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Dorothee
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| 02:05 PM Sep 28 2011

Dorothee

Germany

Doesn’t Jesus Christ finish his Parable of the Good Samaritan ( I mentioned before ) with the words that just by helping this person who was in need the samaritan, although he was neither Jewish, nor Christian, nor Muslim ( actually only the first one existed back then ) was a more religious person than any priest or strict believer who has focused on his religion’s rites throughout his entire life?
I think that Jesus didn’t choose a samaritan as his protagonist only because back then Jews despised them as much as prostitutes and publicans who according to them would go to hell anyway, but I think this is also meant as a call for tolerance. In my opinion this story contains the message that we shouldn’t look for the good only in our own religion, culture or country, but we should also think that perhaps this stranger about whom everyone only says bad things, perhaps is a nice person, too. You just have to get to know him better and try to have understanding in his cultural and religious background.

| 02:16 AM Sep 08 2011

Dorothee

Germany

“Every human being is precious, because every man is a creation of God.” ( Father Anselm Grün )
Note: He didn’t say “every Christian being” or something, meaning that we should also show respect towards people who aren’t followers of our own doctrine.

| 12:25 AM Aug 23 2011

Dorothee

Germany

>“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits*. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit; but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.” ( Matthew 7:15-20 )
*Their deeds and what they result in, meaning that the main thing is to live principles like charity, love etc. and not forcibly their doctrine. At least that is my interpretation. See also: They are “springs without water”, “clouds without water” and “trees without fruit” (2 Peter 2:17 and Jude 12). In each of these instances, they promise something which they do not deliver. Not only do they fail to produce what they promise, they seek to rob us of that which God does provide.
>”Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.” ( James 3:13-18 )
>”The purpose of God in this mystery was not just to save both Jews and Gentiles, resulting in the “obedience of faith”... ( from a text aimed at Christians )

| 02:59 AM Aug 14 2011

Dorothee

Germany

Today in our village’s church people were told to pray that God may always give us the strength to accept dissenters, i.e. people who don’t have exactly the same religious or political opinion as we do.
In this context he told us that we should ( try to ) tolerate cultures that are different from ours. According to him we should even consider them as an enrichment for our society.

| 03:11 AM Aug 11 2011

Dorothee

Germany

Yesterday in church the minister suggested praying that at least the leaders of opposite political or religious groups may accept and perhaps just try to understand each other.
However I think this also requires some kind of dialogue of which the participants stay polite, doesn’t it?

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