What would you like others to know about your own religious tradition?
What I mean by this is, your faith group, whether it be Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Baha'i, or any other, but particularly the traditions present in the middle east in general, and in the historic 'Land of Canaan' (Israel/Palestine) in particular. Not all religions call themselves 'faiths', so I chose the term 'tradition' to be more inclusive.
I would like to state one general guideline: that your response try to shy away from the purpose -- which parts of some religious traditions embrace -- of convincing others that your tradition is 'right', or correct, and others are 'wrong' or incorrect. In other words, no attempts to convert or convince others -- just try to help others educate themselves about what your religious tradition is about. This may be a challenge to some, but let's try it, OK?
I would like to state one general guideline: that your response try to shy away from the purpose -- which parts of some religious traditions embrace -- of convincing others that your tradition is 'right', or correct, and others are 'wrong' or incorrect. In other words, no attempts to convert or convince others -- just try to help others educate themselves about what your religious tradition is about. This may be a challenge to some, but let's try it, OK?
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Permalink Reply by Hiba on -
this is a nice video i thought i can sharet it with all of you here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbcmPe0z3Sc&eurl=http://apps.fac...
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Permalink Reply by Earl Prignitz on -
Very interesting video and cleverly done. Thanks.
Earl
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Permalink Reply by mary rizzo on
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The most important people in my life have all been raised in three different religious traditions of the great monotheistic faiths. One of my sisters is a follower of an Eastern religion, one of the most ancient, and she too has traditions that have affected me. Some of my closest friends have never been raised with any religion, so they can be considered Atheists. Therefore, I try to see the good and the bad, positive and negative, in all of these, how they may relate to me, within my own "religious choice" which is "no religion". Yet, "no religion" is not a credo for me. I don't see it as something that is a public matter. I suppose I take the humanistic elements (which are the parts that appeal to me) of the religions I know about by firsthand experience and insert them into my "spiritual" side, which is and must remain personal.
I don't believe in a supernatural power, but in the power that mankind has. I admire some religious figures, and some religiously inspired people, such as Bishop Romero (a Christian), Malcolm X (a Muslim), Jesus Christ (a Jew), a Sufi school of thought, Gandhi (a Hindu), and a Buddhist school of thought. To me, they are all a continuation of the same thing, seeking human liberation through equality and fair treatment of the others.
Dogma kind of gets in the way of their message!
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Permalink Reply by John Wilmerding on
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Mary, I loved your reply ... thank you very much for it!
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Gosh... John! It feels strange to have someone say something nice about me here! but thanks!
I just found this thread by finding the thread by one of the people you brought here, Earl. (and not to disclose too much more about me today.... because I am still sad that Alice has left and no one has defended her publicly or lamented that this has happened), but when I was in highschool, my two closest friends were an Iranian Muslim and a member of your church. We were absolutely inseparable. Everyone called us Jerusalem! But over the years, through thick and thin, we have supported one another and the best parts of the philosophy of Christianity and Islam that I know came from their constant lessons of compassion. This is why I know that religion has nothing to do with the middle eastern struggle, and the more dogma there is, the harder it is to get to the core and be compassionate. People who share compassion for those who are worse off don't divide them into their religious group or not, or at least, the humanist side of these faiths all have aspects of that within them.
But, religion can be fascinating!
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Permalink Reply by MaidservantX on -
What would I like others to know about my own religious tradition? I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and there are deep affinities in my tradition to the land of Jerusalem and to both the Judaic and Islamic traditions. My interest in and efforts for peace, for me, arises at least partially from my attempts to be a follower of Jesus Christ.
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There is something about your religion that I find fascinating, that you are very concerned with the family tree. Someone in my family married someone belonging to your church, and it was exciting for us, because they did so much family tree research for us. We found out things it would have taken us a million years to find out without their support (and resources). Unfortunately, as you know, when there is immigration, names change, and get spelled wrong, some "enter" with fake names because they fear discrimination, etc, so finding the real information can be very hard when there are no documents to really trust and when family members and their records have all disappeared. We were very surprised at the things that we were able to learn and this would never have happened unless there was someone who wanted to complete the family tree in a meaningful way for their children.
This practice of your faith is really interesting and I admire the tenacity to do such hard investigative work!
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