Am I Going to be Eternally Damned? I Don't Think So John Edwards.

**This is not meant to offend anyone, just my personal opinions.

Wait you're not Hindu?! I just thought I should take a moment to address the stereotype topic from last week that all/most Indians are Hindus, which is very annoying. Anyways, no I'm not, I'm Catholic and I have been ever since I can remember. With that being said, I've never really stopped to think of how I came to be a Catholic. I don't think I was forced to be, but I don't remember having a choice (I'm pretty sure my parents started taking me to church the week after I was born hahaha). Nevertheless, I think being Catholic was a part of my life from the beginning. My entire family is Catholic, so I think it was important for my parents to raise me as a Catholic. My family and I go to church every Sunday and I don't mind, but it probably wouldn't be my first choice. My parents along with previous generations are very religious. I'm not saying I don't believe in God, I just don't take religion as seriously as my family does. My parents know this and encourage me to be more religious, but they don't force it upon me like Jonathan Edwards does in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God to his audience. Unlike Edwards, my parents don't say I'm going to hell for the rest of eternity if I don't become a better Catholic. Edwards makes it clear to his audience that you not only have to be a converted man (to God), but also extremely devoted to Him. If you're not, well good luck with your life. His entire speech is a threat that if these people don't convert they are going to be eternally damned. His view on God is totally different than my family's. My parents are extremely religious but I'm pretty sure they're not going around yelling at everyone to convert. His extremist views on God are crazy and I just think they're not true.