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 | How does one digest all of the data about the beliefs and practices of dozens of faith groups and religious traditions, and |
| How does one study all of the religious opinions about dozens of "hot" religious topics, and |
decide which spiritual and religious path is the right (or true, or correct, or best, or least-worse) choice?
Our reader raised an interesting point. In our essays, we do not normally draw conclusions, except in rare cases when the author adds their own comments. Our policy has always been to provide our visitors with a balanced presentation of both or all sides to each issue. For example:
| On Christian matters, we explain what the most conservative and the most liberal theologians believe, while realizing that most Christians' beliefs probably lie somewhere in the middle. Sometimes, we include in 1st and 2nd century teachings as well. We let our reader reach their own conclusions. |
| On controversial social matters, we also explain all sides to an issue. On homosexuality, for example, we describe the typical conservative Christian point of view, and contrast it with the beliefs of gays, lesbians, human sexuality researchers and mental-health professionals. Again, we assume that the visitor will reach their own conclusions. |
It may well be that our religious backgrounds have influenced how we designed our web site. Two of us are Unitarian Universalists; UUs are known to be dedicated seekers after truth but not necessarily very good finders of truth.
Perhaps some of our visitors are interested in religious conclusions, not just religious information. So here are our suggested answers to some really basic questions. We do warn you that some of the conclusions below are influenced by our religious faiths; this essay is not as balanced and objective as the rest of this web site.
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Copyright © 2000 to 2002 incl., by Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance
Originally written: 2000-JUL-14
Latest update: 2002-MAY-24
Author: B.A. Robinson
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