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Q&A… On Standing Up To Your Parents In Your Faith

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leeyounger:

Anonymous asked:

I grew up Roman Catholic in the Philippines and it has always made me feel constricted. The traditions don’t mean anything to me and I’m not growing spiritually in that church. I want to try a protestant church, but my parents freak out if I even mention it. My dad said that if I go to a protestant church, it will break their hearts. The problem is that I can’t be true to myself, that I can’t share my love for Christ and my new found passion for Him with them because they will know something’s up. I feel like I’m sinning against them with the thought of going to Bible study or whatever non-Roman Catholic practices I want to pursue. It just really hurts so much and I feel so troubled. I feel like I will lose them when I say I want to convert. I am growing so much, I want to grow more and I want to be more honest, do more for Christ, I want to be happy in another church but I can’t.  — I’m stuck in this lie and I just don’t know what to do. I feel so alone. [edited for length]

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So I Said:

Anon, before I answer this question, I want you to know I’m praying for you a ton. My heart goes out to you and I think you are awesome. You are such an encouragement to so many hundreds of people here on tumblr and twitter all over the world. You are not afraid to shine your light and it’s making a difference in so many lives, so be encouraged about that.

{Now, one more piece of business before we start: There are plenty of Catholic folks who read this blog and I have many dear friends who are Catholic (including my little sister) and this post will not be about bashing the Catholic church. The fact is that the Catholic church is different in the Philippines than it is in other parts of the world. I know this because my wife went to high school in Manila and I have really good friends who are from the Philippines. So, it’s not that being Catholic is bad, but Catholicism is a little different in the Philippines and this anon is in a tough situation.}

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Posted on May/29/2012
Originally Posted by: leeyounger Reblogged From: followandreblog

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