Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Mahatma Ghandi said it best I think....he said to a British Viceroy that 'when your country and mine can get together on the teachings of Jesus Christ in his Sermon on the Mount, we will have solved not only the problems of our own countries but also of the whole world' (quoting from memory, so words to that effect if you want to look them up)
It is not the ones who give lip service to Jesus' words, but those who enjoy genuine peace in the implementation of them. It a world full of hopelessness and political and religious turmoil, only Jesus' true disciples have their focus on the work assigned; not on rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, but in helping people into the lifeboat. Some are in denial about the unsinkable ship....they don't see the need for the lifeboat.....we can't make them.
You know what else Ghandi said? "“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”"
Sure, a lot of what Jesus taught was wise and compassionate, but Jesus wasn't the only one to preach about selflessness, charity, forgiveness, peace, love, and kindness.
Out of curiosity, how much do you know about other religions and their central figures? Garbage from vilifying propaganda tracts don't count.