tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post1215085472600768864..comments2023-09-01T07:04:13.381-07:00Comments on Reflections on Faith and Culture: The greatest civilizing force in history deserves better.Gil Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481878663941134090noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post-30883835793308242392009-12-12T15:11:45.481-08:002009-12-12T15:11:45.481-08:00Gil,
We are in agreement on this one. It is ...Gil,<br /> We are in agreement on this one. It is all well and good if you wish to send Merry Christmas or Happy Hannukah or Have a good Eid or to send nothing at all or something completely banal and bland. But to send one and not another seems disingenuous.<br /><br /> This is my take on how tolerance can best work. The principle is to treat everyone as adults. <br /> I happen to be a civil servant and religion is a touchy matter, especially around this time of the year. When I ran a lab we had folks from the largest of the worlds religions, Agnosticism, Atheism, Christianity, Judaism, Hindu, Islam. What I put forward was instead that everyone could decorate their workspace as they wished. But anything that could impose upon someone else, music, incense, etc. would be left out.<br /><br /> It actually worked rather well. I think it was because we were all respectful of one another though we disagreed quite fundamentally. <br /><br /> I'm disappointed in the President's handling of several things and this one joins the list. Tolerance does not mean kicking Christians and catering to Muslims: It should be expressing ordinate love of all while living your own faith openly. <br /><br /> Oh well preaching to the choir. :) Take care Gil.<br /> Ad Astra Per Aspera,<br /> KevinKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035744898664620942noreply@blogger.com