tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post4055960118484875669..comments2023-11-03T01:13:22.719-07:00Comments on The Rabbi Is IN with Rabbi Rami: Interfaith Dialogue is BoringUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-10883829677348886702010-01-07T17:54:43.766-08:002010-01-07T17:54:43.766-08:00Dear Rabbi Rami:
If people don't have the rig...Dear Rabbi Rami:<br /><br />If people don't have the right intention when they talk about dialog, then you are right. But they are sincere, then people can have 'true' dialog. Yes, we have differences but we need to see them as richness not as a reason of conflict.<br /><br />I would like to suggest you a few websites where you can encounter with sincere dialog efforts.<br /><br />http://www.rambles.net/carroll_dialog07.html<br /><br />http://www.guleninstitute.org/index.php/Biography.html<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/23/turkey.islam<br /><br />http://gulenconference.org.uk/userfiles/file/Proceedings/Prcd%20-%20Keles,%20O.pdf<br /><br />http://gulenconference.org.uk/userfiles/file/Proceedings/Prcd%20-%20Capes,%20DB%20(FP).pdf<br /><br />http://fethullahgulenconference.org/houston/read.php?p=fethullah-gulen-contribution-muslim-christian-dialogue-abrahamic-cooperation<br /><br />http://ijd.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.29/prod.443<br /><br />http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118646956/abstractAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213109020183550431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-63514268678340642652009-04-07T10:36:00.000-07:002009-04-07T10:36:00.000-07:00How's this for interfaith "dialogue:" let's get re...How's this for interfaith "dialogue:" let's get representatives of all three Abrahamic religions together in a park, dress them in camo, arm them with paint guns, and play king of the hill, or capture the flag, or whatever. This way, we can maintain our clearly demarcated differences and our vicious 'othering' practices. We can all happily 'kill' each other, and there's no body count. <BR/><BR/>We'd be like sports teams. We could have three divisions, one for each faith, and the various denominations could fight it out in intrafaith games prior to the big armageddon bowl. Come to think of it, we could sell tickets. We could get the networks to cover the games and sell ad space. Think of the revenue! Think of the increase in 'church' attendance (and membership dues)!<BR/><BR/>The only thing we'd have to worry about is the pregame tensions and the postgame riots: "The Chosen Rules OK!"AaronHerschelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08886387346974535323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-28126557916835839132009-04-06T13:51:00.000-07:002009-04-06T13:51:00.000-07:00Hey Claire,I hate to ask you to do this, but could...Hey Claire,<BR/>I hate to ask you to do this, but could talk more about the "other side of the brain" dialogue; chanting, movement etc. I never quite understood what that was for, maybe you have some insight that would help. Thanks!Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06099273924537238106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-33687058586932451302009-04-06T12:27:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:27:00.000-07:00Claire has found the way to really have dialogue.....Claire has found the way to really have dialogue...by shutting our traps and meditating together. Astute.C. Sam Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247137157451773360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-37048897273750689042009-04-06T12:20:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:20:00.000-07:00Let's not have interfaith dialog - all that yakity...Let's not have interfaith dialog - all that yakity-yak just perpetuates the ego mind.<BR/><BR/>Let's have interfaith non-dialog: side-by-side meditation, chanting, movement - expressions that come from the other side of the brain. If you want to dance with the sufis or ring Tibetan bells, or whatever, you could during these experiences; or you could simply witness and appreciate, as the spirit moved you.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057593571875920565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-48918184721456583022009-04-06T09:47:00.000-07:002009-04-06T09:47:00.000-07:00All this is true if you believe in the literal tru...All this is true if you believe in the literal truth of each religious system, something which is, as you said, at best unprovable, but also I think untrue as an expression of Godly will.<BR/><BR/>If you see all this language as a metaphor, and practice as a path to deeper understanding and awareness, then we can follow our different paths to awareness of the infinite beyond knowing.<BR/><BR/>Of course, most theologians, especially those who are stuck in literal understanding and teaching, could never accept this.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129489372197701535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-33285604758932576382009-04-06T09:01:00.000-07:002009-04-06T09:01:00.000-07:00I think the focus of an interfaith dialogue should...I think the focus of an interfaith dialogue should be what HARM religions have done over the thousands of years of their existence to people, the world, the universe -- how much blood has been spilled because of religion; how many borders are guarded because of religious differences; how much abuse and discrimination is meted out because of religion; etc. These are the similarities that need to be focused on and discussed. So much ugliness and badness in the name of God or Jesus across all three of these religions -- when it's all exactly opposite of what God most likely actually wants.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585472329507632766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-7318799182905855552009-04-06T05:00:00.000-07:002009-04-06T05:00:00.000-07:00I wonder why we elevate our beliefs to such a high...I wonder why we elevate our beliefs to such a high level of importance. It seems like we are all trying to read the last page in some epic cosmic fiction. Can we ever rest in the unknown?Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06099273924537238106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-38775439287978033852009-04-05T09:19:00.000-07:002009-04-05T09:19:00.000-07:00Rabbi Rami,Actually I think that interfaith dialog...Rabbi Rami,<BR/><BR/>Actually I think that interfaith dialogue could actually work if everyone agreed to disagree. If everyone recognizes that we all have different belief systems and that this situation will not go away in the near future, then maybe we can be honest about what we believe. We might be surprised and happy about the things we have in common, and we could respect and understand the differences. We could agree to disagree and even learn from the differences, seeing them as a possibility to learn and inform our own religious system. But I guess that would be boring too, since the sharing would probably be held in a spirit of friendship. Oh well. <BR/><BR/>Shalom,<BR/>Daviddtedachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515969793060325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-86727413945358874602009-04-05T06:57:00.000-07:002009-04-05T06:57:00.000-07:00Thank you rabbi--it is refreshing to hear a voice ...Thank you rabbi--it is refreshing to hear a voice of truth.C. Sam Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247137157451773360noreply@blogger.com