Hi Gilbert:
You are right on the money! In my several years of working with Americans,
Canadians, British, Australians and Asians many of whom are my friends
(Christians, Muslims as well as non-religious) I never experienced an
incident where someone ridiculed, mocked or passed insensitive comments on
anyones religion or religious beliefs. I can only attribute that to their
upbringing and self-respect, where sensibility and sensitivity for others
are deeply ingrained.
It seems that simple notions of right and wrong have become so shrouded by
self-serving justifications and rationalizations; manipulations and tactical
gamesmanship (on Goanet) that many people really don't have the moral
clarity to know that religion-bashing and ridiculing religion are wrong.
When people try to dignify their stance, (ego and audacity) to ridicule
religion and resort to religion bashing ... it is pathetic and speaks
volumes about their character.
Best wishes,
Joe Vaz
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"Gilbert Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
<On the issue of religion, I have a lot of
American friends who do not follow religion. Yet I have
never heard them bad-mouth religion or the
Catholic Church, as I see from Goans on Goanet. I have
the feeling this is the experience of others in
US, Canada and the UK.>
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