Posted by Jeff Downs on June 25, 2002 at 03:42:42:
In Reply to: Can't we all just get along ?? posted by Jimmers on June 24, 2002 at 20:43:35:
> Yin and Yang .. 10 Commandments .. Confusionisms .. Hail Mary
> Why not just take the BEST of all religions and PRACTICE what they preach ??
> seems that would better serve Jesus, God, Allah, Buddah, The Great Spitit and whatever else he/she/it might be called
> an eye for an eye .. do unto others .. love thy brother as thyself .. all sorta the same .. just a little different .. it isn't the WORDS that matter .. it is the ACTIONS taken and results .. you can do more by LIVING a religion than by studying it to death
> focus on the POSITIVE aspects that all (most) religions have at their root .. just forget all the bickering, fine tooth combing and knit picking
> talking about it just creates confusion .. and annoyance
Well Jimmy, what makes you an authority to just pick and choose out of various religions. As you might know,
maybe you don't, Christianity is not the only exclusivistic religion. Actually, all that you mention would be.
In all actuality you are being exclusive and supprisive by telling me that what Chrisitianity teaches (specifics) is wrong.
Here you are making up you own religion by picking an choosing from others.
Do you not understand that "do unto others" and "love thy neighbor" is really not at the heart of
any of the religions you mention? This is a common statement made by those who really don't understand (confused as you would say).
Creating "confusion .. and annoyance" by talking about religion. You must not talk about it much.
Talking about anything (religion included) only clarifies a position one holds. To not talk about it might cause someone to stay
confused. It only creates confusion and annoyance if you in a conversation with someone about
something and the truly don't want know what that concept is and are just stubborn to look at the fact.
I gave you an example of trying to unconfuse you, about the heart of religion.
"In the end, the pluralist hasn't shown that an adherent to a particularistic religon is wrong simply because there are other religious options. Rather, the pluralist's position is nothing more than exclusivism dressed up in a costume of "tolerance."
"True For You, But Not For Me": Deflating the Slogans that Leave Christans Speechless. Paul Copan
(Bethany House, 1998; ISBN#: 0-7642-2091-8), pg. 79.