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Originally Posted by photon
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So rather than viewing it as challenging God, it's more your challenging one specific groups interpretation of what God wants.
It may help to do some objective research into early church history about the formation of scripture and how widely varied things were in the early years. The RCC has had 1600 years to refine their doctrine and such, but that doesn't mean they necessarily started from the right place.
I think what you are going through is VERY common and characteristic of the younger up-coming generations. Church attendance for the most part is shrinking and getting older, younger generations have access to the Internet and all kinds of information.. there was a time when the church could say a great deal without being challenged because the laity were separated from the clergy. Now though we can look at church doctrines and policies and with the Internet find alternative viewpoints very easily.. or find out about things like how many people the Church's policy on contraceptives kill in Africa. 100 years ago no one would know of such things except a very few.
So today's younger generations are opting for a more personal spirituality rather than big institutionalized churches.
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I Agree completely, but instead of finding an organization to help you why don't you just continue to Believe in God the way you want. If you don't believe in what a group of people in an organized religion states why don't you just make up your own mind and believe in what you believe.
Based on what I have read you already know what you believe in so that is not in question. Why not believe it. Like you stated that the Church complaining about contraception, but I promise you that 80% of the people don't believe the same thing, but still follow the church.
Be true to yourself and what You Believe in.