The Oneness of Religion

[andrewblow]

Excellent comments - I would say 2 things:

1. I am accountable to God only for my own life and any influences that I may have on someone elses' life and beliefs. I cannot be held rsponsible for Hitler (extreme example). YES- I must take into account many of the diverse matters that you raise - but only to the extent that a single person is able to.

2. I am going to attempt to 'cut and paste' an article sent to me by relatives that you may find interesting:

THE DART TEST.

A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she had in a

seminary class, given by her teacher, Dr. Smith. She says that

Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.

One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew

they were in for a fun day.

On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many

darts. Dr. Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone

that they disliked or someone who had made them angry, and

he would allow them to throw darts at the person's picture.

Sally's friend drew a picture of a who had stolen her boyfriend.

Another friend drew a picture of his little brother.

Sally drew a picture of a former friend, putting a great deal of

detail into her drawing, even drawing pimples on the face.

Sally was pleased with the overall effect she had achieved.

The class lined up and began throwing darts. Some of the

students threw their darts with such force that their targets

were ripping apart. Sally looked forward to her turn, and

was filled with disappointment when Dr. Smith, because of

time limits, asked the students to return to their seats.

As Sally sat thinking about how angry she was because she

didn't have a chance to throw any darts at her target. Dr.

Smith began removing the target from the wall.

Underneath the target was a picture of Jesus. A hush fell over

the room as each student viewed the mangled picture of Jesus;

holes and jagged marks covered His face and His eyes were pierced.

Dr. Smith said only these words... "In as much as ye have done

it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me."

Matthew 25:40.



No other words were necessary; the tear filled eyes of the

students focused only on the picture of Christ.

Anon__________________________________________________

Andrew