{"id":3201,"date":"2016-03-16T12:08:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T19:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=3201"},"modified":"2016-03-16T12:08:58","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T19:08:58","slug":"7-secular-reasons-why-im-still-religious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2016\/03\/16\/7-secular-reasons-why-im-still-religious\/","title":{"rendered":"7 secular reasons why I\u2019m still religious"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following blog post was submitted anonymously by an active Latter-day Saint who serves in a leadership calling in their ward. To submit a guest post, email ourthoughts@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

At the risk of sounding like a \u201clukewarm\u201d fence sitter that will deeply disappoint both sides of the battle\u00a0between secularism and religion, I have felt impressed to put in words the non-religious reasons that I\u00a0still find value in religious observance. I assume that there are others like me who may struggle with\u00a0maintaining authenticity and integrity when in social\/religious environments that command or at least\u00a0expect conformity. I hope that my thoughts will be of some benefit to others who are searching for a\u00a0comfortable, livable fit that mutually involves critical thinking and religious practice.<\/p>\n

I often feel trapped in the space between the excitement of the never ending pursuit of knowledge and\u00a0the warm, familiarity of faith. While I don\u2019t believe they are mutually exclusive as some seculars might\u00a0argue, they often intersect in a less than neat and comfortable way. I value freethinking and feel uneasy\u00a0when an organization asks me to disregard any evidence that isn\u2019t in its favour but I also recognize that\u00a0rigid dogma exists in abundance outside of religion as well.<\/p>\n

I shy away from labels but if I\u2019m going to be honest, I\u2019m agnostic but too afraid to tell anyone at church.\u00a0I\u2019m Mormon but quick to dismiss the cultural implications associated with the church, especially when\u00a0among academics. I feel drawn to the humanist movement in theory but find that in practice it looks\u00a0more like mocking religion rather than promoting well-being for humanity. I have liberal viewpoints that\u00a0separate me from most of my conservative family and church community yet my conservative roots and\u00a0religious affiliation often keep me on the outs in liberal circles.<\/p>\n

To be clear, I am not conflicted in what I believe or what I value. I have more moral and ethical clarity\u00a0now than ever in my life. My conflict comes from finding a place where I feel like I fit in. I think we all\u00a0search for like-minded people who share our most cherished beliefs and values. I have felt the skin-crawling discomfort of being in a room full of people that have an opinion diametrically opposed to my\u00a0own and I have likewise felt the burning euphoria of mass resonance, and I have had these experiences\u00a0both at church and at university or other secular gatherings.<\/p>\n

So far, neither of those places has told me that I am not welcome so I continue to patronize the lot. A\u00a0sort of, philosophical hedging of bets.<\/p>\n

All of this is to say, that I don\u2019t perfectly fit in anywhere as much as I would like to. Unfortunately for me,\u00a0it seems that a perfect fit would require changes to my core self; changes that, at least right now, I am\u00a0unwilling to make in either direction. While I continue to attempt to gain knowledge by staying on the\u00a0broad shoulders of academia and science I have rediscovered the value of religious affiliation and\u00a0observance. When I say religious affiliation and observance I\u2019m talking about an \u2018all-in\u2019 attitude. I\u2019m not\u00a0interested in a passive-aggressive, veiled protest approach that consists of showing up to church while\u00a0refusing to participate or contribute in anyway because of contrasting principles. This approach will only\u00a0hurt the individual. I believe that such a person is better off either cutting ties or recommitting, any\u00a0other course of action will make them feel even more resentful and contrary to the church while\u00a0missing any of the possible benefits of religiosity. It\u2019s a losing approach that will lead to dissatisfaction\u00a0and dissonance.<\/p>\n

Carl Rogers in \u201cOn Becoming a Person\u201d emphasizes the importance of personal congruence. Be clear on\u00a0who you want to be and constantly evaluate whether you are growing closer to or further away from\u00a0that person. Waging a war against your religion while you are in it is not congruent behaviour. Take a\u00a0break. But first maybe take a look at the ways that I have been able to use religion to help me become\u00a0who I want to be. Then decide.<\/p>\n

