Faith

The concept of faith has been stolen and twisted by religious zealots and hucksters. Faith now implies subscription to magical thinking about a justifying deity. Faith, as the religious define it, is the refuge of the ignorant, lazy and beaten. "Faith-based" institutions are largely tax shelters, money-makers for scoundrels in clerical disguise, and excuses for governments to avoid taking responsibility for taxpayer services for the people. In my practice, I have faith in the obvious tendency in humankind to adhere to a social conscience and to strive for a shared evolution to improve the quality of existence. These human traits are to be fostered and encouraged above all else. Religion and other forms of subjugation of the human spirit may be a step to human evolution for some, but must be rejected ultimately to achieve human evolution.