I’m going to use this Friday to follow up on my last commentary on diversity and it’s impact on the American religious landscape. And if you think culture isn’t impacting people’s faith, let me share the following information with you.
Let me kick off with a statement from Ken Wilber, “During the last thirty years we have witnessed a historical first: all of the world’s cultures are now available to us. In the past, if you were born a Chinese person, you likely spent your entire life in one culture, often one province, sometimes in one house, living and loving and dying on one small plot of land.” Translating that into what you might relate to; fifty years ago everyone was like everyone else. Today, on one side lives a Buddhist from China, on the other a Hindu from India, and across the street is an African-American Muslim.
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Fasten Your Seat Belts
A thought came to me sometime last week when I was meditating, and it has returned at least a couple more times in the past few days. It’s one of those really wacky thoughts, but only history will be the judge of what I say here; and probably none of us will remember.
There are some events that happen over a few decades and those who are able to look back 50-100 years can see what those who were “in the moment” were not able to discern.
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