15 March 2012

Allie Terrell on Understanding Other Faith Traditions

“With all of the hobbies to pick from, I choose to spend my free time studying lies. Everything from why Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate holidays to why Hindus eschew cow. Of course, these are factually true, in that those practitioners do believe those things, but as a belief for Catholics, they are not. As Catholics, the differing views espoused by other denominations or faiths can be striking; they are misguided at best, outright falsehoods at worst.”

In a recent commentary, writer Allie Terrell reflected on the importance of knowing more about religion in general to better understand and defend our own faith and to be able to participate more fully in the community at large.

To access her complete post, please visit:

Ignitum Today: Studying Lies (29 FEB 12)

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