an age old war of faiths

today i found out sumn new, Oprah has a religion. a new age movement thingy. i'm not quite sure wat its about, but from wat i understood from the few you tube videos i saw is that she does not say that christianity is wrong or anythin, she's just thinkin out of the box and saying that your god and my god can be our god.

and a video that was i assume a few years back had her saying that, one person's god may be different from the other's but if it leads them down the same road to 'the lite' (though through different paths) wats wrong with that.it gives each of them the same type of satisfaction. and for once i din see facinated audience nodding in agreement, i saw a rebuttal (and a very strong one!)these ladies in the audience seat were saying that how can she say such a thing coz ther's only one god and there's only one way to him through Jesus. and it wasnt a discussion but a final say on the part of the audience.

now, i respect Jesus and Christianity and all the other religions and cults or wateva that ppl believe in as long as they find their meaning in it and dont hurt anyone while at it. i was taken aback by not what oprah said, but by the audience. isnt that the reason for fights in the world? the iraq war, temple demolitions in malaysia and what not. when ppl start thinkin their religion is the ONE and ONLY way, its fine as long as they keep it within, but when they explicitly state it out, it seems to belittle the other religions in the world and also their believers. and thats just not right. everybody believes in whatever they do because they see meaning in it. it has a personal significance to them. what you and me find in our religion, if another gets by being in a cult, then let them be. you can express your opinion but in a respectful way and so that u dont hurt the other person. and if they still are strong in their believes, who are we to say that they are wrong? if they are, let god be the judge of that. if they arent, good for them.

all we are supposed to do is look at a person for who there are, human beings are different. we look different, we have different colors, we speak different languages and yea, we have different ways of worshipping GOD. but all i know is that we have our humanity in common and we should build on that by respecting each others differences- including their different believe systems.

i may not be a really prim and proper Hindu, but i have faith in god, i have felt miracles and i have had my prayers answered, i have cried out of devotion (it happens some times k), if suddenly someone comes up to me and forcefully tell me that my believe is wrong, their god is the one and only, and im wasting my time. how do you think that will make me feel? or anyone in my position from any form of faith?
it would be very hurtful though my faith would be intact. and thats not a nice thing to do to someone. how would you feel if someone said the same to u about your faith?

it just takes moments for the reverse to happen. and then all that will happen is both ppl of different religion fighting without a reason and believe me it will never end. and more wars in the name of religion, ppl fighting left and right and dying and destroying everythin god created in the process-that's wt will happen.

is it all worth it just ti prove who's god is betta or bigger or the ONE?

to me its not.