Red,

 

In many ways, I guess you could call me a universalist.  To me, the divine is the divine and it doesn't matter what name, face, or sex you put on it, or how you choose to worship it.  So I totally agree with this statement.  In the Middle Ages, what we call science would have been called magic.  To this day, there are people that believe there is little difference between magic and miracles.  To me, 'religions' are what different people in different areas, with different cultures, created to explain and demonstrate their faith and beliefs.  If someone were to save my life or is donating goods to the local shelter, whatever, then it doesn't matter if they are Heathen, Asatru, Wiccan, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, etc.  Lol, of course, I know what I believe, but it is a very different thing to try to put all that I believe into words.  I'm still working on that because I've had people ask me about my faith and my beliefs and it gets very interesting and confusing for them sometimes.  But the basic tenet of my faith is acceptance; to accept that there is more out there than I will ever know or experience, and my lack does not invalidate someone else's faith, knowledge or experiance.  To quote from Star Trek Vulcan philosophy: "Infinite diversity in infinate combinations."  Besides, who am I to question the Divine?  :)

 

Gypsy