In the biblical story of the tower of babel, I understand the - TopicsExpress



          

In the biblical story of the tower of babel, I understand the response from God to be a rebuke of uniformity/sameness. As the story goes, a diverse group of people, gave up or were stripped of their cultural uniqueness while a plethora of spoken means of communication were reduced into a common tongue...and God did not like it one bit. To only see one color, language, culture, love, talent, skill, personality trait as acceptable and welcome at the table is to say only one thread in the quilt of life...which God created and called/calls GOOD, is beautiful or worthy. All of that to say that Coca Colas superbowl ad, featuring the diversity of Gods people gathered together in this land, had it right. For me, beauty is found in differences among us and the bridges built and crossed between us; not in a tower of babel approach to community/country.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:27:47 +0000

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