Dear PeaceNext & CPWR: "Please start posting 'more' religious news and education about Unity (rather than pluralism).

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Permalink Reply by The Parliament of Religions on January 26, 2012 at 10:24am

Thanks for this comment, Spencer.

The conversation of unity versus pluralism, as you frame it, is a very big one.  Books and books have been written, and many people disagree, vehemently, about how religions relate to each other.

As an organization, we have taken a firm approach of pluralism.  Not because we make any claims about the nature of reality, but because we want to bring as many people to the table as possible.  For this reason, we have chosen an approach that embraces diversity and difference.  Each person or community we engage in our work is allowed to define themselves and their beliefs, and interpret their tradition as they see it.  

CPWR has language to this effect (though you may find it too brief) on our Mission/Vision page of our website, under the "Our Approach" heading: http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/index.cfm?n=1&sn=1

We are not talking about division, but harmony, and that means accepting difference.  We don't try to make everyone agree, but we do claim that different religions and traditions can work together for a better world.

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Permalink Reply by Spencer Perdriau on January 26, 2012 at 11:53am

You have misquoted me, Parliament. I never said unity "verses" pluralism, as you frame it upon me. No. I said pluralism "within" Unity. Very BIG difference, Parliament. To state the obvious for you, Parliament, "There are more things in Life that Unite us than divide us." And further, if you were to run a religious pole on how many people in the world believe we are united in this world as one planet, rather than divided, I can already assure you what the huge favour will be towards. I do not think you are being very realistic or religiously accurate by being so firmly bent on pluralism, when most of the world religions believe in essential unity as the foundation of all reality. Further still, to state the obvious for you, as far as reality is concerned; no matter how far you go out to the infinite-eternal extremes of reality, or boundlessly beyond, all diversity (pluralism) "still" exists "within" the whole (the same complete Ultimate Reality). Your religious masters who run the Parliament and this website know and realize that better than anyone. By your organization taking this "firm" approach to promoting pluralism, you are denying others to knowing the true greater nature of reality, and in many ways by being so bent on pluralism, you leave yourself open to misleading and confusing others buy denying freedom of speech and education about the greater Unity of all life, which in truth, is what all true religion is all about. By promoting pluralism, you are going against the grain of true religion and spirituality. That is not a good thing, mystically so. It is not one or the other, Parliament. It is one "within" the other. Pluralism within Unity.

 

"United we stand. Divided we fall."

 

Do not overlook the essential obviousness about reality and life, Parliament, both earthly and Spiritually.

 

... So I say to again, with a firm and steady realization and conviction: "Start educating society and visitors just as much about Unity (even more so spiritually so), as much as you so firmly do about pluralism. Again, do not think it is one "verses" the other. No. This is false and not true of reality. Rather it is the relative (pluralism) within The Boundless Absolute (Unity)."

 

Mystic Blessings from Spencer = ^

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Spencer Perdriau is a continuing Human Rights and Mental Health Advocate for Human & Spiritual Ethics

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