answers

before you read this, you need to know that i have a bad attitude this week:



so i was looking online for a specific church that states its focus is on faith and justice issues.

while i'm hopeful that this is a wonderful church, with wonderful people ... i have to wonder about a statement on the website.



"If you are searching for God or just need a safe place to get your questions answered - we welcome you here".



wow. a place to get my questions answered. the problem is that one could visit a number of other churches, groups, denominations, etc. that would give completely different answers to my same questions. what if i'm not even looking to get my questions answered ... am i still welcome there? what if i think i know (some of) the answers and want to share with them, am i welcome to give my opinion there?


seems to me that if someone/some church/some denomination/some religion, etc. has the answers (at least if they claim to have them ALL) i would want to steer clear, especially if they are not willing to dialogue.


my experience has been that the more we seek the answers, the more questions we have. and the more we ask, the less the answers "fit" the questions we are actually asking.

not sure if this makes sense ... not sure if it needs to.