Crarification about Religion (was: Re: [OSLIST] Opening a Space for Peace in Burundi & Central Africa

Joelle Lyons Everett JLEShelton at aol.com
Sun Jan 16 15:08:20 PST 2005


In a message dated 1/16/05 4:59:26 AM, arturfsilva at yahoo.com writes:

> (1) that a lot of harm have been historically done - and is currently being 
> done - in the name of religion; (2) some religious people - but not all - 
> have a tendency to think that  they are in "direct contact" with god and that 
> gives them reason in matters that are not matters of faith (like war, 
> methodologies, etc); (3) in some cases the declaration of one's own religiousness is 
> used as a "marketing tool" to sell ideas or services.
> 
Artur--

I am in complete agreement with your first and third point.   And with your 
second point as well, but I observe that many people who are not religious also 
feel that they are in direct contact with the truth, and that truth should 
apply to everyone else.   Whether this comes from their atheism, their strong 
belief in science, or their training in any profession, I object to their 
assumption that this should be imposed on everyone in the world.

Joelle


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