Regardless of what their Bible says — if they beleive their relgion calls on them to do not drink, not smoke, marry 12 women, blow up clinics, then it does. If they are someone who only feels pious and correct when they are preaching, then that’s what their faith gives them. It may be a bad reglion — it may be an evil one — but I don’t like saying they don’t understand, because they do. Their follow their faith — it may just be different than we think it is.

“I think one of the big philosophical mistakes we make is assuming that religion — in and of itself — gives us revelation. I think it is our internalizing of the information and ideas — and them, if you wish — combined with the divine connection you feel that gives people a strong feeling of faith.”

Which is totally right on. But, many people who become “Born Again” don’t internalize it. They blindly follow their particular religion’s rules (ie. baptism, no card playing, snakes, no dancing, special underwear, etc.), believing anyone who is outside the “inner crowd” is doomed.

They stay stagnate, not changing or growing. Which is why I usually say to someone who claims they’ve been “Born Again,” that isn’t this “God thing” supposed to be a relationship, rather than a happening?

This is the problem, however. Faith is about believing.

So what you believe, that is your faith. it doesn’t matter whether it follows the bible or not — if you think your faith requires a belief or an action, then it is true to you .

We all incorporate our faith in different ways — my agnosticism is how I make it through a day sometimes, just as a believer holds strong to the idea of intervention. I guess what I’m saying is religion doesn’t teach anyone anything — religion is a channeling mechanism for you you already believe. So of course there will people who hate, because they believe in hate, just as there are those who believe the Red Sea was parted.

I think one of the big philosophical mistakes we make is assuming that religion — in and of itself — gives us  revelation.  I think it is our internalizing of the information and ideas — and them, if you wish — combined with the divine connection you feel that gives people a strong feeling of faith. Maybe the words or feelings resonate. But I generally believe that your religion and your faith reflects who you are, not the other way around.

So many folks think only in their own little boxes that unlike our Lady Angela, they never do see what matters and hate more than love.

Thanks for being you, dearest Angela