Sentences with phrase «specific claims of religion»
Asking enough «questions that don't have predetermined answers» will lead you far away from the ridiculously specific claims of religion and into a more compassionate, enlightened, realistic frame of mind.
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two hundred - and - fifity in one archdiocese!?!?! I am not catholic, and therefore make no claims to specific knowledge of the religion nor those in positions of authority.
I'm betting a lot of people internally do this anyway when claiming a specific religion, like the one they were raised to believe.
Since Christianity does not have a specific culture of its own, and culture differs between different communities who claim to hold the same religion, every crossing of cultural boundaries does not consist in doing mission.
Most people I speak with who are not affiliated with a specific religion care more about humanity as a whole and the future of the species than those who I speak with that claim the world is going to come to an end, and soon.
In our dialogue with other traditions, the key to sustaining conversation (rather than cutting it short by claims that others will interpret as arrogant) is to keep before ourselves the possibility that in some way or other all religions may be relative, culturally specific ways of looking toward an ineffable mystery.
The question isn't what is true / scientific / rational / etc, but when / if followers of a specific belief should be expected to resist extremists who claim similar beliefs B) not all extremists are motivated by religious beliefs, and not all groups which claim a religious agenda are truly motivated by religion