Steve Shaw sez: I actually find something slightly pathetic in the attitude "I was born into a thing, there are many other things I could have been born into, but this thing's the best for me." Something slightly unquestioning and incurious there. Most people of any religion are of that religion because they were born into it. Accident of birth is a wonderful thing.

I assume, Steve, that you were referring to my remark that I was born into the Catholic Church.

Except that you misquoted my conclusion. I said that since I was born into the Catholic Church, it was my birthright to challenge and question the church when I thought it was wrong. Indeed, I feel it is my obligation to challenge and question the Catholic Church, and I do so often. So, your distortion of what I said attempted to twist my words to the absolute opposite of what I actually said.

I find that pathetic.

-Joe Offer-