The Gnostic and the Church

Should you chose the Gnostic Way do you have to give up on the church? Absolutely not. What you do have to give up is your dogmatic ideas. This means that unless your church has matured past its dogmatic past, you may need to find another one. If not, then it will fall upon you to show your fellow parishioners that there is a better way than denying all of the advances that we have made in science in the last 500 years. When you find your fellow parishioners saying that the Bible is literal and that the earth was formed a few thousand years ago, it is time to find a more progressive environment. I would say the same if you are urged to handle poisonous snakes or babble in so-called foreign tongues. The good news is that there are plenty of progressive Christians and they have churches that will make a fine home for you. If you can stand being called a Cafeteria Catholic or a luke warm protestant, you will be very comfortable in your surroundings. Why? Because God will be there even if your fundamentalist friends do not believe so. The Gnostic Way is not a religion, it is a process. A process which helps you find God within yourself. It can fit anywhere where people have open minds and a willingness to share their faith with others unconditionally.