[SOCIAL CREDIT] Question to Michael B

[Chick Hurst]

I am curious, would you suggest that things such as education and social services should be allowed to be assumed by faith based organizations and that it would be a good thing?   I would suggest that if we use the present faith based organizations as an example this concept could not be supported.  This is not to say that all faith based organizations are not good; some are excellent but some are absolutely horrendous.  If we use history as an example, the residential schools and their practices are a perfect reason why such a suggestion would be the worst.    Having had experience of involvement in such organizations I have found that they are in a constant state of disorder because everyone seems to be bent on personal aggrandizement or survival and back stabbing and crucifixion are the norm and not the exception.    In addition there are too many people who are not connected to religions of any fashion or to faiths that do not do education in a general sense.  It is also a very expensive proposal because, just as an example, two kids living next door to each other, of different faiths, having to be picked up by different buses because they have to go to different school.  There would also not be a consistency of quality or services so the end result would be inconsistent.    Faith based organizations also not only allow for discrimination but push discrimination.  An example; in 1979, while working for an organization that was helping the refugees from Vietnam, I and my family adopted a teenage mother, who was pregnant because of the result of pirate attacks on her boat, and her baby.  She was Buddhist and a Catholic school, the closest, accepted her as a student.  Because she would not convert she was not treated like any of the Catholic students so we were forced to move her to a public school.    While working for the same organization I worked very closely with the religious social service organization as well and they were very discriminatory.   I guess that is a little more than a question but, although I have not gone into great detail, how do you guarantee that these and the other inconsistencies are fairly dealt with.  The other question is, if I am a student of the Tao, where would I go to school?   Chick --^^--------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84IaC.bcVIgP.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^^---------------------------------------------------------------