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Comparative Religion and Culture Education
December 5, 2003 - 05:56 AM
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I urge the countries of the United Nations to require compartive religion and comparative culture in their secondary schools. Please help me in my quest to make this happen! For more information, and to sign the petition, visit http://petitions.takingitglobal.org/createunderstanding.
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Comparative Religion and Culture Education
December 5, 2003 - 06:56 AM
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Originally posted by kate1588
I urge the countries of the United Nations to require compartive religion and comparative culture in their secondary schools. Please help me in my quest to make this happen! For more information, and to sign the petition, visit http://petitions.takingitglobal.org/createunderstanding.
what do you mean by " comparative religion", and " comparative culture"?
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Re: Comparative Religion and Culture Education
December 5, 2003 - 08:59 AM
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I mean comparing religions and comparing cultures.
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Re: Comparative Religion and Culture Education
December 5, 2003 - 10:55 AM
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Originally posted by kate1588
I mean comparing religions and comparing cultures.
i think it can be very controversial, contested and may create conflicts to use the word " comparing"... comparing would instantly bring along with it words such as " better" " worse" etc ..how can you actually compare religions and cultures? what and whose standards to base on? i would prefer words like celebrate, dialogue, reflect...
just a thought
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Re: Comparative Religion and Culture Education
December 6, 2003 - 07:48 AM
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By comparing I do NOT mean saying one religion is better or "right". I mean comparing how different religions are different and how they are alike. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it:
"1 : to represent as similar : LIKEN <shall I compare thee to a summer's day? -- Shakespeare>
2 a : to examine the character or qualities of especially in order to discover resemblances or differences <compare> b : to view in relation to <tall>"
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Re: Comparative Religion and Culture Education
December 6, 2003 - 10:32 AM
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Yes, many students can learn about the different beliefs and ways of life in other parts of the world. But many young people in the world do not have access to it at all. I believe that everyone should ... and that until everybody does have access to information about the rest of the world, there can never be international understanding, and therefore we cannot stop the cycle of violence.
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Re: Comparative Religion and Culture Education
December 6, 2003 - 12:33 PM
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I believe that religions cannot be compared... for faith is something that most people wouldn't want to contest and rationalize... perhaps due to the fear of loosing it.
However... I do agree that religions, all religions need to be taught in school. Religions must be taught much in the same manner as history is in most schools around the world. This would in fact bring about a much deeper understanding of various faiths, and in the future we would be in a position to resolve all forms of communal tensions.
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Re: Comparative Religion and Culture Education
December 15, 2003 - 03:26 AM
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"faith is something that most people wouldn't want to contest and rationalize... perhaps due to the fear of loosing it"
This is a response to greyarmadillo:
It sounds like you are saying that people don't want to think through their faith and examine it because they are afraid. This is very true. I believe that we must not be afraid to examine our faith carefully, question it and be open to more truth. Only this way will we learn more and more truth. If we are really seeking the truth we will find it. We do not have to be afraid of losing our faith if it is really true, and if it is not the truth, then there is no great loss in losing it. We must love other people, listen to them carefully, be open to them and learn from their lives and experiences. But in the end I believe that we can find some things that are true and others that are not.
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