Does Your Church Suck?

No, your church doesn't suck. Neither does mine, or hers, or his, or theirs. That's the whole point... that's the irony here. I am not shooting down any specific religion, tradition, belief or faith. Rather, I am attempting to build them up through awareness by discussion and exploration. Endorsing or opposing anything without proper and thorough knowledge about it is ridiculous. Though we've all been guilty of this from time to time if we're being honest.

"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation." - Herbert Spencer

What I'm saying here is that in a lot of cases, I just don't know. I don't know enough about many of the world's religions, traditions or movements to make an assessment either for, or against them. Therefore, I believe we all have an obligation to investigate and come to our own conclusions based on a combination of science, psychology, spirituality and faith as seen from a macro/world-view. Not from a limited geographical or socio-cultural perspective.

So what is this investigation supposed to produce? Definitive answers? Final conclusions? A sense of righteousness? No, no, and no. I would simply like to offer a broad collection of thoughts and perspectives on spirituality that may influence and produce an attitude of openness and unity that may not have existed before. If this open and unified attitude shines light where it was once dark in even one life, then I will have done what I set out to do...