"We are God's sheep." wow, great analogy...

[Perndog]

Brandon took the words out of my mouth. The existence of Christianity has influenced my life, indeed, but I have never knowingly applied any Christian teaching to my life that is not shared by dozens of other belief systems. Therefore, there is nothing about Christianity that makes me respect it as being necessary for existence.

And I have most defnitely never applied any religious belief regarding a "soul" or a "spirit," and I am of the mind that "spiritual health" is only another kind of mental health. I do believe in astral projection, the power of the subconscious, etc. etc. but I don't see any reason to elevate these parts of my mind to some mystical religious level. Furthermore everything I've read or heard from Christianity about how to improve my soul has been awful advice for me and more often than not things that would be harmful for me.