A book development blog for DIY Religion: constructing your own personal religion from the ground up. Below, you will find articles, segments, and strands of thought related to the book. I attempt to post every Saturday.

Friday, February 25, 2011

From the introduction...

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
The range of folks who could enjoy and gain from this book is quite vast. There are those of us who come from a background of faith, or no faith, that believe in something but cannot swallow doctrine or figure out what it is. Some teeter on the edge of agnosticism while others have a strong feeling of something supernatural. Chances are if you’ve picked this up, there is something positive you will walk away with. This could even be a stronger bond with an existing faith you are already drawn toward. Even atheists (yes atheism is a faith!) can grow by contemplating how their own set of scientifically explainable beliefs and evolution connect us all.
This book might be for you if…
1.     You’ve never quite found a religion that spoke your language.
2.     You were upset each time some old person told you a personality you loved wasn’t real. i.e. the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, Santa Clause, E.T., and Krampus.
3.     You’ve had experiences that tell you ‘something is out there,’ but just aren’t feeling anything warm and fuzzy when you read about the bloody past of your available top choices.
4.     Fire and brimstone spitting evangelicals turn you off.
5.     Acceptance, love, open hearts and open minds, and panda bears turn you on.
6.     You’re a DIY kinda person that likes to tailor just about everything.
7.     You realize this list goes to seven instead of six to thwart anyone who would determine that ending at six would have some diabolical meaning and therefore deem the book as evile. (You’re out there!)
            It’s almost safe to say that this book is for everybody, but that whole ‘everybody’ thing can sometimes lead to trouble no matter how inclusive one may wish to be. While most people are perfectly capable of walking and chewing gum at the same time, some…not so skilled. Which transitions nicely to the next section.

WHO THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR or WHO THIS BOOK AIN’T FOR 

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