Religious Tolerance
The world is increasingly becoming religiously diverse with multiple sacred beliefs, narratives, and practices. Your Daily Channel uploaded a video on YouTube that touches on the issue of tolerance among members of different religions. The main speaker is Steve Harvey, an American Television personality who presents his speech at the Sharjah Book Fair. His thesis is that it is each individual’s responsibility to build tolerance by respecting other religious practices, people, and beliefs. Education theorists and practitioners can break down religious intolerance by creating inclusive education systems that are crucial for today’s multicultural and religiously diverse societies.
Harvey argues that religions can be mutually inclusive, and thus, should not always result in conflict. Harvey is a Christian believer presenting his speech to Muslims. First, he referred to a conversation he had with His Highness that made him feel comfortable with who he was. He assured him that regardless of their differences in religion, Islam was a peaceful religion that understood all faiths (Harvey, 2019). These statements assured him that his religion shared the same basic ideas with Islam. As his speech progresses, Harvey uses this enlightenment to declare his readiness to interact with other religions and let them be themselves without any judgment. He emphasizes that an individual’s belief about the rightness of their faith does not prove the wrongness of another. This prejudiced outlook quickly builds conflict. In essence, Harvey demonstrates how religious intolerance creates resentment and conflict between people of diverse faiths.
The video has significant implications for education theory and practice. Educational researchers and consultants should create inclusive curriculums that allow students to interact and learn about diverse religions to build a tolerant culture. Religious differences should not always result in disagreement, conflict, and in the worst cases, war.
References
Harvey, S. (2019, November 3). Steve Harvey Sharjah Book Fair Speech [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=steve+harvey+in+uae&&view=detail&mid=B29 CE06DF0471F964950B29CE06DF0471F964950&&FORM=VDRVRV.