So, this past weekend, the Governor of Texas, Gregg Abbott wrote on his Facebook that Saturday was the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The day she was taken to heaven at the end of her life.
Abbott and his family are Catholic.
This day is celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The response to this posting by Gov. Abbott was met was some pretty ugly remarks.
People came out of the ' wood-works' attacking his being Catholic.
He was called an " Idol worshiper." And honestly, many people were upset when they found out he was Catholic.
Is this 2015? Or are we going to fight wars like they did in 17th Century Europe over Protestant vs. Catholic?
This is America. Do we not have freedom to worship as we see fit? You know, I thought we might be past this, but, I think this religious " hatred " might be coming back.
These same people called for America to become a Christian nation.....which form? There are 20,000 different denominations in America alone. If we decided to switch to a theocracy, we would change into a Mess just like they have in the Middle East. People would be blowing up other people...over religion....
Disclaimer, I have close fiends and family who are Roman Catholic, I fully expect them to " make it" and they fully expect me to " make it."
BTW- there are 10,000,000 Texans who do not belong to any church. The largest church membership in Texas is Catholic with 4,700,000.
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