Each Faith Enhances the Other
The question strikes me as being, at its conclusion, overly heavy-handed—“true to the laws of the God of Abraham”!
The question strikes me as being, at its conclusion, overly heavy-handed—“true to the laws of the God of Abraham”!
It is not only “people of faith” who should make care for the environment a major priority; everyone should do so, whether they are Christian, Muslim, Buddhist or completely secular, non-religious human beings. As Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “either we will learn to live together on this tiny planet that we share, or we will inevitably perish together.”
As a youngster in a very religious family, I resisted joining church for a long time. To my great surprise, however, once I was forced to do so, I underwent a wondrous experience at my baptism.
To assert that North America is a “Christian nation” is misleading at best, and a distortion of its history, at worst even though about 85 percent of adult Americans claim to be Christian, according to a 2005 Newsweek article on “Spirituality in America.”
Many people -- often people who consider themselves to be quite “religious” -- believe that they have a monopoly on truth. Such a belief, however, can clearly be seen to limit one’s flexibility and ability to learn.
What Islam Really Says About Violence, Rights and Other Religions
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