Published: June 1, 2015, 5:43 p.m.
\nReligion is a very comforting aspect of many people\u2019s lives, providing a community of like-minded individuals, as well as more than a little nostalgia. But even within the same faith groups, one can almost always find tension over theological technicalities.\xa0\n\n
\nThis week on\xa0
Point of Inquiry, Jeff Rasely, author of\xa0
Godless: Living a Valuable Life Beyond Belief, talks about how beliefs tend to leave people divided, whereas secular values unite. Rasely spent 25 years of his life as a dedicated member of the Presbyterian Church, and even studied to become a minister. As comforting as religious belief can be, Rasley learned through his rich experiences that belief also often divides and isolates people who would otherwise find common ground, if they only embraced their shared values instead of contentious religious commandments. \xa0\n
