One man in his time goes through
Four religious cycles
First comes a journey through childhood, where he is safely embraced by his
Local congregation.
Next comes the surprise that the congregation is part of an expanding
Worldwide religion
Third is the intellectual awakening where he realizes he is entwined in
Theological complexity
Last, when he moves to the center place, it slowly dawns on him that the state is a
Theo/democracy
This man has decisions to make
Thrice plus one to be exact
He is an adult, does he continue to pin himself to his
Local congregation?
Does he continue to put forth his best effort to help expand his
Worldwide religion?
Does he objectively confront his religion’s locally determined
Theological complexity?
Does he admire that his two founding fathers created a state that is still a
Theo/democracy?
He has made
Three decisions
Decision one
Continue to love his past experiences
Decision two
Put square pegs in square holes
Decision three
Stop letting social issues caused by local prejudice drive him to despair
How is the
Last decision implemented?
By making a decision of conscience
If the unwelcomed
Continue
Not to be welcomed
Neither is he welcome