It may sound harsh of me...

but I think organized religions should not give fuzzy images of God, even though we all know that the picture is necessarily a little fuzzy from our Earthly vantage point.

My wife helps run the Catholic classes at our parish. Invariably, people seeking out a church to call home are people who are running from fuzziness. People are desperate for grounding, to feel certain things are true, even if we can't fully know them to be. When it comes to the passages in life, people find themselves wanting the "rock of ages" to be a rock, not an unsubstantial mush. Hence the care that goes into marking the rites of passage: the first communion dresses, baptismal gowns, and wedding preparations.

And this does not apply to just Christianity, of course. Halachich law in Judaism gives life a well-defined set of constraints, making observance a necessary patina, coating the surface of life. And religious holidays give seasons to the soul, set reminders of the passing of time just like physical seasons. Although the discipline of the Ramadan fast in Islam falls earlier and earlier on the Gregorian calendar every year, and goes out of whack with the seasons, it means the same thing every year as Eid approaches.

People do not want fuzziness, compromise, and mush for their souls. They want water turned into wine; or manna from heaven falling in the desert, or the first grape of Eid.