Just an update on the earlier post below..barely after an hour..
Now my mum n other aunts have checked around &
apparently are half inclined to believe this whole load of crap
After a fruitless 30 mins of debating with them I gave up
I told them that they are extremely insecure &
that when it comes to these matters
Leave me out of it
Why are the elders so stuck on the old ways?
Why can't they at least try to listen to reason?
What they have been taught before and what we know now is so different
I wish they would stop listening to others & listen to their own hearts
With that I shall end this post
I have so much to rant & rave about
I really dunno where to start
If you're not in the mood to read about anything to do with religions today..
I'd suggest you stop reading..RIGHT NOW.
No?You wanna stay?Ok be my guest..
Now if you know me really well you'd think by now that I'm not the BEST person to speak about God
You'd know that I don't attend church regularly every Sunday & you won't find me on my knees praying often too.
However..amazing as it may seem to you guys..MY FAITH IS VERY STRONG.
Yes..I know that we have to pray and that we have to go to church..BUT LET ME ASK YOU MY DEAR FRIENDS..how many of those who do that REALLY have God in their hearts?
I do.
What's the point of going to church and praying so much but then you have jealousy & bitterness in your heart,spite & anger in your words?WHAT IS THE FREAKING POINT?
Recently my dad made an aquanintance with a pastor from India.This pastor is also a missionary..running a large orphanage back in India.This pastor was coming to Singapore and somehow my dad undertook the responsibilty of being his chaperone..this displeased my mum alot.
Simply bcoz we are Catholics and ..of course when I say pastor you'd know that he's from the Protestant denomination.My mum is ok with that..coz we are all in fact Christians..BUT my mum didn't want this guy to come to OUR house and criticize OUR practices & beliefs.
I kept silent I didn't have much to comment coz I have loads of Protestant friends who are very nice indeed..yes I have come across some nasty people but those were few..
Well everything went well and this pastor was a very spiritual person,who prayed with all his heart n soul & never once was there a mention that our denominations are different.
In fact on the last day of prayers,we even invited the rest of our extended family members and they enjoyed the prayer session thoroughly.
Then one of my aunts..who had been attending a Catholic retreat recently,pulled me aside.
THIS IS WHERE I STARTED LOSING MY COOL.
She started to tell me that its wrong to help people who condemn our faith.
I was baffled
I asked her..who did that?
She then pointed discreetly to the pastor
According to her,at the retreat,they were told never to mix or associate with the Protestants bcoz they condemn Mother Mary.However it's perfectly alright to mix with the Muslims,the Hindus,the Buddhists coz they DO NOT condemn other religions & faith.
SO WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS...ITS PERFECTLY FINE TO BE FRIENDS WITH OTHER FAITHS BUT CHRISTIANS SHOULD FIGHT WITH CHRISTIANS?
WOW.
HOW CHRISTIAN IS THAT?
I kept my words under control and told her,that this pastor had done nothing but pray for us and with us.He had said nothing to condemn Mother Mary even though my house is surrounded with her statues & images.In fact his EXACT words were..''I have come here NOT to convert you,or ask you to change churches or come to MY way..all I ask of you is FAITH''.
My aunty still didn't get it.
She went on to say that by HELPING these organizations,we're glorifying those who condemn US.
I don't get it.
You mean to say that you will only help a person based on his/her religion?
You mean it's wrong to help a person from another religion?
Why for the love of God..WHY?
Aren't we all made from the same substance?
Why is this ideology of RELIGION overtaking COMMON SENSE & HUMANITY?
Always..always always...REMEMBER..
GOD NEVER MADE RELIGIONS.
ITS HUMANS WHO STARTED SPLITTING UP INTO RELIGIONS.
If you can tell me that you'd ignore a dying man just because of his religion,then I tell you..no matter how much you give to charity,no matter how much you go to church,no matter how much you pray..in the eyes of God..UR A SINNER.
I told all these to my aunt in a very sublte way but I walked off after that..
I confided in my mum & my other cousins who also shared my view.
Friends..like I said earlier..I have no right to advise or caution anyone but remember..We seek God in places of worship ..they are made of bricks & plaster..no matter how beautiful or majestic,they can be torn down..
Instead..keep God in your heart..for that can never be torn down..
I say this not just for the followers of Christ but for all my dear friends ..whatever religion you practise..
Let us not be blinded by the words & myths of others..remember,there is always a dark force trying to split up the followers of God..while we are busy fighting amonsgt ourselves,we fail to realise that we may very well be falling into a dark trap.
This post is not intended to offend anyone..I say what I feel from my heart.
This is my right,its my free will to practise my faith the way I want to
I don't need others to tell me if its acceptable or not..coz I'm not praying to THEM..but to God.
This is me,Patricia
