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This is http://www.essayz.com/a9808261.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %CONTENTIOUS RELIGIOUS LEADERS ORDINATION ISSUES+980826 %ARROGANCE SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS SABBATH CASTE SEX+980826 %MEALS AUTHORITY CONTROL FOREIGNER EARTH SPHERE+980826 %EVOLUTION IMPOSSIBLE SLAVERY WOMEN WAR PEACE+980826 %RACE CONFORMITY TOLERANCE MORALITY LEGALISTIC+980826 %EXCOMMUNICATE ACCEPT REJECTION HOMOSEXUAL LOVE+980826 %CONFLICT RESOLUTION RECONCILIATION HEALING SHALOM 980826 Religious leaders often find themselves in conflict over questions regarding which ones of them are sufficiently fit for election to significant leadership positions, ordination to serve in those positions, and respect/support for the service in those positions. The conflicts have often focused upon contentions that people are unfit for such service if they: 1. Heal on the sabbath. 2. Eat meals with low caste persons. 3. Associate with unpatriotic citizens. 4. Address God in familiar terms such as "father". 5. Call into question the government's authority. 6. Share their religion with foreigners. 7. Say that the earth is a sphere. 8. Teach that the earth goes around the sun. 9. Teach that humans evolved from "lower" creatures. 10. Teach that some events are utterly impossible. 11. Call the institution of slavery into question. 12. Treat women are equal to men before God. 13. Question the righteousness of patriotic wars. 14. Treat homosexuals as equal to heterosexuals. 15. Treat other races as equal to their own race. 16. Treat other religions as worthy of respect. 17. Do not demand strict conformity to moral codes. 18. Tolerate uncertainty and doubt about beliefs. 19. Are friendly with and respect non-believers. 20. Are not properly arrogant and self-righteous. 21. Do not teach the proper forms of intolerance. 22. Compromise on adopted confessions of faith. 23. Question leaders' authority to excommunicate. 24. Are excessively inclusive of different people. 25. Use alienative means to promote conformity. 26. Claim to have received new revelations of truth. 27. Seek to engender changes in religious traditions. 28. Seek to deal honestly with human sexuality. 29. Seek to deal honestly with human addictions. 30. Seek to deal honestly with codependent behaviors. 31. Are preoccupied with issues of control. 32. Are NOT preoccupied with issues of control. We will be well and do well when we can and do engaged in open, honest, and gracious dialogue about the alienative human relationships pointed to by the above text. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================