tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226308053651863387.post6319738716278050244..comments2023-09-27T15:16:03.233+05:30Comments on windows and mirrors: Ten Things We'll Miss About IndiaMark Jonathan Harvey Klassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146240186622511458noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226308053651863387.post-43292055407623619112011-06-27T12:07:35.270+05:302011-06-27T12:07:35.270+05:30After thinking about this list again, I kicked mys...After thinking about this list again, I kicked myself for omitting "The Religious Diversity" as one of the things we will miss most about India. I guess it's become something we've taken for granted in some ways. I know it has featured heavily in some of my other posts on this blog, and it's definitely something that attracted us to India even on our earlier visits. We love not just the plurality of religion here but the freedom with which people talk about their faith in God and their spirituality. Since our faith in Jesus is so central to our lives, we have come to feel very much at home in a culture where religion is so vital to everyday life. I've written elsewhere about the differences, subtle and not so subtle, between religion and spirituality, and I am still a strong believer in the pitfalls and limitations of religion itself. But we've found India to be a place where people respect our faith in Jesus and our lifestyle of devotion to him. And we have been so enriched by our friendships with Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and even free-thinking agnostics. We have thoroughly enjoyed the ongoing religious dialogues and the opportunity they have given us to learn and share and question and have our own faith deepened. Thank you, India, for this too.Mark Jonathan Harvey Klassenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146240186622511458noreply@blogger.com