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The Christian Century<\/a><\/em> has an interesting story this week about six Christians and their journeys to Catholicism.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m probably asking for trouble here, but I\u2019m interested in hearing from you\u2026 after you\u2019ve read the story:<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re a Christian, but not a Catholic, what did you grow up believing about Catholics? Have your views changed?<\/li>\n
If you grew up Catholic, what did you grow up believing about Protestants and other traditions? Have your views changed?<\/li>\n
And finally\u2026 how important is it to you to commit yourself fully to a particular demonimation or tradition within the church? I know a lot of \u201cliving question marks\u201d who prefer not to don any particular mantle, but would rather leave that question open in case God decides to reveal something further, or differently, to them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I ask because, in the last few years, many of the things I had been taught by other Protestant Christians about <\/em>Catholics have proven untrue, and my Catholic friends have been dismayed, but not surprised, by the things I\u2019ve shared with them.<\/p>\n
Likewise, I\u2019ve seen some painful blog posts and other writings by Catholics that make gross generalizations about Protestants, roping all of us into the foolishness of some misguided individuals.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a tendency toward patronizing and condescending comments on both sides, and that\u2019s sad, because we all<\/em> flinch when the mainstream media makes generalizations about Christians.<\/p>\n
Full disclosure: I grew up in a Baptist church, and I\u2019m currently a member of a Presbyterian church. But I wouldn\u2019t say I\u2019m a \u201cconvert\u201d to any particular Christian tradition. Let\u2019s just say I\u2019m in a \u201cstudying\u201d phase regarding the history of the church, Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and more. So I\u2019m fascinated by these stories of conversion, education, and conviction. Some of my closest friends are Baptists, some are Presbyterians, and some are devoted to their Episcopalian, Catholic, or Orthodox traditions. Some have converted, and then converted yet again. And I\u2019ve even felt some nudges, even a bit of shoving, in different directions\u2026 but I refuse to believe that God wants me to come to any hasty conclusions about this. So I\u2019m looking forward to hearing from all of you.<\/p>\n
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