Can faith be taught? You can be told you need to have faith, but I've always thought faith had to be acquired by oneself.

I was taught an awful lot of religion. I actively sought faith. But alas, I never found it. I got over it.

This makes me sad. They should feel that can talk about it. Prostelize, no. But talk about it, yes.

That is/was the point of the "Rally." To help the kids to know that they do have that right. (Teachers, Staff, NSM. I think).

I think at the very least belief is taught early, whether actively or by osmosis from observing parents and other relatives. Whether that really counts as faith before someone grows up enough to run into the big spiritual questions and decide for themselves is up for debate.

That's just a letter away from being a Gnomist.

Gnomists have the clearest "vision" of anyone. That's because Gnomist = Gno + mist.

You know what sucks? Turning in a friend's work id and passcard for them.

Feh.

Sorry sarameg, that sounds pretty awful.

hush-up-and-go-awayist

All hail JZ, Voice of the Prophet!

Will you be keeping in touch with him, sara?

Grandma E is a literalist. She's not ignorant or unable to function in soceity. She's constantly reading non fiction books --- histories, commentaries, etc -- to learn not just about the Bible, but Biblical times, how people lived, what the politics were, what the societies were like, etc. If you can understand that, then it's easier to understand why there were certain laws, why people from the Bible acted the way they did, etc.

She says that her joy and understanding of God and her relationship with God grows and changes the older she gets and the more she learns. There are things that she can't answer, questions can't understand all of God's actions or his plans because God is so much more and so much greater. But He's in charge and so she has faith and trusts in him.

I love Grandma E.