(btw, didn't see this thread until today)

Faith and doubt are normally considered opposites. The reality is that faith and doubt are a spectrum in which faith and doubt can exist simultaneously. The simple solution is to either hold fast to doubt or hold fast to faith and not let anybody convince you otherwise. I find a lot in common with both the True Believer and the True Doubter. I am neither. My level of doubt or level of faith fluctuates with time. For me, its the wrestle between the two absolutes where spirituality exists.

Were I not born into the faith, I'm not sure it would have the hold on me that it does. I know plenty of people who have left the faith and seem just as happy without it. I can't deny I've felt intellectually drawn that way myself at times, but I also can't deny some very personal spiritual experiences that keep me looking for answers within the faith.