Universe. If
I were to make such a prayer, though, it may very well be that
such a god would ask him followers to turn against him. That
would only be so, however, only if the god that exists was the
one of a popular Monotheistic religion. Such gods tend to be
described by their scripture as vicious and unrelenting in their
pursuits to control mankind to devious ends.
Religion and its followers have embraced intolerance and have
called it duty and reverence to their lord. Though the disciples
of the cross have managed to do everything in their power to
destroy liberty and happiness, I would be the last man on this
Earth to say that nobody should be allowed to be a disciple of
the cross, or a follower of any religion. It has been the custom
of religion to oppose freedom of thought, but I certainly cannot
oppose this freedom in any form. Whether a man desires to be a
Christian or an Atheist, a Buddhist or a Hindu, it is their own
decision. It is their actions, and not their beliefs, that ought
to be monitored. My belief that everyone should be entitled to
their belief (as well as beliefs about beliefs) is not derived
from the idea that we should not be like those we oppose.
Rather, it is formed from the idea that everyone deserves the
right to believe as they wish, to consider and investigate for
themselves, that power lies within the individual, and even more
deeper, because I believe in humane and fair treatment, I
believe in justice and compassion. Those are the reasons that
are behind my belief in the right to think and believe as one
wishes.
There are some Christians who I have heard say, “I will not
speak to that man or deal with that man unless he is a
Christian.” There are also many Christians who speak of myself
as though I