Too Much Preaching, Too Little Teaching!

In the Arab News no less. Hamdulilah! There is hope.

Too Much Preaching, Too Little Teaching!
Dr. Khaled Batarfi, kbatarfi@al-madina.com

My favorite classmate at an American university was a Jew who was also a Communist. All my life I have heard only unfavorable things about Jews and Communists. How come my beloved friend is both and I never noticed until he himself told me?
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This and similar experience, like befriending Catholic and Protestant priests, a rabbi, and atheists, taught me an important lesson in life. We are all the same species. No matter what is your faith, color or race, you are basically mind, heart and soul. We could connect with a simple package of hello, a smile and a handshake.

At the same time, I felt sorry for all those who are still hostage to preachers of hate, suspicion and superiority. There are plenty of these bad apples in every faith, culture and race. In the heartland of America, Russia, Middle East, Sudan, Japan and Europe, many good people pay hand and leg for being different.
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More here:
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=64519&d=29&m=5&y=2005

Fundamentalism of any religion ends up killing people for no reason. Fundie religions are based on hate and fear.

As for learning from others, we need that. I hear Christians say that Atheists are immoral despite that most Christians I met are immoral as can be and Atheists have the best morals. America is falling apart over ignorance and faith.

Any liberal Christian care to explain to me why faith is more important than reason and observation? I am still confused why faith in something with no evidence and accepting things a minister says just because seems cultish.

I've found that if you are open and willing to be kind and open to others, you often get openness and kindness in return.