toseeJesus.com - Amazing Coversation with a Homeless Man

[TheGoodSharer]

after those 3 really big rules all the other stuff (sexual and what not) are questionable, except to force someone to have sex or to rape someone would fall under harm and should be intollerable, I mean a definate thing no one should do. get my drift at all?

[TheGoodSharer]

actually no body is better then anybody, people with money and/or education think they are better but they aren't better, that's the big problem with this world is the people that think they are better, maybe the more and more you are like Jesus (assuming he's there) then that is what makes you better

[breann092589]

my struggle with religion is that i feel like it's all or nothing, and when i don't want to give my all i can't just pretend to be pious. and i feel like to be catholic as a woman is to give up your rights. i don't want to feel like a slave to parenting and to have my college degree be all in vain. i converted to catholicism but the rules are overbearing. it makes me want to be protestant again.

[TheGoodSharer]

@breann092589 I've felt the way you have before (or still even) but maybe most of us can't even come close to giving our all, I don't think I will ever even be able to do a little of that "give your all" thing you are speaking about, it's better just to try a little then to just quit all together though - don't you think? To me the big rules, the must do rules are don't hurt or ham (don't cause pain to humans or animals), don't murder and the lesser of these 2 would be "do not steal"

[h0lystrike]

@breann092589 Yea i totally know what you mean. I was raised catholic and turned away from the church because of that reason. Now that i'm exploring faith again, I've learned i've had communion when i shouldn't have, i'll need to go to confession if i return and i'm sure that will be a lengthly session (not to mention actually listing out everything beforehand). The catechism makes things more confusing when it should clarify. It makes me wonder how many catholics are actually true catholics!

[h0lystrike]

@breann092589 I have to add that I respect the way you feel that it's all or nothing; it shows you want to do things right and not cut corners. :)

[Simplement123]

The exact same thing happen to me some years ago. Still have an impact for each time I meet a homeless, I do my best to give him/her some money, smile and a good look into the eyes. Hard to be human in this world.