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Greg21575ParticipantI think a lot of people will agree with me that Religion has caused more bloodshed then perhaps anything else in history, although many would also say that religion provides comfort, stability and hope as well. The problem rests in man’s narcisistic view that he must be right and if you don’t agree with me then you must be wrong. There is only black and white. But with most things in life, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. When you ask whether we can establish one main religion in the name of Christ, that would be offensive to most Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, etc, as that assumes that we all MUST believe that Christ is the son of God, when many of us don’t believe that. That happens to be your upbringing, and your faith. Not mine. And, by the way, no matter how strongly you feel you are right, others feel just as stongly the other way. Now, what I am getting at, is that having many different religions is a good thing. Can you imagine if the whole world answered to the same religious heirarchy? How long would it be before that heirarchy became corrupt? Where would the checks and balances be from ‘edicts’ issued by some high priest? No, I think that God takes many forms, and has planned religious diversity on purpose. Humans can’t have all the answers. This is his way of ensuring that there are always differing opinions and ways of seeking his truth. Bloodshed, like the thousands of deaths resulting from automobile collisions (and do you see people seeking the abolishment of the automobile?) is a simple waste ‘byproduct’ which apparently is outweighed by the benefit of having more than one religion. So try and be accepting that each of us has our own belief system, and God probably wants it that way.
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Name : Greg21575, Gender : M, Religion : Jewish, Age : 40, City : Gainesville, State : FL, Country : United States, Social class : Upper middle class,- AuthorPosts