I guess I might be more down with this whole Christianity thing if God had some firm boundaries in mind. I mean, the fact that there’s no sin or lapse I can’t confess or repent my way out of seems…well, not a great way to run a theology. Like there’s no bridge too far. Nothing I can do that’s going to remove me from God’s good Grace so long as I’m willing to give up a “my bad!”<\/p>\n
I know there are other options out there that deal much more harshly with worldly transgressions, but really, I don’t want to swing so far the other way that I’m losing my head for something I did on Earth. Let’s keep these rewards confined to the afterlife, shall we? What’s the point of punishing a mistake if you’re not forced to live with its consequences? If only I knew a couple Catholics who could set me straight….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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