Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Two Conversion Stories
Two quick links... a couple of really great, enthusiastic conversion stories from The Journey Home on EWTN. Because of my background, these two really resonated with me.
Michael Matthews is a former Fundamentalist, an Independent Baptist Minister who, because of his great love for Jesus Christ, was called home to the Roman Catholic Church.
Mike Cumbie was called to the Catholic Church from the Pentacostal tradition.
Both of these fellas are Southern boys, like me, and both also came from Fundamentalist backgrounds. These are the kinds of conversion stories that resonate most with me.
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These two people have so much energy their stories just leap out at you. I was surprised at how much of their teen and young adult years were spent in active search or support of their faith---I was a devout yet very complacent, person at that age. I sometimes wish, looking back, that I could have kept my complacency. I probably would still have my faith. But keeping it under those conditions, I probably wouldn't value it very highly.
I certainly like hearing about conversions going in this direction. The ones turning moslem really disturb me. Are they insane?
The ones turning moslem really disturb me.
I don't get that, either.
Of course, I don't know much about Islam, to be honest... I guess it's a culture thing. Of course, my converting to Catholicism in the South in 2006 after twenty years of sexual abuse scandals has caused a great many of my neighbors to scratch their heads, too.
Then again, Catholicism doesn't have stated dogma on how, when and who to behead... so it's apples and oranges.
I don't get that, either.
Of course, I don't know much about Islam, to be honest... I guess it's a culture thing. Of course, my converting to Catholicism in the South in 2006 after twenty years of sexual abuse scandals has caused a great many of my neighbors to scratch their heads, too.
Then again, Catholicism doesn't have stated dogma on how, when and who to behead... so it's apples and oranges.
I have my own problems with the Catholic church about the child abuse scandals. Believe me, I still find it hard to get past their moving pedophilic priests from one parish to another. That having been said, I still can't understand anyone converting to islam.
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