“It is the information at the core of religion where Believers and Non-Believers still have room to grow.” This was the conclusion drawn by Byron Pitts in his report on The CBS Evening News With Katie Couric on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 covering the survey on religious knowledge in the U.S. conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.  With today’s news cycles, that seems like long ago, but Byron’s conclusion caught my attention.

As a Christian Scientist I am a Christian and I strive to follow Jesus’ teaching to love one another.  So, a question I have to ask myself is, “do I love enough to gain a basic understanding of the core beliefs that are important to my neighbors?”  While we will all likely have areas where we need to agree to disagree, it seems to me that we would all be better off if we had a better understanding of one another’s core beliefs.  I took the test that was given as part of this survey, and while I did quite well, I did not get 100% correct.  So I must admit that I still have room to grow.

In my role as the Legislative and Media spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan I often find that people don’t know very much about Christian Science.  But I also find that sometimes people have misconceptions about Christian Science.   And so I am enjoying the work of sharing accurate information regarding my core beliefs in Christian Science.  And I welcome you to join a dialogue with me at this blog site and look at the core beliefs of Christian Science.

It seems clear to me that Byron Pitt’s conclusion is an accurate one.  I think that if we’re honest with ourselves, we probably all still have room to grow.

Want to grow?

To view Byron Pitt’s story that aired on CBS News click here.

To take the religious knowledge quiz at The Pew Forum click here.

To see how well you can answer some questions about Christian Science click here.