tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post3525815567255932552..comments2023-05-03T04:28:16.339-05:00Comments on <center>Jumping off cliffs</center>: The Secret Part DeuMary O. Paddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-89983733150267690032008-01-16T15:25:00.000-06:002008-01-16T15:25:00.000-06:00Thanks for that, Mary.:-)Thanks for that, Mary.<BR/><BR/>:-)Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532475769646281689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-65668353022642690912008-01-15T07:53:00.000-06:002008-01-15T07:53:00.000-06:00You're not being intrusive Scotty. I'm the one who...You're not being intrusive Scotty. I'm the one who made the issue public. <BR/><BR/>As for the spiritual differences between my mother and I? My standard reply (you're not the first to ask): I was raised by hippies and I rebelled. <BR/><BR/>Mom's inclined to embrace the newest spiritual ideas as they come along. She sort of throws them in with her Christian faith and mixes them up together. She goes to church, is an active member of the choir (she's the head alto--has an amazing voice), attends sunday school, and runs the church thrift store. She took all five of us, but I'm the only one it "took" with. <BR/><BR/>It does sometimes create tensions between us, when I'm clearly not embracing her newest mix. She's generally pretty good about dropping it, though she grumbles about me being closed minded.Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-84016946189847191922008-01-15T05:10:00.000-06:002008-01-15T05:10:00.000-06:00So, unless I'm missing something, your Mom and you...So, unless I'm missing something, your Mom and yourself have differing theological viewpoints, then? Does that affect your relationship? Is it difficult at times to reconcile your faith with that of your Mom?<BR/><BR/>I'm genuinely curious, since in my experience, a person's faith is usually predicated on that of their parents?<BR/><BR/>If I'm being intrusive here, Mary, please disregard my questions; I have no wish to tread on sensitive ground.Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532475769646281689noreply@blogger.com