Intro to the Thinking Allowed blog

Too often Christians abdicate their responsibility to think.

I believe the atheist Bascombe's charge to Thomas Wingfold in George MacDonald's excellent novel The Curate's Awakening is applicable to many who wear the name Christiain:

"And what sort of churches are they you refer to? All imitations. You are indebted to your forefathers for your would-be belief, as well as for whatever may be genuine in your churches. You hardly know what your belief is...In truth, I do not believe that even you believe more than an atom here and there of what you profess."

With this in mind, the purpose of this blog is to foster thoughtful discussion on theological, philosophical, and moral issues among Christians and anyone else who would like to join in. As the title indicates, all questions are allowed. All that's required is mutual respect and thoughtfulness.

MM