I keep running into religious people who aren’t religious the way I expect them to be.  Two examples: a Buddhist who didn’t seem to care about the Four Noble Truths (i.e. desire causes suffering), and a Christian who didn’t think that accepting Christ as one’s personal savior is a prerequisite of the faith.

“But that has to be a prerequisite of the faith,” I said.  “It’s what makes you a Christian.”

“That sounds too narrow to me.”

“Well, if you just believe in God without the Christ bit, that makes you more of a Deist, don’t you think?”

“You’re just throwing around a lot of terms you learned in a religious studies class.  You’re also trying to be logical. Religion is about faith.  How do you feel?”

“I feel hungry.”

And then they refuse to keep talking to me, and I find myself still confused as well as really wanting a snack.