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atheists, cont.
Jo Paoletti (jpaolett@ARHU.UMD.EDU)
Tue, 23 Nov 1993 22:16:55 EST
Actually, my authorities on Buddhists and atheism were the girls and
their parents... if someone claims they don't believe in a supreme
being and that their religion doesn't recognize one, I'm inclined to
take their word for it. The other major religion that is atheistic is
Confucianism, according to my encyclopedia. My Buddhist-atheist Girl
Scouts have a brother who wants to become a Cub Scout. Should I tell
him to forget it? How serious an impediment is the lack of a supreme
being in his otherwise respectable religion? I've read newspaper
articles about atheists who couldn't be Eagle Scouts, but I assume
that a fair number must slip by through some kind of religious version
of "don't ask, don't tell". At any rate, I am relieved that GSUSA has
made belief in God optional, because I've seen the discomfort and
distress it caused . (And I am a theist, by the way -- I just think
it's a matter of faith, not force.)
Jo Paoletti jpaolett@arhu.umd.edu
"It is a higher joy to teach than to be taught"-- A.N. Whitehead
Terry Howerton Sakima Group, Inc. SCOUTER Magazine Kansas City |
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