George W. Bush speaks for this nation for another 28 days. This administration has advocated torture and spying and a war that clearly had no clear grounds in international law. We're not all renouncing our citizenship, tempting though it might be at times.
Now, I did leave the Catholic Church for myriad reasons of disagreement. But I think you've expressed it perfectly. When I say "I'm Christian and believe in these ideals, and I don't see that in these views" it is identical to the sentiment that "I am American and believe in American ideals and I don't see them in these policies."
I get that non-religious people do not understand the level of identity that Catholics feel for the church, but it took me years to really think of myself as not Catholic. And I didn't have a serious Catholic upbringing. Huge influence, but my parents were agnostic.
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George W. Bush speaks for this nation for another 28 days. This administration has advocated torture and spying and a war that clearly had no clear grounds in international law. We're not all renouncing our citizenship, tempting though it might be at times.
Now, I did leave the Catholic Church for myriad reasons of disagreement. But I think you've expressed it perfectly. When I say "I'm Christian and believe in these ideals, and I don't see that in these views" it is identical to the sentiment that "I am American and believe in American ideals and I don't see them in these policies."
I get that non-religious people do not understand the level of identity that Catholics feel for the church, but it took me years to really think of myself as not Catholic. And I didn't have a serious Catholic upbringing. Huge influence, but my parents were agnostic.