While I have been away, I've been watching our wonderful world and marveling at some things. There are a lot of religious people in the world who feel as though they are personally being persecuted by the media and by society in general. Many are Christians. Many more are Islamic. A few are Jewish and even a few more are sun-worshiping surfers, but we'll skip them for the moment.
What each of these groups have in common is the belief that theirs is the only way and the only god and the only wisdom on Earth. Key word, as you have noticed is only. And they think the world is out to get them. Out to silence their TRUTHS from being uttered. Much the same can be said for the two political parties in Washington. Or is it really three parties…I feel the Tea Party is moving so far to the extreme right, it is leaving the rest of the Republican gaggle behind.
The real message in the dysfunction of religion and the dysfunction in politics is to think that you have the only way to god and truth and to a balanced budget. There are many ways to achieve nirvana, both in spiritual needs and in running a government. No one person...no group of people...have all the answers all the time.
So in this season of brotherly love and corporate greed, let’s try and remember that we all have points of view. No matter whom we choose to shake hands with and no matter what direction we kneel to pray. None of us are right all the time. And believe me, none of us are out to suffocate your religious beliefs…no matter how pedestrian they seem.
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