I am a novice at most of this.
When Gal wrote about reconsidering my profile, I didn't know what she meant.
Not a clue.
I've been trying to learn quickly and, so far, all the helpful hints have been followed sucessfully.
Almost all of the blogs and their comment boxes that I have wandered through have tended to give me indegestion. It isn't that the opinions I found were especially unexpected or unusual. It's the level of underlying hatred for those of a different opinion, by some people, which really disturbs me. And the aggression.
Like you I have deep beliefs which I am committed to, and, like you, I am prepared to defend them.
So I understand your evident commitment.
I have many deeply thought-ful reasons why I respect and love the Roman Catholic Church.
I could say that in some way I 'measure' myself as a Christian beside it.
I also have as many equally thought-ful reasons for why I argue with some of what, I understand to be, its beliefs and ideas.
I'm a Proddy, I'm afraid ;-(
I don't catergise myself into any one church because I draw my education, my cultural background and the expression of my beliefs from the whole rich heritage of European Christinity.
Throughout my life I have read copiously and studied the ideas of anybody who seemed likely to offer an intelligent guide. (I sincerely bless the day I found 'you know who')
Reading the Forum, it seems clear to me that you are interested in many things, some of which I know a bit about too, and I would love to discuss them with you.
And I'd like to ask questions when some of your discussions go way over the top of my head.
But I must ask you to think of me as your resident heretic sitting a bit like a stray cat at the bottom of the garden. I'm a lovely old moggy but i will probably say things that may shock or annoy even when I'm trying my hardest not to scratch anyone.
All I can say is that I will be honestly trying not to scratch.
Gal I think I've managed to post on my profile under personal, the email I sent to Christopher to introduce myself. Altho' I found trying to condense a life-times of reasons for why I'm here a little difficult, it does say some relevant things about me.
Good night & God Bless to you all.
Joy
