Porthole

Day 3 of 2022

I wrote: "I've been upset by many Christians who believe "it's MY way, or..." In the 70's in the US, people would ask "are you saved?" I never felt that I needed to be 'saved'. Loved? Yeah, I needed that, but it seemed conditional.

As a Baha'i I have to be more careful how I word things. The Baha'i Faith is much more inclusive than most of its followers who may have been raised differently. We have no problems with Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed... the issues arrive when we are excluded or executed by their followers for our beliefs. And for me personally, that makes it uncomfortable to join in certain rituals and practices.

Not all Christians are exclusionary but I would say many, if not most, are in the US. There's a perceived unwillingness to interact with anyone who isn't a member of their religious community (even among themselves). Here at WDC I've upset a few of them. Facebook is worse; almost toxic. And in the US there is a movement to make Christianity the state religion. And because we are a democracy with weak human rights (as in... we can vote on your humanity) that's an issue of great concern. "

So I posted "Round 2 Blogvillian Pop Up! January 3-4 POST HERE "   and will judge "Round 1 Blogvillian Pop Up! January 1-2 POST HERE"   later today. Time will tell whether this approach was acceptable. I have to give it a chance.

I may add to this later...

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