Letter to the editor: Religion is about being a good person

I’m sitting north of Pittsburgh this evening near where one of our local police chiefs was shot dead. As if that’s not bad enough, I turn on the football game, and I see that one of the Buffalo Bills players nearly died on the field . I am praying for his recovery.

These two events remind me that none of us ever knows when our life will end. And it is extremely important every one of us is ready when that time comes.

To that end, it is important we begin to teach our children the truth about science and God. During these past 25 years or so, science has persuasively developed the evidence to demonstrate the reality of God’s existence.

What we now know about the molecular biology of life processes, up to the observations of astrophysicists peering through their orbiting telescopes, clearly demonstrates the undeniable truth of God’s design and presence in our daily lives.

Religion is not about popes, organizations or even attending local churches. Religion is about forming that personal relationship with our creator God. Knowing that he “has your back” and devoting yourself to implementing his will. That is, being a good person.

If we continue to withhold this truth from our young people, who are we really serving? Not them. That’s for sure.

Richard J. Krauland

Kittanning