Sorry again, Demi. I don't mean to be hurtful. I guess there is no way to have a discussion on a subject like this without you taking offense.

Though I don't know you, I have really enjoyed many of your posts and agree with much of what you say. I think we could be good friends. I love animals like you do. I am in the same boat healthwise.

A spiritual discussion, however, should not cause one to take offense, but to turn to the Bible to see whether or not what is said is true. After all, eternity is a long time so our destination is really important. God is not Whoever we want Him to be, but Who He is. He can't be the God of the Hindus, of the Buddhists, of the Mormons, of the Baptists and of the Catholics. What matters is not what I think or you think, but what is revealed in the Bible. As in all of life, spiritual truth is narrow. eg: 2+2=4 and not any other number. And there is an infinity of numbers that 2+2 does NOT equal. Truth is,your username is Demi. There are a bazillion names that are NOT your username. You live at a certain address. There are millions of addresses that you do NOT live at. The truth of your username and your address is narrow. The truth is, God is Who He is and has certain expectations of us. There are thousands if not millions of ideas of who God is that are inaccurate. How many religions are there? They are ALL wrong. For religion is man seeking to make God in his own image (picking and choosing the attributes he feels God ought to have). The only one who is on the right path is the one who reads and follows the Bible without adding or subtracting from it. If, as a Baptist, the church believes something that is not revealed in Scripture, I have to differ.

This is not a Catholic vs. Protestant thing. And I do not believe that there are no Christians in the Catholic church. Nor do I beleive that all who are Baptist are true Christians. I do believe the Catholic church has some terribly erroneous teachings as do some Protestant churches. No matter who we are, or where we are, we need to know our Scriptures so we can discern if the church we are a part of is true.

Well, I don't mean to go on and on. Our eternal destiny is the most important thing in life - more important than whether or not some fool dentist has stuffed mercury in our teeth - though that is important enough, for sure. Rather than take offense, prayerfully search the Scriptures, even if it takes a long time. I know well enough that your health makes it difficult. Remember, I am in the same boat. But, isn't your eternal soul worth it?

If you believe I am in error, Demi, shouldn't you be doing your best to show me the right way? Because if I am in error there will come a day when I hear from the Lord Jesus "Depart from me. I never knew you." It is easier, but not necessarily loving to "agree to disagree" when eternal issues are at stake.