Opening a Space for Peace in Burundi & Central Africa

Funda Oral fundaoral at ttnet.net.tr
Sat Jan 15 11:43:47 PST 2005


Artur and Harrison,

Maybe i have to explain that also...i have nothing to do with religion in my daily life...taking my decisions
or in the way i live....i grew up and educated like that. 

Turkey is still a "laic" country hopefully so the rule that Artur mentioned; 

"religion MUST be separated from the State, from Science and from all intelectual discussions - except theological ones"

is valid also for us.

Funda


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Artur Silva 
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  Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 7:48 PM
  Subject: Re: Opening a Space for Peace in Burundi & Central Africa


  Funda and Harrison:

  Harrison Owen <hhowen at comcast.net> wrote: 
    Funda -- since the organizations involved are Christian, I would guess that
    something about the Love of Christ might show up -- but I think you could
    substitute the Love of Allah and arrive at the same place. Actually I think
    the love humanity would do just as well.


  This is very interesting. American's are so imersed in the American culture (and that is quite normal I must say) that they: (1) don't even see any more the culture that is arround them; (2) don't even undrestood that things they take for granted can be offensive to other people(s)..

  In this case, Funda was uppset with the reference to Christ. Myself being from "old Europe" have been educated in a culture where religion MUST be separated from the State, from Science and from all intelectual discussions - except theological ones. This is not only because I am an atheist; my catholic education told me to "never use the name of God in vain", and to not use Him to support my ambitions, opinions or prejudices.

  So, Harrison, it is not that "Actually I think the love for humanity would do just as well". It is that "the love for humanity should be the only thing to refer" on that matter.

  Artur



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