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[quote=Anonymous]I call myself a religious but non-theistic Presbyterian. I do go to church maybe every third or fourth Sunday. It's a liberal church that is definitely accepting of other beliefs and lack of belief. If they were dogmatic, I think that would bother me too much. But it's contemplative and a place to join like-minded people in serving our community and one another. What's not to like?

But I clarify for people, and for my kids, that I do not believe these stories literally, that I believe that religion is a framework for celebrating our humanity and our place in the world. It creates community and ritual, important parts of being human.

In my teens I got sucked into Young Life and a dogmatic, us vs. them view of the world. In my 20s I rejected that and it was very painful. I didn't even want to say "under God" during the pledge of allegiance. In my 30s I wondered, "Could I have the best of both worlds . . . a church community without the dogma?" And I've found a wonderful one. There's something comforting just in the way an old church building smells IMO.

I'm not an expert on Catholicism, but I don't think there are really "non-theistic" or "practically Unitarian" Catholic churches out there. I think a person like me would probably be trying out an Episcopalian church if wanting to find a place of comfort without all the other trappings.[/quote]

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