Compared to the silent knowledge of meditation, I find that any attempt to pull God into religion, no matter how well it is done, is somewhat impoverishing. Similar to the fact that words are inadequate to describe the trancendent, pulling God into any form or organization is inherently limiting.
It is also the only way we can know anything. We pick a point of view; create words as handles to manipulate our concept; and think of that little piece of the all as something real.
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Talking about the infinite in finite terms is an insurmountable challenge. A female student in seminary wore a sweatshirt with the words "Trust in God -- she will provide". I interpeted it to say "God is not male; not a man. Don't take things literally. Language is inadequate." Not surprising, she and her shirt angered some people.
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