My God
I've had an idea rattling around in my head for a few years now, and it's almost ready to come out. This is related to that:
Can anyone name me any situation where a public profession of one's religion actually helps anyone? That is, is there ever a time when saying "I'm Jewish and so..." or "As a Christian I feel..." is useful to anyone?
I may be willing to concede the case where we're all discussing religion. But even then I'm not sure. But setting that case aside for the time being, is you telling me what your faith is ever a worthwhile thing to do?
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Can anyone name me any situation where a public profession of one's religion actually helps anyone? That is, is there ever a time when saying "I'm Jewish and so..." or "As a Christian I feel..." is useful to anyone?
I may be willing to concede the case where we're all discussing religion. But even then I'm not sure. But setting that case aside for the time being, is you telling me what your faith is ever a worthwhile thing to do?
(originally posted on dreamwidth, where there are
comments. I'd like to keep all my comments in one place, so I'd rather you comment there by creating an openID cross-site login.)