"What do I believe? As an American I believe in generosity, in liberty, in the rights of man. These are social and political faiths that are part of me, as they are, I suppose, part of all of us. Such beliefs are easy to express. But part of me too is my relation to all life, my religion. And that is not so easy to talk about. Religious experience is highly intimate and for me, ready words are not at hand." -Adlai Stevenson
All I know about old Adlai Stevenson is that he once ran for president and he was supposedly pretty ugly. Who knew he would sum up my feelings on religion so well? That's a great quote.
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Have you been asked about religion a lot in class due to the Sharia Law debate that's heating up in Britain?
Interestingly, no. One thing I've found about LSE is that they really don't encourage bringing current events into discussions. At least in my classes, theory is the focus. (I'm not too fond of this.) Gordon Brown did come out in favor of the Archbishop though, which was an interesting decision.
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