Right, so, here's something you probably don't need to know about me.
I was born Episcopalian, baptized Episcopalian, raised Episcopalian, and confirmed Episcopalian. Nowadays, of course, I'm an atheist; but sometimes I still talk like an Episcopalian. And in particular, I still curse like an Episcopalian.
I'm occasionally surprised by the things that stay with us as we grow. How about you?
I'm right there next to you, an Episcopalian agnostic. I was a GREAT Episcopalian, not such a great Christian.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was the little boy who stepped off the path to go exploring, and got so interested in the woods that I never went back to the path. That's the Fairy Tale version, anyhow.
ReplyDeleteYou curse like an Episcopalian? Well, Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
ReplyDelete(Taking the Lord's Name in vain? Or a quick prayer in an exasperating moment? Only a "cradle Catholic" knows for sure...)
I'm not sure that using "Jesus Christ" (or some variation, often involving a pogo stick) is actually "taking the name of the Lord in vain". I have this long-standing suspicion that the sin which that phrase refers to is presuming to speak for God, arrogating to yourself His authority.
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