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CHAPTER TWENTY

WHAT ARE YOUR

PHILOSOPHIES CONCERNING

GOD RELIGION AND MONEY?

Robert's Response
~. While growing up, there were two points about God, church and

religion that were confusing for me. The first was the idea that some people
went to heaven and others did not, even ifthey believed in the same God. I
remember asking my Sunday school teacher, "What is the difference
between our church and the Catholic Church?" I was eight years old,
attending the Protestant church my parents belonged to, and was curious
about the differences. It shocked me when my teacher said, "Well, we both
believe in Jesus Christ, but Catholics won't go to heaven."
That answer floored me. When I asked why this was, she simply said,
"Theydon't belong to the right church."
Disturbed and even more curious, I asked my Catholic classmate if I
couldgo to church with him. For the next few months, I went to a Catholic
church and found that the congregation was made up ofgood people who
believedin the same God asmy familydid. I stopped going to Sunday school
at myparents' church and asked my mom and dad if,instead, I could find out
about the different religions ofmy classmates. They agreed to it.
Over the next few years, I asked my classmates what religion or church
theybelonged to and then asked to go to their serviceswith them. I attended
Lutheran, Methodist, Evangelical, Buddhist and Shinto churches or temples.
tin the small town where I gteW up. I did not have any classmates who were

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