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I've said this before and I will say it again.

The only way to get past it is too find a more appealling difference. See it's human nature to look for differences and then fight about them. Some of us are above this aspect of Human nature, but most are not.

2006-07-04 18:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Religion is one. Humans' opinions and interpretations vary. What does it mean to be unified? Unity does not mean sameness. Religions can have differences but still be unified. To be united in effort but still have different viewpoints is a common theme in most relationships, and in these relationships, the goal overrides the petty differences. How can this happen with Religion? People can work toward a common goal but have very different ideas and methods. So what are the common goals of religious people? Whatever they are, many religious people don't want to work with others even if they share the same goals, sometimes simply because they refuse to acknowledge that they share the same goals, and more often because extreme interpretations which emphasize and distort differences rather than celebrate them lead to anger and miseducated prejudice, and these two destructive qualities are just what folks need to rationalize hatred and violence. And unfortunately it seems many people prefer to hold onto their prejudices and close their eyes to the glorious possibilities of harmony and fellowship than to seek these. Therefore, a fundamental shift in perceptions must take place to unite religionists and do away with extreme interpretations that have nothing to do with the original teachings of a Faith. Shifts come about when eye-opening processes and events gather momentum and either nudge or force people to reevaluate their beliefs about the world. There are forces in the world today, mysterious and increasingly perceptible, which are sweeping across the continents and preparing everyone for just such a shift and just such a nudge. Keep your eyes open for them, and watch for others who are tuned in. Become part of a movement toward unity and you yourself will be uniting the world and its Religion(s).

2006-07-05 02:16:48 · answer #2 · answered by Gagnon Blamelate 1 · 0 0

This is a very difficult question and many have been thinking about what might offer hope in briding the gap between so many ways of experiencing God.

Interestingly, there are two things that most religions have in common which might offer a way:
1. prayer -- the methods may vary from group to group, but most all religions do have some way of praying
2. mysticism- most groups have some commonality in the practice of mysicism with such practices as centering prayer, meditation, etc.

2006-07-05 01:19:34 · answer #3 · answered by Ponderingwisdom 4 · 0 0

Absolutely not.

The UN is trying with the Bahia as the beginning-- wonder who wants to join in prayer with an OUTCAST MUSLIM Group.

Have a lookie at the Q&A page in the web site..it was writtlen years ago.>>

U. R. I.
If you are totally unaware of the U.R.I. please hold on to your proverbial hat !

For many years we too have been watching and wondering how it would be possible
for all of the religions and churches of the world to gather together as one.

In 1996 Gorbachev, Archbishop Spong, and the head of the roman catholic church
(pope John Paul 2 (Watiwa) got together and formed the nucleus of the U.R..
Offices were set up on Taylor Street in San Francisco so the U.R. would not be
directly associated with the, then new, offices set up by Gorbi at the Presidio in
San Francisco.

2006-07-05 01:13:38 · answer #4 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0 0

The only way to unit all religions is for everyone to decide to believe in 1 religion. I doubt that would ever happen.

2006-07-05 01:13:05 · answer #5 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 0 0

check the philosiphy of the New World Order
an single national religion is what is planned for all of Americans ,and there will be no choice in the matter
if you do not want to end up in a concentration campd

2006-07-05 01:14:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

yes have all the so called gods ,have a debate,or the so called real god ,lead us not spiritual but physical,
will not happen if no man has seen god or have proof of a god,man created the bible with a lot of scholars that's the proof,i have studied religion even read the bible to try to stay opened minded
but will believe evolution over paper,
anything can be used to a advantage over ones belief's
words can be enticing and miss
leading,even a poker player can take a deck of cards and turn it into a sermon or a song
so until i see proof other than mere words on paper,

DECK OF CARDS (Revised Version)
Recorded by Bill Anderson
Writer: Bill Anderson
SPOKEN
It was a sweltering hot Sunday morning in the Saudi Arabian desert and
a young soldier sat alone in his tent, deep in thought. A picture of his
wife and children back home in the United States, rested on a table nearby.
His mind began to wander across the miles, back to other Sunday mornings,
that seemed so long ago, now, and so far away. He thought of home and he
knew that when this day dawned in America, his family would go to church,
to pray for his well-being and his safe return. The young soldier reached
into his bag and he took out a deck of playing cards. He began to spread
them out across his bunk. About that time, one of his buddies came by and
said, "You gonna get up a game?" No, the soldier replied, "I'm gonna spend
a little quiet time with the Lord." "Looks like to me you're playing
cards."
His friend said. "No, you see, I don't have my Bible and since we can't
display our religion in public, here, I brought along this deck of cards."
And with that, the young boy started his story.

"You see, when I look at the ACE, I'm reminded me that there is but
one God;

And the DEUCE reminds me that the Bible is divided into two parts;
The Old and the New Testaments;

When I look at the TREY, I think of the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Ghost;

When I see the FOUR, I'm reminded of the four Evangelists, who preached
the Gospel. There was Matthew, Mark, Luke and John;

And when I see the FIVE, I think of the five wise virgins who trimmed
their lamps. There were ten of them, five were wise and were saved. Five
were foolish and were shut out;

And when I look at the SIX, I'm reminded that in six days, God made this
great heaven and earth;

The SEVEN reminds me that on the seventh day, God rested from His great
work;

When I see the EIGHT, I think of the eight righteous persons God saved
when He destroyed this old world. There was Noah, his wife, their three
sons and their wives;

And when I look at the NINE, I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed.
And nine out of the ten, didn't even thank Him.

