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Then Catholics have got their religion all wrong. Technically, "Catholic" is not a religion; it is a denomination of Christianity. Thus, when OP says her religion is Christianity, she is being accurate. As for the engaged thing, I suppose OP consider herself engaged to God, but that's really reaching.
Yeah, good luck explaining that to Catholics! They don't care about technicalities. Most people don't with things like that.
Then Catholics have got their religion all wrong. Technically, "Catholic" is not a religion; it is a denomination of Christianity. Thus, when OP says her religion is Christianity, she is being accurate. As for the engaged thing, I suppose OP consider herself engaged to God, but that's really reaching.
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Yes most nuns consider themselves married to God .
The word, "catholic" means "universal."
Catholic nuns consider themselves "brides of Christ." It's why they wear wedding rings.
Perhaps the OP is an Episcopalian. They have nuns and high Episcopal churches have a "mass."
And how in the world does a modern person know for a fact that Christians were not persecuted?
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And how would a modern person know for a fact that the Bible is true and God exists?
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Something you may not have heard of. It's called "faith."
Exactly. It cuts both ways. OP can't push her religion on others, then complain about being persecuted. She is free to believe whatever she wants, but so is everyone else, and she is certainly no Mother Superior because she is supposedly planning a monastic life.
Ever since I was young I have dreamed of being nun or serving the lord in a positive way. I work hard in school( I am currently a senior in high school) and attend sunday school/dutifully every week. I also volunteer for my church to help with various of volunteer projects often. Anyways I wanted to mention all above so you can get the sense of how devoted I am to my faith.
However I guess the problem is that everyone seems to look down upon me because of faith. Now before you think I am being a drama queen let me recount some incidents that have happened to me a lot every time I am asked about my faith:
1. My biology teacher asked my classmates and I what we wanted to do when we get older, I mentioned the possibility of being a nun. My biology teacher gave me a weird look and then snickered. He then preceded to say," Well you always did strike me as being a bit of a prude Nancy," which of course caused the whole class in burst into laughter. Did you file a complaint on this? I damn sure would have! This was totally unprofessional!
2. This one girl in my English class has this annoying habit of referring to me as "Sister Nancy," I have repeatedly told her to stop do that but she ignored me. She does it on purpose and in a very condescending way. Keep ignoring her.
3. One boy, who knew how I much I love The Virgin Mary, thought it would funny to photoshop the The Virgin Mary's head onto the body of Nicki Manaji in a provocative pose and post it on my locker. I wasn't amuse but apparently every other person in my grade thought it was funny. This boy also wrote Mary is a wh*re on the paper, which I guess was in an attempt to anger me. Keep ignoring him.
4. My English teacher forced me to attend a counseling session at school because she worried about how "obsessive" I was about religion since most of papers I tried to relate to religion. I tried telling her I was not obsessed but religion is the thing I know best compared to other subjects which is why I naturally try to relate it to my papers. She still thinks I am crazy . As long as your work relates to the subjects, I see no problem with it and neither should your school. But you obviously have teachers who can't relate to religion, which I think is the main issue here and worth re-considering on your part.
5. Another guy who is an atheist(I have nothing against them) straight up told me I was delusional nut because I still believed in God. He also went on say that deep down I was probably a sl*t of will become one in the future(for some reason he doesn't believe that I am a virgin?!). I was honestly so shocked by how nasty he was to me I didn't know how to respond. This another classmate of mine. Keep ignoring him.
I have tons of stories similar to these. People honestly seem to hate me because of my devotion to my religion. I have been picked on since the ninth grade and I am getting tired of it.
"People" are a$$holes, plain and simple. Most are either stupid or inconsiderate - some are both - damn few are neither. And you're going to contend with them all throughout your chosen field. You have to grow a thicker skin and hang in there. Since you are a senior, you can stick it out for another few months. Hell with the rest of them.
I don't know if you 'preach' or use a lot of religious content when talking to people in general but this is something that you should NOT do.
This is a troll post. Too many evangelical expressions and overtones to be believable. It sounds like our old friend, I'm Retired Now is back as a high school girl.
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. As long as your work relates to the subjects, I see no problem with it and neither should your school. But you obviously have teachers who can't relate to religion, which I think is the main issue here and worth re-considering on your part.
