Gloria: that’s one of the things that I struggle with in conversations with some of my religious friends. A lot of people want to treat doubt as a conceptual pariah — something that needs to be destroyed. They refuse to acknowledge that doubt is a necessary part of life. I guess it all comes down to the difference between dogma and critical thought.

Great post. Without doubt, How do we know what faith is?

Wonderfully said! No one does decay like we do.

Thanks again. You got my day off to a great start.

Good take. It reminds me of a story about Columbus and how it grew these past few decades.

I can’t remember his name, but there was a man hired to promote the cow town a number of years ago. He’s since moved on to New York and has just recently retired. Anyway, much of what he did was an honest and enthusiastic rendition of “Gee, I love this town” in front of as many people as possible, and the idea was infectious.

I’ll remember his name tomorrow.