Although I don't even know most of you nor have I written to you before, let me say that I shouldn't have used the word "happy". I should have said that people deceive themselves into thinking that you can make your own rules so that you can become what is too many people's idea of (ugh) happy. Happy is a delusion - a desired state of being that has allowed people to believe that their own intellect and ego transcend God. We'll use Him occasionally, but not - heaven forbid - when His laws go against what we think might make us happy.
Those who said the board used to be so - I guess - "religion free" - are mistaken. Somehow because of the omnipresence of God, he just keeps showing up. He has no seasons.
And please don't relegate the Christian faith to the "Jesus card". That is one of the most sacrilegeous things I've read on here.
Who said divorce-busting isn't or can't be religious? If it's ok to ignore the One who declared divorce a hated thing, sure it doesn't need to be brought up. (BTW, I am well aware that divorce in and of itself - in the civil sense - often is forced upon people. To those I offer my sincere sympathies. It's not what they wanted. It's what you do after the forced divorce that is often the problem in the Catholic Church.)
I am also sorry for those who are so afraid of what life is about that they can't ever discuss religion or politics. I would amend that nonsense to say it would be best if those who are ignorant just listen. Bad advice from a parent remains bad advice. Not that I'm advocating out-and-out arguing - just discussion.
I'm an older person, have watched many people pass out of this world. I work on a committee at my church that handles funerals. As I sit at the Mass and listen to the spouse and parent eulogized, I pray harder than ever that God will hear my prayers for my husband and others like him. How on earth will my sons and I sit and bury this man if he dies now? The way we treat our loved ones is important - sin is sin. How can one ignore what will happen at the end of life?
Maybe I can help someone with my views. Hope so and I think the topic is all too urgent for any of us to avoid.
