tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post6325220369170466116..comments2024-03-17T13:13:51.825-04:00Comments on My Life in Retirement: On the Subject of ReligionDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-1676498389317150192015-05-17T16:33:02.801-04:002015-05-17T16:33:02.801-04:00I too only go to weddings and funerals, and not of...I too only go to weddings and funerals, and not often to those. I label myself agnostic although Matt is an atheist. I certainly don't want to be ranted at by anyone whether it be by blog or by mouth. I'm a big girl and will make my own decisions thank you. I don't know what the stats are in the UK, but many of my friends are atheists and yet the Church of England is still extant with the Queen and family practicing the Christian religion.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-20316277917721116042015-05-17T15:44:42.744-04:002015-05-17T15:44:42.744-04:00I am not surprised by this because more people thi...I am not surprised by this because more people think and have seen/heard the problems within the Catholic church. I don't go unless it is a funeral or a wedding. Is this a good thing? I don't know. If it wasn't for faith, we would not have beautiful works of art or great architecture. There seems to be a link between longevity and faith. I think what most people get turned off by is how fear is used to rule people. This fear is used by the Church often. Also judgements. There are many who go to church only to judge others if they do not follow the same example which betrays the very notion of what the Church is supposed to teach. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.com