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Interreligious Dialogue Journal Entry
=== **From 9:10 to 10:30 I had meeting with Greater Dandenong Interfaith Network. There was a dialogue with them. They talked about their religion and answered** the questions that we asked them. There were Christian, Islamic, Hindu, Sikh..in the dialogue. After listened to them I learned that each religion has different things to express their religion. I also learnt a little about their faith and belief. Before the dialogue I thought that people are belong to the religion that their country almost belong to, just like Australian will be a Christian, but now I know that they can be any religion that they want to. I wonder that why Muslim must wear that thing? === === After the dialogue, I had seen the J.M.C.A. There were three young people came in and talked to us about their religion. In order, they told us their own stories about themselves and their faith and belief to their religion. I learnt that Catholic is a type of Christian. I wonder what is different between Jewish and Christian? When Muslim will stop wearing the hijab? === === From 1:30 we had meeting with Boon Pryor- Aboriginal author / performer. He is a funny person. During his time, we always were laughing because of his stories and the way him acting. He also played the music from the tree. I really enjoyed his time. Before meeting him I always thought that the people who live in Australia with a yellow hair are an aboriginal but now I know that who is an aboriginal. === = Excursion;  = On Thursday 9th September, year 10 RE had an excursion to different temples. It was so amazing. This is my first time to go to a temple. First we went to the Buddhism temple, and then went to Hinduism and Sikh. After an excursion I learned that Hinduism believe in so many Gods, the Sikh are wear turban too, the Islam is same to Christian, the Buddhism originate on Sri Lanka not on China. However, there are some questions in my mind that what is the Guru? Does the Hinduism must remember the entire God’s name? For the Islam after they decided to wear the hijab can they not wear it anymore? After all these things I think every religion have so many interesting things because before that I didn’t know any religion without Christian. Each religion has their own pray. The Hinduism goes to temple and prays. When they get into the temple they take a box of fruit and give it to the priest to pray and after that they take it home and eat it like a present of God. It is same to the Sikh. This was a fantastic excursion. I really like it and I learned a lot about another religion after an excursion.

Jesus and Dialogue in the Gospels Matthew 15: 21-28 The Canaanite Woman’s faith This Gospel shows us about dialogue of Jesus with a Canaanite woman. It’s telling that when Jesus left the place that he stayed before to the district of Tyre and Sidon. At this place, a Canaanite woman came out and begs for help. The Jesus had talked with the woman. After a dialogue, Jesus accepted her wish. This gospel is a really good example of Jesus in dialogue with another. Its show us that even human being in different way, different religion they believe in some things that can help them, not just in their own religion. They pray every time and their faith is really strong. Its also show us that Jesus is generous when he stop his travel to has a talk with a woman who are gentiles. The woman action is the movement towards peace and goodwill. Even she know Jesus not in her religion but she still wanted to talk with him and beg for a help. Jesus is changed because of the woman faith. Finally Jesus accepted the wish of woman. Because of the woman strong faith she can had an agreement from Jesus. The disciples was changed his mind about the woman.

= SELF-EVALUATION =

Throughout term 3, I had learned about the religion in the world in my RE subject. This was a great time. This topic ( Interreligious Dialogue – Many Faith, One Humanity) has been helping me a lot for my learning. It taught me more about the other religion. After I got into an incursion I knew more about how the people present there faith and belief. An excursion was amazing and working on the WIKI help me understand more a bout the religion. Now I know that there are many different religions in the world not just Christian and Buddhism. The people who wear the turban not just Islam they can be the Sikh. Beside that because of the lack of my English and understanding about the religion are frustrations me to know and learn more knowledge in this topic. However it is a wonderful time. I think that my knowledge now has step one step on my knowledge ladder. The experiences helped me a little bit to cultivate my own spiritual path, and deepened my understanding of my own faith tradition.