[Old Yeller]

Thank you for being the “turd in the punchbowl” on this discussion thread.

Christianity is not a religion. Catholicism, Mormonism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, etc. are all religions. Christianity is a relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Christians trust in the sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice on the cross for the atonement of our sins. Re-incarnation, purgatory, working your way into heaven, worshiping idols, etc. are what religions latch on to in hopes that it will "qualify" them for an afterlife of their various descriptions. Like a points based system. If the good outweighs the bad, you're good. This is not Christianity.

[Celtic Conservative]

And what you describe is not what I believe in. Salvation comes freely from God as a gift, and is not earned. If you think Catholics believe salvation is earned, then you need to put down the jack chick comics and learn, REALLY learn about your brothers and sisters in Christ. Now again I say to you, happy Easter. may it be a blessing to you. Please don’t respond to this, as I am loath to fight with my brother in Christ on this blessed day. Peace be with you.

CC

[Mrs. Don-o]

You have a pretty thorough-going misunderstanding of purgatory. You ought not to comment on it until you can at least re-state the doctrine in a form recognizable to its adherents. Otherwise, you're attacking something no Catholic believes in, so what's the point?

Seriously.

[Biggirl]

Christianity is BOTH a faith and a relationship, PERIOD.