Boy have I been out of the loop!

I was raised Catholic. As a kid, I thought it was great. As a young adult, I have had many issues with the religion. But since this is talking about our religion, and not debating it...

for PCB: I have always understood the trinity but can't really explain it. To me, The Father, Son and The Holy Ghosts are one in the same, but each has different roles... kind of like you can be wife, mother, daughter (if you're not a mother, pick another role )... you are still you, but you play different roles throughout your life, with different people and different reasons. So imagine putting yourself a triangle - the whole of you is the triangle, but you should divide yourself equally among your various roles. Thats about the best way to describe it. I am in no way a religious explainer.

Baptism is a symbolic ceremony where the priest washes away original sin. Thats about it for baptism.

I am Catholic and define my beliefs that way. I do not attend church, rather I beleive that every person in themselves is the church. In 5th grade, my teacher wrote CHURCH on the board and said the UR in church meant that YOU ARE... that was very powerful to me for some reason and I have never forgotten it. I carry my beliefs with me everywhere I go. I try to be the ebst person possible.

Since this thread is about religion, I thought you might be interested to know that my father is Faith Tabernacle. That is the religion that beleives in God's will and does not take medicine or go to doctors. My mom was considered and outsider and a "worldly person" when she married him, and the marriage didn;t last long because of the persecution she received form his family and the church. I know nothing of the religion other than they are very zealous and strict.

My Father-in-law is Mennonite. He's in the new order - which means they are allowed to own regular cars (old order own cars, but paint the bumpers balck - nothing flashy is allowed.) I know next to nothing about this religion too.... FIL would gladly talk for hours about it and it tends to turn everyone off since he's preachy about it. If anyone's interested, I can ask him questions about it tomorrow.