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The way some of you are mocking Jeremy Renner for sharing a near-death spiritual experience says a lot, and not in a good way. It’s not just about him, it reveals a deeper contempt from certain parts for belief itself, especially anything religious. 1/5

He didn’t tell you to convert. He didn’t push an agenda. He shared something deeply personal, probably life-changing, and your instinct was to sneer, to dismiss it as a hallucination, or worse, a lie, as if faith or awe is something beneath you? 2/5

But the thing is, most of the world believes in something. Faith isn’t fringe, it’s normal. The US was founded on the principle of religious freedom. Not freedom from religion. When the dominant cultural voices treat belief with contempt, they alienate vast swaths of the population. 3/5

That’s a big part of why we’re seeing the political shifts we are. The return of Trump isn’t just about red versus blue, it’s a backlash. Many just see him as an instrument against people that they feel look down on their values, including their faith. 4/5

He got a glimpse of the freedom of the soul. Happens to people who have near-death experiences. There's a peace & a yearning to go with the light. And you never forget that moment.

That's nothing, I was run over by a 14 ton garbage truck just six months ago. As I lay dying, Christ appeared, and started quizzing me about the hit 80s tv show 'Knight Rider'. I failed the quiz and the Son of God told me it wasn't my time yet.

That's because you forgot that the Emmy-winning actor from "Saint Elsewhere," William Daniels, was the voice of KITT. Otherwise, you'd be deflowering angels while sipping bottomless gin-and-tonics.

You know what everyone meant. The writer isn't qualified to comment on the topic so she both-sides settled science. She gives enough hereafter slop for the believers(Renner included) to latch onto and feel good about their delusion. Typical NYT.

Isn't being in new York state being near NYC? Isn't being in USA being near NYC? Isnt being on earth near NYC? Just may e there are varying degrees of perspective. Some people view everything as balck and white, nothing else.

To everyone commenting here, this would be no big deal if we weren’t in the political mess we are right now because everyone is angry. I get it you are upset and livid with where America is right now. Take a deep breath and focus on what’s important.