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Honesty is the best policy

January 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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Let’s agree on one thing. Honesty is always the best policy, especially with religious organizations. Because the truth has a way of working its way to the surface.

Tags: Faith and Doubt

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  • 1 satya // Jan 28, 2009 at 7:19 am

    Well, what else is new?

    My biggest problem with religious devotees, is not that they believe in a God, but that they believe they belong to a superior club.

    The question of whether a person identifies as a member of this faithful or that faithful, (that includes believer or atheist, etc.) says little as to the content of his/her character. Yes, actions sure do have a way of speaking louder than “club” affiliations.

    BTW - why is it that the folks who are so big in telling others how and what to believe often turn out to be the biggest perps? Please don’t anyone say that it is the media’s fault, i.e.: a conspiracy to take the powerful preachers of faith and the “right” down.

    Love your blog Bill. Offering a great forum for an important, sometimes not-so-pc conversation. Hope your book and blog will bring the discussion of losing religion — gaining integrity with or without it — out of the closet.

  • 2 Jumper2.0 // Jan 28, 2009 at 9:56 am

    Well said satya!

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