[Vision2020] Religious Diversity Education

[Ted Moffett]

Luke, et. al.

Wow!  I am starting to believe what I at first thought was hyperbole about 
the use of the word "cult."
Do you really believe that children in school (do you mean public school?) 
are taught that there is no God?

Is this some scam artist pulling my leg?

I hope this is a scam artist, because whoever wrote this, if they are 
sincere... ************ ...(comment deleted to appease censors).

Timid Ted

>From: "Luke" <lukenieuwsma@softhome.net>
>To: "Ted Moffett" <ted_moffett@hotmail.com>,  "vision2020" 
><vision2020@moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Religious Diversity Education
>Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 22:34:20 -0700
>
>Hello, Ted:
>
>     On the issue of being openminded to all religions and teaching all
>religions, we need to keep something in mind: there is only one true faith.
>There is such a thing as absolute truth, and either a religion is true, or
>it isn't. But they can't all be true at once - that is Pantheism. Allah
>can't be the only god at the same time as the 30 million Hindu gods (that's
>no hyperbole, BTW), at the same time as the trinitarian God! And since 
>there
>is only one truth, we need to find it. And when you've found it, you should
>steer others towards it.
>     If you found yourself locked in a huge maze with millions of confused
>people and you found the one way out, then what's wrong with retracing your
>steps and helping others to find the exit too?
>
> >
> > But you could say the same about numerous issues on which people hold
> > opinionated and inflexible views: gay marriage, the death penalty, the 
>war
> > in Iraq, topless women.  Why waste time discussing these issues when it 
>is
> > rarely anyone budges from their opinions?
>
>Because people live out what they believe. Muslims believe that their god 
>is
>the only one, and that they have the right to kill the "dogs and infidels"
>that resist their religion, so they fly planes into towers and kill
>thousands. Children are taught in schools that there is no god, and that
>they are simply higher-evolved animals, and one day some of them come to
>school and do what happens in nature all the time - they kill others of
>their species! We need to discuss these things because your theology comes
>out of your fingertips, and some can be persuaded to turn toward the light.
>
>(And no, I don't hate Muslims.)
>
>
> > No wonder the human race still is acting at the moral level of "cavemen"
>at
> > each others throats while we have the science and technology to kill
> > everyone on earth.  People avoid honest open-minded debate about the
> > fundamental ideologies and values, the underlying psychology and
> > spirituality, that we use to adapt to the realities of human life, when
> > these spiritual differences are at the core of human conflicts.
>
>Right, and people need to realize there is only one true religion. When we
>all believe the same thing and live like it, then will peace come. I 
>believe
>in Christ, and thus I must treat others as I would be treated. I believe
>there was a sacrifice for my sins, and therefore I must realize that I am
>undeserving of all good things. Therefore, when others offend me, I must
>forgive, forgive, forgive. If everyone were to live as though God had
>forgiven them of all their sins, then would peace come.
>
>Luke Nieuwsma
>
>

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