tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692067574614653754.post8293491995695165737..comments2024-03-26T10:24:43.075-07:00Comments on Monday Molly Musings: Reaching across ReligionsMZMollyTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17565896547458451347noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692067574614653754.post-25090282315608448162015-03-31T03:29:26.847-07:002015-03-31T03:29:26.847-07:00Sitting here, with tears in my eyes, and wishing t...Sitting here, with tears in my eyes, and wishing there was a way to reach through the time/space continuum and hug you! Such an amazing post. Holy mackerel, did you ever nail the fact that this is one of the places we don't go with each other. We'll talk about our marriages, our ailing parents, our kids, our pedagogy, and even our money woes in the staff room context. Sometimes we'll even get political, or talk about big issues (though I find that's rarer). But religion, that's a whole different kettle of fish. Managing to say, "my husband's an Anglican priest" can even be a challenge if people don't know, because people aren't sure what that means or what to do with that. In the largely post-Christian world we live and work in, being able to talk about the different tenets and rituals of one's faith can be challenging, no matter what one's faith is. One of my best learning experiences was in a small rural school with a large First Nations population and a Muslim staff member, whose kids also attended the school. We all learned so much about one another's lives and faith that year, because we had drumming, and smudging and food-sharing, and Ramadan co-incided with Lent that year and Eid with Easter and....<br /><br />Thank you. This is such a needed post. If we want to understand one another, and make space for one another, we need to do it by creating a space where it's okay to talk about it.Lisa Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240596235858177926noreply@blogger.com