Faith
Uploaded by cap20014 on Dec 17, 2007
Cyle Parker
History 444
Dr. Mancastroppa
December 11th, 2007
Term Paper
Often times I sit and while objectively listening to the arguments of my peers there are few moments metaphysically that I can honestly place myself in their mindset. Actions, scholarly debates, and just an over arching dissatisfaction with myself as a human realist prompts me to write not for myself but rather to expound upon the well reasoned ignorant posited by the world in general. Perhaps my term paper is a satire of sorts, or is it? Do I really believe in the heap of garbage my feeble brain is about produce? Lets begin with a sketch of myself and assert that in the 21st century United apple pie States of America. I am God fearing, African American, and Gay. ( I think…still can’t be sure, just going with what society tells me I am…personally I dig ladies equally on the dating stage but common ignorance impedes the progression of my dance card) With the notion that within the inner depths of my young impressionable mind resonates the notion that social religious reconciliation should be a top priority for every Christian within any sect or of any race or cultural background. However in the perfect Christian world (WSC campus) in which we live, does merely demanding for a "multicultural center of learning" produce a less prejudiced society? Multiculturalists insist on greater sensitivity towards, and increased inclusion of, racial minorities and women in society. Christians should endorse both of these goals. But the freethinkers of our vast region known as America advocating on the side of good (multiculturalism) grossly beyond these demands for sensitivity and inclusion leaving themselves susceptible to scathing criticisms’ from with their religious sects.
One of the difficulties of accepting multiculturalists is that defining a multicultural society or institution seems to be determined by one's perspective. A commonly held view suggests that being multicultural involves tolerance towards racial and ethnic minorities, mainly in the areas of dress, language, food, religious beliefs, and other cultural manifestations. An influential group calling itself NAME, or the National Association for Multicultural Education, includes in its philosophy statement the following: "Xenophobia, discrimination, racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia are societal phenomena that are inconsistent with the principles of a democracy and lead to the counterproductive reasoning that differences are deficiencies. "(http://www.nameorg.org/...