This Should Be Christian Not Abrahamic (Yes / No)

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25 Apr 2012 14:35 #57751 by
I don't know if this is still an issue, but I thought I'd comment regardless, especially in the wake of the Buddhist rite being opened to all Eastern faiths. I firmly believe that this SIG should remain listed as Abrahamic. Sure, there are plenty of Christians, and that's peachy, but this isn't a Christian gathering space. This is a space for Jedi who are learning about/practice a certain Abrahamic religion. If it's Christian, then they can be as Christian as they want. But if a Jedi wants to explore Islam or Judaism, that should be just as valid a discussion point within this SIG as any Christian-based discussion. It's not about the numbers, it's about the study and discussion of the faiths involved. Just as all Pagan religions are open for discussion, be it Wiccan, Druid, or other, and every Eastern religion, be it Buddhist, Taoist, or other, should be just as valid a discussion topic.

To sum it up: every single Jedi here might be Christian, but the point of these Special Interest Groups is to explore religions alongside and in tandem with Jediism, not the other way around. Just my two cents. :)

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25 Apr 2012 15:01 #57758 by Ben

Aceboizor wrote: I don't know if this is still an issue, but I thought I'd comment regardless, especially in the wake of the Buddhist rite being opened to all Eastern faiths. I firmly believe that this SIG should remain listed as Abrahamic. Sure, there are plenty of Christians, and that's peachy, but this isn't a Christian gathering space. This is a space for Jedi who are learning about/practice a certain Abrahamic religion. If it's Christian, then they can be as Christian as they want. But if a Jedi wants to explore Islam or Judaism, that should be just as valid a discussion point within this SIG as any Christian-based discussion. It's not about the numbers, it's about the study and discussion of the faiths involved. Just as all Pagan religions are open for discussion, be it Wiccan, Druid, or other, and every Eastern religion, be it Buddhist, Taoist, or other, should be just as valid a discussion topic.

To sum it up: every single Jedi here might be Christian, but the point of these Special Interest Groups is to explore religions alongside and in tandem with Jediism, not the other way around. Just my two cents. :)


I agree. My signature professes my 'rite' to be Christian but I still consider my SIG to be Abrahamic. Just because almost all of the Abrahamic SIG members are Christian doesn't mean that we wont have an unexpected influx of people from other Abrahamic religions. Or even if it was only one person, they should still be able to find a home in the SIGs. Inclusiveness for all! Plus the nature of a Special Interest Group is that surely you shouldn't have to be a member of the religion to be in the SIG - you might just be interested in learning more about it - all Abrahamic view points should therefore be up for discussion.

Not sure whether it is still an issue though, I haven't seen/heard it discussed at any point.

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25 Apr 2012 15:51 #57773 by
Unless I'm mistaken Abrahamic refers to judaism and islam as well. No need to make them feel all excluded.

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25 Apr 2012 16:14 #57775 by

csmith wrote: Unless I'm mistaken Abrahamic refers to judaism and islam as well. No need to make them feel all excluded.


Yes. The subject of the forum is whether or not to change the title Abrahamic to Christian. As it stands, it's all-inclusive. The debate is on how nearly all the Jedi in this SIG are Christian, rather than Jewish or Muslim.

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25 Apr 2012 16:58 #57778 by
I understand it would possibley be more difficult but why not make seperate Christian, Muslim and Jewish SIG pages?
(sorry if this has been posted before haven't read it all)

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25 Apr 2012 18:01 #57788 by
I think that if it were changed to a Christian SIG, there should be equal representation of Judaism and Islam. We'd need to have a forum for each. Like 7-Eleven...they're not always doing business, but they're always open. ;)

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25 Apr 2012 18:10 #57792 by

Darren wrote: We'd need to have a forum for each. Like 7-Eleven...they're not always doing business, but they're always open. ;)


very well put :D

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26 Apr 2012 09:07 #57855 by
Problem is, we'd have to make separate SIGs for Western religions: buddhism, thaoism, shintoism and so on, which would be helpful, but the entire section will only get messier.

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26 Apr 2012 13:28 #57871 by
Another idea is that we can eliminate the special interest groups altogether. How can we stand as a united front, when we so willingly categorize and seperate ourselves. We should spend less time focusing on what makes us uniquie, and more time on what brings us together!

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26 Apr 2012 13:32 #57874 by
I still don't fully understand the reason of the SIGs

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