Faith
Function: noun
1 a: allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty b (1): fidelity to one's promises (2): sincerity of intentions
2 a (1): belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2): belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2): complete trust
3: something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially : a system of religious beliefs
I think I'm finally growing out of my holier-than-thou righteous indignation phase that so often seems to plague college age liberals. The anger toward conservative right-wingers and fundamentalists everywhere, because they're so stupid, and oppressive, and don't know The Way (as if we do).
It's all well-meaning, I know, but it can easily lead (and often does, as far as I can tell) to close-mindedness. Conclusions can be jumped to without much knowledge to back them up.
We often fear what we don't understand.
I will always strongly oppose ways of thinking or living that are oppressive and cruel. I also know that these ways will never be wiped out. Our nature makes that impossible.
The more I listen to people I don't agree with, the more I understand why so many of my peers think anything having to do with religion or god(s) is bunk.
Last night I ran into an Interphaser I hadn't seen since sophomore year at MIT. He steered the conversation towards Christianity, even handing me a little pamphlet. He accused me of idolatry, and kept repeating a single question no matter what I said.
It annoyed me at the time, but it has helped solidify thoughts that have been trying to form.
I am an extremely logical person. I know how to use logic, I know its fallacies, and I know when it just can't be applied to a situation.
I am not religious. I don't believe anything and everything my church tells me is The One Truth. But I do believe in the Catholic faith very strongly. I would never be able to tell you exactly why. It just feels right to me.
Religion throws around heavy quotations and makes accusations. But my faith, it guides me.
1 a: allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty b (1): fidelity to one's promises (2): sincerity of intentions
2 a (1): belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2): belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2): complete trust
3: something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially : a system of religious beliefs
I think I'm finally growing out of my holier-than-thou righteous indignation phase that so often seems to plague college age liberals. The anger toward conservative right-wingers and fundamentalists everywhere, because they're so stupid, and oppressive, and don't know The Way (as if we do).
It's all well-meaning, I know, but it can easily lead (and often does, as far as I can tell) to close-mindedness. Conclusions can be jumped to without much knowledge to back them up.
We often fear what we don't understand.
I will always strongly oppose ways of thinking or living that are oppressive and cruel. I also know that these ways will never be wiped out. Our nature makes that impossible.
The more I listen to people I don't agree with, the more I understand why so many of my peers think anything having to do with religion or god(s) is bunk.
Last night I ran into an Interphaser I hadn't seen since sophomore year at MIT. He steered the conversation towards Christianity, even handing me a little pamphlet. He accused me of idolatry, and kept repeating a single question no matter what I said.
It annoyed me at the time, but it has helped solidify thoughts that have been trying to form.
I am an extremely logical person. I know how to use logic, I know its fallacies, and I know when it just can't be applied to a situation.
I am not religious. I don't believe anything and everything my church tells me is The One Truth. But I do believe in the Catholic faith very strongly. I would never be able to tell you exactly why. It just feels right to me.
Religion throws around heavy quotations and makes accusations. But my faith, it guides me.