Apr 13 2009
Different Religions, Different Views – - One God
My interest in other religions have been constant since I was a child. Although I grew up and was raised Catholic, I was still exposed to a lot of different religions during my childhood. My mom believed that we had to understand other religions in order to have a firmer base on our own religion.
I remember Jehova’s Witness were welcomed into our home, including the Mormons. Growing up, I understood one thing. We are still under one God. Regardless of what their religion is, there is one basic premise to what we all believe – and that is, to respect each other and help each other.
I have a friend now who is a devout Catholic but has recently shown interest in Buddhism and Hinduism. He even bought a Buddha Statue (multiple ones) made from different types of material. He orders them online – mostly eBay. But I think you can get all kinds of statues such as a Ganesh Statue and Buddha Statue all over the internet. The good thing about that is that he studies the origin and the history of the statue. He doesn’t purchase them just to have them on display but rather as a conversational piece at his home.
I hope everyone had a nice Easter by the way. I’m going to visit a church this evening just because I missed mass yesterday. Have a great week y’all.
