My parents are still under the satanic cult of papism, even though I have witnessed unto them how JESUS saved me from the deceit and hypocrisy of that so-called "church."
When discussing the earthquake, my father said, "Larry," and I said, "What?" because I always answer him when he calls my name.
And my father said, "What about the earthquakes that strike us here in the USA? They strike both Jew and Gentile, Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Buddhist and atheist. You cannot blame Mother Church (ooh I hate when he says that) for calamities such as this."
I showed him Brother Elmer's post and he said, "Mr. White is using the Bible to fit his own little vendetta against Mother Church. You should abandon the separatist, isolationist, racist, literalist (wow that's a lot of "ists") views of Landover and come back home. Mother Church will always welcome you, and all it takes is the Sacrament of Reconciliation to renew your friendship with God."
I laughed and laughed, and he got all mad. God is already my friend as a True Christian™ (Romans 5:10). I explained this, and Mother chimed in with this:
"Son, you have been duped by this Baptist cult! They have only one thing in mind for you - to collect all the tithes they can and then dump you like last year's bird's nest. Why not come speak to Father McIlerny now, confess your sins, receive absolution, and do penance? If you were to die this moment, you would not be in the grace of God." I laughed again and she got all mad.
Finally, I said, "Mom and Dad, JESUS died for my sins temporarily and that's that. Yes, He killed Himself by sending His Son, who is also Him, to suffer a temporary punishment so that I can do everything He tells me to do and thereby inherit the kingdom. Any tithe I give, I give because God commands it (2 Corinthians 9:7). Father McIlerny has no power to forgive me, only GOD. Now, can you loan me money so I can move to Freehold?"
And they were still all mad. But Dad said he would release my trust fund so that if and when the time comes, I can move out of godless NYC.