tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post6745150135027739327..comments2024-03-19T12:08:50.768+01:00Comments on The Multicolored Diary: R is for Religious diversityThe Multicolored Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144973071708552103noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-17552880212799630042016-04-29T01:04:47.800+02:002016-04-29T01:04:47.800+02:00Love, love, love, LOVE this post!!! Thanks for som...Love, love, love, LOVE this post!!! Thanks for some new story ideas and sources!!!!! (- for which it seems you can always be counted!) :-) pamfarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466738339471530398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-33937244319443272002016-04-25T10:48:53.952+02:002016-04-25T10:48:53.952+02:00Didn't know any of these stories. Thanks so mu...Didn't know any of these stories. Thanks so much for sharing :-)<br /><br />@JazzFeathers<br /><a href="http://theoldshelter.com/" rel="nofollow">The Old Shelter</a> - Jazz Age JazzJazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-57326528806343224332016-04-24T22:47:11.482+02:002016-04-24T22:47:11.482+02:00The legends about Saladin come to mind. He appear...The legends about Saladin come to mind. He appears in two Decameron stories, the second of which is a long, involved story about Saladin repaying a Christian merchant's kindness and hospitality during the Crusades. Saladin arranges for Messer Torello to be spirited back to Pavia by magic, with a lot of jewels and riches on a lavish bed, so his wife won't remarry under the false belief Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-72230909939600689412016-04-23T02:52:38.342+02:002016-04-23T02:52:38.342+02:00I didn't know the fact about the Muslim night ...I didn't know the fact about the Muslim night and King Arthur. I feel like now I've missed out on some interesting tales.<br /><br />~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~<br /><a href="http://storydam.com/" rel="nofollow">Story Dam</a><br /><a href="http://www.patricialynne.com/blog.html" rel="nofollow">Patricia Lynne, Indie Author</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-84391708056253143972016-04-22T02:14:44.867+02:002016-04-22T02:14:44.867+02:00It's such a joy to be introduced to so many wo...It's such a joy to be introduced to so many wonderful tales I've not heard before.Deborah Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971869506007671786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-50233731001654024312016-04-22T00:29:30.170+02:002016-04-22T00:29:30.170+02:00I think we need to get Ogier the Dane's story ...I think we need to get Ogier the Dane's story out there in multiple copies. Now's the time to read about people getting together and accepting their differences on the religious side of life.<br />cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-41457447733394921792016-04-21T23:12:13.438+02:002016-04-21T23:12:13.438+02:00There's a great WWII children's book, Jaco...There's a great WWII children's book, Jacob's Rescue, that features a Jewish boy who is rescued by a Christian family and the two faiths coexisting even after the war ends.<br /><br />Joy @ <a href="http://www.thejoyousliving.com" rel="nofollow">The Joyous Living</a>The Joyous Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076761878054638907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-43087925181398548112016-04-21T22:26:13.886+02:002016-04-21T22:26:13.886+02:00That is amazing! Stories mirror reality... :)That is amazing! Stories mirror reality... :)A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-60068022231057273832016-04-21T21:10:34.741+02:002016-04-21T21:10:34.741+02:00This made me laugh and nod:
"have had parents...This made me laugh and nod:<br />"have had parents in the US clutch their pearls when Kanchil happened to say "Allah" instead of "God" in a folktale. That is exactly the reaction why we should pay attention to these stories. For less pearl-clutching."<br />Thank you for this perspective. <br />My mother's family (Hindus) had to flee their home in what is now Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-88679185531101577302016-04-21T17:34:04.404+02:002016-04-21T17:34:04.404+02:00You are so impressive. I cannot believe your bread...You are so impressive. I cannot believe your breadth of knowledge. Yes, we live in times badly in need of mutual understand but, alas, religion has long been the biggest hammer some people have.<br /><br />@Kathleen01930<br /><a href="http://www.kathleenvalentineblog.com/" rel="nofollow">Meet My Imaginary Friends</a><br />#AtoZchallenge Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-84546287067063503052016-04-21T16:27:47.350+02:002016-04-21T16:27:47.350+02:00These are some very nice stories. Religion us very...These are some very nice stories. Religion us very diverse and should be able to be expressed.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-21100016690443234432016-04-21T15:16:01.904+02:002016-04-21T15:16:01.904+02:00I wish there was a way to make all of these folkta...I wish there was a way to make all of these folktales you mention popular in a mainstream way, as popular as The Hunger Games, for instance. Everybody should know them and talk about them and they should seep into the masses brains in a way to make them look at everybody as fully human. <br /><br /><a href="http://findingeliza.com/" rel="nofollow">Finding Eliza</a>Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-64135396415345309202016-04-21T14:11:43.857+02:002016-04-21T14:11:43.857+02:00Excellent topic. I agree, if we were to read more ...Excellent topic. I agree, if we were to read more and understand other religions, there would probably be a lot less hostility on that front.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-61618364230871919682016-04-21T13:56:03.361+02:002016-04-21T13:56:03.361+02:00excellent post. If more people would read diverse ...excellent post. If more people would read diverse tales maybe there would be less adversity. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-82125773810473131442016-04-21T13:41:17.594+02:002016-04-21T13:41:17.594+02:00What a wonderful post! Given the wide and long exp...What a wonderful post! Given the wide and long exposure to all the world's major races and peoples over civilizations dating back forever, we're lucky we have so much mixed up religious history that sometimes, in daily living, it is difficult to know which ritual or folk tradition came from which religion. For instance, Bhakti and Sufi traditions in India have brought Islam and Hinduism Dr. Ranee Kaur Banerjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915043555307038876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-52338925486028902702016-04-21T10:33:47.005+02:002016-04-21T10:33:47.005+02:00The tale of the honest neighbor has such a lovely ...The tale of the honest neighbor has such a lovely ending. Pearl clutching really does need to stop - you are so right. Yay for religious diversity.<br />Tasha<br /><a href="http://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings</a> | <a href="http://www.wittegenpress.com/wp_main/blog" rel="nofollow">Wittegen Press</a> | <a href="http://fantasyboysxxx.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-40967871539856018552016-04-21T06:33:58.857+02:002016-04-21T06:33:58.857+02:00Lots to think about. Thanks for giving a reference...Lots to think about. Thanks for giving a reference book to learn more. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-16315890655726271912016-04-21T06:27:09.289+02:002016-04-21T06:27:09.289+02:00Hats off to you with such a vast lovely collection...Hats off to you with such a vast lovely collection of books.. I thought I was quiet a reader myself.. but your collection is awesome.. <br /><br />http://serendipityofdreams.blogspot.in/2016/04/nightingale.htmlDeepti Agarwalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716865743140538649noreply@blogger.com