By no means do I believe that religion has a monopoly on any of the following commodities but it is\u00a0convenient that I can get all of them in one, neatly wrapped package.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Community
    \n<\/strong>I can\u2019t do this by myself. I\u2019m not talking about this blog, I\u2019m talking about life. My\u00a0needs exceed my resources. Especially when it comes to raising children. My wife and I are\u00a0fortunate enough to have an incredibly supportive family but even then we have found\u00a0ourselves at times in need of even greater support. Our church community is indescribably\u00a0compassionate. This isn\u2019t by default. We are able to access the strength in numbers because we\u00a0put the effort forth in involving ourselves from the beginning. If you are going to benefit from\u00a0the community you have to get as close to the dense center of it as possible. We ask for help\u00a0when we need it. We express gratitude. We do our best to pay it forward, or better said, pay it\u00a0around. We made ourselves an integral part of the community and it has paid off in droves.\u00a0Social capital benefits the individual just as much as it does society and in the age of the\u00a0suburban sprawl and globalization we are losing our sense of community. My church gives me\u00a0that.Recommended reading (    Putnam, Bowling Alone<\/a>).<\/li>\n
  2. Self-transcendence
    \n<\/strong>Complementary to my first point, research has convinced me that humans\u00a0are hard-wired to be a part of something greater than themselves. Jon Haidt argues that by\u00a0losing ourselves and becoming a part of a whole, in joining others to pursue communal\u00a0interests, we ascend the \u201cstaircase\u201d that is human spirituality. I\u2019m inclined to agree. When we\u00a0transcend our profane selves we experience a higher level of peace, self-worth, and well-being.\u00a0Abraham Maslow added self-transcendence to the peak of his hierarchy of human needs and\u00a0motivation after discovering that after self-actualizing, or achieving a sense of accomplishment,\u00a0people sought experiences that included love, bliss, and happiness. We, and I mean we as an\u00a0extrapolating assumption based solely on my own experience, can experience self-transcendence through academia, music, nature, politics, and a host of other human arenas but\u00a0to this day I have to objectively acknowledge that my transcending experiences through\u00a0religious practices are still \u201cin the lead\u201d. I have had stretches of time when I have had these\u00a0experiences daily through religious meditation, prayer, and contemplation. I\u2019m not in a place\u00a0where I could begin to consider giving that up.Recommended reading (    Haidt, the Righteous\u00a0Mind<\/a>; Seligman, Authentic Happiness<\/a>; Grant, Give and Take<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  3. Meaning
    \n<\/strong>Of course, there is plenty of religious and supernatural meaning to be found in\u00a0religious institutions and traditions that have value. The problem is, when someone is moving to\u00a0a more secular frame of thinking they are likely to dismiss it and miss out on its philosophical\u00a0merit. The meaning I speak of here is more along the lines of personal meaning in one\u2019s day-to-day living experience. Purpose. Independent from a perspective on afterlife or spiritual\u00a0communion, religion can provide a rich meaningful sense of purpose. I am constantly\u00a0empowered by feelings of utility and competence in my church community. I have positioned\u00a0myself to be significant and needed. People call me to ask for help in both temporal and spiritual\u00a0matters. I am a valuable member. I have a role that I play that I believe is integral for the success\u00a0of the entire operation. My circle of influence has been expanded because of the responsibility I\u00a0have had placed on me. I feel important and significant. What I do matters and when I do it, I do\u00a0it reasonably well (at least that\u2019s what the polite people say). Church gives me a reason to wake\u00a0up, not just on Sundays but every day. This purpose provides intrinsic motivation for me to\u00a0flourish.Recommended reading (    Frankl, Man\u2019s Search for Meaning<\/a>; Pink, Drive<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  4. <\/strong>Reverence<\/strong> \n

