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Does your religion treat everyone equally?

Rick O'Shez

Rick O'Shez

Irishman bouncing off walls
Some interesting views. Personally I really struggle to see how a mature spiritual path can involve any form of discrimination based on race, gender or sexual orientation. Discrimination and bigotry are among the more unpleasant aspects of human nature, so condoning or encouraging such attitudes seems very strange to me.
 
Rick O'Shez

Rick O'Shez

Irishman bouncing off walls
Deidre said:
I think that Jesus treated everyone equally, He just tried to steer them into better directions if they were in sin. But, He loved everyone, treated everyone with intrinsic value and equity. But, the followers of Christianity...that's another story. Many don't treat people equally, and unfortunately, the religion gets blamed for their shortcomings. :/
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Very true.
 
Rick O'Shez

Rick O'Shez

Irishman bouncing off walls
Robert.Evans said:
Should it?
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Do you think it shouldn't? Do you think it's a good thing for religious traditions to condone or promote discrimination, bigotry and intolerance? I don't think it's a good thing at all, there is far too much of that around without religion making the problem worse.
 
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Aiviu

Aiviu

Active Member
Spiny Norman said:
Does your religion treat everyone equally, or is there any form of discrimination based on race, gender or sexual orientation?
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Disciminations made by man. Everyone, yeah... even those without a religion should be able to treat everyone equally. Isnt it? Ok, ok, not the one who is ignoring me on purpose... but there are things in life i cant change i guess.
 
MARCELLO

MARCELLO

Transitioning from male to female
My religion is my sole connection to God,the almighty one. In case that I am created in the image of God and that image does not allow any discrimination,so the God and I both,decidedly treat everyone the same.
 
Quintessence

Quintessence

Consults with Trees
Staff member
Premium Member
Spiny Norman said:
Some interesting views. Personally I really struggle to see how a mature spiritual path can involve any form of discrimination based on race, gender or sexual orientation. Discrimination and bigotry are among the more unpleasant aspects of human nature, so condoning or encouraging such attitudes seems very strange to me.
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With that, I think it's important to consider the cultural context you and I exist in. We are products of a culture where discrimination is seen as taboo. This was simply not the case in eras past, and continues to not be the case in some cultures today. As part of our rationalizing of our decisions and cultural norms, we then regard our cultural choices to be superior (or "mature" as you put it) compared to those of others. In essence, our aversion to paths that involve discrimination says more about our own cultural biases than anything else.

I suppose that's a long-winded way of saying that I don't find it strange. I find it human and quite normal.
 
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GoodbyeDave

Well-Known Member
My religion is not discriminatory. The maxims carved on the wall at the sanctuary of Delphi included "Find fault with no-one" and "Live together peacefully". I think this characterises all paganism, where the gods are not seen as wanting to micro-manage human life-styles.
 
Robert.Evans

Robert.Evans

You will be assimilated; it is His Will.
Spiny Norman said:
Do you think it shouldn't? Do you think it's a good thing for religious traditions to condone or promote discrimination, bigotry and intolerance? I don't think it's a good thing at all, there is far too much of that around without religion making the problem worse.
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We discriminate all the time Spiney. What you're doing now is a form of discrimination- it is how we get through life. It would be impossible to do so without it. Birds of a feather flock together, that's the saying. It's called choice. We discriminate in law don't we? what is wrong with it? Perhaps you are thinking of a particular form of discrimination.
 
Robert.Evans

Robert.Evans

You will be assimilated; it is His Will.
MARCELLO said:
My religion is my sole connection to God,the almighty one. In case that I am created in the image of God and that image does not allow any discrimination,so the God and I both,decidedly treat everyone the same.
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So what of murderers? What would you do with them?
 
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