Multifaith

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To be multifaith is to feel an affinity with aspects of more than one religion, philosophy or world-view, and to believe that no one is superior to the others. This term should not be confused with Interfaith, which concerns the communication between different religions.

This is inherent to Relativism, but is also common amongst followers of many other religions such as Buddhism, Confucianism and the Bahá'í Faith.

[edit] Relativism

When written with a capital R, this word refers to Relativism as a religion and not to philosophical relativism.

Centres around the belief that the best way to honour a divine creator is through the accomplishment of good actions, defined as those motivated by respect and empathy, and that no bad actions can ever be justified in the name of religion. All other religions are considered, equal to Relativism, equally capable of providing a motivation to do good for those who understand them, or to do evil whilst claiming to do good for those who misinterpret them.

The name Relativism derives from the acceptance that each individual bring their own intelligence, personality, cultural background and experience to bear on their interpretation of a religion. Relativists also believe that no one religion is superior to the others, and consider doubt as to whether or not any divine creator does exist as perfectly normal.

Relativism is open to criticism by the more fundamentalist followers of other religions, even by those active in interfaith dialogue and professing a certain degree of tolerance, who nevertheless refuse to accept the principle of equality.^[1]

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