Rick Adams wrote: > A person who sees him/her-self as not being superior to others > does NOT go into their communities and try to convert them to his/her > belief system in an attempt to "improve" their beliefs. That kind of > behavior is so offensive it justifies Michael Sylvester's tirades > against Eurocentricism--yet it is EXACTLY what both Christian and > Islamic sects have been doing for centuries (and are STILL doing in both > cases). > > You can call it what you like--but to claim your beliefs are in > any way superior to those of anyone else makes it impossible to claim > that you don't feel a simultaneous sense of personal superiority (you DO > hold those "superior" beliefs personally, don't you?) since you are > placing your personal values at a higher level than those of others.
Touche, my friend. You have an excellent point. While I still say there IS a difference between portraying myself as superior to you, versus believing my beliefs are superior to yours, I can see that it comes out the same way. Offensively. It is an inevitable aspect of my beliefs. Further, your analysis interestingly coincides with scripture -- Christianity is a "rock of offense." Best wishes in the here and now, and in the hereafter, Jim ************************************************************************ Jim Guinee, Ph.D. Director of Training & Adjunct Professor President, Arkansas College Counselor Association University of Central Arkansas Counseling Center 313 Bernard Hall Conway, AR 72035 USA (501) 450-3138 (office) (501) 450-3248 (fax) "if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 ************************************************************************** --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
