Excellent article in BBC Magazine about rejecting SBNR (Spiritual but not Religious) and favoring RBNS (figure it out on your own). You can read his conclusion and then add on this final sentence (even put it in italics if you want): If you want a place where you can experience religion without judgment, and feel community, and sense of purpose, visit us at the Shul on the Beach in Venice. If youre an atheist, I can heartily recommend involvement in religion. It offers a sense of belonging and it offers tradition, which can be reassuring and comforting. It offers discipline, teaching us that there is something outside ourselves to which we should bend our personal will. If we do it right, religion helps us lead better lives, with a commitment to justice and social action. Sociological research shows that involvement in organised religion is good for our health and well being. So this week, why not find a time to sit in silence with your fellows, or sing with them, or read a holy book with them, or commune with them. Take a moment to reflect on your place in the universe and your obligations towards others. Belief in God is strictly optional. (HT Menachem Schloss)
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 17:38:19 +0000
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