I've been thinking a lot about religion. Some say religion isn't truly alive, but faith is. People use religion to make sense of their lives. Faith is believing in something whether you understand it or not. Are they the same or not? If not, are they interdependent on one another or independent?
I've lived on this world for a little over 40 years now and I have to admit I have lost my religion (kind of like that song from R.E.M.); but, I still have faith.
Does this make any sense? Is this even possible?
My religion has been tied to church and churches are full of people; most of whom I can not relate to at all. They act one way on Sundays while the rest of the week their true colors come out. I have a hard time with this. I'm sure most people are probably not this way, but appearances and actions say a lot about a person.
Granted, humans are imperfect beings. Yes, I can accept that. I just wish that the people who feel they have to be "holier than thou" on Sundays to just be themselves. No one is perfect so don't act like you are.
People are probably the reason I've been turned off by church in general. This isn't necessarily a good thing, and I have to wonder how many others in this world feel the same way. Is this why people are leaving churches?
Have we lost our religion? Our faith even?
How about you???
