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[quote]It's good to read Haroon's voice of reason. In support of him, I would like to add a comment based on many years observation: I had thought the tendency to judge others was a Christian vice. Not that Jesus says do it; in fact he has some harsh words for those that do judge others or gossip about them. I had thought it a Christian vice because I am a Christian and I have observed this happening. As I have become involved in interfaith dialogue it has become clear to me that believers of all faiths do this. They judge others. They are nasty about other people, and only rarely do they give them the benefit of the doubt. God tells us not to judge others because we do not know their story. We do not know what they have gone through or why they have done (if indeed they have!) what they have. Only God knows this, and it seems he is happy with this arrangement.

Every faith has dirty hands. When we come to the table of interfaith, we all come with a tradition of intolerance and hatred. We come to the table with blood on our hands. I find this helps to keep a good perspective. Of course throughout history there have been those courageous members of all faiths who have stood up for justice, harmony and love, and we do well to remember them.

Finally, I notice a tendency to treat religions as consumable products. Which one is best. Which one gets you to God, or gets you there quickest. If any one thinks faiths are like this, they haven't just missed the point, they're on a different planet. Faith is a journey. A journey for the individual soul. No soul's journey is better than another (is travelling to Vienna better than travelling to Berlin?).  
(Unless you're travelling to Helsinki, in which case neither will get you there, but one may get you nearer...)[/quote]

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