    This is the term that I\u2019m using to describe the feeling of awe. Seeing beauty and\u00a0sacredness in the world around me. Positive Psychology as well as the mindfulness movement\u00a0have illustrated empirically that being able to \u201cstop and smell the roses\u201d has immensely\u00a0advantageous implications and benefits. We only have the present. We only have our living,\u00a0conscience experience. Yes, we are influenced greatly by our memories of the past and our fears\u00a0and aspirations of the future but quite simply we can only be certain of our living experience\u00a0which is the here and now. Mindfulness allows us to be deeply aware of the wonders and\u00a0beauty that surround at any given moment. It brings gratitude for every breath of air and every\u00a0pulse of blood in our veins. Similarly, in religious experience, I am offered opportunities for\u00a0mindful prayer and reflection to allow gratitude to settle in my heart. I was taught as a child and\u00a0continue to be taught the practice of reverent, pensive mental exercise. Religion is rich in symbolism and ritual that invoke a sacred beauty that can only be experienced so I won\u2019t bother\u00a0trying to describe it.Recommended reading\/ viewing (de Botton, Religion for Atheists<\/a>; Richard\u00a0Seymour, How Beauty Feels, Ted 2011<\/a>)<\/li>\n

  5. Tradition
    \n<\/strong>I am not ashamed to say that at least at some level I practice religion out of respect\u00a0and honour of the tradition passed down to me by my parents. I think it would be na\u00efve to\u00a0suggest that tradition plays no role in religious observance. It\u2019s hard to say but if my parents\u00a0hadn\u2019t brought me up in this religion I\u2019m not sure if I would have gravitated towards it on my\u00a0own (that being said, neither of them were raised Mormon and they came to join on their own,\u00a0so who knows). I don\u2019t remember ever believing in Santa Claus but I remember wanting to keep\u00a0my parents and siblings thinking that I did. It was fun. It was magical. I remember the awkward\u00a0dinner conversation when I was 12 and had to pretend to start to doubt Santa\u2019s existence\u00a0because I thought the farce was getting old. I don\u2019t believe Santa travels around and delivers\u00a0presents to the entire world in one night but I do treasure the magic of the sentiment behind\u00a0the symbol and I intend to perpetuate that tradition with my children. There is something warm,\u00a0familiar, and reassuring about following tradition. I\u2019m all for thinking outside of the box and\u00a0being original. I love chances to be creative and go against the grain. But I also recognize that\u00a0certain traditions are worth keeping.(    Ramdas, Radical Women, Embracing Tradition, TedIndia\u00a02009<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  6. Building a better world
    \n<\/strong>As mentioned previously, I am clear about my goals and values for my\u00a0life, one of which is to be a part of the improvement of the world in which I live. I want to play a\u00a0significant role in bettering the lives of those within my sphere of influence. A large part of that\u00a0goal is brought about through quality education. I value learning and the sharing of knowledge\u00a0as much as any other trait or cause. I also believe that despite the unavoidable fact that much\u00a0discord and violence can be traced back to religion, the religion to which I subscribe has a similar\u00a0goal of making the world a better place. We may disagree at times as to how to achieve that\u00a0goal or what the end product will even look like but one endeavour on which religious and\u00a0secular people alike should be able to join forces is the altruistic effort to build a better world\u00a0for future generations. I am interested in having religious and secular, political and apolitical,\u00a0for-profit and not-for-profit organizations pool resources for the benefit of those less fortunate.\u00a0To dismiss religious organizations in this effort is a gross underestimation and mistake. Religions\u00a0might have a different motive than secular organizations when it comes to goodwill but who\u00a0cares? If we\u2019re willing to help then let us.<\/li>\n
  7. Family\/ unconditional love
    \n<\/strong>By no means do I think that a family cannot be cohesive and\u00a0supportive outside of religion, neither does religiosity guarantee a united family, but having a\u00a0consistent routine of coming together with a shared purpose brings my family closer more times\u00a0than not. I\u2019m sure that if someone in our family dissented from religion we would still be\u00a0welcoming and supportive, but there is an emotional buoyancy that I feel from being on the\u00a0same page when it comes to values and beliefs with my family. That being said, there is also a\u00a0deep seated\u00a0confidence that comes from believing that no matter what happens you have a\u00a0group of individuals who will love you unconditionally. This is not exclusively taught in religion,\u00a0in fact sometimes it might be completely missed but it\u2019s something I took from religion.Recommended reading (    Solomon, Far From the Tree<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This list is not extensive and will probably be amended\/added to in time.\u00a0The references to literature are from completely secular authors\/viewpoints. I cite them mainly to\u00a0share ideas that I found poignant and purposeful. I did not mean to discredit religious points of view or\u00a0texts.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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