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I don't believe I'm right. I think some are misguided when all they see in Christianity (my faith) is a god of vengeance, fire, and brimstone when they should be seeing a faith composed of love--all kinds of love.
I think the newly-elected Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, got it right when she said, "[I pray] That we remember the centrality of our mission is to love each other. That means caring for our neighbors. And it does not mean bickering about fine points of doctrine."
For me, that expands beyond Christianity, so I don't mind a good religious debate. I don't find it offensive. I'm nearly impossible to offend when it comes to religion. The only thing that bothers me is a refusal to believe that there is an external force at work in the universe, but I've been arguing that point with my father for so long that it rarely bothers me any more.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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