I’ve never understood the level of “religious animosity” that I’ve seen on FR. It seems to me to be out-of-line with our Founders ideals.
This is called working it out, sword sharpening. WHAT IS DANGERIOUS is NOT talking about it and letting people lean on their own understanding.
As I said previously (and I don’t want to belabor this - I’ve already apparently offended some people by inadvertently falling into this thread) the way that God works within all of us, including through the various organized religions, philosophers, preachers, is a mysterious thing; and ultimately extremely individual.
It’s one thing to promote one’s own viewpoint, or witness to one’s own spiritual experience - I’m all for that; but to condemn another for his, makes no sense to me. There is no way for me to know how God is working inside of someone else, or through what message/church, etc., another might find a pathway to Him.
One of my old Grandmother’s favorite sayings was “God works in mysterious ways.....”
Sometimes those “ways” are befuddling to others.
-JT