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[–] glimse 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks for the thorough answer. I especially appreciate hearing the last part because that's the issue that pushed me out of the church. I had a 2-month conversation with my CCD teacher (stayed after once a week to talk) and he was dead set on two things:

kids who haven't been introduced to Christianity go to purgatory forever
What Dreams May Come is an inaccurate portrayal of purgatory (despite it not being described in the Bible. His reasoning was basically "because I said so")

I couldn't handle those answers and the church backed him up. I wonder if I'd still be a follower if I hadn't been given such a hardline answer...

[–] Dieterlan 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Happy to help. Of course, purgatory in general is a whole different discussion, but I'm sorry to hear that you got pushed away by his stubbornness. It is good to keep learning though, so A+ for you :)

[–] glimse 0 points 1 week ago

I may not be the devout churchgoer I was as a kid but I do "get it." If you see my name elsewhere on Lemmy, it might even be in the context of defending Christianity. And I'm legitimately angry at the people who have coopted and twisted it for greed.

This is gonna sound trite but I think it's important to understand people who think differently than you...especially nowadays when everyone is so focused on what makes us different. Not just what they think but why they think it.

And now I think I understand Legalism in the context of Christianity so thank you again for that!