Apparently Pastordan has invited diaries describing people's faith journeys(I avoided the original diary) and today I find several of these on both the recommended diaries and the regulars. This kind of saddens me.
In the wake of Nov. 2 with the "values voter" meme it seemed that all we would talk about for the next 4 years would be religion. I watched Hardball with right and left ministers and recently watched MTP's Easter Christothon (with special guest theocrat J. Lieberman).
For some time Dkos remained a haven for those of us who have escaped the snares of the supernatural. But it is less and less of a haven and although I don't have to read diaries in which fellow Kossians lay out the details of their religious beliefs, their presence changes the atmosphere here in certain ways.
I myself have arrived after a long trip (the details of which I will not bore you with) with a scientific outlook on life and a very critical appraisal of organized religion. At one time, many years ago, I was a quite militant atheist but older and wiser now I understand that many people need supernatural beliefs to get through life and it's no business of mine.
I do feel, however, threatened when this Democratic Partisan site has people voluntarily taking religious stands. In a way it priviliges "people of faith" and begins to make me feel like an outsider. Now I understand that this all grows out of "Justice Sunday" and I understand how politically many would feel compelled to announce their faith, but we should be careful that we don't fall into divisions over this. I am not religious. I have no faith in the supernatural. I don't want religion mixed in with my politics. I am a Democrat.