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Krister Stendahl's Three Rules for Interfaith Discussion and Religious...

1. If you are going to ask the question what do others believe, ask them, not their critics, not their enemies.2. If you are going to compare, don't compare your bests with their worsts, but compare...

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These sound to me like the rules for discussing pretty much any subject where the aim is understanding rather than victory in the debate. If only such were applied to political discussion....

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Political understanding would lead to cooperation and the lessening of the power of both parties. Hard to aptly describe how unlikely that is to happen.  blackirish

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Also.... those of us without a "faith" have a hard time getting far enough past the results of organized religion in the world all around us to find too many things we admire in them.  I find...

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There are churches -- or at least charitable organizations connected to them (Catholic Charities, LDS Charities, etc.) -- that expend vast resources to help people around the world, including those...

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FlattopThere are churches -- or at least charitable organizations connected to them (Catholic Charities, LDS Charities, etc.) -- that expend vast resources to help people around the world, including...

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Christian v Judaic,I've been to Israel, I didn't notice any Christian v Judaic violence.How much of this country's support for every action that Israel takes in the area comes from belief in Biblical...

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I've been to Israel, I didn't notice any Christian v Judaic violence. Not presently. I was specifically referring to history which is full so such violence. With Bush II? Maybe.  I do recall some...

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I would be careful about basing opinions about Christians outside of the Bible belt on the behavior of Christians inside the Bible belt.It should be obvious by now that Mormons and Evangicals have...

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I would be careful about basing opinions about Christians outside of the Bible belt on the behavior of Christians inside the Bible belt.Good point. I try to be but am undoubtedly influenced by my...

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