Can There Be “Peace Between Religions?”

One has to applaud this Buddhist man of honor for what he says here.  But let’s examine his statement honestly and look at it straight in the eye.

Some would say that the subject of religion is inherently belligerent. For theistic religions, it comes down to this: My God is the only true God; yours is an imposter–and you’re an idiot for believing in such nonsense.  That’s a slap in the face any way you look at it.

Managing relations between the great tribes of the world’s nations, even if our differences could be resolved with reason, would be extremely difficult, especially now that we have disinformation sewn into our populations via the increasing influence of social media.

Add into that equation that God favors a certain tribe over others, and you have a total morass. As a person who happened to have been born in the United States, the idea that God should bless America over France, or Uruguay, is simply yet one more form of idiocy.

It’s just another way to inspire fools to go off to war for the economic interests of our country’s wealthiest.