Do you practice what ye preach or just do the opposite and practice later?

Yes. I refuse to join any organised religion on the grounds that most people 'cherry pick' the bits that they wish to follow. Since I could not join any group that I did not mostly agree with, I feel they should be the same. Most religions I believe have a common set of values whjich are based on common sense and pre-date religions anyway. On top of that each religion has added extra bits to distinguish their religion from others. These add-ons are oftern for dubious reasons - for example - where does it say in the bible that contraceptives should not be used? And even if it did, why should that still be relevant or crucial in an over-populated world 2000 years later? As long as you lead a good life and avoid upsetting others and try to help others what is the problem? I do not believe it is necessary to threaten people with eternal damnation for breaking some trivial rule to make them co-operate. i believe in positive reinforcement and wish that religions would get involved in real and current issues rather than trying to relate everything to 2000 year old rule book.