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Unit 2 Summative- The Abrahamic Faiths ; How can the religions of the…
Unit 2 Summative- The Abrahamic Faiths ; How can the religions of the middle east (Judaism, Chrsitianity, and Islam) dialogue to bring world peace?
Text To Faith;
Dialogue between these faiths is extremely important in order to live as peaceful neighbors, seeing that each of the three Abrahamic religions promote peace and love at their core. Some rituals are similar throughout all three of the religions; like marriage and how it promotes respectful relationships between man and woman.
Each of the three Abrahamic religions stem from the first prophet Abraham who was gifted by God to have many children in his old age, helping him form God's people. Christianity, Judaism and Islam are all results of Abraham's people and are all representatives of that covenant between God and his chosen people.
By spreading the message of love and peace from the Abrahamic beliefs, treating each person with the same dignity and respect that we would treat a family member, we would be able to spread a message of world peace through the dialogue of theological exchange.
As well, Islam and Christianity originally branched out of the Jewish faith. Christians chose to accept Jesus as their truth, seeing him as God reincarnate. Whereas Islam saw Muhammad as their truth and accepted the Qur'an as the words of God reincarnate..
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Text To Text
The video about 'Seeds of Peace' offers some insight on the real world applications of inter-religious dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian teens regarding the growing conflict in the middle east surrounding Israel. The video explains the perspective of some of the teenagers who have experienced a war-ridden childhood and want to make a difference.
The 'seeds of peace camp' helps build an oppurtunity for dialogue between Muslim and Jewish people, offering them a safe space to talk to people who might've been considered their enemies. The camp strives to encourage conversation between youth, making them aware of the opinions on the other side of the war.
In Class we looked at some examples of dialogue being used to create peace, there was one example that stuck out to me; A short documentary called "Seeds of Peace in Israeli and Palestinian Teens"
On of the quotes from the short video that I found the most impactiful was from a girl my age, saying that "If a soldier is going to carry a gun and point it at a Palestinian, I need to let him think twice or count to three before he [shoots]."
The quote shows the severity of the situation in the middle-east and that young teenagers are willing to make a difference in society. Young people are able to make a difference in the situation, by having important dialogue with others and learning about what they've gone through individually.
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Text To Self
One of my bestfriends, Jana, happens to be Muslim. I find it important to learn about other cultures like hers, so that I can be a better and more knowledgeable friend. I think that ignorance can be harmful and that by learning about other's and being conscious of their religions promotes tolerance in our daily life.
Jana and I often joke about our different faiths and talk about what it would've been like if we switched places. As well it helped open my eyes for the first few times I hung out with her becuase I had to remember the fact that she didn't eat any pork products and we often had to find alternatives for her. I think overall having multicultural friends has really helped to make me more aware of what other people life through on a daily basis.
I believe that ignorance and miscommunication causes a lot of unnecessary conflict in our daily lives. Things like dietary restrictions and rules to other religions can easily be overlooked, and I think it's quite important to become aware of other people's lifestyles.
I think that it's incredibly beneficial to house dialogue like that and to talk about our differences in a way that makes everyone feel accepted in a welcomed environment.
In my own personal life I find myself talking to people of different backgrounds quite often given my curious disposition. Overall I think it's better to anyone someone by asking too many questions than hurt them by not learning anything at all.
I think that even though its incredibly important to get a religious eduction from a school setting I think it's even better to learn from experience or by asking someone, as people are often willing and excited to explain their cultures.
Text To World
The article I looked at for Text to World was an article covering the Catholic Pope's first ever Pontifical visit to Israel, blessing the people of Israel in his visit.
The article quotes that "During a meeting on March 23rd, the Pope blessed Israel— a striking moment given that the Catholic Church taught that the Jews' exile was punishment for the death of Jesus. "
The article then continues to point out the meaning behind the visit and the significance of the Pope's direct involvement.
I think it's incredibly important to see our religious leaders as embarassadors of faith, making an effort to create inter-religious dialogue and to strive to spark hard conversations and talk about their differences. People like the Pope should lead by example and work forward to make change.
It's incredibly important to see religious leaders promoting this behaviour of reconciling with and blessing others. Seeing people with such a grasp on power, create dialogue and promote inter-religious conversations brings awareness throughout the entirety of the religion, promoting tolerance on such a big scale. Educating an entire religion rather than an individual community.
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