Spiritual vs. Religious

Spiritual vs. Religious

by | Sep 22, 2013 | Spiritual Choices

Spiritual, but not religious seems to be the growing trend. According to a recent PEW survey, the number of Americans who claim “no particular religion” has grown from 7% to 14% in the 1990’s to nearly 20% today. Even more dramatically, “(… fully a third of those ages...
John Shelby Spong’s Take on The Bible

John Shelby Spong’s Take on The Bible

by | Sep 22, 2013 | Spiritual Choices

John Shelby Spong, former Episcopal Bishop says that there is no such thing as an “inerrant Bible” or an “infallible pope.” He points out that the New Testament Bible was written by people interpreting and expressing their experience of the life and death of an...

What About Free Will?

by | Sep 21, 2013 | Spiritual Choices

Noted athiest Sam Harris says there is no such thing. I disagree. Harris says that based on our IQ, brain chemistry and our ‘nurture,” (that is our environment growing up), that we are predestined to act the way we act. He says we have choices but maintains that we do...