RE: A new member. A Catholic school teacher.
February 21, 2014 at 2:48 pm
(This post was last modified: February 21, 2014 at 2:48 pm by Tonus.)
(February 21, 2014 at 2:27 pm)Mr. Moncrieff Wrote: Even though my faith has waned, my love for my colleagues remains the same and it feels very difficult to consider that they may see my motivations as a sleight.Not so odd. The way religious belief traps us is much easier to see from the outside. This is where love and empathy are truly tested, IMO, and many religious people fail because their religious faith demands it. They will turn away from you and blame you for it, and it's an attitude that they cannot imagine actually having.
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