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This is http://www.essayz.com/b0201071.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.} ========================================================== %RELIGIOUS LEADER DEMAND CONFORMITY STANDARD FIRST+020107 %ACCEPT INTO OPEN HONEST DIALOGUE QUESTIONS OTHERS+020107 %DISTRUST RISKY INTIMACY FRIENDSHIP DOMINATION GOD+020107 %QUALIFYING CONFORMITY PREREQUISITES FELLOWSHIP+020107 %BEGIN RECONCILIATION COOPERATION WORK TOGETHER+020107 %SACRIFICE PERSONAL COMMUNAL INTEGRITY IDOLATRY 020107 If it is o.k. for religious leaders to demand that people conform to the religious leaders' standards --- before the religious leaders will be willing to engage in open and honest dialogue with the people in question --- the religious leaders have set themselves up to be successfully-dominant over vulnerable people; in great contrast to what Jesus himself did. If people are not accepted into open and honest dialogue in the absence of qualifying conformity; it is impossible to begin any process of reconciliation, peacemaking, and conflict- resolution. Antagonists stay on opposing sides of battle lines and offend each other until all are dead or dying. If dedications to positions-taken are defended with ultimate concern --- regardless of the costs to personal and communal integrity; the people are idolaters and perish --- as they sacrifice their personal and communal integrities upon the alters of the positions which they have taken and worshipped with ultimate concern, passion and dedication. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================