"The way to truth is an act of reason; the love of truth is an act of spirit."
- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

I love comparative religious studies, reading philosphy and I am going to have the lovechild of interfaith dialogue.

Mostly, I should clarify that religion is fascinating to me from an academic standpoint. I like learning why people do things, and how people do them, and how beliefs and practices developed culturally and historically. I am much less interested in religion from the standpoint of religion

I will hopefully someday be getting my graduate degrees at Claremont Graduate University in a religious studies program of some sort. Someday, when I'm not dirt poor.

I enjoy posting on religion and interfaith dialogue message boards for debate and discussion, which is where I first developed my interest as a teenager. These forums are great for not only learning about other religions, but also meeting people of faiths you might not other wise know.  They also are superb in helping one develop debate skills. Though the online interfaith communities focus on debate, I'm there mostly to learn.  I am interested in nearly all religions, though I'll admit I have a few biases. I try not to let them show, because I don't think it's fair to enter a discussion or a debate with my opinion made up. Sometimes I debate things from my opposing view just to excersise logic and see things from another point of view. I think it's healthy, fun and helps my critical thinking skills. I think the world would be a better place if we all tried to see things from another person's perspective -- even if we ultimately disagree. So, yeah, anyway: fun times.

In addition, I enjoy hearing from different perspectives of religion -- from liberal views, to very fundamentalist and conservative. I like discussing religion with people to hear their views on things (and to exercise my brain). I've studied a broad range of faiths from Eastern religons, Western religions to Paganism. Comparative world religions definitely interest me, though the Abrahamic religons (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) are my main love.  The only thing I don't like regarding other perspectives is being preached at by those that have different beliefs.  I like education, not self-righteous attempts at "saving" me (idea: everyone, send me literature on your religion.  And, uh, hope I convert.   Yes, that's it). 

To suppliment my love for religion, I collect theology books and holy texts. I am a total book geek; I have quite a few texts (but never enough). My library contains probably around a few hundred religion and/or philosophy related books, a stack of religious magazines, as well as a plethora of articles on religion from newspapers, various magaines, National Geographic, and other miscellaneous resources. They're great for reference, research... and personal education.  It's definitely a library that gets used, not looked at.

I cautiously consider myself a process thinker, but I'm still developing a lot of the ideas.  To religious people, I would probably be considered very areligious because I do not believe in the supernatural. However, I also feel that doesn't mean the natural world doesn't have a lot of fascinating mysteries to offer us.

I'm a pluralist.  I am not a relativist.  Not.  Notnotnot.