It took me a long time to get to a place in my life and faith where I could make the leap of faith required to believe in the concept of a Creator without going along with what the guys at the pulpit want me to believe come Sunday. I have never been able to fathom (comfortably) the idea of a God who’s involved in the day-to-day churnings of my — or anyone else’s — life.

You mentioned that a lot of this is happening without angering anyone or worrying anyone, and what’s interesting (at least to me) is that this very much aligns with stuff we’re reading in one of my classes. I’ve always felt frustrated with the lack of enthusiasm people feel for what I’d consider to be MAJOR public policy issues. The book I just finished the other day, though, actually — for the first time in my life — gave me tremendous hope. It’s a self-described public opinion book, but really posits a thesis about how and when issues get the public’s attention. Fascinating stuff. I’ll be blogging about it soon.

PS: Good work on that little exemption, btw. I was only skimming until I hit that last line, which made me think, “Dammit, I’m not so busy I don’t have time to read and post replies!!!” hehehehe