Comparative Religions

[gandalfglamdrin.livejournal.com]

*is pristine today, with a huge feast prepared, to make up for the last one*

*has written on the chalkboard in an easy script, with elvish flourishes, but in five different languages common to his students the following message;

What is a covenent? Why is covenent important today?*

*is now sitting back in his chair, smoking his pipe*

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[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin turned in his essay about being a survivor, then thought about the day's question.

"Covenant? We prefer the term treaty, where I come from, or promise." Anakin frowned. "Some are more binding than others, obviously. The promise I made to the Jedi order--that is not one to be broken. In the 25,000 year history of the Order only 20 have ever left, and we are required to learn their names and their reasons." Anakin shrugged. "Treaties between governments are more...malleable."

[gandalfglamdrin.livejournal.com]

How does it change your point of view, to look at things as a covenent?

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure I understand the distinction."

[gandalfglamdrin.livejournal.com]

a covenent, in its definition, as one of the others tonight have siad, is something sacred... or can be.

If these treaties can be viewed as sacred.....*leading tone*

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin thought of some of the treaties he had helped broker and laughed. "Sacred? Hardly. Some of them don't last past the signing ceremony." He looked down. "There is very little that would be held sacred in my galaxy righ tnow."

He shrugged. "I think the closest thing to a covenant in my world world be my pledge to the Jedi. Or a marriage contract."

[gandalfglamdrin.livejournal.com]

Do you beleive that the lack of things sacred" then, is a good thing, or a bad one?

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Cuts down on certain kinds of conflicts," Anakin ventured. "Not sure that it's intrinsically good or bad, though."

[gandalfglamdrin.livejournal.com]

*looks thoughtful*