Hello to all

[SimpleCaveman]

Hi Harry,

Sorry for the delay in responding. Had a great weekend. Lots of family, food, games, etc. I hope you did, too.

My relationship with the Church went through many phases on my path to atheism.

Thanks for the explanation. Yes, I know many good people like that. It’s likely you would not characterize it this way, but I would say that the Church has failed many people, especially in the last fifty or so years.

Are you here as a true believer wanting to discuss your beliefs and win souls for Christ -or- are you here as someone questioning their faith and wanting to discuss what you believe/question about theism and atheism?

It doesn't have to be on or the other but I am curious on how you would describe your religious and spiritual life.

I am here “looking for a good time.” :-) I am, as one might say, a devout Catholic. With the understanding and experiences that I’ve had, I can be nothing else.

However, I do not have the delusion that I’m going to convince others to believe in a forum such as this. As I told another person, even if I tried, “I doubt it would work. Certainly, I have no authority and the Church certainly doesn’t seem to have authority. I am here for the fun of engaging in these kinds of conversations. If I can explain things about the Church or related topics (there’s a lot of confusion out there), and can learn about things myself (there’s a lot of confusion in here :-), then all the better.”