[pct-l] Churches on the PCT

[kraig.mottar at verizon.net (Kraig Mottar)]

I find that, religion, church buildings are unneccessary and not the best way. I do go to them and participate in them, but probably not to find God, but to hear others' perspectives and socialize with them. The best practices I've found are liberal Quakerism and Zen Buddhism, both focus on silence and meditation. The same thing that brought me to them, is probably what is drawing me to the backcountry.

Kraig

>From: "Fr. Larry" <flarry@osjoseph.org>
>Date: Wed Apr 20 18:58:12 CDT 2005
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: RE: Re: [pct-l] Churches on the PCT

>I find the same God in the beauty of nature and in worship in Church. I find
>no competition between the two modes of presence, but rather that each
>presence helps me value the other mode more.
>
>www.osjoseph.org 
>www.sjoachim.org 
>
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>Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:44 PM
>To: Dave; Lonetrail@aol.com
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>Subject: Re: Re: [pct-l] Churches on the PCT
>
>The great outdoors is more of a church than any building could ever hope to
>be. It is cerainly closer to God. I always say, nature is my cathedral.
>
>Peace,
>Kraig
>
>>From: Dave <akamp@qwest.net>
>>Date: Tue Apr 19 12:52:50 CDT 2005
>>To: Lonetrail@aol.com
>>Cc: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Churches on the PCT
>
>>amen. I have had to neighbors who are ministers ask me why I am such a 
>>heathen going out hiking on the lords day sunday I tell them I am going 
>>to church my church isn't in a building they  were  like well you ant 
>>be with god unless your in a building. I got tired of hypocrites in church.
>>
>>Lonetrail@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>>My Church
>>> 
>>>The place that I worship is the wide open spaces created by the Hands 
>>>of  the Lord.
>>> 
>>>The trees are my Cathedral, the rocks my altar and the fallen logs my  
>>>pews
>>> 
>>>Lonetrail
>>> 
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