Religion teaches me how to get along in life. It teaches me to forgive myself for stupid things that I have done. It teaches me to forgive others for stupid things that they have done. It teaches me to be a better person today than I was yesterday.
Religion gets a bad wrap.
I think that people misunderstand it. Certainly we misunderstand other people's religion.
Odly, we seem to get along well with people who's religious views mirror our own. I feel uncomfortable around people who are too 'bible-bangerish' and, I feel uncomfortable around people who disclaim religion.
While my personal religious beliefes closely mirror the Triune God of the ELCA Lutheran persuasion, I certainly have respect for people of other religoins. I think that great men have come out of Christian, Jewish, Budist and Muslim traditions.
It facinates me that many world conflicts happen around fractures of believe systems. Our current world struggles could be characterized as Christian vs Muslim. Certainly the crusaides fit into that cetegory.
I hope that my religious believes are ok with you. The odds are that your religious beliefes are ok with me. Now, if your religion is telling you that it is ok to kill a person of a different tradition - then we will have issues getting along.
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