I have not changed my mind about my faith, but I did have a big change of heart about religion in the late 1990s when I was trying (unsuccessfully) to get pregnant. I soon became part of a group campaigning for a bill that would make insurance companies pay for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. The day I was to testify in front…
I have not changed my mind about my faith, but I did have a big change of heart about religion in the late 1990s when I was trying (unsuccessfully) to get pregnant. I soon became part of a group campaigning for a bill that would make insurance companies pay for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. The day I was to testify in front of the Banking & Insurance committee in my state, I was literally chased down the hall by a catholic priest and a congresswoman yelling that I was a sinner for wanting to abort babies. They see egg harvesting in the same light as abortion. They had me against the wall and stood about 5 inches from my face screaming at me. I finally got the gumption up to yell back and start leaning toward them in an effort to get them out of my face. They didn't budge.
Before it got too far, 3 rabbis, along with our lobbyist, stepped in and saved me; they were there to testify on our side of the issue.
As I was being led away, I turned to the priest and told him that he should be ashamed of himself, and that he is the reason the catholic church is losing congregants at a record pace. He told me I should never be a mother. I told him he should go to hell.
I no longer consider myself catholic, but I do still have my faith in God and live my life accordingly.
I have not changed my mind about my faith, but I did have a big change of heart about religion in the late 1990s when I was trying (unsuccessfully) to get pregnant. I soon became part of a group campaigning for a bill that would make insurance companies pay for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. The day I was to testify in front of the Banking & Insurance committee in my state, I was literally chased down the hall by a catholic priest and a congresswoman yelling that I was a sinner for wanting to abort babies. They see egg harvesting in the same light as abortion. They had me against the wall and stood about 5 inches from my face screaming at me. I finally got the gumption up to yell back and start leaning toward them in an effort to get them out of my face. They didn't budge.
Before it got too far, 3 rabbis, along with our lobbyist, stepped in and saved me; they were there to testify on our side of the issue.
As I was being led away, I turned to the priest and told him that he should be ashamed of himself, and that he is the reason the catholic church is losing congregants at a record pace. He told me I should never be a mother. I told him he should go to hell.
I no longer consider myself catholic, but I do still have my faith in God and live my life accordingly.