I grew up in a tiny free will baptist country church. Baptized in a pond after I was saved at the age of 13. I pray to Jesus myself, ask for forgiveness of my sins personally. Have to admit I have never understood the need for confession and having a priest pray for you. Plus I didn t realize the eating meat thing was a catholic belief.

I think it was only fish on Fridays- my friend was Catholic.

I grew up Catholic and have a very religous family and on Ash Wednesday you dont eat meat, just fish and every friday through lent you don’t eat any meat but fish. I always felt it was trivial especially when during lent you already have to sacrifice something or give something up for that period of time!?

Soft disclosure, VK?

I was raised much like you VK. Grew up going to Mass every morning at 7:00 am with my Italian Grandmother. My brother was an alter boy, of course. Enrolled in Catholic school. They never taught us the Bible. Through their teaching I lived in constant fear. I was never taught Jesus’s Love, only anger. And the whoke confession thing, I hated going to church and all of the Rules. Now just look at what they had been doing the entire time to children. I always had a bad feeling and a pit in my stomach when I was in Church. Something did not feel right. i stopped going to Church many years ago. i pray to God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit and ask for protection every day. I also am not that familar with the Bible because i cannot understand it. But I’m going to try. God speaks to us through His word and I want to hear it. I’m also very upset at the stealing and editing of The Bible done by the Jesuits and the Vatican. Furious at the manipulation. God Lives in us and knows our heart, He does not

Of course, we're God's children. Since God & Jesus are different, but yet one of the same, all Christians are his children especially to Father God.

I read the Bible every day. It's been a huge eye opener & the Lord has blessed me greatly by it. I would begin with the Gospels in the New Testament; it's easy reading. I also enroll in a daily scripture email that leads you through the Bible in one year that I've been working on. It began as a pick me up to help make it through the day. I've read most of the Old Testament, all of the New many times. It's an eye opener for sure. The only challenge is that I've found so many other sins I've committed that I needed to repent for (LOL), but that's a good thing. Whatever problem you're facing, the answer is in there. I would HIGHLY recommend it.

God doesn't want religion. Religion is a man made thing. He wants a personal relationship with us. I've gotten real close to the Lord the past several years & have helped people make it through t

I have seen some get offended just bringing up Jesus that why I gave a long prep before I ask the Q. Thank for the answer.