> Oh dear. Here's me tossing my EUR 0.2 into a religious debate.
> I know practically nothing about religion, and even less about
> Christianity. I have, though, read parts of the Christian bible
> in the past.
If one is looking to learn a little more about a given religion from
an unbiased source (not always easy to find), a good start is
Religious Tolerance.org;
<http://www.religioustolerance.org/welcome.htm#new>
I've found them to be very accurate and very easy reading ... good
place to go to look up this week's religious holiday and see what
all the hoopla is about, or as a spring board for deeper learning.
> I think the most important thing about religious debates is to have
> them in the first place.
... And having them in a largely open minded forum. I generally
stay away from such debates/discussions as most people I
encounter have difficulty discussing the topic calmly and
rationally. They end up loudly, dramatically and defensively
telling me why I'm going to burn in hell while doing the adult
version of a child covering his/her ears and singing so as not
to have to hear what the other person is saying.
> This whole thread has simply been a delight, a hearty thank
> you to whoever started it. Granted, it's stretching [issues] a
> bit, but still great fun.
I agree, it's refreshing to be able to discuss a charged topic
with folk who, well, don't fit my above description. And I
don't know that it's really stretching issues, as the original
question is if organized religion (esp. Christianity) and open
minds (esp. those in a set such as linuxchix) are mutually
exclusive. I'd say that fits with the group and philosophy!
- Mary; still avoiding homework
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"The dream dreams the dreamer"
- Talaxian proverb
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