The other day, I saw a billboard on top of a church that said, “Culture in Crisis.” And I thought, wow, that’s dramatic. Then, we have always been in crisis if that's how you want to see it. Are we ‘in crisis’ because things are changing? Or are they just using that expression to complain about the fact that they are losing followers?

What that religious billboard really meant to say is: We are losing followers. People are becoming ‘infidels.’ So we must come up with a message to blame society instead of our orthodox and sometimes unreasonable teachings.

The world is just changing, as it always has; it is not in crisis. It’s not useful to see everything in crisis. It won’t do anything good for you or for others. Having a positive outlook on life is what moves humankind forward. Understanding and accepting that the world is full of different perspectives. Allowing everyone to be themselves and believe what makes sense to them.

It’s not people’s fault. It’s not that society is in a state of despair. It’s not that humans are becoming ‘evil.’ It’s simply that more and more people find the churches of the world to go contrary to reason. Some of their teachings simply don’t make sense.