Faith is a Killer
Year Delivered or Published: 2006
Author: Larry J. Kluth
Author's Faith: Athiest
Date Submitted to Inspiration and Issues: November 17, 2006
Topic: History of Religion
Religious faith: "defined as, "belief in something for which there is no proof", is the reason for most of the unrest in the world today.
When mankind accepts the Big Bang and evolution as facts of life, we may learn to live together in relative peace. It is time for the religious and political leaders in the world to question their faith. Faith, truth and logic are not compatible. An honest look at the history of religions should make all religious leaders question their theology. Where was this monotheistic God before appearing in Jewish history? Where was He when the great civilizations of the Aztecs and Mayans existed?
Why isn't He powerful enough to get the same message to all believers?
For the faithful, He first appeared to Moses. For the faithful, He decided to include all mankind and not just the Israelites as His people. For the faithful, He then decided that Mohammed should be His messenger, and He added a whole new theology. For the faithful, He then gave different messages to the church in Rome and the church in Constantinople. Now, in the 21st century, He has the faithful believing in hundreds of religious denominations.
In the United States, He waited for Joseph Smith to deliver His message. Millions of faithful now believes in a very different theology. Faith is not conducive to finding the truth. The faithful has been killing one another throughout recorded history.
When we no longer look for some supernatural help to understand one another, we may find PEACE.
Education could be the answer. When the majority of mankind accepts the fact that it all started with the Big Bang, and we are all related through evolution, we will have a start. When the majority of mankind accdepts the fact that out standards of morality are partof the evolutionary proces we should learn to accept the idea that the God of the Torah, Bible, Koran, etc., is not the reason mankind is on this earth.
Respectfully,
Larry J. Kluth (Lt.Col. USAF Ret)
