Respect

[Will]

Respect

I've been told before I'm supposed to respect everyone's beliefs. You know what? I don't. Should I respect the belief that some races are superior to others? Should I respect beliefs that divide people, spread hate and promote fear? Now, I have the deepest respect for every Human Being on this Planet, but I can't respect a belief that disrespects Life itself. Is it disrespectful of me to not tolerate intolerance?

Take religion, another belief I'm supposed to be respectful of. Yet it's divided people like almost nothing else. I don't think there's a single belief system responsible for more death, destruction and hatred. And I'm supposed to be respectful of religion? I can't be tolerant of religion and be respectful of peace and human life. That would be like promoting peace while saying war is still okay. I want everyone to be united in Love, that can't happen while things like religion still divide people in fear.

Many people view a spiritual person as someone who is tolerant of everything. That's a recipe for complacency and ignorance, not spirituality. Gandhi didn't put up with injustice, he spoke out against it, and so did Jesus, Mohammad and every other person who really stood up for God and Love. You can't respect disrespect, otherwise you're promoting the intolerance as well. And there's no contradiction here, tolerating intolerance is promoting intolerance, not being tolerant. Any institution, any belief, any system that divides deserves no respect as these things spread the very opposite of what respect is. Any person who truly believes in Love should be speaking out very passionately against these things that spread ignorance and fear.

Love,
Will, Mother & Father God
http://gflcentral.ning.com

[Trudy]

Well to understand the era in which Jesus showed up, a human life was less then less worthy ... In those days there was high need for structure in good and bad ... Thus religion was born ... ~*L*~

[Trudy]

Religions were created to keep people under control.

[Iplo de Trader]

religion did what it did, but also it is one of the main uniting factors . On its wing people train will power to devote regulary, and are trying to do some good. Also it is true what you have spoken about it, still what i see in it is also true... it all depends if you desire to see love in things or not. Imagine that you were to live a life without emotions, where power is main strive of your thinking becouse you are fearfull of your survival constanlty, you might then create simmiliar belief set to theirs. It all depends on perspective.

Peace mate

[Starfire]

ditto. I love your articles. always very well put! :)

[Simmy]

I agree 100%!

[tranceman]

right on brother. religion is crap. there I said it.