G'day All,
I realise that Peter was only forwarding this information, but like Darren I felt some unease about it - particularly the simplistic way dreamtime stories are selectively depicted (distorted? - see below) so that they can be used to validate the bible, rather than allowing dreamtime stories in general to be seen as valid or even as complementary faith stories (to "ours").
In 2004 I would hope that we could be a bit more authentic in our dealings. Which includes not glossing over Sorry Day.
Kind regards, Lindsay Brash.
At 11:18 AM 26/05/04 +1000, Ellis, Peter wrote:
For thousands of years the Aboriginal people, the original inhabitants of this land, have worshipped one creator spirit. Their dreamtime stories had a tale of a man riding out a great flood in a boat with animals. Other stories include a man and a woman in a garden with a snake. For the Aboriginal people, the Bible was a fulfilment of their tribal law and dreamtime. Aboriginal Christian leaders are among the strongest supporters of the National Day of Thanksgiving.
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