How Desperate and/or Pretentious Is Christianity Getting?

[JimC]

It's not really a hipster version of Christianity, it's just normal people (or uh...hipsters as they are calling them) trying to reconcile their rational lives with the faith they are clinging to. They have been exposed to the world enough and are intelligent enough to understand how much of it is bullshit but are clinging to the parts they think are valuable and focus on love and redemption. I know because I was one of em and so were lots of people I know. Really, these are not the people you need to be worrying about

Exactly!

Many of my work colleagues fall into this category (as left-leaning liberal catholics) They detest the current pope and much of the hierarchy, have progressive views in most areas, but still have that weird faith thing. I don't understand why they cling to the woo, but in most respects I can happily work and interact with them.

[charlou]

Many of my work colleagues fall into this category (as left-leaning liberal catholics) They detest the current pope and much of the hierarchy, have progressive views in most areas, but still have that weird faith thing. I don't understand why they cling to the woo, but in most respects I can happily work and interact with them.

Clinging to woo .. okay that takes a while to finally overcome .. but clinging to the institution and considering themselves 'catholics'? Why?

[Trolldor]

"Woo" without a label doesn't last very long.

[Pappa]

Many of my work colleagues fall into this category (as left-leaning liberal catholics) They detest the current pope and much of the hierarchy, have progressive views in most areas, but still have that weird faith thing. I don't understand why they cling to the woo, but in most respects I can happily work and interact with them.

Clinging to woo .. okay that takes a while to finally overcome .. but clinging to the institution and considering themselves 'catholics'? Why?

Most people never stop to think about it. They're just catholics born and bred, and they have faith in god, so they stay part of the church. I expect they also see the current 'manager' as a bit crap, but stick to their team just like a football supporter would.

[Robert_S]

Many of my work colleagues fall into this category (as left-leaning liberal catholics) They detest the current pope and much of the hierarchy, have progressive views in most areas, but still have that weird faith thing. I don't understand why they cling to the woo, but in most respects I can happily work and interact with them.

Clinging to woo .. okay that takes a while to finally overcome .. but clinging to the institution and considering themselves 'catholics'? Why?

The candles?

[charlou]

Many of my work colleagues fall into this category (as left-leaning liberal catholics) They detest the current pope and much of the hierarchy, have progressive views in most areas, but still have that weird faith thing. I don't understand why they cling to the woo, but in most respects I can happily work and interact with them.

Clinging to woo .. okay that takes a while to finally overcome .. but clinging to the institution and considering themselves 'catholics'? Why?

Most people never stop to think about it. They're just catholics born and bred, and they have faith in god, so they stay part of the church. I expect they also see the current 'manager' as a bit crap, but stick to their team just like a football supporter would.

Culture .. and fear? Catholicism has some very insidious methods of indoctrination, creating fear and aversion through perverted notions of morality and threats of afterlife damnation.