Reply to Ms.O'Neil

Submitted by Seamus MacNemi (United States), Jun 5, 2007 at 08:51

You are right in that, and I myself have said as much in my posts. BUT, what the mainstream media AND President Bush do not say and seem to be unwilling or unable to say, is that the human population of this world was all born from the same seed and so the whole idea of "CONVERSION" to any religion is superfluous and a total nonsequitor. The only thing that is required of us is to recognise our source in G-d and in the Earth and lets forget all this nonsense of "CONVERSION". Let each individual come to G-d in his or her own way and according to his or her own lights and all will be well in our world

So long as there are men who foolishly think that their way is the only way we will continue to have trouble. Proselytization or so called Missionary work is nothing more than spiritual rape and those who preach in the name of some religion with the idea of converting the "Unbeliever" to their religion are nothing more than rapists of the soul. Such is true of any and all of any who would conquer in the name of G-d through the use of force, brutality, intimidation and murder.

Until the idea of converting the "Heathen Unbeliever" is wiped from the minds of those who considered themselves chosen we will continue to have horrors in our world perpetrated by so called "Believers".

The Ancients taught us that the greatest wisdom and the greatest virtue is "KINDNESS". The only way we truly serve G-d is through acts of charity. When we all become healers of the body AND soul of humanity, when we feed the hungry and give aid to the sick and infirmed, when we teach the ignorant to better themselves with the means available to them, when we clothe those who are naked, then and ONLY then are we truly serving the G-d of heaven. We do NOT serve G-d by tryng to "Convert" the unbeliever to our religion.

The evils in our world exist only in the minds of men and it is only through the actions of men that those evils are manifest. Let the Muslim understand all of this and put an end to his Jihad.

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