Q. Religion, society, and even legislation look down on the union between same sex couples. But why? Love and attraction is such a powerful thing. Would not God prefer that we loved one another in whatever positive way?
A. God is certainly interested in “love” (John’s letter even tells us that God IS love!). But, part of the problem, in the English-speaking world, anyway, is that we use this one word (”love”) to cover quite a wide variety of feelings and behaviors.
The other part of the problem (which I can more …

Does life exist outside planet Earth? Religion seems to be responsible for a lot of hatred and anger in the world, so why should I bother with it? How do we know the Bible isn’t missing books or that books that do not belong are in the Bible? How do we know the Bible is correct? …

How do we know the Bible isn’t missing books or that books that do not belong are in the Bible? How do we know the Bible is correct?
The history of what Christians call “The Bible” is quite open and recorded. If the question is about the process and compilation of what we use today as our “Holy Bible,” there are a variety of courses in Religion departments and at Theological schools that can answer most questions relating to canon and “time line.”
If the question is more a matter of faith …

Why does religion always turn into politics? What happened to the separation between church and state?
Religion often (I don’t think that “always” is accurate) turns into politics because:

people become passionate about the lifestyle they have learned from their religious practices
it is easier to set laws and regulations if a group shares the same values and authority
there are those who wish to control others by way of religion.

Other reasons are too numerous to list, but the reality will always exist. Maybe the question today is: How does my religion inform …

Christians are always talking about repentance. What is it, and why is it so important? Frankly, the word turns me off.
Repentance is simply realizing that something you have done has “missed the mark.” For a Christian (or a soon-to-be-Christian), you realize that the “mark” you have missed has something to do with being true. True to God, true to yourself, true to those you love, even true to those you hate. It is a turning around to accept God’s help in learning to be a true and good …