tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057848876106210255.post338066791950860621..comments2023-07-03T11:58:26.947+01:00Comments on Friendly Humanist: Why should humanists be in chaplaincy?Timothy Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373801153623991221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057848876106210255.post-51143242374702191112009-12-20T23:05:35.998+00:002009-12-20T23:05:35.998+00:00"But equally true is the fact we both value c..."But equally true is the fact we both value compassion"<br /><br />That compassion comes from 'the fact we both value truth' That truth as you point out often results in common goals, though for most religious people the planet is worth protecting as people have to live in it rather than protecting the planet for it's own sake.<br /><br />Ideally, we would all be able to hold our own beliefs and believe them to be true, whilst defending the rights of others to hold different beliefs and respecting those who hold them.<br /><br />Unfortunately as we are all too aware religious intolerance and aetheist intolerance such as that of the Communists has been all too common.<br /><br />Regretfully society today seems to be going down the route of "well to combat the above intolerance no-one must demonstrate or say anything about beliefs as it would be offensive to others," - which ultimately would be the death of the dialogue you talk about in this post..The Cellarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743644130726659163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057848876106210255.post-58721877717842777032009-12-19T08:57:33.247+00:002009-12-19T08:57:33.247+00:00An interesting question! I can see the purpose of ...An interesting question! I can see the purpose of it. What purposes do chaplains serve? To comfort, advise, assist certain rites of passage, and help people within a religious framework. Why not for humanists, too?Laurahttp://redheadedskeptic.comnoreply@blogger.com