1.0Dowsing for Divinityhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/sermonsfromthemoundYvonne Aburrowhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/sermonsfromthemound/author/yvonne/Authority in Religious Traditionsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="McHHjJZlgR"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sermonsfromthemound/2016/03/3551/">Authority in Religious Traditions</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sermonsfromthemound/2016/03/3551/embed/#?secret=McHHjJZlgR" width="600" height="338" title="“Authority in Religious Traditions” — Dowsing for Divinity" data-secret="McHHjJZlgR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/311/2016/03/Gods.jpg781576We live in a culture and a time where it's hard to be a polytheist. Some days people are atheists with polytheist leanings, some days they are full-blown polytheists, some days they are agnostic. It's okay to have doubts; they are a healthy part of spirituality and religion. If you didn't have doubts, how would you test ideas to see if they really came from the gods, or were just the product of your ego? If you exclude everyone who is a bit agnostic, and don't allow them room to practice, then you might be missing out on good people, and you won't be giving them an opportunity to experience the presence of the gods (and how they interpret that experience should be up to them).