Friday, September 25, 2009

Welcome to my blog

I wanted to come to the United States.
I'm fascinated by the fact that in this country you can turn up in the public square and advocate for your cause from your religious faith, that is, your religious faith is not only something reserved to your private life. And nobody will think that you are crazy for doing that. To argue for your ideas in the public square from your religious faith is as legitimate as doing it from other kind of convictions.
My impression is that it is indeed better to state clearly which is your faith if you have a faith and you are advocating for something in the public square.
I will continue observing how people in this country relate their religious faith to their public life, and I will use my blog to make comments on my observations and on what surprises me and to ask questions I want to discuss with you.
And the first question I have is if this practice of advocating for your causes in the public square from your religious faith really promotes the discussion. Can you argue from your faith and at the same time concede that you can be wrong? Can you argue from your faith and at the same time be open to be corrected?
Everywhere in this country I have been met with great hospitality and interest, not only in my own story and my own country, but also interest in my observations about this country, maybe because the stranger's eyes sometimes can view things which otherwise would not catch your attention. So I'm not afraid of being impertinent, but please tell me if this nevertheless should be the case.
Welcome to my blog!

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