Is God really a Christian? I would like to explore this question by making a couple of points.
My first point seems simple: that the accidents of birth and geography determine to a very large extent to what faith we belong. The chances are very great that if you were born in Pakistan you are a Muslim, or a Hindu if you happened to be born in India , and a Christian if you were born in Italy. I don't know what significant fact can be drawn from this -- perhaps that we should not succumb too easily to the temptation to claim a monopoly of the truth of our particular faith. You could so easily have been a follower of the faith that you are now tearing down, but for the fact that you were born here rather than there.
My second point has to to with the formation of all religions. All religions were started be men who were looking for some meaning to life and as a way to defeat death. If you take the time to study all religions ,as an outsider, you will see both beauty and silliness. As an outsider many religions will look foreign and invoke a feeling of distrust in the group practing it. As a people we are comfortable in the faith we grew up in. If ,on the other hand, we take a step back and dosect our own faith , most of us will see the silly and foreign elements outsiders see.
I would like to say something about why we feel this way. It is my belief that the leaders of many of the worlds religions foster these feelings in their followers in order to keep their followers in line. How often have you heard the phrase "The only true way to Heaven is to ......"
In closing I would like to point out that we are a silly,scared,and easily lead people. There is a reason that we are refered to as sheep in the christian bible. So I ask ; is God really a Christian ? and does it really matter ?
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