Comments on: I Write Letters http://www.cynical-c.com/2011/05/26/i-write-letters/ Thu, 23 May 2013 17:59:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Alan http://www.cynical-c.com/2011/05/26/i-write-letters/#comment-1217976 Alan Sun, 29 May 2011 11:02:04 +0000 http://www.cynical-c.com/?p=17180#comment-1217976 Chris,

I went through the same exercise about five years ago, mainly as a protest, but also to annoy my parents who would insist that I was Catholic no matter what I belived. If I recal correctly, I had to write to The Vicar General in the Diocese I was christened (in the UK), and he warned me that if I did choose to get myelf taken off the list, I could never return. I am no scholar of the Bible, but I am pretty sure some of the tennents of christianity are forgiveness and redemption.

I’m not sure where the letter is, but if I come across it I’ll scan it in for you, it was a little threatening in tone.

I suppose there is a special part of Hell for us defectors, so I’ll see you there at some point.

All the best,

Alan

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]]> By: Joe http://www.cynical-c.com/2011/05/26/i-write-letters/#comment-1217974 Joe Sun, 29 May 2011 00:32:38 +0000 http://www.cynical-c.com/?p=17180#comment-1217974 Well written, succinct and to the point. however you need to progress your thinking beyond mere Atheism as that in itself can become a replacement for religion! Since a 20 year old ive progressed into the materialism of John Locke combined with the dialectic thought of Hegel and his student Marx. These two supreme methods of thinking have solved most problems and inquiries that ive encountered. Put simply its the way you look at the world and then how you analyse what it is that you see.

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]]> By: DR http://www.cynical-c.com/2011/05/26/i-write-letters/#comment-1217962 DR Fri, 27 May 2011 12:46:07 +0000 http://www.cynical-c.com/?p=17180#comment-1217962 Fall River? I didn’t think “Cole” was a Portuguese name… ;-)

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]]> By: Geoff L http://www.cynical-c.com/2011/05/26/i-write-letters/#comment-1217957 Geoff L Fri, 27 May 2011 07:42:04 +0000 http://www.cynical-c.com/?p=17180#comment-1217957 Long time lurker etc. This is great to see you finally got a repsonse.The indelible seal is pretty hilarious and pythonesque. “Nobody expects the indelible seal!’ Made my day. Keep up the good work.

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]]> By: Andy http://www.cynical-c.com/2011/05/26/i-write-letters/#comment-1217955 Andy Fri, 27 May 2011 05:16:26 +0000 http://www.cynical-c.com/?p=17180#comment-1217955 Sorry, no offence, I love your blog: but you don’t send letters to santa when you realize it’s all fairy tales. That way, you give credit, you keep the fantasy alive. Were you expecting an official excommunication? a certification of apostasy? would such a useless scrap of paper issued by a religious institution hold any value or meaning to you?

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]]> By: TDavis http://www.cynical-c.com/2011/05/26/i-write-letters/#comment-1217940 TDavis Thu, 26 May 2011 18:39:23 +0000 http://www.cynical-c.com/?p=17180#comment-1217940 Well, Chris, don’t forget, you can always try this:

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1164/how-do-i-go-about-getting-excommunicated

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]]> By: Adam http://www.cynical-c.com/2011/05/26/i-write-letters/#comment-1217934 Adam Thu, 26 May 2011 18:11:52 +0000 http://www.cynical-c.com/?p=17180#comment-1217934 I’m a little jealous. I sent mine to my bishop a week or two before you did and have never received a response.

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]]> By: passerby http://www.cynical-c.com/2011/05/26/i-write-letters/#comment-1217929 passerby Thu, 26 May 2011 17:13:52 +0000 http://www.cynical-c.com/?p=17180#comment-1217929 The second paragraph sounded sort of like, “hey, if you wanna come back, your welcome to.” (In a business sense, it’s better to never ban a customer, even if they ask.)

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]]> By: Mike S. http://www.cynical-c.com/2011/05/26/i-write-letters/#comment-1217925 Mike S. Thu, 26 May 2011 16:31:24 +0000 http://www.cynical-c.com/?p=17180#comment-1217925 I also applaud the prose, almost wishing that I had been brought up RC so I could do it. I would only like to point out that none of these observations are new—-Martin Luther himself–the mad little monk of Wittenberg—-noticed the rot and failings within the Roman church a half millennium ago.

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]]> By: Angry Sam http://www.cynical-c.com/2011/05/26/i-write-letters/#comment-1217918 Angry Sam Thu, 26 May 2011 15:34:46 +0000 http://www.cynical-c.com/?p=17180#comment-1217918 When will they come up with a solvent that can dissolve ontological bonds?

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