Re: Colbert on Donohue's Book
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we are headed to he new religion - Spirituality.. a mixture of hinduism and buddhism. TIes togethre to earth morales.[/QUOTE]
I acutally kind of agree with you, at least until you start defining it as "a mixture of hinduism and buddhism."
I think a lot of people in our generation and younger look at most organized religion and go "Wha? Huh?" The image of some dude with a long white beard sitting in the clouds alternatively smiting and blessing people just doesn't wash with most folks nowadays, particularly when it is all based upon some ancient texts that seem totally antiquated and outdated. It doesn't help that there are dozens of different versions of most scriptures, each purporting to be the inerrant word of God, let alone the different and harshly conflicting interpretations of those scriptures. A lot of people, myself included, look at that and say, "Look, a pox on all of your houses, you're all loons."
Living a spiritual lifestyle, however, something that is based upon the much broader idea that there is some order to the universe and isn't necessarily tied to a strict belief system or anything overly regimented, is a lot more palatable, I think. The one positive thing that you can say about most churches is that they encourage us all to better ourselves, to be good to one another, and to try to leave the world a better place than you found it, and I think that will have appeal regardless of whether it is to avoid eternal damnation or just be a good person in the here and now. I'm not a church-goer right now, but I'd be much more attracted to that sort of message than sitting through a ritualistic service where everyone goes through the motions for an hour each week.