From: "Frederick Noronha" <[email protected]>
* Can a believer in a monotheistic religion be compelled to believe
that "all religions are equal"?
* In what way is a secularism (where the State is expected to be
neutral to all religions) related to the belief that "all religions
are equal" or otherwise? --FN
**Dear Frederick, You are right. The secular State cannot judge about the
value of religions, but it respects equally all religions. All religions
cannot be equal. All routes cannot be equal, therefore, we choose the best
way for us. All routes lead to Rome, but how careful are we to choose them?
All routes lead to Houston, Texas, but how careful is Santosh to go to his
new motherland, USA? All scientific theories cannot be equal, therefore,
some are discarded. The State is not a judge of the worth of religions.
Experience and reason, together with sincere study (comparative study of
religions), will tell us about the worth of religions. Agnostics cannot
appreciate this point. For Santosh, all religions are "superstitions". No
wonder, he does not practise any religion, even Hindu religion, which he
seems to defend in all its components (both plus and minus points). Science
alone is his guide in life. Every issue is assessed in the light of Science,
interpreted according to his own materialistic worldview. We respect his
personal opinion. Let him not impose it on us on the public Forum.
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
On 17 August 2010 20:40, Santosh Helekar <[email protected]> wrote:
Why is "all religions are equal" a wrong concept in a secular country?
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Tue, 8/17/10, Ivo <[email protected]> wrote:
I have taken part in their seminars and spoken in
english, hindi and marathi (my knowledge is only smattering
in these languages, yet I used to prepare with the help of
my students), in favour of religious dialogue, without
falling into a wrong concept of "all religions are
equal"...
