Billy Holland: The narrow path is the way of love and life

It seems the two topics that cause the most anger and division are politics and religion. I remember years ago speaking with an elderly man who was fondly known around town as friendly, successful, and wise, and he told me these were the two areas that he refused to discuss. He said that no matter which side a person openly stands for, you have just caused half the people to be against you. In this light, even though there is not a shortage of people who declare what they believe, we can see why others would rather keep their opinions to themselves. There s an old saying, if we don t stand for something, we ll fall for anything. The cleverness of this wordplay has serious implications, especially for truth seekers, as it reveals the importance of decision-making that s guided by a set of values. Everyone has free will to embrace and defend whatever they trust, but there is a difference between information and truth. Just because we have knowledge about something and are convince