From: "Santosh Helekar" <[email protected]>
--- 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"...
Why is "all religions are equal" a wrong concept in a secular country?
**By definition, a secular State respects the religious rights of all the
citizens. It does not define which religion is better than the other. It is
left to us to study it in comparative study of religions. Agnostics cannot
appreciate nor decide this point. Not all routes are equally good, not all
scientific theories are equally good, not all therapeutic drugs are equally
good. All religions cannot be equally good. We would not choose any
religion, without deciding which is good in itself and for us. Even if we
are born in one religion, we can investigate it. Why is it that so many
intellectuals have chosen Catholic religion?
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
