Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Nor any manner of -ites

So last night I went to an Interfaith concert at the National Cathedral. My roommate sings in the Mormon Choir of Washington and they were singing so we heard about it through her. The concert involved Catholics, Muslims, Buddhists, Protestants, Hindus, Jainists, Mormons and Jews.  I was, appropriately enough, reading in 4th Nephi that morning (I read my scriptures on the bus on the way to work. It's a guaranteed 30 minutes of downtime) and it later struck me that not having any manner of -ites is something we can work toward with things like this interfaith concert. Sure, in this case everyone was an -ism, but I think that its really important to have dialogue with people of other -isms so we can see that we are all children of the same Father in Heaven. I think that knowledge will bring us closer to not having any manner of -ites faster than anything else save having the same experience as the people in 3rd/4th Nephi.  The concert was really a nice experience and it was interesting to see all the different ways that people worship. 

1 comment:

Jenny Hansen Lane said...

I like this idea and would like to have a follow up discussion in person.. What time works best for u?