Two recent articles in the Gainesville Times showed the sharp contrast
between healthy and unhealthy religion. Columnist Joan King discussed the tendency of
religion to dominate and divide. More conservative columnist, Trevor Thomas, gave a good example of this in
his defense of discriminating against gays and lesbians when it comes to
marriage.
Healthy religion is what you get when you practice the main
teachings of Jesus without filtering them through a particular worldview, and
accepting that some words were probably added over the centuries that were not
part of the original. You find similar teachings from Moses, the Buddha and
Mohammed once you dig through all the unhealthy layers that naturally build up
over time.
