If you don't know who Andy Rooney is, well then listen to the last few minutes of 60 minutes on Sunday Night. I enjoy listening to his opinions about varies things in life from the President of the United States to religion, to our environment. He's a writer that has been on both radio and Televisions and his views can be really comical or he can hit it right on the nail-if you know what I mean...

I grew up a in a very strict Catholic home. We followed what I would call the "Golden Rule" to being a true Catholic. We went to church every Sunday, we didn't eat meat during lent, went to confession every week and so on, and so on....

When I got married the first time at a young age and had my first child, we went to this Catholic Church in our home town and I was literally appalled by the priest attitude. He basically told me that I could not baptized my daughter in his church, for I was not married in a Catholic Church and therefore my daughter's birth was not recognized by God. He basically came right out and caller her a "Bastard" child! In God's eye I was married and my daughter was NOT born a "bastard". So what right did that priest have to treat me the way he did?

I guess I don't get it very well; Don't most of us Christian's believe in God and the Bible? So then why is there so many different "religious" beliefs? Isn't the Bible to be "True" to it's wording, and yet each religious groups reads into it differently and perceives different meanings for the same thing.

Like in the Bible Jesus had his disciples help teach the Word of God. Only difference that I see from Jesus time of Living and today's living is I believe that the Disciples are not really teaching the Word of God, but brain washing the Word of God into peoples head. I mean didn't we do this to the American Indians and aren't they going all over the world supposedly teaching the Word of God? Like I said Teaching is one thing, but brain washing is a totally different thing and wrong in my opinion.....

In my short time, I have come to the conclusion that your most Christian Folks (not all) can be most judgemental folks out there. I have a brother-in-law that is very involved within his Church, and yet he is so judgemental of other people, every chance he has had, he has criticized my way of life, he has given me no respect as to who I am as a person or even try to get to know me as an adult. 

My husband worked for many years for a big church back in our hometown. The first minister that hired Brian, became good friends with him. He listen to people with open mind and heart.  I felt very honored when he drove hundreds of miles just to marry us. But now comes a new minister to this church; I think he forgot that his purpose was to be the minister of this church. Instead of doing his job, he got to where he worried about what and when my husband did his job. Aren't Christian People to be open minded and open heart?

I will never forget this priest that I think he was one of the chosen few who thought with his heart and really, really cared about people-no matter who they were. He didn't judge me or my children because we didn't go to his church. He smiled upon me and treated me like the human being that I think I am. Whenever he came to my parents home to give them communion and prayer, and I happen to be there, he would talk to me and to my girls. So I guess there are a few in a million that do take care of God's children the way God wanted them to be taken care of.....

When my father died, he was cremated. My youngest daughter was very close to her Grandpa and had a hard time with her Grandpa's death. When we got to the cemetery, she literally freaked out wanting to know where her Grandpa was. This very same priest got down on his knees to her level (yes in his white gown), talked with my daughter and explain how her Grandpa was going to go to be with God. He showed her his Urn, and then asked her if she would like to take her Grandpa to his last resting place. He assisted her in carrying the Urn into the mausoleum-his last resting place....together, he said a prayer, while holding my daughter on his knee and allowing her to shed her tears on his shoulder....

I'm not down on all Christian People for their are just as many good honest folks out there, just as there are those that give Christianity a "bad" name. I tend to stay clear of Churches.  I think that they are getting more and more greedy and political.  Oh I have tried different churches, and I find them all the same. Why should I go and sit for an hour and listen to someone else to tell me what I did wrong that week.  God will listen to me whether I'm home or in my vehicle or outside. I don't have to be in "His House" for him to only listen. Isn't God suppose to be everywhere? I may not go to church on Sunday like a good Christian should, but I do pray for forgiveness and do ask Him for guidance. Besides, What I have to say is between me and God, and no one else.  The only one that should be doing the judging is God himself.  He will either forgive us or redeem our souls to go to hell.  Most generally He does forgives those that do sin against him, if asked for forgiveness...

I do believe in God, I do believe that the Pledge of Allegiance should be in our school and that "In God We Trust" SHOULD stay on our currency.  Maybe I beleive because it all was brain washed into me since the day I was born, and I have done the same to my girls, and shall continue throughout all generations to come....

Remember:  Don't judge me-I'm not perfect....All that really matters to me is that I know God forgives me and He does love me-no matter where I am at in this world.