From the time I was born, I was taught about Hinduism. I remembered being in a Christian kindergarten in my younger days. Then, I went to a school where more than 70% were Muslims. When I was in high school, I took the trouble to learn the basics of Paganism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism due to curiosity. Finally, when I went to college, I was introduced to Baha'i faith.
This article is not to tell you which religion is better or worse. From the little knowledge I have about the religions I have listed above, I can only draw the following conclusions:
1) All religions teach good things
2) All those religions teach us that there is nothing more valuable than lives (of human and also all other lives).
3) They all insist on respecting all humans equally
4) Environment is something we all have to take care of
5) We should live as simply as possible
The above lines are not the only similarities between most religions but those are the ones that taught me that our faiths and believes may vary to a great length but the fundamentals are all the same. So, why can't all of us just savor these similarities and not make religion an issue? I am not going to point fingers at specific people because this attitude of fanaticism exists in people from all the religions.
We tend to forget that when there is a mass disaster, people get hurt and die regardless of religion and race. So, when life and death is not fanatic about choosing sides, why are we doing it???
This article is not to tell you which religion is better or worse. From the little knowledge I have about the religions I have listed above, I can only draw the following conclusions:
1) All religions teach good things
2) All those religions teach us that there is nothing more valuable than lives (of human and also all other lives).
3) They all insist on respecting all humans equally
4) Environment is something we all have to take care of
5) We should live as simply as possible
The above lines are not the only similarities between most religions but those are the ones that taught me that our faiths and believes may vary to a great length but the fundamentals are all the same. So, why can't all of us just savor these similarities and not make religion an issue? I am not going to point fingers at specific people because this attitude of fanaticism exists in people from all the religions.
We tend to forget that when there is a mass disaster, people get hurt and die regardless of religion and race. So, when life and death is not fanatic about choosing sides, why are we doing it???
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