Quotes from Brian Hines

Virtue is acting naturally, doing the right thing without thinking "I'm doing the right thing!" Righteousness is acting unnaturally, following rigid rules or commandments that all too often make us a worse, rather than a better, person.

our natural tendency is to cling tightly to the familiar rather than embrace mystery. And God is the ultimate Mystery.

God" signifies God/ultimate reality/final truth, not just a personal divinity. And "religion" signifies religion/spiritual path/philosophy, not just a mainstream theology.

It's much better to love on your own than not love as a group.