Monday, 2 July 2012

Times: Religion and culture

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120629/letters/Religion-and-culture.426442
Friday, June 29, 2012 by Olga Pitcairn, New Hope, Pennsylvania, US

The article Lessons In Multiculturalism rightly points out that trailblazers – of every imaginable topic (same-sex marriage?) – are always at risk of being spurned (vilified) or paying with their life. So far, Malta has only faced colour and culture issues.

Indonesia’s troubles are not colour but religion: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam, Christianity and several indigenous religions. Each religion (Bali/Hinduism for example) created its own “culture”.

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