Is there a conservative alternative? Orthodox Church maybe?
Any suggestions?
You’re more than welcome at my church, Hopewell Baptist, in Napa, CA.
Interesting states you might be interested in, http://www.peacebyjesus.com/RC-Stats_vs._Evang.html
But the most important issue is whether you have been manifestly born again, and are walking in surrender to Christ, and searching the Scriptures in so doing. I was raised devout RC, but was not born again until age 25 (out of deep conviction and repentance), and there was an essential world of difference inside and out (even nature seemed new to this small town truck driver).
Yet i remained within the RCc attending faithfully and seeking to serve God there, and only left after 6 years, without hard feelings, but motivated response by the spiritual deadness of the people (i did go to Cath. charismatic meeting which had some early promise), with questionable doctrine being secondary.
I was walking in the fear of God and seeking to serve Him, and the first time i seriously prayed whether i should go to a different church then the next day the Lord answered my prayer in an evident manner (while i was attempting to witness to another person about Christ), and which decision the Lord abundantly confirmed in years after.
I would recommend any evangelical, conservative baptist or Calvary chapel type church, but it is first and last about your own surrender and consecration to Christ, which makes for a strong body, and which is to facilitate that.
When I lived in Massachusettes, I found going to church was like going to an amoral DNC political rally. I went to church after church and found no church of God within 30 miles. I could not fund their anti-God activism.
So I stopped going to church for worship and just worship Him in my life all week long wherever I am.
If I were the devil with all the world laid at my feet from the fall in the garden, the first thing I do is establish and control all religion... especially the early “chirstian church”. It’s all about your “heart” in the end.
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Very conservative Biblically based church
I’m not Catholic, but from reading all this, it sounds like to me that you don’t want to abandon 55 years of worship in the Catholic church, but find a different Catholic church that goes along better with your Conservative beliefs.
"Lutheran Church Missouri Synod President, the Reverend M. C. Harrison, will take part in a Capitol Hill heaing Thursday (today). The hearing will focus on the issues of freedom of religion and conscience in relation to ( Oberfuerher Obama's recent diktat on health care issues )".
(....editorial comment insertion is mine and mine alone, you betcha).
Leni