[Colofornian]

How would you look at it if some Catholic or other Christian told you that you need to change your faith to be like his?

(God forbid we might actually have Christian models in this world! No wonder kids have so few spiritual mentors in this world! So many people abdicating being responsible Christians in whatever sphere of influence they operate...perhaps out of some ill-based fear that somebody think they are attempting to spiritually clone others)

[Chainmail]

You miss the point completely, so I’ll write in clearer terms. My faith is excellent. My children are well-schooled, reverent and spiritual.

I have zero need or patience for screeds of ill-disguised hatred from others claiming to be Christians attacking other Christians.

I made the mistake years ago of attending a Protestant buddy’s services in a sort of attempt at understanding his view of faith. Somewhere in the middle of his preacher’s mind-numbing 45 minute sermon, that preacher launched into a nasty attack against Catholic beliefs. I stood up and asked that preacher why he found it necessary to say things like that about my church. He mumbled something about “how I needed to be saved..”.

I am saved just fine - and I have little or no patience for small- minded bigots using Christianity as a cudgel against others. That isn’t Christianity, that’s the devil in close proximity.