[scottmandue]

Originally posted by djmcmath
Hear, hear.

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I stumbled across a church a couple of years ago that was really fantastic, actually. They taught "love, acceptance, and forgiveness," and really meant it. Remarkably, the church was experiencing record growth, unheard of community involvement, and real change in people's lives. It was amazing. We focused on Jesus -- who he was, what he did, and how we could be more like him. We read books like "Blue Like Jazz," "Love, Acceptance, and Forgiveness," and "How to be Religious Without Being a Christian." If you think you might agree with the OP, I'd read all three of those, seriously.

You have me curious "How to be Religious Without Being a Christian."? Is that title supposed to be sarcastic? Such as the Christian writer that wrote "Never read a bible verse" meaning you shoud not take one sentance (verse) out of context and read at least the chapter it came from to understand its meaning.

I have been trying hard to be a Christian without being religious.