They don’t care about my 350,000 readers and skyrocketing voice. They don’t care about our 2 Ps in a Pod blog resonating loudly with readers — which was happening according to Bro Dennis. He was so upset I don’t know exactly what was said about me, but it was so awful that he couldn’t share the words, only that we must end our relationship. Beyond that I haven’t heard from him or any of the other folks at Easeamine, including the man who asked me to get involved. —- Anne

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The posts between you and Bro. Dennis were very raw and personal. I had originally planned to join the conversation but as it unfolded I felt I was an intruder into a terrain of mindscapes that I could not traverse. 

To Anne and Brother Dennis: I appreciate the 2PeasInaPod attempts to bridge a huge gap. It is dialogue sorely missing and needed in today’s world. The facts show us that religious institutions are losing their sheep in America and without conversation the bleed will continue. Pew Forum research tells us that we now have 22-million ex-Catholics, however according to The National Catholic Reporter retention remains “at roughly a quarter of the national population, thanks largely to Hispanic immigration and higher-than-average birth rates among Hispanic Catholics.”

And thanks to missionary programs Catholicism is growing in other areas around the globe.

I am sorry, Anne. The Catholic hierarchy does seem to be leading the charge against women. I cannot believe any woman of sound mind and strong heart would support and condone the attacks. It seems America is now ground zero for the Vatican strategy to bring the world’s Catholic-born populous back into their fold.

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