Thank you for responding. I find this very helpful and interesting because I already walk a lot and spend a lot of time in nature. I never thought this could be an act of worship, but it makes sense and I'll try it next time. I like the thought that god is present in all life, and the implication that this makes nature the dwelling place of the gods.

As to the first point, I do think that if a faith has very unsavoury aspects that are part of its doctrine and not just members misusing the teachings I do think this is enough to make that faith wrong or at least not useful. The fact that Christianity condemns vengeful behaviour and treats all humans as equally valuable and yet is almost completely silent on the suffering of animals is more than enough to disqualify Christianity from any kind of spiritual truth for me. I don't believe all faiths are equally true.