Difference of Opinion
Religious Hatred Song of the Bird by Anthony de Mello A tourist says to his guide, "You have a right to be proud of your town. I was especially impressed with the number of churches in it. Surely people here must love the lord." "Well," replied the cynical guide, "they may love the Lord, but they sure as hell hate each other." My father used to say it was the difference of opinion that made horse racing possible. I always liked the image. And often wondered why it was humans could not always solve their problems with a horse race or a flip of the coin or a chess game. Or just agree to not agree. Not agree is different than disagree as I found out during the recent political season. I was blown away with the hatred put into words in the Ether of social networks because people held different opinions. It became all about make wrong. One of my best friends from clear back in the days of Hippies ended up somehow on the right side o...