In our modern society, people like to pride themselves on being hip, cool, and atheist. For some atheists, their parents were atheists. But for others, as they were growing up, their parents did not want to “impose” their belief system (religious or otherwise) on them. Like picking their favorite candies out of a chocolate box, the parents wanted their children to wait until they were old enough to decide which flavor they liked best: Catholic, Methodist or Evangelical. Except handing on the faith is not like picking out the caramel nougat versus the vanilla flavor one. And if they never decide, so be it–except that church weddings are a bit more fancy. Never mind that the parents would be horrified if the child decided to never take a bath or brush his teeth. Never mind that without faith the basis for a value system of right and wrong is always shifting. Why is honesty important? Why should I tell the truth?
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I think in our modern society it is our role as Catholics to continue the traditions of our faith while exploring new outlets of faithful expression. www.Holy-Post.com allowed me to send an eMassCard to a friend going through a hard time in minutes. I think websites such as this one are a new outlet for Catholics, young and old, to express their believes in the our society.
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DeleteI think in our modern society it is our role as Catholics to continue the traditions of our faith while exploring new outlets of faithful expression. www.Holy-Post.com allowed me to send an eMassCard to a friend going through a hard time in minutes. I think websites such as this one are a new outlet for Catholics, young and old, to express their believes in the our society.
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