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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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 Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject: New Global Model for World Peace: Not Secularism... |
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Not secularism, but interactive pluralism - at least that idea was a prevalent among scholars and journalists who convened at a Pew Forum conference in Key West, Florida, last month. The main focus was on globalization and religion...
http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/features/01-07/features548.htm
The article contains a rather lengthy transcript of all the key speakers. I'll just copy the brief lead-in ...
Jan 31, KEY WEST, FLORIDA (SUN) � Transcript of a Pew Forum national conclave on religion and globalization.
Some of the nation's leading journalists and distinguished scholars gathered in Key West, Florida last month for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life.
Peter Berger, professor emeritus of religion, sociology and theology at Boston University, examined the globalization of religious pluralism and how the peaceful coexistence of different racial, ethnic and religious groups has become a global phenomenon. He argues that pluralism - not secularization - and the resulting emergence of religious choice is the best model for understanding religion in a globalizing world. A question-and-answer session followed his presentation...
http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/features/01-07/features548.htm |
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gang ah jee
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, 'interactive pluralism' is working out pretty well in Iraq, wouldn't you say? I think most Iraqis would agree that things are much better now than under their previous secular government. |
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fiveeagles
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Location: Vancouver
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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The world wide movement towards false peace!  |
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gang ah jee
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| fiveeagles wrote: |
The world wide movement towards false peace! |
Isn't that the endboss from Doom II?
In any case, you're right. We must do all we can to oppose the spreading Buddhist menace. |
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Rteacher
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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fiveeagles
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| gang ah jee wrote: |
| fiveeagles wrote: |
The world wide movement towards false peace! |
Isn't that the endboss from Doom II?
In any case, you're right. We must do all we can to oppose the spreading Buddhist menace. |
Seriously though. Who has a message for world peace? Buddhism/secularism will be the end days world religion. The more the world is in war, the more influential the message of the Dalai Lama is going to be. |
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Sincinnatislink
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| The more the world is in war, the more influential the message of the Dalai Lama is going to be. |
You're kidding? |
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