finding god

[george]

ok, i have been a hard core atheist for a long time. i make no bones about my distaste for religon and all the phony piousness that it entails.

but recently i had a revelation of sorts. i will not try to explain it (a lot of it involves some internal logic that would really only make sense to me, and would take a whole thread of it's own), more than to say i sort of had a moment of clarity that answered all my doubts, and now i am firmly in the "has faith" camp.

but, this is not to say that i accept RELIGON. my view was altered as to the nature of God and the universe, not towards the church. i have found a pleasent little church to go to, and it has made me happier, but i still reject a lot of the intepretation they have of the bible and morality.

so, i guess the question i am working towards here is wether or not you can truly believe in god and reject the philosophy of the church. isnt it sort of like voodoo if you pick and choose the parts you want to believe so that eveything fits your worldview? or is my faith just as valid because i came to my faith by questioning and doubting until i came to an answer that suited ME?