riviersonderend

‘n Trip down memory lane… Wie onthou hierdie fliek (of die boek)? Ek haal uit die boek aan.

Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.

I am haunted by waters.

‘n Nuwe feature op hierdie blog. Elke week gaan ek een van die skakels uitsonder waarna hierdie blog link deur ‘n oorsig te gee van die webwerf en die rede waarom die skakel hier verskyn.

Vandag se webwerf is Religious Tolerance. Die webwerf se doelwit is om godsdienstige verdraagsaamheid te bevorder. Hulle siening oor godsdiens:

Religion is a unique force in society. It motivates individuals to do both good and evil. Historically, it has promoted: an end to slavery, racial integration, equal rights for women, and equal rights for gays and lesbians. It has motivated individuals to create massive support services for the poor, the sick, the hurting, and the broken. Conversely, it has been used to justify slavery, racial segregation, oppression of women, discrimination against homosexuals, genocides, exterminations of minorities, and other horrendous evils.

Religion motivates some to dedicate their lives to help the poor and needy. (e.g. Gandhi, Albert Schweitzer, Mother Teresa.) It drives others to exterminate as many “heretics” as they can. Over the past two decades we have seen religiously-motivated mass murders and genocides in Bosnia, East Timor, Indonesia, India, Kosovo, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tibet, etc.

Religion has the capability to generate unselfish love in some people, and vicious, raw hatred in others.

Vyf vrywilligers is betrokke by die inisiatief en verteenwoordig vyf verskillende sienings (Agnostisisme, Ateïsme, Christendom, Wicca en Zen Boeddhisme).

Op die webwerf is verskillende artikels oor die wêreld se gelowe (byvoorbeeld die Christendom se siening van slawerny), etiese kwessies (byvoorbeeld aborsie, doodstraf, genadedood). Geen religieuse denkwyse word verkondig ten koste van enige ander een nie.

Besoek hulle gerus.