Talk amongst yourselves...

So here I am, writing my first weekly question/post for my new blog. I am determined to put questions out there that I hope are thought provoking and lead to lively discussion. I truly believe that I can add to my circle of knowledge by asking life questions that others have more expertise in than I do. So here we go!

While I'm waiting for some netizens to find my blog and consider it RSS worthy, I thought I would pose my first question:

What led to the divide in Eastern and Western religious views?

How did one particular form of worship become accepted as the preferred view and faith in a particular region?

Is the culture of denominational churches one of intolerance? Elitist?

Is the mission of all churches (East and West based faiths) to create converts?

The Ever Growing Circle...

For my first post, I decided I needed to define my premise. There are many theories that describe similar concepts, but the idea that our "Circle of Ignorance" is always growing initially frightened me, especially as an educator. What I soon realized is that a growing circle of knowledge was what we were seeking, so it was inevitable that we would find out there were more things we did not know. From my viewpoint, as long as we remain inquisitive and seek to increase our knowledge there is nothing wrong with increasing or "Circle of Ignorance"...What do you think?