At 05:33 PM 22/2/99, Trudy and Rod Bray wrote:
>Hi Rod,
>
>Actually it is not really that difficult to acknowledge a variety of
>beliefs - the trick is to
>think beyond the word 'god'.
>Just think, if we do well, we may be able to influence the elimination of
>the contradictions (no,
>I don't believe in Santa but I haven't made up my mind about the tooth fairy!).
>I think if we touch on all the elements but imbue them with better values
>then we can't go wrong.
>
I think you have missed my point Trudy,
The requirement expressed in the ConCon document requires a reference to
"Almighty God"
In other words the rules won't allow you to "think beyond the word god"
They won't even let you think beyond a god with a capital G!
Not only that but your capital G god has to be an "Almighty" one. I don't
think the tooth fairy would stand much chance of getting a leg in here.
With all of these constraints it is of course impossible to genuinely cater
for the diversity of belief systems which exist in Australia.
I agree that it is easy (and desirable) to cater for the wide range of
possible belief systems in a preamble. But it is not possible to do so
under the rules currently set for the game.
Cheers
Rod
Rod Hagen
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