What you think you believe…

Why are you affiliated with the religion that you elected to follow?

Why are you associated with the political party/ideology you believe in?

How do you choose to participate in your community and why do you choose to do so?

Those questions and many more have been in my thoughts recently.  Recognizing that as children our thoughts and beliefs are shaped in a manner that is rarely checked or controlled by the child (primarily as we don’t know how choice works at that age), it’s incumbent on individuals maturing in this world to assess their beliefs. (more…)