Reply #8: I say....

[CoffeeCat]

...that you don't allow nutjobs to determine your spiritual beliefs.

The Fundie nutjobs have derailed Christianity. The only reason that they have
any leverage at all--is because Bush legitimized them. He did this to get their
votes. He pretended that he was one of them--because he knew that demographic
voted in high numbers.

The world is going nuts. Nutjobs are positioned as the keepers of the morality
keys--and that the rest of us hate families and want mass orgies in the streets.
They're using PR-agency strategies to convince the world that their way is right
and our way is evil on steroids.

Do not let these snakeoil salesmen affect anything in your life--especially something
as sacred as your spiritual beliefs. That's too important and too personal.

Maybe you are questioning your faith right now. Sometimes we need to break it all down
and put it back together again. It sounds like you've broken some of it down, and
that you're feeling a bit on hold in the spiritual department. That's ok. It's
normal to feel that way when we grow and shed old ideas.

You're not falling apart. You're falling together. Do it in peace and with people
who are kind, compassionate, loving and truly spiritual. You'll be just fine.