Christian Missionary Role In India - 6

[Guest]

I wonder if the problem is that we tend to see ourselves as being part of one religion, with others as our enemies. Maybe it is better to see ourselves as human beings, and being aware that all human beings down the ages have been mean and cruel to each other, whatever their religious tag. Some are cruel to their own people, some are cruel to people outside "their" community/ religion. Europeans conquered and exploited Indians (of all religions) and Indians conquered and exploited each other. Americans invaded Iraq, and Iraq invaded Kuwait. Men oppress and rape women, amd women manipulate men. Christians burnt witches, and Hindus burnt widows, and Muslims burnt down WTCs. Christians ordered doctrine-based inquisitions, Hindus and Muslims order caste-based / honour- based killings.

None of us can, IMO, take the high moral ground, because humans have failed miserably at living morally...everywhere.

Yet in our desperation to feel good about ourselves, each group claims it is holy and pure, and others are to blame for everything. So Hindus blame Christians and Muslims, Muslims blame Hindus and Christians, Christians blame Hindus and Muslims and on and on, ad nauseum.

Well, my suggestion is that we should get out of that vicious cycle. All people have done lousy things, whatever the religious tag they bear. Most of the time, those who do these crazy violent acts don't know the first thing about God. Right?