tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061014209478621266.post7046140113887654151..comments2023-08-26T09:11:17.255+01:00Comments on Why Religion? The Wisdom of Tolerance: Can spirituality transform our world?Eleanor Stonehamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061014209478621266.post-20404872390326775122011-09-15T10:19:39.940+01:002011-09-15T10:19:39.940+01:00Isn't that why a return to a more spiritually ...Isn't that why a return to a more spiritually based education is so important? Children are naturally spiritual - I observe it at the primary school level - but it's not nurtured. Then again what do we mean by spiritual? I like the simplistic "something missing" idea - a level of consciousness perhaps? One day I shall attempt to bring together all the ideas on what spirituality means! Meanwhile our church nurtures spirituality with Taize services for example.Eleanor Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061014209478621266.post-58255665484126497392011-09-13T18:00:00.141+01:002011-09-13T18:00:00.141+01:00I think we lost spirituality at the dawn of the re...I think we lost spirituality at the dawn of the renaissance. Not because people aren't spiritual, but because the church accentuated the negative about people and humanism accentuated the positive.<br /><br />The church told us we were all vile sinners and needed to be controlled. Humanists told us we were worthwhile individuals.<br /><br />It's interesting that Christ, although acknowledging our sinful nature, never condemned people but tried to promote the good in each of those he caem across.Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.com