Religion and the 5th Disc. LO8843

Robert Bacal (dbt359@freenet.mb.ca)
Fri, 2 Aug 1996 22:47:36 +0000

Replying to LO8815 --
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On 1 Aug 96 at 16:17, orgpsych@csra.net wrote:

> I have gotten into a number of discussions with devout Christians
> lately, especially a member of the Christian Coalition. We were
> generally talking about tolerance toward other people and
> consideration of alternative viewpoints regarding a variety of
> topics.

You bring up an interestng point, and a paradox that I haven't figured out
how to deal with. While it is one that can be a personal one, I suspect it
is also one that applies to organizations. On the one hand, the notion
that one's principles, and values are important,and should be signposts to
one's life. On the other, the issue of tolerance for other people's
choices to live in another manner.

I have an attraction for eastern philosophy because they seem to be more
accepting, with a different focus--less interventionist, and less
compelled to force others to live according to their tenets. Less
paternalistic, if you like.

The link, of course, to organizations is whether those that hold power in
an organization will use that power to enforce, and/or convince others to
conform to their values, or whether the path includes diversity, (an
overused term), and deal with the issue in a more flexible way.

I imagine even the principles of an LO can be treated as dogma.

Robert Bacal, CEO, Institute For Cooperative Communication
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