The Weirdness of Religion/How To View People
The Weirdness of Religion/How To View People Religion is one of those strange things, with which we are all "stuck." There is no way around it; and there is no escape from it. It represents the very best in humans created in the image of God; and it also expresses the very worst in humans created in the image of God. This little paper is designed to try to help us understand how we should view people--all of whom are, in fact, "religious." At the same time, I intend to write about those who are "seriously" religious; and about those who are not. Ironically, when it comes to religion, we want our unbelieving friends and neighbors, co-workers and fellow-students, et. al., to *not* be "serious" about their professed religious faith. For instance, to use three examples, employing the three great "faiths": Christianity, Judaism, and Islam--we desire our reg...