Setting the Record Straight - Gimme That Ol’ Time Religion

Spirituality is on the rise. Oh really? Yep. While the main-lineProtestant sects have been sidelined, and even a strictly secular view seems to be declining, there is also a robust growth of human-invented religions. Sometimes these are lite-versions of primitive tribal religions; products of “designer-tribalism”. These are often composed of attractive elements selected from ancient “nature” religions and assembled into comfortable collages tailored to justify the permissive lifestyles of today. However these belief-collages seem to be having the scary effect of decomposing our civilization. If we become spiritual, even without guidance, are not all spirits we encounter benign?