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"Humality is an honest approach to the reality of our lives and acknowledge that we are not much important than other people - Chrisopher Jamison

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It’s only your imagination

It’s only your imagination

By their fruits ye shall know them. Matthew 7.16 A person is walking along the street and a thought comes to her: “I ought to phone my Auntie Julie. I know it is boring, and I never know what to say, but she must be lonely stuck in her flat with no visitors.” Another person is reading a book and a particular sentence leaps out at him: “It is strange that while contemporary society places so…

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Is Religion Outdated in the 21st Century?

While religions are the oldest institutions in the world, they are the slowest to respond to modern issues such as drugs, homosexuality and changing family relationships. As we move into the second decade of the 21st century, it is important to re-examine the place religion holds in the world today.

Dimensions to be addressed:

Are we becoming a multi-faith society or one where many have no faith at all?

How are religious institutions helping instil tolerance and values in society?

How can we reconcile the trends in society’s evolution with religious beliefs?

How can we foster freedom of speech and at the same time religious freedom?

Speakers:

Narkis Alon, Co-Founder, Ze-ze, Israel; Global Shaper

Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, President, Conference of European Rabbis, Russian Federation

Christopher Jamison, Director, National Office for Vocation (UK), United Kingdom

Carol Keehan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Health Association, USA

Lawrence M. Krauss, Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, USA

Sulak Sivaraksa, Founder and Director, Sathirakoses-Nagapradeepa Foundation, Thailand

Moderated by:

Shoeb Kagda, Group Chief Editor, Jakarta Globe, Indonesia

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From "Spiritual Apathy: The Forgotten Deadly Sin" by Abbot Christopher Jamison

Just an interesting section I took from this while doing some research!

"The fundamental insight shared by the ancient philosophers like Plato and by Christ is that an interior discipline of thoughts is needed. The only way to avoid bad actions and promote happiness is to go deeper than the actions themselves and to train our thoughts.

This deep human insight is expressed by Jesus with imaginative force in the Sermon on the Mount: (Matthew’s Gospel 5: 21-22 and 27-28)

You were told ‘do not kill’ and that if you do kill you will answer for it before the court. But I say anyone who is angry with another person will answer for it before the court. 

You were told ‘do not commit adultery’ but I say that if you look at a person lustfully, you have already committed adultery with them in your heart.

This is not Jesus simply creating impossibly high standards; he is saying that anger and lust are the origins of murder and adultery so get a hold of them before it is too late. As a society, we seem to have forgotten this very simple insight."

--Abbot Christopher Jamison ("Spiritual Apathy: The Forgotten Deadly Sin")