Today on the news I heard a man say that John Kerry should be ostracized from the Catholic Church because of his view that a woman has a right to choose whether to have an abortion or not. My Catholic husband turned to me, the Jew, and asked, “Why?” I replied, because ALL religions wish for their congregants to be homogeneous. They wish for them all to be the same, think the same, eat the same foods, frequent the same stores, go to the same schools, dress alike, look alike, everything needs to be the same, the same, the same. And like fish in the sea, or flocks of birds, when the leader turns direction all followers should turn with him/her.
It is this imposition of forced sameness that creates conflicts. If instead of nurturing sameness, we nurtured our differences, nurtured true tolerance and acceptance of our individual likes & dislikes, then perhaps society, humanity, would know peace.
Sara Coslett
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very true is your comment....
as a Catholic, I was taught to think that the Pope was infallible in all things pertaining to the Catholic belief....therefore what he said ..was Law...and could never be challenged...the threat of commiting heresy chilled the bones...
So many similarities I now see in the US policy of invasion....inflict ones policies on others....so the world will eventually think as we do....
Your piece indeed warrants deep thoughts...
Pax Vobiscum...
Graham
Just think If ET looked like me.....not a big difference but still I have two eyes...and some hair........lol Ed lost his......heheh!!
Love Tinka
I agree with your statement wholeheartedly, Sara.
Although this country was built by many diverse immigrants with extremely diverse lifestyles, backgrounds, religious beliefs, etc., we are all soon pigeon holed and force fed a homogeneous way of life - from the clothes they want us to buy, to the junky homogeneous fast food joints they constantly push on us.
Diversity should be embraced and cherished, and studied, and ancient noble heritages should be passed down to our children, who should also be taught that 'Different' is Good; not bad.