An excellent interview with one of my favorite artists and, I think, one of the truest statements I’ve ever read re: what it means to “believe.” Coincides with much of what I’ve felt and held to for many years now. Emphasis mine.
Adz And It Shall Be Given Unto You: Sufjan Stevens Interviewed | via The Quietus
Q: Do you believe that God can be reached through other faiths? John 14:6 categorically states Jesus is “the way, the truth and the life” and nobody can get to the Father except through him. A lot of people take that very literally and don’t believe you can find spirituality through Buddhism or Islam or whatever…
SS: Yeah, I mean who can know the mind of God and who can be his counselor? It’s not man’s decision, you know. If God is infinite and he’s in all of us and he created the world then I feel there is truth in every corner. There’s a kind of imprint of his life and his breath and his word and everything. You know, I’m no religious expert, and I don’t make any claims about the faith. All I can account for is myself and my own belief and that’s a pretty tall order just to take account of myself. I can’t make any claims about other religions. There’s no condemnation in Christ, that’s one of the fundamentals of Christianity.
Of course, this is not likely to make me a very popular person in some circles.