The Chroniclers Community is searching for solutions to problems resulting from differing belief systems.

The Solutions Framework is useful for outlining a problem and follows this format:

Problem Identification

Determining whether the decline in attendance at places of worship will result in more or less tolerance among holders of different beliefs or among believers and non believers.

Why We Care?

While they may believe they follow the only true path, many faiths also teach tolerance of others. If membership in organized religion declines, would it diminish peaceful coexistence between the world's great religions?

Who is Hurt/Helped?

That minority of believers who advocate death for those who fail to adopt their belief system benefits from a less tolerant milieu because they use intolerance (perceived or real) to justify destruction of the "other". All of humanity suffers when tolerance declines.

Origin of the Problem

As long as there has been more than one idea of how the universe came into being, whether by a creator with this set of attributes or a creator with that set, or no creator at all, there has always been those intolerant of "opposing views".

Is the Problem Critical?

Throughout history, periods of greater or lesser tolerance for "others" have occurred. Tolerance grows when the intolerant realize the self-destructive power of hate.

How to Solve the Problem?

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Resources*

Religions of the world: Information about 40 organized religions and faith groups
From the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance.

World Religions & The Spirit of Tolerance
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan discusses tolerance among religions growing out of the Aryan and Semitic traditions.

Taking a Closer Look at Religions Around the World
The Southern Poverty Law Center offers this as a "offers a starting point for exploring religions and faith traditions..."

Concern Is Voiced Over Religious Intolerance
Laurie Goodstein covers a meeting of Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders.

*To submit additional resources see the top of this page.

(image) Religious symbols from the top nine organised faiths of the world according to Major world religions