Can't Be a Floater

One nice thing about Protestantism is that you can be a floater, a pew warmer.  Even in my Baptist church, you only have to agree with the key points to be a member, not with every dogma and doctrine.  Our church is very diverse in beliefs.  We even have people like me who we call "Pentabaptists" or "Bapticostals."  We are those who left Pentecostal churches but maintain our Baptism of the Holy Spirit through speaking in tongues and attend a Baptist church where the teaching is that tongues isn't really for today and certainly not the "jibberish" we use.

Anyhow, we have tremendous freedom of individuality within the Protestant church, some more than others, which is why I think there is a large growth of non-denominational churches.  A friend of mine who is a yoga instructor tried a local non-denom.  She told me that she left because one of the greeters told her she'd have to give up being a yoga instructor to go to that church.  I told my friend, "well, I don't understand that because I know people who go there who practice yoga!"

On the other hand I GREATLY admire the Catholic Church's unity not only now but throughout the centuries.  That is a great testament in and of itself.  God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, so why wouldn't His church be?

That causes a bit of a dilemma, though.  I feel like I can't just visit a Catholic church with no current intent to convert.  Right now we are at the Baptist church with no intention of becoming members.  I don't feel comfortable becoming a member because I don't believe in some of their doctrines, even if they aren't a part of their key doctrines to be a member.  But, the church seems ok with that.  I'm not sure the Catholic Church would be ok with me just warming the pews for some Masses.

It's like a told a friend of mine, "I can't just sample the Eucharist to see if it is true."