Don't Back Down

For what might be the first time since I created my blog, I'm introducing a new category before I actually write anything in it. Typically I find that it takes a while before I've written enough about a particular subject that it deserves its own category, but this time it's more of a feeling that I will be writing.

The first exciting news is that I have no idea what's coming, except in a very general sense.

The second exciting news is that it's a topic that people don't like to - or don't choose to - talk about, which I find fascinating. People talk about their bowling scores, their hangups, their letdowns, their sexuality and yes, even their politics. But they rarely talk about their religion.

Sure, there are notable examples - most of them fall into one of two camps. There are those who don't subscribe to any particular religion, or in fact they don't like even the idea of religion, and do anything possible to rebel against it. Then there are people who may seem a bit over the edge and speak about nothing but their religion, as if it would be foreign to do any differently.

I have nothing against any of these people, but they don't do diddly for me. I may see a beautiful sky and think to myself "Nice job, God". I may see something horrific and think "Wonder what he did to deserve that, God". But the vast majority of my experiences fall somewhere in between the two extremes. I suspect that it is similar for most people.

Because of that, I'm starting a new category, called Christianity. Why not Religion or The Search for Truth or something else, something less confrontational and more widely appealing? Because that's not who I am, nor is it what I'm after. There is an infinitesimal possibility that it may lead somewhere else, and if it does, I'll change the category. But for now, this is where I'm going, so I think it'll do.