One of the reasons people reject religion is that it requires things of its adherents. Some of those requirements appear strenuous, especially when compared to contemporary popular cultures. They even seem strange, and to those immersed within those popular cultures, wrong and harmful. How you see the requirements of religious adherence depends on your worldview. … Continue reading Why does God make demands of us?
I read a review of a book on Goodreads last week, in which the person commented that people believe religion because it’s easier to rely on what others tell you to do – a prescribed set of rules that allow you to not have to think for yourself. Here’s part of what they wrote: There … Continue reading Religion is not an escape
An ex-Church-member (not someone I know) commented on Twitter about the taste of coffee being freedom when you no longer go to church. Reading that, I felt sad, incredulous, and a bit exasperated. Coffee! That’s the reward for leaving all the goodness of the Gospel behind? Of losing the Gift of the Holy Ghost and … Continue reading False freedoms
A lot of people ask why there is so much suffering, why so many evil and selfish acts committed, even in the name of good? Why do people hate, murder and exact unimaginable pain on others? It’s a hard question and sometimes a hard thing to understand. I think religion has something very important to … Continue reading Ashes into beauty
Peaceable Treasures 