Black Like... well, Me.

"Speaking of the religiosity of racists, Maritain observes:
God is invoked... and He is invoked against the God of the spirit, of intelligence and love - excluding and hating this God. What an extraordinary spiritual phenomenon this is: people believe in God and yet do not know God. The idea is affirmed and at the same time disfigured and perverted."
---From Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

I've been doing some reading that I had been reluctant to delve into despite (or maybe because of) my marital status as it relates to wider society. This particular quote resonates with the... discomfort (?) I had been feeling about my status as a member of a certain non-denominational church I have been a part of since 2003. The recent presidential campaign season has me feeling distracted away from the divine message that one hopes to receive at such places of worship. Unfair as it may be to put those in this particular church in bed with those who spouted the most ridiculous, sometimes overtly racist views during the campaign (which continue albeit more covertly in current times), I must admit the string had already been weakened with the exit from the school our daughter attended there and then again with the replacement of a respected pastor. So I am again looking for a spiritual connection within the surrounding community and find myself drawn to the familiarity and relative moderation of my Catholic roots. While far from perfect children of God, there is something to be said for tradition. Given my tendency to make choices that go against the grain, yes ~ tradition is looking kinda good right now.