I have less trouble with Catholics because I think a lot of them are there because the magic doesn't work for them in other churches. I guess that's probably hard to understand, but I know two or three people who are really into their candles and saints and Virgin Mary and going to a liberal Christian church that's all talk and no magic doesn't work for them well.
I empathise with this because a lot of liberal synagogues are like that and I sometimes feel like I have a choice of putting up with Chabad's abominable politics to get all the kabbalistic stuff and the mysteries and the chanting and all (which are satisfying to my soul) or going to a really great synagogue where I agree with all their politics and causes but holy fuck, if I wanted to sit around and have a Unitarian meeting I would go to the Unitarian church :)
Actually my own personal thing is that if someone says they're Catholic I watch to see whether it's the magic or the politics they like; if someone says they're methodist or UCC or whatever I'm also less worried, but when they say they're "Christian. Just Christian. Non denominational." then I really worry because those are usually the scary ones. Also, there are scary denominations, like Church of God Anderson Indiana, but if you know what those are you at least know you don't have to WAIT to decide not to trust them ;-)
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Date: 2011-07-27 09:12 pm (UTC)From:I empathise with this because a lot of liberal synagogues are like that and I sometimes feel like I have a choice of putting up with Chabad's abominable politics to get all the kabbalistic stuff and the mysteries and the chanting and all (which are satisfying to my soul) or going to a really great synagogue where I agree with all their politics and causes but holy fuck, if I wanted to sit around and have a Unitarian meeting I would go to the Unitarian church :)
Actually my own personal thing is that if someone says they're Catholic I watch to see whether it's the magic or the politics they like; if someone says they're methodist or UCC or whatever I'm also less worried, but when they say they're "Christian. Just Christian. Non denominational." then I really worry because those are usually the scary ones. Also, there are scary denominations, like Church of God Anderson Indiana, but if you know what those are you at least know you don't have to WAIT to decide not to trust them ;-)