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Originally Posted by ketzer
Many good points, two in particular bring a question(s) to mind. Is an open mind in the midst of a sea of different ideas about faith a threat to ones religion?
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Answer is yes (to false sectarian idea of religion ) and no (to true idea of religion as true exponent of spirit , super spirit and overall light in the world /universe) . So answers are not obvious . There will always be conflicts and difference of opinion . However if u see the world history (which describes effectively which way the Force weighs in ) , any religion which has held unsustainable ideas (like untouchability in Hinduism few centuries ) selfish ideas (Pope doing favouritism in pre-renaissance period) or sectarian hateful ideas (like frequently invoking Jihad for totally unwarranted reasons in Islam justifying violence on innocent and frequent categorising of other faith as non-believers in Islam ) has suffered terribly . So there can be no doubt to commit to true teachings of one's own religions and yet having goodwill with other faiths .
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Originally Posted by ketzer
And if so, who is really the one with something to lose?
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If people having interfaith goodwill understands the spirit truly , there may be nothing to loose . Definitely the unscientific people , unscientific practices of religions have lot to loose whether we take any initiative or not .