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The radical spirituality that defined the early "christian church" has been transformed in the media as analogous to the "Religious Right". That's unfortunate, because the church, and christianity, is so much more richly varied than that. In fact, beyond a shared belief in one god, "capital C" Christianity embodies such a wide variety of beliefs that it sometimes seems as though it might be better thought of as more than one religion.

Seems Like God is best described as a liberal, postmodern site that embraces the emerging Christian paradigm. It's a view of faith that isn't threatened by other traditions. Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, even humanism, are other ways to understand and relate to the one God present in all of Creation. As with Christianity, other faiths grew out of their particular culture and time. They, and the people who follow them, have different backgrounds and different perspectives. But we have one thing in common -

We are all part of one world, one humanity. All attempting to understand who we are and why.

Seems Like God offers connections to resources to help you in that task:

  • The progressive lectionary analysis of Rev. John Shearman, suitable for both worship preparation and personal study. John brings together his years of experience as a liberal preacher and the best modern scholarship to offer a persuasive understanding of ancient sacred texts framed for a postmodern spirituality

  • The spiritual musings on life of Jim Taylor, who has been a spiritual wordsmith for most of his life. Jim is the author of several books, including Sin: A New Perspective on Virtue and Vice. Poignant and pointed, Jim's columns are for those of us who are as likely to see God in a sunset as in a stained glass window.

  • My own Reflections and the Golden Rule Radical focus on the concept of "Do Unto Others", and how we live out a principle that is present in all life-affirming faiths and moral codes. Rather than making it a matter of Christianity vs. other religions, we need to find the places where religion and spirituality can come together to inform our understanding in a world of religious pluralism.
   

A statement of affirmation for people of faith

Can we
  • celebrate our similarities
  • accept our differences
…looking instead to what our unique experiences reveal to us about God?
 
Will we
  • acknowledge the authenticity of others' experience of God
  • celebrate our own traditions
…embracing the diversity of God's presence in creation?
 
Do we
  • resist oppression and hatred
  • seek God in the people we meet
…becoming the hands of God in action?
 

    More History

     When this site originally went "live" in 2003, it was a new incarnation of my efforts to use technology to foster interfaith communication stretching back to the mid 1980s.  It was intended as a place to promote and encourage the exploration of inclusive faith. This Statement of Affirmation was, and is, a reflection of that focus.

     Seems Like God continues to be a destination for people interested in inclusion.

     Beginning in January of 2006, a companion site, Golden Rule Radical, was added.  It was born out of my study of inclusivity, and the globally growing awareness of the Golden Rule as a universal foundational principle.

     Acknowledgment of the Golden Rule is experiencing something of a renaissance. There are a number of books and resources being developed, including a terrific collection of material by Paul McKenna of the Interfaith Desk of Scarboro Missions.