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31-01-2007, 07:01 PM
In his Peace Is The Way, Deepak Chopra states that religion has failed its mission. He gives the following ways religion is going to need to correct its faults and become a beacon of peace, as once intended.
Religion must place the responsibility for violence squarely where it belongs, in the mind of every person.
It must stop judging others outside the faith as sinners condemned by God.
It must stop defending war in any way.
It must stop claiming to be the one and only path to God.
It must give up its arrogance and claim to authority.
It must renounce its covert greed and desire for greed.
It must discover how to return love to its true place of primacy.
I agree completely with Deepak Chopra. It all the above would happen, the world would be a much better, and more peaceful place for us all. We would also be able to live with more trust, and with much less fear and hatred. Your thoughts on this?
John
Religion must place the responsibility for violence squarely where it belongs, in the mind of every person.
It must stop judging others outside the faith as sinners condemned by God.
It must stop defending war in any way.
It must stop claiming to be the one and only path to God.
It must give up its arrogance and claim to authority.
It must renounce its covert greed and desire for greed.
It must discover how to return love to its true place of primacy.
I agree completely with Deepak Chopra. It all the above would happen, the world would be a much better, and more peaceful place for us all. We would also be able to live with more trust, and with much less fear and hatred. Your thoughts on this?
John