(June 19, 2015 at 1:08 pm)robvalue Wrote: What I don't get is why you have to "choose" any particular denomination, like a political party, and settle for the one you agree with the most (or more likely, you just copied from those around you). You are then stuck with all of their proclamations of truth, whether or not you agree with them all.
Why not just be a christian and make up your own mind about what is moral and immoral?
Or even just be a theist, accept all the books we have are man made and very unlikely to be accurate portrayals of any kind of "god" and figure out what a good god would want you to do?
I follow what I believe to be true, which are the teachings of the Church.
Sometimes I don't like what is true, but if I believe it's true I try to follow it anyway. I don't really see the point in just following the things I like. I must admit I struggled with the Church's teaching on contraception for the first few years of my marriage. But looking back on it now, I am glad I remained faithful.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh