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  • CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.

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    What Are You Writing?

    The process of plotting accomplishes two things, laying out the events of the plot in order and setting the pace.
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    What Are You Writing?

    Not as directly as you might be imagining. I have received a small amount through Kindle Vella and through Patreon.
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    What Are You Writing?

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    Christian retired person turned fiction writer whose faith journey has been wide ranging

    We, my spouse and I, grew up in non-Catholic faith traditions, but we found some of our best friends were Catholic. When we started digging into learning about the Catholic Church from the official Church documents, not from what Catholics or non-Catholics said, we found there was much to be...
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    Christian retired person turned fiction writer whose faith journey has been wide ranging

    To make a long story short, I will summarize that my spouse and I spent time in several different faith traditions through the first couple decades of our time together. I wanted to learn how to see things through Roman Catholic eyes and, after a few months, I convinced my spouse to join me in...
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    Christian retired person turned fiction writer whose faith journey has been wide ranging

    Thank you. I'll whip off a quick response here to let you know I'm paying attention. It's great to find someone of my own age who might relate to my long faith experience, my history, life experience, and have some time to discuss since you probably aren't busy raising kids. I grew up with...
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    Christian retired person turned fiction writer whose faith journey has been wide ranging

    Thank you. I supposed I could go read the forum's definition of traditional Catholic, but I'll take a little shortcut and just ask directly. Besides, hearing it from you directly will probably satisfy my curiosity a little more completely. Your profile seems to indicate you are pegged as a...
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    Christian retired person turned fiction writer whose faith journey has been wide ranging

    I am a retired man still married to my first bride. We are past our 40th anniversary. We have adult children and grandchildren. I worked in the computer industry and my spouse worked as a nurse. We both were involved in farming while growing up. I have also spent some time working with a...