>I'd like to jump to Colossians, Chapter 2. There's a lot in here. Starting with verse 8: "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ." This passage applies to a lot of different worldviews. Immediately atheism, religious plurality, and the New Age are brought to my mind. I don't think Catholicism falls entirely into this category. But Catholicism *does* rely heavily on human tradition. More so than other "flavors" of Christianity, at any rate. Every church has elements of tradition. But as the amount of that tradition increases, the amount of focus on Christ must proportionally decrease -- as we are creatures of habit, rituals usually separate us from the newness and personal experiences of God. Maybe not everyone, but a lot of people are like this. I know I am. Again, nobody's going to hell from following too many traditions, but it's another point that concerns me about not only Catholics but Christians in general.

This is the main thing I'm against. In all my other posts this is basically what I'm trying to say that I hate about religions. I don't want to make a direct blow to the Catholics, because it's not all them, but I don't want to go to any church like that. Yes, it is the main reason I don't go to a Catholic church, and it is also the main reason I don't go to other Baptist churches. Well, gotta run, Sunday school starts in a little while, gotta get ready. G'day everyone!

Wedge "If you like tradition, that's fine with me, I'm just stating what I like and things like that." Antilles