Religion

I'm pretty open when it comes to religion. I mean, really. I've studied all kinds of religions and philosophies and ideas - I really think that Douglas Adams summed it up:

"One man had been nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change."

Sometimes, I get the impression that that's the only thing this Jesus-guy really wanted, was for people to be nice to each other and stop sacrificing their pets and their children.

That being said, I'm Catholic - it's absolutely no secret. I converted to Catholicism at the height of the molestation scandal, so a lot of people were confused. Doesn't matter - I practiced a don't-ask-me-why-I'm-Catholic-and-I-won't-try-to-convert-or-bore-you philosophy. Most of the time this worked. (There were some smart-asses who couldn't figure it out, and they got the full brunt of "this-is-why-I-converted" in great detail.. they haven't asked any other questions since then)

I love Catholicism. There is no question in my mind that this absolutely is the right religion for me. No one could ever talk me out of it. BUT, it took YEARS AND YEARS of research and study and experimenting with different religions for me to figure that out.

Could someone please explain this FLDS/polygamy thing to me? I'm trying so hard not to be narrow-minded about it, but come on. Seriously. One man has all the power of everything and determines who's allowed to be married, how many wives they can have, if they're allowed to own property or not, and he preaches that in order to get to heaven you have to have THREE WIVES?!? And the only way for women to get to heaven is THROUGH A SATISFIED HUSBAND?!?

Do you mean to tell me that I gotta give my husband you-know-what 8 times a day or I'm not getting past the pearly gates?

I believe that dragons existed - in some form - at one time. Sea creatures, dinosaurs, whatever.. I think they were around. I also believe that Karma is alive and well - whether it's controlled by God, Satan or nature - it's there. You reap what you sow.

I just can't bring myself to believe that God is only letting me into heaven if I make my husband happy.

I would love to talk to someone who practices this faith, and just find out how they came to accept it. That's all - end of rant.