Comments on: Talking Faith at ISAFF Seattle http://www.talkingfaith.org/site/talking-faith-at-isaff-seattle/ {a documentary film} Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:16:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dr Manoj Kurian http://www.talkingfaith.org/site/talking-faith-at-isaff-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Dr Manoj Kurian Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:48:42 +0000 http://www.talkingfaith.org/site/talking-faith-at-isaff-seattle/#comment-20 I am so glad that you have been able to address this critical area of human relationship. The perspectives of inter-religious relations in the context of a nation with Muslim majority- and a vulnerable Christian minority, in a world that is dominated by a "western socio-economic model" which seem to be identified as Christian in much of the non- Christian world. It is almost like naming a market or a company "Christian". It is mostly in name. The ethical and philosophical traits of the teachings of Jesus can hardly be traced in these models. But unfortunately, Christians in marginalised and in minority situations such as in Pakistan and many other countries seem to carry the heavy cross of a distant, yet powerful "Christian" empire. In the midst of these complex geo-political realities, how we deal with our neighbour and how our neighbour deals with us seem to define much of the quality and the dignity of our human existence. The bible ( the "good Samaritan"s parable) reminds us that we do not choose our neighbour. So we got to deal those that we got to deal with! And how we deal with our neighbour characterises our Christianity! Your work I believe will assist communities to deal with the daily challenge of being and having good neighbours. I am so glad that you have been able to address this critical area of human
relationship. The perspectives of inter-religious relations in the context of a nation with Muslim majority- and a vulnerable Christian minority, in a world that is dominated by a “western socio-economic model” which seem to be identified as Christian in much of the non- Christian world. It is almost like naming a market or a company “Christian”. It is
mostly in name. The ethical and philosophical traits of the teachings of Jesus can hardly be traced in these models. But unfortunately, Christians in marginalised and in minority situations such as in Pakistan and many other countries seem to carry the heavy cross of a distant, yet powerful “Christian” empire.
In the midst of these complex geo-political realities, how we deal with our neighbour and how our neighbour deals with us seem to define much of the quality and the dignity of our human existence. The bible ( the “good Samaritan”s parable) reminds us that we do not choose our neighbour. So we got to deal those that we got to deal with! And how we deal with our neighbour characterises our Christianity!

Your work I believe will assist communities to deal with the daily challenge of being and having good neighbours.

]]> By: Raana Irfan http://www.talkingfaith.org/site/talking-faith-at-isaff-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Raana Irfan Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:38:50 +0000 http://www.talkingfaith.org/site/talking-faith-at-isaff-seattle/#comment-18 This is so wonderful to know that a documentry young film maker from Pakistan will be screened in Seattle,Congratulations to Naveen and her team. This is so wonderful to know that a documentry young film maker from Pakistan will be screened in Seattle,Congratulations to Naveen and her team.

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