Para. 5 Paths to the 'Sacred' (Vol 2 No 30)
5. We recognise there are many paths to the ‘sacred’. We respect the diversity and pluralism of truth-claims, often in the midst of serious disagreement. In and with this diversity we honour the integrity and meaning of each religious tradition and the people who practice them. We reject all attempts to convert others to any fixed body of belief which they would not come to through their own open, free, and considered explorations.
We recognize the ‘sacred’ is sought in many ways,
With diff’rent paths to travel, with diff’rent passageways;
Midst serious disagreement we still respect, with grace,
Diversity of truth-claims; for each can have its place.
We honour diff’rent meanings and much integrity
Surrounding each tradition in this diversity;
We also honour people with righteous piety
Who practise their faith-teachings with poise and dignity.
Attempts to convert others to sets of fixed belief
Is not part of our program, sustained or even brief;
For we reject the process if it is not their choice
By open explorations through which they have their voice.
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