A Kirby Classic – on doubt

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/56178670-80/believe-faith-church-god.html.csp

I particularly enjoyed the following thoughts:

I also sent the woman a copy of my “13 Particles of Faith,” a personal manifesto against cloned worship. The 11th particle reads: “I claim the privilege of worshipping Almighty God according to it being none of your &%#@ business, and allow all men the same privilege except megachurch pastors, self-help gurus and some cannibals.”

I didn’t stop being faithful. I stopped stressing about the things I didn’t have much faith in and focused instead on what did it for me. It was amazing how fast it took for the rest to matter less.

Ironically, I don’t just get this zero tolerance, everybody-the-same, all-or-nothing faith logic from fellow churchgoers. I also get it from ex-Mormons, non-Mormons, and anti-Mormons, people every bit as insistent on correlating my faith. If I don’t agree with everything at church, why would I believe anything? I should leave with them.

Maybe it’s just me but I don’t believe everything about anything or anyone. I don’t even believe my wife when she says something like, “Well, we don’t have the money for that.” It’s a lie. We probably do have the money. I just don’t know where it is. And because she isn’t going to tell me, it works out to me taking it on faith. Here’s the thing: I don’t plan on leaving her over this major issue. I focus on what she says that I can believe and the amazing things she brings to my life when she isn’t making me crazy.