A friend passed this photo along and we thought it was worth sharing. We’d have waited until Wednesday and not included this preamble, but we already tweeted it yesterday, and waiting another four days to post it meant likely forgetting to post it at all. This photo accurately reflects my feelings on religion.

Though raised Catholic, I don’t have much use for organized religion. My personal belief is that, had the concept of religion never existed, the world would have seen much less war and strife than it has. However, I know many intelligent, respectable people for whom religion provides tremendous comfort. In fact, Jill comes from a traditional Irish Catholic family, and throughout her life she has attended church services regularly. I married her anyway.

Kidding, people. My wife is beautiful, sexy, and very open-minded. She is also an excellent wife and mother. She could have belonged to a cult that worshipped a piece of junk mail and I would have married her. (No offense meant to readers whose religion focuses on junk mail.)

Additionally, like so many other facets of one’s personal life, I would never begrudge someone his or her spiritual life as long as it doesn’t affect me. Just as someone else’s marriage, adoption, or abortion is not my business, neither is someone’s religion – until that religion finds its way into public policy.

Anyway, food for thought.