I welcome you all.


>This group is not for atheists, as the group believes and accepts that
1}There is God/Allah/olodumare/chineke or other names as the case may be,given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions.
2}God/Allah/olodumare/chineke is the supernatural creator and overseer of the universe.
3}It is right to pray to the creator and no other.
4}The words of prophets are true.

>This group says "no" to religious extremism and is not aimed at promoting a particular religious movement.

>That members are not allowed to promote their religion in anyway whatsoever in this group.

*AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS GROUP
>To promote religious tolerance.
>To reduce the tremendous harm religion has done to the society among which are promoting religious goals using war,terrorism and violence.
>To unify and integrate the existing religious movements considering the fact that all religions are ethnic based because irrespective of their practices,they all came from a particular culture.
>Promote interfaith dialogue and cooperation as the most effective tool for solving ethnic/political and religious conflicts.
>Bring about peace in the world.

Lets examine the classifications of religion....
>Universal religions: that seek worldwide acceptance and actively look for new converts.
>Ethnic religions: that are identified with a particular ethnic group and do not seek converts.

But scholars reject the distinction,pointing out that all religion practices,whatever their philosophical origin,are ethnic because they come from a particular culture.
The question is,do u go with this scholars that all religions are from a particular culture?

In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which many scholars and gurus were presenting ideas and opinions as to how to make the world a better place, the following conversation between two participants took place at a recess...
A bearded scholar maliciously, and also with interest, asked a religious guru: "Hi guru, what is the best religion?"The bearded man thought the guru would say: "My own religion" or "The oriental religions, much older than Christianity."

The guru paused for a while, smiled and looked at the bearded man in the eyes, which surprised him because the bearded man knew of the malice contained in his own question.

The guru answered: "The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. It is the one that makes you a better person."

To get out of his embarrassment with such a wise answer, the bearded man asked: "What is it that makes me better?"

The guru responded: "Whatever makes you more Compassionate, more Sensible, more Detached, more Loving, more Humanitarian, more Responsible, more Ethical."

"The religion that will do that for you is the best religion."

Hearing this, the bearded man was silent for a moment, marveling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:

"I am not interested, my friend, about your religion or if you are religious or not. What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world."

"Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts."

"The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations. If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. If I act with evil, I will get evil."

"What our grandparents told us is the pure truth. You will always have what you desire for others. Being happy is not a matter of destiny. It is a matter of options."

John 14:6
" And Jesus said unto them, I am the way, The truth, and the life. No man comes to the father except by me"

tonguetalker: John 14:6
" And Jesus said unto them, I am the way, The truth, and the life. No man comes to the father except by me"

I expected this, judging by what you know alone. Don't come here to preach about any religion. I'm here to preach tolerance.

If Jesus is the only way, does that mean the other large world population who practice Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and other traditional religions who don't practice Christianity will all perish?...God will never design his things this way. So, remain in your faith and tolerate others. Don't force them to convert.
Religion is not a one way thing. Religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence.

About Interfaith cooperation......

Because religion continues to be recognized in Western thought as a universal impulse, many religious practitioners have aimed to band together in interfaith dialogue, cooperation, and religious peacebuilding. The first major dialogue was the Parliament of the World's Religions at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, which remains notable even today both in affirming "universal values" and recognition of the diversity of practices among different cultures. The 20th century has been especially fruitful in use of interfaith dialogue as a means of solving ethnic, political, or even religious conflict, with Christian–Jewish reconciliation representing a complete reverse in the attitudes of many Christian communities towards Jews.

Recent interfaith initiatives include "A Common Word", launched in 2007 and focused on bringing Muslim and Christian leaders together,[65] the "C1 World Dialogue",[66] the "Common Ground" initiative between Islam and Buddhism,[67] and a United Nations sponsored "World Interfaith Harmony Week".[68][69]

tonguetalker: John 14:6
" And Jesus said unto them, I am the way, The truth, and the life. No man comes to the father except by me"

That's correct and the sooner the OP realises this the better.

fredx4:
That's correct and the sooner the OP realises this the better.

Its obvious you're seeing life through his eyes...I'm not here to glorify any religion, so far we all serve God. Lets tolerate each other and forget about which is superior or the best and only way of serving Him.

Religion is nothing but an HYPHEN to separate us