The word "Faith" is deliberately misused by Religious conservatives to obscure the truth and to confuse honest people with integrity.
1. The natural use of the word "Faith" means, "Confidence in your ability. Confident that your assessment of the situation is accurate -- despite temporary delays or setbacks." The word "Faith" is used to mean, "A sense of intuitive confidence in your personal ability to achieve under difficult circumstances."
This use of the "Faith" word speaks to the highest and most noble motivations of humankind.
2. The word "Faith" has been taken by religious fundamentalists and used to mean "Belief in facts without any collaborating evidence that they are true, or even relevant." There is no data to support even the most basic assertions of religious fundamentalists. There is absolutely no direct, scientific, or experimental evidence of Heaven, Hell, Angels, The Soul, God, Gods, Satan, Devils, Evil Spirits or any other details of any other supposed Mystic Universe. And yet, it is considered a supreme virtue to believe in these concepts as being real. This is the most insidious and destructive use of the word "Faith."
This use of the word is a corrupt and mind destroying manipulation of truth. It is used to deceive and confuse the minds of hopeful and gullible people reaching out for guidance and assistance. Instead of being given any tools that can actually help them achieve independence and personal power, they are coerced into subservient worship of, and control by, people that only want to use them and take their money, and their minds, and their lives.
This use of the word speaks to the lowest and most perverted motivations of humankind.
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William Schaeffer
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