Reply #33: Thanks for allowing that my religious beliefs, if any, may not be worthy

[Ron Green]

of your attack. Actually, I'm not a religious person, at least not one who subscribes to any particular doctrine or ritual. My understanding of God is that "he" (for lack of a better pronoun) is much more all-encompassing than almost any "believer" can define, especially since a valid definition must be referenced outside that which is defined, and in my view there is nothing outside of God, except for illusion.

However, I think it's important that religious sects, churches, congregations, orders, what have you, be beacons of service and stewardship, seek to embrace others not like themselves, and reject the idea of having enemies. In its broadest sense, the "church" in the world community is the conscience and soul to balance the "ego" and "id" of the State and the Market, respectively. Churches are never going away, any more than governments or businesses are. Therefore, I hope for them to be the best they can be.