--- In [email protected], grate.swan <no_re...@...> wrote: > > Another thought on this. > > We live in a pluralistic society and laudably multi-culturalism and the > appreciation of diversity in other culture is increasingly celebrated. Where > I work, a large company, the daily e-mail newsletter celebrates and explains > every major religions and cultural holiday. Hindu, islamic, jewish, ... > Thats a cool thing IMO. it does not make my company a religious advocate nor > does it have some hidden agenda. Its educating us all, and making us > sensitive to, other cultures.
> In that light, teaching TM in the traditional way, is giving a nod to, and > adding to the texture of a multicultural society. Its preserving a heritage > enabling all to see a type of ceremony that they would not normally see. In > that light, the TMO should be given thanks for not coping out and sanitizing > the way they teach TM. They teach it in the traditional way. They provide a > micro museum tour of an ancient culture. I rather like that. That doesn't > make me Hindu or religious. It reflects that I am multi-cultural and live in > a diverse society of tolerance and appreciation of all traditions. > > You don't have a true multi-cultural society if you sanitize all > traditions and strip out references to God or whatever. That's what the TMO has apparently attempted to do in order to get TM accepted wholesale into public schools. > That would be a sham and a shame. You have a multi-cultural society > when > things with religious roots can be shared and appreciated as > part of diverse cultures -- not phobiacized. That appears to be a pitch to teach TM with its full religious implications and let it join others in the diverse variety of what's available. But at the same time you can't promote a specific traditional religious teaching in a public school. [snip to end]
