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A Degree of Faith Restored I am a patriotic American and member of an Evangelical Christian Church who is opposed to the war and disheartened by the ineptitude (and fundamental dishonesty) of the Bush administration. As such, I appreciate Lamott's insight into the internal struggle many of us are waging. While my Church family and many of my non-Churched friends unconditionally support the ever-shifting rationale and objectives for the war and a pre-emptive foreign policy, Lamott posits that it is OK, even Christian, to question and speak out on what is happening. At the same time, this shouldn't be used as an excuse for losing faith. If I could sum up what I got from the book in a single passage, it would be this: "...the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be until some light returns." God bless Anne Lamott for sharing her gifts of wit, wisdom, service and integrity.