Guest ColumnOne of my favorite cartoons shows a man talking to some friends at a cocktail party saying, “I don’t belong to an organized religion. My religious beliefs are way too disorganized.” It is increasingly common today to hear the cliché, “I don’t believe in organized religion.” This generally indicates a lack of any religious commitment or participation, or even a hostility to organized religion.It is true that not all organized religion is good. Nonetheless, it is clear from the New Testament that St. Paul viewed Christianity as an organized, orderly religion. God planned our salvation through Christ before the ...