Hi
It is true that wars and even genoside were carried out in the name of
religion, as well as wars and genoside were done in the name of
nationalism and even in the name of socialism.
However, I feel that this is not the issue in recovery programmes of
alcoholics and addicts. We may have different political or religious
beliefs, but as counsellors, social workers or other aiding personell, I
believe that we should be able to differentiate between these beliefs
and the more general spiritual or existential beliefs that are so often
present in recovery processes. In so doing, we often find that patients
use the words of religion or other belief systems. This is what I meant
by looking at religions as some, but not all, of various SPIRITUAL
LANGUAGES. I feel that we as counsellors should be able to speak with
patients in various languages, without trying to persuade them into our
own political or religious prejudices. By accepting their spiritual
language, we may be more able to communicate with them, and they may
find help to develop their own sprituality to leave the life of
addiction.
Arne Gerdner
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From: Therapeutic Communities
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Dickson
Sent: den 1 augusti 2007 10:21
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Subject: Re: [EFTC] TCs in the News - God and Religion
Hi all this is not a reactive piece as I thought about it overnight and
forms part of my own beliefs.
We currently work with drug alcohol users and others with a wide range
of problems. Governments have drug wars they create drug Czars use
counter terrorism tactic's and legislation in the fight against drugs
and army's to control the world wide flow and prohibition of drugs
while choosing quietly to forget about alcohol.
While carrying out this world wide war we seam to ignore that the number
of people killed world wide is minuscule compared to those killed maimed
and tortured under the name of a wide range of religions. these
religions with their spiritual components have most likely been the
direct cause of more death and destruction through history than any
other factor.
Why are their no wars against religion?
Why do we pontificate on the need for sensitivity to other's religious
believes as has been happening in this debate instead of allowing the
carnage to continue
Stewart Dickson
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