Respecting Indigenous' beliefs

[Nick]

Ok, so hopefully some of you know about Uluru (or perhaps by its other name as Ayres Rock). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru. It is the largest rock in the world ,and is in the middle of the Australian desert.
A lot of people flock to Uluru to check out its general awesomeness.
Someone asked me the other day if I was planning to go see it and climb it (a common activity there). I said "yes" to both questions. However, this person said that the rock is scared to the Aboriginal people of the area (indiegnous natives of Australia) and they don't like people to climb it.

Now my initial reaction is to now decide not to climb the rock, as I would like to respect the wishes of the local Aboriginal people.

What do you all think?

 

[GojuBrian]

I would not climb it either if it is sacred to them. You made the right decision!

 

[Nick]

I would not climb it either if it is sacred to them. You made the right decision!

Thanks for your response.

I guess why I posted it here was becasue this is part of their religion (their dreamtime). I was interested on getting the opinion of (especially conservative/Right) members of the forum (such as yourself) on this, as it means respecting their beliefs, which is predominantly a liberal view. I must say I'm a bit surprised at your response, but I am pleasantly surprised.

 

[GojuBrian]

I would not climb it either if it is sacred to them. You made the right decision!

Thanks for your response.

I guess why I posted it here was becasue this is part of their religion (their dreamtime). I was interested on getting the opinion of (especially conservative/Right) members of the forum (such as yourself) on this, as it means respecting their beliefs, which is predominantly a liberal view. I must say I'm a bit surprised at your response, but I am pleasantly surprised.

I knew that Nick, I'm old......

Yes, I am a conservative and I can be respectful of anothers belief ofcourse. I cannot be respectful or even tolerant of an ideaogy that wants to kill the unborn or support sinful lifestyle (gay marriage)

That's my major beef with leftists.

 

[Nick]

I would not climb it either if it is sacred to them. You made the right decision!

Thanks for your response.

I guess why I posted it here was becasue this is part of their religion (their dreamtime). I was interested on getting the opinion of (especially conservative/Right) members of the forum (such as yourself) on this, as it means respecting their beliefs, which is predominantly a liberal view. I must say I'm a bit surprised at your response, but I am pleasantly surprised.

I knew that Nick, I'm old......

Yes, I am a conservative and I can be respectful of anothers belief ofcourse. I cannot be respectful or even tolerant of an ideaogy that wants to kill the unborn or support sinful lifestyle (gay marriage)

That's my major beef with leftists.

Ok, glad we cleared that up then.

 

[handy]

I also wouldn't climb it if it is an offense to some. To show such disrespect would hinder one's ability to show the love and grace within the gospel. People tend not to listen to those who disrespect them.

A good example of this would be Paul in Athens. There were all kinds of local religious temples and such. He didn't rail against or disrespect any of them. Rather, he found a temple dedicated to an unknown god, and used that to proclaim Christ.

btw, I agree wholeheartedly with its "general awesomeness". It's on my top 10 places to visit in this world.

 

[Nick]

I also wouldn't climb it if it is an offense to some. To show such disrespect would hinder one's ability to show the love and grace within the gospel. People tend not to listen to those who disrespect them.

A good example of this would be Paul in Athens. There were all kinds of local religious temples and such. He didn't rail against or disrespect any of them. Rather, he found a temple dedicated to an unknown god, and used that to proclaim Christ.

btw, I agree wholeheartedly with its "general awesomeness". It's on my top 10 places to visit in this world.

Sweet. Thanks Dora.

Perhaps I'll see you there!

 

[jasoncran]

respect of other religions isnt bad, it opens up dialougue, as anti radical islam/islam as i am.
i do respect the ones that aren causing problems with society as a whole right to worship freely and wouldnt disrepect the koran, or any other thing that islam calls holy.

 

[Sound Silence]

It's one thing to say "I think your beliefs are wrong" and another to disrespect those beliefs just because you want to do something.

One might initially say, "Those crazy guys, rocks aren't sacred! I'm a Christian and I know that's the truth!"

But the way I see it is, it's just like going and climbing on your neighbor's jungle gym when they said they'd rather people didn't do that.

 

[Lewis]

The indiegnous people, are not treated fair, and look how long they have been there, studies show that they were there first.

 

[Nick]

The indiegnous people, are not treated fair, and look how long they have been there, studies show that they were there first.

Absolutely

 

[GodspromisesRyes]

you could be like paul and go there and dont climb it but preach to them the God who made the rock and then remove it by faith a few feet or so so that they know your God made it LOL

 

[walter]

Ok, so hopefully some of you know about Uluru (or perhaps by its other name as Ayres Rock). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru. It is the largest rock in the world ,and is in the middle of the Australian desert.
A lot of people flock to Uluru to check out its general awesomeness.
Someone asked me the other day if I was planning to go see it and climb it (a common activity there). I said "yes" to both questions. However, this person said that the rock is scared to the Aboriginal people of the area (indiegnous natives of Australia) and they don't like people to climb it.

Now my initial reaction is to now decide not to climb the rock, as I would like to respect the wishes of the local Aboriginal people.

What do you all think?

I'd not climb it either. I'd be more interested in talking to the local aborigines about what they believe.

I'm not likely to convert but I like to know why people do and say the things they do.