You are officially going on "ignore".
I contemplated sending this via private message, but since our discussions and disagreements have all been public, and I do not care to have "private" discussion with you, I have decided to put it out here.
I question your motives. Really. Would it please you for me to say "You know, Bill Gray is right. To heck with my church, to heck with meditation, prayers and good works". I am already saved, I'm not gonna bother with any of that. I will just declare myself saved, and be self righteous and indignant to anyone who challenges me.
This is a rhetorical question, I might add. You are he** bent on dismantling my Faith, and I want no further part of it.
You have been caught in lie, after lie, and evade direct questions.
I am not attempting to publicly embarass you- I don't even believe that is possible, in your smugness.
But I do want you, and those who have followed our discussions to know, that I am ignoring you because YOU and YOUR WORDS conjure up feelings in myself, and anger that is not conducive to the Christ centered life I choose to live.
You attempt to discredit the Catholic Church, and thereby discredit my faith. I think it's shameful.
I take ownership for my anger, with the understanding that I have been playing defense for the most part.
At any rate, I do not care to dialogue with you further- you are the ONLY person on this forum who has gone to such lengths to try to prove my beliefs wrong.
That, Sir, is questionable.
So, for whatever reason, I am making the decision that I will not put my beliefs and faith "out there" for you to attempt to discredit and ridicule. Discussion with you does not allow me to be the person that I am called to be. Do you, and an internet forum have that kind of impact? No. It is purely for my own purpose that I am "quitting" you. Dialogue with you has proved to be a waste of time. Your desecration of my faith no longer will have the benefit of response or apologetics.
I wish you well.
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