January 14, 2015
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The Road to 65, Mile 46: Gaiea
January 13, 2015- Some have recently posted, on Facebook and other sites, about their fear of World Government. Rather than the heavy tome I started to write on the subject, earlier this afternoon, I want to make three basic points, as food for thought.
1. We don’t have a good track record, as a species, in bringing together disparate people, under a unified system. The United States of America has taken over 200 years to come close to including everyone in its midst into an inclusive system. We still have a way to go, but we’ll get there. Other nations and continents are making an honest effort, and they will succeed in the future. In the meantime, we do best to learn all we can about one another, individually and collectively- by listening, by observing, by traveling.
2. Religion has been seen as a point of division. Examination of the Teachings of various Messengers of God, though, reveals a common thread, when it comes to Their Words regarding conduct of people towards one another, on a daily basis. Much has been made of Christ’s “I come not to bring peace, but a sword.” or Muhammad’s various statements as to the conduct of His followers during the time of their being attacked by His opponents. These need to be viewed in the context of the times in which they were made. In sum total, all the Teachings of the Holy Ones call for a movement towards peace on Earth.
3. Everyone has right to have a voice, in their own affairs and in the affairs of the community, at every level. This is the day when we are enjoined to work towards universal, compulsory education and engage in independent investigation of truth. Tyranny, in this atmosphere, is forbidden. Therefore, a world government would have to be built from the ground up, and could never be allowed to depart from democratic principles or from honouring the rights of humanity, on a global basis.
Baha’u’llah, Prophet-Founder of the Baha’i Faith, wrote: “They that perpetrate tyranny in the world have usurped the rights of the peoples and kindreds of the earth and are sedulously pursuing their selfish inclinations.”- Lawh-i-Dunya (Tablet of the World). http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/TB/tb-8.html God and His Messengers, then, favour the democratic process, as a means for peace to be brought to the world- not as a yoke upon our necks, as the idealogues of the planet insist.
Comments (4)
I agree that the religions I have knowledge of all preach love - it is the imperfect and self centered humans that pervert the message. Tolerance and respect are in short supply but I hold onto hope...
You have it nailed, Val!
A religion that promotes killing and control is not a religion from a good place. Too many want to have the power to control others. I guess we all struggle with that but when control gets out of control it is evil. Love the quote at the end. God created men equal and they created tyranny from the enemy of our souls.
A religion that promotes killing and control has a warped understanding of its Founder's message, and has departed from the original intent of the Faith in question. It then consigns itself to the scrapheap of history, though for the time being, a wounded bear is the most dangerous kind.
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