I've Had It With Some of You Religious Folks

The whirlwind of Christmas and all is over. The season of brotherly love can be packed away with the Christmas ornaments, and some of you will go back to hating each other again.

You will go back to feeling superior to those folks in other religions and denominations, so certain yours is THE ONLY WAY.

I don't think so. Fails the logic test. And any God worth worshiping, a Creator who made our minds, and who did not say turn them off, is not so narrow-minded as you make Him out to be.

I've watched and listened for a lot of years, and seen people scream, yell and kill each other to prove their religion was right. What are they afraid of? Hate comes from fear.

As far as I can tell, we all became aware as children, babies, that we are here on this Earth. We gradually see that we are separate from our caregivers. Beyond that - we haven't got a clue.

We don't know beyond a shadow of a doubt why we are here or how we got here. And we darn sure do not know what we are supposed to do. So, we guess.

Some of us guess better than others. Some of us have wonderful, safe lives and never have to worry about much. They have nice, safe beliefs and never challenge them.

Others are born into hellish surroundings, scrabbling for their very existence. I wondered once as a child if it were not set up that way - poor people in Africa were there to give rich Americans something to do. But that would be wrong - wouldn't it?

Fact is - we don't know. But we don't like not knowing. So we make up elaborate explanations for it all.

There is no incontrovertible proof to support any religion over another. Not as far as I know, and I've been looking for it for years. Does it make logical sense that only a few people got the memo? That they know exactly what is going on? No. It does not.

I've had it with you people who smugly flaunt your knowledge and make others feel small thereby. Who only give to the less fortunate because you think it will get you a better seat in Heaven - which you made up. Who think it is okay to kill (choose one):the Infidels, Rag heads, Niggers, Abortion Doctors, Christians, Jews,.....

Stop trying to make yourselves okay by making others wrong. I know you are scared and confused. We all are. You have chosen the wrong path to make yourself feel secure.

It's as if we are allowed, in our separate groups, so get a glimpse of God, of a tiny piece of the infinite puzzle that is Life. The Creator knows we are different and what scares one will inspire another. So He (or She, we don't even know) lets us construct elaborate rituals and temples and hymns and smells and bells, and it's all just fine - until we insist that our small piece is the whole puzzle, and laugh and ridicule the other groups for daring to think they had the whole puzzle. And then kill them for making us feel bad.

Stop it. It's wrong.

Put your pieces together. See what the others know. Come out of your caves, your temples, your mosques, your churches. Talk to one another. Listen to one another, more importantly. Their piece of the puzzle is no threat to yours - nor should yours be to them.

Put your puzzle pieces together. The whole puzzle is from the Creator, who loves His creations very much. Imagine that kind of love. Deep, abiding,neverending, all enfolding love from a Creator we only can imagine is like the best parent ever. Imagine that - you are so loved. Then love each other, as best you can. That's the only thing that consistently makes sense in this confusing mess we call Life.

We are Created. We are Here. We Don't Know Why. We Are Loved. We Must Help Each Other Figure It Out.

Love Each Other.

All else is details.