Could All Religions Agree With This

[dynasaw]

Could all religions, as well as atheists, support this joint declaration? What would you add?

On this Catholics and Muslims agree
November 17, 2008

On this they agree
From a declaration by Muslim and Catholic leaders who met this month at the Vatican:

We are convinced that Catholics and Muslims have the duty to provide a sound education in human, civic, religious and moral values for their respective members and to promote accurate information about each other's religions.

We profess that Catholics and Muslims are called to be instruments of love and harmony among believers, and for humanity as a whole, renouncing any oppression, aggressive violence and terrorism, especially that committed in the name of religion, and upholding the principle of justice for all.


http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefsbox17-2008nov17,0,7475780.story

[Warren Stupidity]

1. instruments of love and harmony among believers

the rest of us, not so much.

[Terran]

6. did you miss this phrase?

"...and for humanity as a whole..."

[WillParkinson]

2. Among believers...

Why not just say among all people?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. I take it as a first step

Love and harmony among all believers--for now. Then love and harmony among all peoples, regardless of their God concept.

[iamahaingttta]

4. "Could All Religions Agree With This..."

Those are just about the silliest six words I've ever read!

[David Ippolito]

5. THE RELIGION SONG

For you guys to share.

http://www.thatguitarman.com/MP3/the-religion-song.mp3

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PEACE

- David Ippolito "That Guitar Man from Central Park"

[SidDithers]

7. meh...nt

Sid

[surrealAmerican]

8. This is "feel good" meaningless double-talk.

"instruments of love and harmony" is unlikely to influence any real-world behavior.
"renouncing oppression" is insincere at best. Religions define oppression differently.
"aggressive violence and terrorism" will always be defined in such a way that the kind of violence "we" are engaged in is justifiable self-defense.

It's a positive thing that we have people representing different religions trying to get along, but the language is the document is too vague to matter.

[Festivito]

9. Would you allow them to do that in a public school?

If not, then their kid has to go to a separate school for indoctrination and misses the sports program because of the time in transit and the fact he can't hear about such things during down time during his school day.

This means the dad ends up supporting the atheist's kids who use the public money for sports programs, while his kid goes lacking, and is further harmed by losing more money and time to yet another school.

It's unfair to the parent and the kid student who then votes down, in fact goes out to work against, all after school programs.

Then everybody loses.