And when I see the TEN, I think of the Ten Commandments God handed down
to Moses on the table of stone;

When I look at the KING, it reminds me that there is but one King of
Heaven, God Almighty;

The QUEEN reminds me of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Heaven;

And the JACK, or KNAVE is the Devil;

When I count the number of spots on a deck of cards,

I find 365 - the number of days in a year;
There;s 52 cards - the number of weeks in a year;
There's 4 suits - the number of weeks in a month;
There's 12 picture cards - the number of months in a year;
There's 13 tricks - the number of weeks in a quarter;

So you see, my friend, this deck of cards serves me as a Bible,
As an Almanac and as a Prayer Book."

"And friends, this story is true, I know, because I know that soldier.

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anything can be made to sound good but far to often one see's no good

2006-07-05 01:36:02 · answer #7 · answered by devils_rejects 1 · 0 0

Please read the following--the answer to another question, which answers, perfectly (I hope), your question.n Love you question.

I think, because religion is evolutionary, like everything else in the universe. It has a springtime, when a Christ-like personage appears, a time of persecution and martyrdom, which waters the roots of the tree of the religion with blood, a time of persecution; followed by the summertime, when the followers really and truly LIVED the Teachings of the Personage, and the great religion is expressed in beautiful art and music; followed by
the autumn of the religion, when man begins to distort the true religion of the Divine Messenger by no longer trying to live up to the Standard of the religion, such as The Sermon on the Mount, of Jesus, and instead of obedience to the laws of the religion, adds his own dogma and rituals to the pure religion of the Prophet, in place of the obedience required, and, finally, followed by the winter of religion, when man looks around him and says, "God is Dead". When this time comes, the true religion has already fallen into division, schisms, sects and denominations each trying, frantically to update the true religion because, though it is, spiritually, still true and valid, socially, it is obsolete; so, man, himself tries to make it socially relevant to the time in which he lives. But, what man doesn't know is that God has already updated His OWN religion, by sending the next, in an eternal line of Divine Educators from Himself, to guide man to even greater and higher civilization. In the case of Krishna, the new Messenger was Buddha, in the case of Moses, the Messiah, His Holiness the Christ (Jesus said, when He (the Christ-part of Him) returned, He would come as a thief in the night. A thief isn't announced on TV and in the newspapers. He sneaks into the house, takes what he wants (in the returned-Christ's case, the human heart), and he sneaks out again, and no one knows he's been there 'til he's been and gone. (The Divine Messengers do the same. Only those who are tuned in to the new age, and are pure in heart discover He's been and gone.); in the case of Muhhamad, The Bab (the forerunner of Baha'u'llah--much like John the Baptist for Christ, but a Prophet in His own right); and Baha'u''ah. (Jesus said, many times, in the New Testament that when He returned He would return in the Glory of God, or in the Glory of the Father. If you read the New Testament in Arabic or Farsi, Glory of God translates to Baha'u'llah) the Prophet-Founder of the Baha'i Faith (twin educators, for a whole new 500,000 year cycle of mankind, which began 2 hours, 11 minutes past sunset, May 23, 1844.) Each time God sends His new Messenger, he unites the believers in the former religions in an even greater, more inclusive unity; thereby erasing the former divisions between the religions. The first Buddhists were Hindus; the first Christians were Jews; the first Moslems were Christians and Jews;the first first Babis were Moslems, Christians and Jews; and the first Baha'is were Babis, and consist of Moslems, Christians, Buddhists, Jews and Hindus, agnostics and atheists. Just God, uniting His flock in His all- and ever-inclusive way.

The elements which agree in all of the great, world religions are their spiritual teachings. What differ are the social teachings, given by God, which were the divine remedy designed for the age in which each of them lived, and the dogmas and rituals that man, out of his ignorance, and/or love for His religion, added.

I couldn't say better, what you say. I totally agree with, maybe, all of it. You sound like a Baha'i; are you? Baha'is are forbidden to convert or proscelitise(sp?). We are to offer the information for the free, independent investigation of the truth, as you would a gift, to a king. We don't MAKE Baha'is; we FIND them. They already exist. They just don't know what they are, yet. Baha'u'llah says when a true seeker investigates the Faith, s(he) should have neither love for it, nor hate for it in her/his heart/mind, and should investigate it with an open heart and mind.

I love your non-judgemental attitude, you have taught me to "see some nuance". I think you must have a very pure heart, and your comment about proof of God is so right on.

Love you, brother/(sister?). Thanks for such a fresh, healthy outlook. A pleasure reading you. You add to my hope for all of us.

I'm afraid this is too rich and I probably haven't written it very clearly. I'm a bit tired now. I've been writing for some time now, and don't have enough energy to edit it again. I hope you get something from it, and will contact me if you have any questions.

I pray for you, a wonderful seeker after truth, that you continue your discovery of your truth, since it is an on-going search, is it not? and continue to enlighten us with your wisdom and love.

Source(s):

My imperfect understanding of the Baha'i Writings (www.bahai.com; also, www.bahaiforums.com)

2006-07-05 01:25:38 · answer #8 · answered by GypsyGr-ranny 4 · 0 0

Unfortunately, I think religions will keep on diversifying. As soon as you unite some e.g. the Uniting Church, new ones will keep on springing up.

2006-07-05 01:12:02 · answer #9 · answered by J9 6 · 0 0

all religion are already united in their teachings. the scriptures maybe different but what all religion teach is to love others, not to harm others and to have absolute faith in god. we can unite all religions, if everyone follows the principle taught by their religion.

2006-07-05 01:12:54 · answer #10 · answered by Annadudes 2 · 0 0

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