Protestantism

» paper_turtle - Major Reason For Cross Overs

Brother Jones wrote:
the best and brightest are going to Eastern Orthodox, Episcopal, and Catholic directions because they want the spirituality they see in those faiths.
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When I first got a computer and started searching online for spiritual resoources, I discovered, to my surprise, that the sites which I found most helpful were not the Protestant ones. I was looking for places which asked the hard questions about living one's daily life, and the meaning of existence. I didn't want to be preached at, or given someone else's answer. I wanted spiritual "meat." And I found it at Catholic (and Jewish) sites, not Protestant ones.
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I was originally a Methodist, but I became an Epsicopalian not because of the ritual, or the "churchiness" of that denomination. I joined that church because of the people in it, and how they so very clearly lived Christian love in every aspect of their day, with everyone they met.
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My son, who is 21 (and his friends, who were daily guests at my house while my son was in school), were/are also interested in struggling with the difficult issues. They don't want easy answers. They can see how very complex the modern world is, and they intuitively grasp that easy answers will not suffice. I think they are representative of the larger culture which is searching for something substantive.
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My ex-husband was a Catholic. I took Catholic instruction, but decided against converting for numerous reasons. He and I attended church together--one week at his church, and the next week at mine. We both felt equally at home in either church.
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I have to say I have never felt very much at home in a Fundamentalist/Conservative/Evangelical church. I have always felt monitored, evaluated, judged--even when I didn't open my mouth and did my best to just quietly and subtly fit in.
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peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle