My privacy settings should allow anyone that is linked to me on Facebook (aka a “Facebook friend”), or in my networks (South Africa, Stellenbosch…), to see and comment on my Notes. (That is the most permissible setting possible, I think.)

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I suppose what I’m really suggesting (and I’m specifically talking to the Christians here, I recommend atheists stay out of this one?) is that you do not have to be superstitious, that is, believe in the supernatural, in order to “love God”. Or otherwise: I do not think Jesus would expect/require us to be superstitious.

(Of course there are different perspectives as to what amounts to “superstition”. It doesn’t change the fact that certain religious beliefs are seen as “superstition” by “outsiders”. Expecting said outsiders to believe these things, is to expect them to become “superstitious”, in their minds.)

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Tricky: I do not think Jesus would expect/require us to… vs, I do not think Jesus would have expected/required of us to…

Bleh, little cultural details. Maybe it’s safe to assume I’m often rather more pedantic than the majority of my readers?