[Lexinom]

Frankly as a believer I don’t hold it against you if you look at much of what passes for Christendom in America today and shake your head. A very far cry from the brand of thoughtful, deep Christianity that swarmed the towns and hamlets of New England some 300 years back...

[Clemenza]

I was raised in the highly bureaucratic, intellectually divided, liturgically ossified (whether pre or post Vatican II) Roman Catholic Church. The hand clapping, smoke and mirrors faith preached by the mega churches doen't exacly turn me or "reach me" either.

Skepticism runs on my mother's side of the family, my grandfather being a classic example (although I do NOT share his politics, except on self-defense). I meet religious folks and it is like they are from a different planet. I don't mean that as an INSULT BTW, just saying that I just can't "identify" with them.

BTW: What happenned to the Congregationalists? Its like they went into a tailspin after the Civil War.

[Elsie]

Frankly as a believer I don’t hold it against you if you look at much of what passes for Christendom in America today and shake your head.

Amen!

[Elsie]

Frankly as a believer I don’t hold it against you if you look at much of what passes for Christendom in America today and shake your head.

Amen!