2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.

I am particularly puzzled about the use of capitals in this one. Sure, “I” and “God” get capitals, and some people think that anytime a pronoun refers to the divine principle it should be capitalized out of respect, so I guess that covers “He.” But in this context where the authors are asserting a position which they see as a contrast to that taken by “them,” it makes the He stand out as a statement that God is male. This is a position which is so gender-centric it almost seems quaint. Does anyone really think that God is more male than female? I guess so, but that sure seems to me to diminish the nature of God.

This God is in the Center of my Life, not at the periphery and not of my… what… Death? I agree that life is better lived with an awareness of our relationship to the divine at its center.  I just don’t get the caps.

So I don’t know why they didn’t capitalize believe. It seems that is the operative word here. What I am left wondering is what they believe about this God at the Center of my Life. The crucial question is not, “Do you believe in God?” but “What do you believe about God,” or even, “What God do you believe in?”