…you don’t have to leave your mind at the
door.
In other
words,
-it’s OK to think.
-it’s OK to not believe just like
everyone else.
-it’s OK to not believe everything
you used to believe.
-it’s OK to disagree.
-it’s OK to not read the Bible
literally.
(“We
don’t take the Bible literally. We take
it seriously.”)
-it’s OK to have doubts.
-it’s OK to listen to and learn
from people who are different.
Wanted and welcome: Agnostics, those weary of traditional church
formulations, people
from other faiths, and others
wanting to think outside the box.
At Westminster we believe in a way of being church where differences of opinion are not
only acceptable, but helpful. We understand that individuals, groups, even majorities can
be wrong. In other words, we believe that we need one another--with our different
opinions and understandings--to experience God more fully and serve God more faithfully.
“Come and see,” Jesus said to two
men who were observing him from a distance and
wondering what he was about. (John 1:39)
At
Westminster we say, “Come and see.”