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From the Diocese of Atlanta: (Original Post)
FourScore
Sep 2015
OP
I'm sorry for that, Tsiyu. For me, they can't touch God but they can destroy a lot of my
roguevalley
Sep 2015
#6
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)1. Good one
DirkGently
(12,151 posts)2. Ouch. n/t
DesertFlower
(11,649 posts)3. very sad.
Tsiyu
(18,186 posts)4. Boy, does that resonate
Too bad that's the same diocese that owns a university that does everything it can to destroy poor people's lives.
I've seen it firsthand, this destruction of lives, and all of my kids were baptized in that Diocese, so I didn't start out with any preconceived notions.
Thanks to the Episcopalians of that Diocese, I no longer believe in any god. They showed me he was not real or true at all.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)6. I'm sorry for that, Tsiyu. For me, they can't touch God but they can destroy a lot of my
faith in man. Everything I hold dear they use as excuses to harm others. Take care.
Tsiyu
(18,186 posts)7. Thank you, roguevalley
"They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me."
If this Jesus did exist, he doesn't anymore.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)5. K&R.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)8. CORRECT