16 Aug 07 Assumptions

I caught the end of a program last night on a particular religious group using religion to defend a certain practice that is currently illegal.  As I listened to an advocate of this position I found it curious that he said things like:  (These are not direct quotes)

"We have to follow what our religion teaches us regardless if it is popular or unpopular."

"Doctrine is doctrine and it must be followed no matter what."

"We have a constitutional right to practice our beliefs." 

I pondered these statements and got to thinking about the assumptions we make in the observance of religious tradition. 

I was able to condense an entire list of assumptions to just two:

1.    We assume that we are right.

2.    We assume that others are wrong.