S E C T I O N I : R eli gi o n s i n C o n v e r s a ti o n T HI N K P AI R S H A R E
H o w e v e r, a s y o u h a v e s e e n t h r o u g h o ut t hi s t e xt b o o k, e a c h r eli gi o n h a s it s o w n b eli ef s a n d p r a cti c e s. T h at i s n ot g oi n g t o c h a n g e, s o t h e r e will al w a y s b e t h e p o s si bilit y of r eli gi o u s c o n tii ct. T h r o u g h o ut hi st o r y t h e r e h a v e b e e n m a n y w a r s b et w e e n p e o pl e s a n d n ati o n s t o w hi c h r eli gi o n w a s a c o nt ri b uti n g f a ct o r. M o st of t o d a y’ s r eli gi o u s ti g u r e s w a nt t o a v oi d r e p e ati n g t h e mi st a k e s of t h e p a st. T h e y w a nt t o li v e i n a w o rl d w h e r e p e o pl e of diff e r e nt f ait h s c a n li v e t o g et h e r i n p e a c e. T h e r e i s, a s a r e s ult, a g r e at i nt e r e st i n i n t e r-f ai t h di al o g u e.
Q U E S TI O N S K E Y C O N C E P T
I nt er-f ait h di al o g u e is w h er e t h e m e m b er s of diff er e nt r eli gi o ns m e et t o t alk a n d pr ay wit h o n e a n ot h er.
Di al o g u e, w hi c h m e a n s r e s p e ctf ul di s c u s si o n b et w e e n t w o o r m o r e p a rti e s wit h diff e ri n g vi e w s, c a n o nl y t a k e pl a c e w h e r e t h e r e i s t ol e r a n c e. T ol e r a n c e m e a n s r e s p e cti n g t h e b eli ef s of ot h e r s, e v e n t h o u g h y o u d o n ot s h a r e t h e m y o u r s elf. T o b e t ol e r a nt i s n ot t o i g n o r e s o m e b o d y y o u d o n’t a g r e e wit h, r at h e r it m e a n s r e s p e ctf ull y a c k n o wl e d gi n g o n e’ s diff e r e n c e s wit h t h e m. Wit h o ut t ol e r a n c e, r el ati o n s hi p s b et w e e n p e o pl e w h o h ol d diff e r e nt b eli ef s a r e i m p o s si bl e, w h et h e r t h e s e b eli ef s a r e r eli gi o u s o r n o n - r eli gi o u s.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1.
2. 3.
D E B AT E4. 5.
H o w d o es t h e Iris h st at e vi e w v ari o us r eli gi o ns pr actis e d i n Ir el a n d ? Ex pl ai n i n y o ur o w n w or ds t h e m e a ni n g of pl ur alis m. W h at is i nt er-f ait h di al o g u e ?
Ex pl ai n w hy i nt er-f ait h di al o g u e h as d ev el o p e d. I N T H E Z O N E I n yo ur o w n w or ds, d escri b e w h at t h e w or d t ol er a nc e m e a ns.
T h e D ec al o g u e of A s si si f or P e ac e It i s n ot u n u s u al t o t u r n o n t h e e v e ni n g n e w s a n d s e e i m p o rt a nt p oliti c al
E n c o u r a g e t h e l e a d e r s t o t r u st o n e a n ot h e r . All o w t h e m t o s ettl e di s p ut e s p e a c ef ull y.
C H
D E B AT E
T HI N K A B O U T ...
l e a d e r s
m e eti n g o n e a n ot h e r. S u c h e v e nt s a r e oft e n v e r y u s ef ul. T hi n k a b o ut h o w t h e s e f a c e - t o -f a c e m e eti n g s: • • •
H el p t h e m t o fi n d w a y s t o c o o p e r at e o n a r e a s of c o m m o n i nt e r e st. F o r t h e s e s a m e r e a s o n s, t h e l e a d e r s of t h e w o rl d’ s m ai n r eli gi o n s m e et o n e a n ot h e r.
O n s e v e r al o c c a si o n s si n c e O ct o b e r 1 9 8 6, t h e l e a d e r s of diff e r e nt r eli gi o n s h a v e m et f o r a d a y of p r a y e r a n d p e a c e. T h e s e g at h e ri n g s t a k e pl a c e i n t h e t o w n of A s si si i n It al y. R o m a n C at h oli c l e a d e r P o p e J o h n P a ul I I ( 1 9 2 0 - 2 0 0 5) l e d t h e ti r st s u c h g at h e ri n g. A s si si w a s c h o s e n b e c a u s e it w a s t h e bi rt h pl a c e of S ai n t F r a n ci s
( 1 1 8 2 - 1 2 2 6). H e
w r ot e a p r a y e r t h at h a s b e c o m e a m o d el f o r all t h o s e w h o t a k e p a rt i n i nt e r -f ait h di al o g u e. T h e P r a y e r of S ai nt F r a n ci s, b el o v e d b y p e a c e - m a k e r s, b e gi n s:
L or d, m a k e m e a n i nstr u m e nt of y o ur p e a c e. W h er e t h er e is h atr e d, l et m e s o w l o v e.
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