By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

The threshold questions are whether there is a God[2], and whether the answer to that question matters in our lives?  If we decide, individually, that the answer is "yes," do we need to attend any church or religious center, much less subscribe to its beliefs and doctrines?  And if so, is Christianity the answer?[3]

There's a reason why Christianity is the largest religion in the world[4]: it makes sense to millions; and it preaches hope to those who follow Jesus' teachings.  The words ascribed to Him in the New Testament are its bedrock, and they have withstood the tests of time.  By way of contrast, Judaism is a tiny religion, one of the smallest on Earth.[5]

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© 2023, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com

[2]  My biases are set forth, upfront, in the following article: https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/what-and-where-is-god/ ("What And Where Is God?")

[3]  See, e.g., https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/christianity-secularization-america-renewal-modernity/672948/ ("American Christianity Is Due for a Revival")

[4]  See, e.g., https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_religious_groups ("Major religious groups")

[5]  See supra n. 4.