«In the words of Abraham Lincoln,» the letter continued, «we would appeal to the better angels of our nature and ask you to instead honor the great American tradition of freedom of religion for all and of
showing respect for all religions.»
For the same reason it is instructive to know, for example, just what is fundamentally wrong with the project of John Rawls» «liberalism» (which I could also tell you about sometime, if you really wanted to know): Taylor's fame and prestige make it very probable that the sensibility he expresses (a
warm respect for religion, as long as it does not make any unseemly or backward personal or political demands) is shared by many influential minds.
Throughout a long and storied career, brought to a close by his death last week, Cohen evinced a
remarkable respect for religion and disdain for secularism.
I refer to the recent cartoon kerfuffle, in which the Canadian media discovered a
newfound respect for religion - or at least a fear that masquerades as respect.
1) As one who tries to
show respect for a religion's wishes, I think that's an unfair request 2) Excuse me, but what exactly is wrong with having more than one god?
We cross genders, generations, life experiences, and (this is uncommon among strong marriage advocates), we offer secular marriage advice as our core competency while having
deep respect for religion.
SHe was a also a very open minded and tolerant person who also believed in other religions too and inculcated in
us a respect for all religions.
I needed many beatings and none worked unless losing
all respect for the religion and my mother was the intent.)
Americans have always held an unusually high degree of
respect for religion and its role in their culture.
He spoke of the prestige of science in our culture and the corresponding lack of
respect for religion («If it's a science programme it's a documentary, if the subject's politics there's a debate, but a religious programme, unless it's hymns for granny, will have people talking about their feelings»).
I teach my children tolerance and
respect for all religions and races it would be especially helpful if our educational system would support that effort instead keeping these discussion out of the classroom.
I have
no respect for religion period.
I have
no respect for any religion.
The president condemned the dastardly act on innocent worshippers, saying that the incident had further reinforced the position that terrorism had no relationship or
respect for any religion, and should be visited with the full wrath of the law.
Having said that I have
respect for all religions and their right to exist and express opinions.