranking one) were asking about whether God=Jesus and that sort of thing, so that's pretty accurate. Or maybe even the abortion question. There are some issues that some Christians seem to consider Christian ones and if you answer wrong you're not Christian (abortion and homosexuality being two), but other Christians disagree. I spent a pretty good amount of time talking about Christianity with Christians, at least, and many of the main ideas at least expressed by them, seem completely abhorrent to me. That said, there's plenty of sane, intelligent Christians so who's to say?
I have done this very intense meditation retreat that is connected to Buddhism but can go with every religion. My tie-breaker question had to do with feeling spiritually connected in nature vs. finding peace through meditation.
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The mosaic is nice too :-) An empty church and a Budda statue-free temple have the same calming effect on my nerves.
There are some issues that some Christians seem to consider Christian ones and if you answer wrong you're not Christian (abortion and homosexuality being two)
Yes- I did not think either should've been included as a criterion to judge one's Christianity because isn't it really an interpretation issue? Well, not that I believe I'd have scored higher in Christianity had they not asked the abortion question though.
That said, there's plenty of sane, intelligent Christians so who's to say?
I have at least one such sane, intelligent Christian friend... She used to have similar questions that I have regarding this religion, her questions remain unanswered yet she 'took a leap of faith' and no longer seeks to understand... She was in pain and sort of 'bargained with god'- if you take this pain away I'll believe you or something along the same line. And yep according to her the pain *did* go away, and she definitely isn't the only person I've come across who became a Christian over a personal 'miracle'.
It's a mentality that I cannot agree with though can understand...
My tie-breaker question had to do with feeling spiritually connected in nature vs. finding peace through meditation.
You went with the latter then :) For me it's hard to constantly feel spiritually connected in nature when it freaks me out from time to time ^^;;
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