> I'm not conventionally religious, but I do have a
> tremendous amount of respect for religion. I was
> raised to be a hardcore dogmatic atheist. I think that
> changed after reading Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky and
> Philip K. Dick (in reverse order). And listening to
> Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, adly enough.
What exactly do you mean when you say you have a tremendous amount of respect for religion? Specific religious institutions? Specific religious concepts?
John Thornton