At 5/24/06 01:50 PM, peedee wrote:
You seriously think that since someone knows more about a country or religion, or they prefer it, that they have less respect for the others? Don't kid yourself.
That's what I believe. Obviously it isn't a hard and fast rule, but in general terms the more knowledge you have for an intelligent idea the more you respect it, especially with regard to religion. For example, I respect both Conservatives and Liberals, since I know quite a bit about both, but I tend to align myself more Liberally.
If he does not know various rituals and customs of (say) Christianity, but does know several Hindu customs, how can you possibly expect him to treat Christian holy days with respect? My point was that although it is very easy to claim you 'respect all religions equally', no-one actually does. For example, I know a lot about Christmas, but I have no idea when Yom Kippor is. Although I would say I respect Christianity and Judaism equally, this clearly isn't true - I have taken the time to learn about Christmas, but not Yom Kippor
Equally, if something is a sin for one religion but not another (believing in multiple Gods for example) it is paradoxical to believe both at once. You either have to be polytheistic and disrespect monotheists or monotheistic and ignore some Gods from a polytheistic religion.
But hell, I just made that point in passing. If it pisses you off that much just ignore it or something.