thread: 2005-08-09 : The New Open House 2: Religion
On 2005-08-09, Jason L Blair wrote:
I'm Unconcerned, Orthodox.
Actually, that's an old answer. I'm not sure it applies anymore. Let me say this then:
I am of the earth, the people, society. My religion is the action, emotion, and interaction of the world. My concern of an "end game" to life or of there being anything outside ourselves is nil.
This is not to say I don't believe there could be something else, something higher, just that it doesn't fall under my jurisdiction.
Office Worker Analogy: You know how you hear about someone goofing off in another department and think "I'm glad I'm not his manager...."? Or you get a broadcast email from some yahoo chiding his workers—even though you're not on his team and this email doesn't pertain to you? That's how I feel when folks discuss their "spirituality" and their "religion."
My concern is the here, the now. What we're doing and why we're doing it. How we treat each other no matter how transitional or temporary these mortal coils are.
I guess my religion is stored in the souls of the people. My spirituality is tied to the zeitgeist. Fashion, trends, headlines, societal shifts, civil rights form the tenets of my doctrine.
I'm a traffic cop at the intersection of life and afterlife, I guess.
